The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012
Dan Ariely, Tim Folger, Dan Ariely, Tim Folger
- 350 pages
- English
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012
Dan Ariely, Tim Folger, Dan Ariely, Tim Folger
Ă propos de ce livre
"Top-notch science writing covering everything from the 1, 000 species in the human gut to efforts to reverse-evolve a chicken into a dinosaur." â Kirkus Reviews With contributions from bestselling and award-winning writers including Jerome Groopman and Elizabeth Kolbert, this volume delves into such topics as the 2008 "Black Friday" stampede at a Long Island Walmart; an annual humans-vs.-AI competition; octopus intelligence; lab-grown meat; marauder ants; the brains of teenagers; and the Neanderthal genome. Lively and accessible, this is "a showcase for clean, plain-English science and nature writing and a treat for readers" ( Kirkus Reviews ). "This strong collection invites awe, begets wonder, and stimulates contemplation." â Publishers Weekly "There is so much we don't know, which leads us to make so many irrational decisions that we need scientists and science writers to share their inquiries and discoveries in welcoming and lucid prose. Stellar examples of just this sort of cogent and compelling writing sustains this invaluable and exciting series." â Booklist Contributors include: Brendan Buhler · Virginia Hughes âą Jerome Groopman âą Carl Zimmer âą Thomas Hayden âą Michael Behar âą Bijal P. Trivedi âą Sy Montgomery âą Mark W.Moffett âą Deborah Blum âą Elizabeth Kolbert âą Michael Roberts âą Thomas Goetz âą Jason Daley âą David Dobbs âą David Eagleman âą John Seabrook âą David Kirby âą Robert Kunzig âą Michael Specter âą Mark McClusky âą Rivka Galchen âą Joshua Davis âą Brian Christian