Science

What a Wonderful World

Marcus Chown
What a Wonderful World
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The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light

Paul Bogard
The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light
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Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts

Emily Anthes
Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts
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Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet, and How We Live

Marlene Zuk
Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet, and How We Live
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The Natural History of Zombies

How to Make a Zombie by Frank SwainZombies have eaten their way into our brains. From the halloween party at your neighbour's to the plots of major Hollywood features, they've become part of our culture.

Seven Elements That Have Shaped the World

John Browne
Seven Elements That Have Shaped the World
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It's Not Rocket Science

Ben Miller
It's Not Rocket Science
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013

Mukerhjee, Siddhartha (ed.) , Folger, Tim (ed.)
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013
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Everybody dies of something

Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet, and How We Live by Marlene ZukI recently wrote a blog post criticizing how evolution was used in very peculiar way. In an opinion piece, two Swedish academics claimed that we should eat the kind of diet that our bodies “were adapted to” – said to be the time when our distant relatives were hunters and gatherers.

Will Storr, The Heretics – adventures with the enemies of science

Will Storr The Heretics – adventures with the enemies of scienceMost of us with a scientific background consider ourselves to be rational, critical thinkers. Then again, most of us like to be flattered.

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