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What makes for good science writing? The longtime Guardian science editor, Tim Radford, chooses his five favourite science books. Paul Falkowski recommends the best books on microbes. We live at a time of unprecedented insight into the workings of our own minds. We can use this knowledge to improve both ourselves and humanity, argues the neuroscientist.
Existential anxiety drives our lives but most of us are too frightened to think about it, says psychologist and author Sheldon Solomon. He chooses the best books on the fear of death. The evolutionary biologist tells us why it's impossible to clone a mammoth, and why we might want to. Embracing a scientific worldview excludes the possibility of also believing in God, says evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne.
He picks five non-accommodationist books. Human beings have a tendency to get sucked into dodgy belief systems, often never to escape, argues the philosopher. Neurological disorders lead to far more surreal stories than those we find in science fiction, argues University of California neuroscientist Bradley Voytek. We ask experts to recommend the five best books in their subject and explain their selection in an interview.
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The best books on Ocean Life , recommended by Helen Scales We plunder the ocean for food, dump our waste in it, respect its wildlife less than land-based creatures. The best books on Science and Wonder , recommended by Caspar Henderson When we see a rainbow or another beautiful spectacle in nature, what is that sense of wonder we are filled with? The best books on Zombies , recommended by Greg Garrett Read. The best books on Zombies , recommended by Greg Garrett Zombies have returned with a vengeance in recent years, the secret to their undying popularity lying in their ability to embody many different kinds of menace, from social unrest to pandemics, financial insecurity to international terrorism.
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The best books on Nature of Reality , recommended by Andrew Briggs When addressing the really fundamental questions in science, researchers must assume that there is an objective reality to describe. The best books on Psychosomatic Illness , recommended by Suzanne O'Sullivan We still understand very little about the workings of the brain, and yet we dismiss the tricks it can play on us as undeserving of the same sympathy as physical illness. The best books on Radiation , recommended by Timothy J. Jorgensen Public understanding of radiation needs to improve if people are to properly assess its benefits and risks argues author and academic, Timothy Jorgensen.
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