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In October, 2008:

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Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure, by Paul Offit

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In June, 2008:

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Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life, by Carl Zimmer

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Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed and Forgery in the Holy Land by Nina Burleigh

Category: Book Review

This book review was originally posted by GrrlScientist on Living the Scientific Life. tags: book review, Unholy Business, religious antiquities, biblical antiquities, fraud, Christianity, Judaism, Nina Burleigh There are two different types of people in the world, those who want...

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Darwin's Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin's View of Human Evolution by Adrian Desmond and James Moore

Category: Book Review

This review was originally posted by Brian Switek on Laelaps Since the early 20th century, at least, young earth creationists have attempted to blame Charles Darwin for genocide, world wars, and whatever political movements seemed most threatening at one time...

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Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend

Category: Psychology

This review was originally posted by Steinn Sigurðsson on Dynamics of Cats. As I was strolling through town a few weeks ago, I saw a flyer advertising a talk on campus by Prof. Barbara Oakley, talking about her book "Evil...

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Davenport’s Dream: 21st Century Reflections on Heredity and Eugenics, by Jan Witkowski and John Inglis (eds.)

Category: Book Review

Review by John Lynch, from Stranger Fruit Originally posted on: January 16, 2009 12:56 PM It is always cute when the anti-evolutionists (in all their guises) try to do history; witness here, for example. Veteran observers are not surprised to...

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