Ubiquity
A fascinating and important book about the nature and scope of critical states in self-organising systems. The popular idea of the butterfly effect only occurs…… Read More »
Category: Science Philosophy of Science
God's Secret Formula
The scientific autobiography of a man who trained in physics, chemistry and biology and whose life work has been the study of the significance of…… Read More »
Glimpsing the Face of God
A tour of the human search for meaning and its relation to science. Written in an accessible manner, this book provides an introduction to the…… Read More »
Eurekas and Euphorias
A well-written compilation of some 180 episodes in the history of science illustrating the foibles and experiences of scientists from Archimedes on. The format means…… Read More »
How the Universe Got its Spots
This is an unusual book - science presented as a series of letters to the author's mother. The style is informal, with key concepts from…… Read More »
Oxygen, The Molecule that Made the World
A most interesting book that charts the effects of oxygen on the development of life. 300 million years ago, its concentration in the atmosphere was…… Read More »
Babel's Shadow
Subtitled 'genetic technologies in a fracturing society', this is an excellent discussion of the wider issues surrounding genetic technologies. Moore's overall view is that we…… Read More »
Dreaming: An Introduction to the Science of Sleep
If you want the latest information on the science of sleep, this is the book. Written by the world's foremost expert who is professor of…… Read More »
Darwin's Lost Theory of Love
Fed up with the same old Darwinian story? Organisms, including humans, only survive if proved the fittest winners in relentless competition. Darwin's Lost Theory of…… Read More »
WHO RULES IN SCIENCE
I remember Willis Harman quoting someone saying that 'philosophy of science is to scientists what ornithology is to birds'. Most scientists simply want to get…… Read More »