Publisher: Harper Perennial Publication date: 06/07/2011 Pages: 480 ISBN: 9780061452062 Author: Matt Ridley The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley begins with the premise that overall, the world has been improving […]
Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: January 1, 1993 Pages: 248 ISBN-10: 0062507885 ISBN-13: 978-0062507884 Author: Robert Ornstein, Ph.D. The Roots of the Self by Robert Ornstein contains Dr. Ornstein’s thoughts […]
Publisher: BASIC BOOKS Publication date: 07/08/2008 Copyright Date: 2007 Pages: 436 ISBN-13: 978-0-465-03079-8 ISBN-10: 0-465-03079-3 Author: Douglas Hofstadter I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter is the author’s attempt to explain his thoughts on […]
Publisher: RIVERHEAD BOOKS/PENGUIN PUTNAM Publication date: 04/27/2021 Pages: 368 ISBN: 9780735214507 Author: David Epstein Range: How Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World by David Epstein includes several real world examples […]
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER TRADE Publication date: 04/02/1998 Pages: 256 Copyright Year: 1985 ISBN: 0-684-85394-9 Author: Oliver Sacks The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a […]
Publisher: Picador; Reprint edition (November 4, 2014) Language: English Paperback: 304 pages ISBN-10: 125005611X ISBN-13: 978-1250056115 Author: Sendhil Mullainathan Author: Eldar Shafir Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much […]
Publisher: PYR Publication date: 10/03/2017 Pages: 384 ISBN13: 9781633883437 ISBN10: 1633883434 Author: David Walton The Genius Plague by David Walton is a fun sci-fi thriller. A mycology researcher (someone who studies fungus) comes […]
Publisher: Viking (December 1, 2020) Language: English ISBN-10: 1984881639 ISBN-13: 978-1984881632 Author: Camilla Pang, PhD An Outsider’s Guide To Humans: What Science Taught Me About What We Do and Who We […]
Mars, our neighboring planet, has revealed several significant discoveries through space missions and scientific research. Initially thought to be a lush, life-teeming world, Mariner 4’s 1965 mission dispelled this misconception, showing that Mars is a […]
Publisher : Penguin (August 20, 2020) Language : English Pages : 208 ISBN-10 : 0141983418 ISBN-13 : 978-0141983417 The Case Against Reality: How evolution hid the […]
We often talk about the SF that inspires science. Today, a look at the equation from the other side.
This issues science feature Exploring New Horizons: Private Industry and the Quest for Space
World building requires art AND science. Nina takes us through a primer.
Amazing News – The Town Crier Of The Multiverse (Town CrierS?) (Don’t like a Headline? Just shift a few ‘verses and you’ll find one.)
A look at the introductory episode of COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey.
During the Lazarus experiments, Cornish excited much interest in Hollywood. Boris Karloff starred in two films inspired by Cornish’s work, The Man they Could Not Hang (1939) and The Man with Nine Lives (1940). The scientist actually served as consultant to the former film. These movies sparked a “mad scientist” craze in science fiction, and were also among the first to conceptualize open-heart surgery.
The long-awaited debate between the ‘science guy’ and the ‘creation myth guy’ is on tonight via a free live stream.
NASA put men on the moon. No one else has even come close. NASA needs to be supported.
Use this list to help you find the television shows you want to watch.
How does fandom verify the accuracy of scientific particulars when dealing with fantastical subjects like apocalypse and reanimated dead? We go back to school and enroll in a course called “Society, Science, Survival: Lessons from AMC’s The Walking Dead.”
How does Einstein’s description of space and time compare with Dr. Who? Can James Bond really escape from an armor-plated railroad car by cutting through the floor with a laser concealed in a wristwatch?
Have you heard a strange bump in the night? Perhaps a door mysteriously opened or slammed shut? My advice, read Carl Sagan’s The Demon Haunted World.
Peter F. Hamilton is one of Britain’s best-selling SF authors. Hamilton’s novels hark back to the great days of science fiction, reveling in big ideas and unafraid to tackle hard science.
It’s no secret that popular science has exploded when we see the amount of paperbacks, TV series and documentaries on the subject, and theatre is no exception. Copenhagen is by far the most notable example, […]
Welcome internet traveler. I will be stockpiling neatly organized bits into a collective known as a blog along this portion of your journey. Do not fear for your personal safety, as I will take great […]
What Would You Expect From Amazing Stories? Amazing News, That’s What!
This will display my age, now 45, as I compare the world I live in now with the one I grew up with. I am inspired this week by a number of news stories that […]
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