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The Hunt For Zero Point

Hunt for Zero Point by Nick Cook Century, £17.99, ISBN 0712669531 I walked into the bookshop, my eyes glanced from side to side and then I saw...

Sense and Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour

Sense and Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour by Kevin N. Laland and Gillian R. Brown Oxford, £17.99 (hb), ISBN 0-19-850884-0 Evolution is the central idea in...

Only One Sky to Fly in: Embracing the Reptiles

Only One Sky to Fly in: Embracing the Reptiles by Jacqueline Maria Longstaff Quester Books, ISBN 0954190440 There are two reasons why you might read this book....

Intuition: its powers and perils

Intuition: Its Powers and Perils by David G. Myers Yale University Press, £17.95 (hb), ISBN 0-300-09531-7 I had a good feeling about this book from the moment...

Fundamentalist World: The New Dark Age of Dogma

Fundamentalist World: The New Dark Age of Dogma by Stuart Sim Icon Books Ltd., £12.99 (hb), ISBN 1 84046 532 8 This fascinating book discusses many fundamentalist...

Defending Science – Within Reason: Between Scientism and Cynicism

Defending Science, Within Reason: Between Scientism and Cynicism by Susan Haack Prometheus Books, $28.00, ISBN 1-59102-117-0 Susan Haack, professor of philosophy and of law at the University...

Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid

Why Smart People Can be So Stupid by Robert J Sternberg (Editor) Yale University Press, £12.50, ISBN 0300101708 The title alone triggers a cascade of questions. Is...

Has Science Found God?

Has Science Found God?: The Latest Results in the Search for Purpose in the Universe by Victor J Stenger Prometheus Books, £16.30, ISBN 1591020182 In recent decades...
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