Now on ScienceBlogs: Book Review: Don't be SUCH a Scientist
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I heard this morning on the news that Sir Arthur C. Clarke has passed. NPR did a nice piece on him, if a bit focused on 2001: A Space Odyssey. Clarke was a big influence on me and my...
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Critique of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows below the fold. Spoilers ahead....
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A few neat illustrations from science books of the past.
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I love to read old science books, especially those that discuss biology before the discovery of DNA (aka the "mechanism of heredity"). I found this particular book in a small antique store in Pennsylvania and was struck by a small...
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Thoughts on Vonnegut's influence and Vonnegut's thoughts on science and writing.
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