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BOOK REVIEW: Are We Getting Smarter? Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century by James R. Flynn
Review by Bruce Bower.
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Ordering Life: Karl Jordan and the Naturalist Tradition by Kristin Johnson
Karl Jordan’s innovative methods of classifying insect species are highlighted in this biography of the early 20th century entomologist. Johns Hopkins Univ., 2012, 376 p., $39.95
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The Secrets of Triangles: A Mathematical Journey by Alfred Posamentier and Ingmar Lehmann
This guide to the surprising properties of a fundamental shape sheds light on geometric principles. Prometheus Books, 2012, 387 p., $26
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Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep by David K. Randall
A journalist with unusual sleep habits seeks to learn why we slumber and how sleeping — or not — affects thoughts, behavior and health. W.W. Norton & Co., 2012, 290 p., $25.95
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Overpotential: Fuel Cells, Futurism, and the Making of a Power Panacea (Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment) by Matthew N. Eisler
This history of fuel cell research considers why engineers keep trying, and failing, to produce a commercially viable technology. Rutgers Univ., 2012, 260 p., $49.95
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This is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens and Other WTF Research by Marc Abrahams
The founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes rounds up strange studies, such as one on the best way to slice a ham sandwich. Oneworld Publications, 2012, 320 p., $15.95
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Atom & Cosmos
The gassy halo engulfing the Milky Way, a comet in the neighborhood, and extraterrestrial rocks as the source of life on Earth.
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SN Online
HUMANS Some judges may be more lenient when criminals offer biological explanations for their behavior. See “Psychopaths get time off for bad brains.” NASA, ESA, Sean Farrell/Sydney Institute for Astronomy ATOM & COSMOSAstronomers see a black hole pick up its matter-sucking activity right on schedule. Read “Black hole’s annual feast begins.” BODY & BRAIN Changing […]
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Science Future for the issue of October 6, 2012
October 13–31 Aspiring scientists of all ages can light up a jack-o’-lantern with chemistry, make slime or dissect a cow eye at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. See the Spooky Science series at bit.ly/SFspooky October 30 An astrophysicist discusses how scientists find and study planets orbiting other stars at the Hayden Planetarium in […]
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2012 International Astronomical Union General Assembly
Science News’ coverage of the IAU meeting held August 20-21 in Beijing.
