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    Henri Poincaré

    Henri Poincaré

    Author: Jeremy Gray
    Reviewer: Vasileios (Vasilis) Basios
    Category: Science Philosophy of Science
    Henri Poincaré, 'The Last Universalist'
    ‘A reality completely independent of the spirit that conceives it, sees it, or feels it, is an impossibility. A world so external as that, even…… Read More »
    The Future of Humankind

    The Future of Humankind

    Author: John Hands
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science Philosophy of Science
    A Case For Optimism
    John is a scientist, novelist and philosopher of science who is the author of the highly acclaimed COSMOSAPIENS – Human Evolution from the Origin of…… Read More »
    Fascination of Science

    Fascination of Science

    Author: Herlinde Koelbl
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science Philosophy of Science
    The Spirit of Science
    Herlinde Koelbl is a German photographic artist, author and documentary filmmaker. In this remarkable book, she interviews 60 pioneering researchers of our time, quite a…… Read More »
    The Blind Spot

    The Blind Spot

    Authors: Adam Frank, Evan Thompson, Marcelo Gleiser
    Reviewer: Alex Gomez-Marin
    Category: Science Philosophy of Science
    Experiencing Science
    Western science was founded on the premise of divorcing objective and subjective aspects of nature—an approach to understanding the world that has proven very successful…… Read More »
    American Cosmic

    American Cosmic

    Author: D W Pasulka
    Reviewer: Nicholas Colloff
    Category: General
    Unidentified Flying Religions
    There is a network of highly capable scientists exploring UFO phenomena. They work anonymously and in secret lest their reputations be trashed for dealing with…… Read More »
    As a Woman

    As a Woman

    Author: Paula Stone Williams
    Reviewer: Martin Lockley
    Category: General
    As Humans: Stories From the 0.5 Percent
    When you stumble on a subject you know little about it is always reassuring to have the input of experts, especially if two or more…… Read More »
    One Idea to Rule Them All

    One Idea to Rule Them All

    Author: Michelle Stiles
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: General
    Manufactured Consent
    This is an eye-opening history of propaganda and public relations (for which the author coins the term ‘idea bullying’) going back to its origins with…… Read More »
    THE PROMISED LAND

    THE PROMISED LAND

    Author: Nicholas Hagger
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
    What Kind of New World Order?
    I have reviewed a number of cultural historian Nicholas Hagger’s books on these topics, notably concerning World Government, a World Constitution and, most recently, the…… Read More »
    Golden Phoenix

    Golden Phoenix

    Author: Nicholas Hagger
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
    What Kind of New World Order?
    I have reviewed a number of cultural historian Nicholas Hagger’s books on these topics, notably concerning World Government, a World Constitution and, most recently, the…… Read More »
    ReRoot

    ReRoot

    Author: Louise Marra
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
    A Greener Lens
    There are many books now calling for a recovery of the indigenous wisdom that everything is alive, conscious and interconnected. A new development, though, is…… Read More »
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