Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy and Culture
9 best books like Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy and Culture (Alan Sokal): Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History, Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge, The Third Culture: Beyond the Scientific Revolution, Evolution: Making Sense of Life, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Evolution: The History of an Idea, Higher Superstition: The Academic Left and Its Quarrels with Science, Seven Clues to the Origin of Life: A Scientific Detective Story, A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock
Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History
| Author | Stephen Jay Gould |
| ISBN | 0393308189 |
More than any other modern scientists, Stephen Jay Gould has opened up to millions the wonders of evolutionary biology. His genius as an essayist lies in his unmatched ability to use his knowledge of the world, including popular culture, to illuminate the realm of science.
Ever Since Darwin,...
Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge
| Author | Terence McKenna |
| ISBN | 0553371304 |
This book is trash.
I picked up this book because of an interest in drug culture and history. The premise sounds interesting enough: we stopped doing shrooms and got worse as a society.
I'll summarize the book in case the premise sounds interesting to you, so you can get the gist without...
| Author | John Brockman |
| ISBN | 0684823446 |
Thirty-five years ago, C. P. Snow, in a now famous essay, wrote about the polarization of the "two cultures" -- literary intellectuals on the one hand, and scientists on the other. Although he hoped for the emergence of a "third culture" that would bridge the gap, it is only recently that science has changed...
| Author | Carl Zimmer |
| ISBN | 1936221691 |
Science writer Carl Zimmer and evolutionary biologist Douglas Emlen have teamed up to write a textbook intended for biology majors that will inspire students while delivering a solid foundation in evolutionary biology. Zimmer brings the same story-telling skills he displayed in The Tangled Bank,...
Second only to Slaughterhouse-Five of Vonnegut's canon in its prominence and influence, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1965) presents Eliot Rosewater, an itinerant, semi-crazed millionaire wandering the country in search of heritage and philanthropic outcome, introducing the science fiction...
| Author | Peter J. Bowler |
| ISBN | 0520236939 |
Since its original publication in 1983, Evolution: The History of an Idea has been recognized as a comprehensive and authoritative source on the development and impact of this most controversial of scientific theories. This new edition has been entirely rewritten to take account of the latest work...
| Author | Paul R. Gross |
| ISBN | 0801857074 |
With the emergence of "cultural studies" and the blurring of once-clear academic boundaries, scholars are turning to subjects far outside their traditional disciplines and areas of expertise. In Higher Superstition scientists Paul Gross and Norman Levitt raise serious questions about the growing...
| Author | A.G. Cairns-Smith |
| ISBN | 0521398282 |
A general, generic understanding of the origin of life is that organic chemicals came together by chance in just the right way so that replication occurred. Then random variation and natural selection took it from there and favored the better replicators. Cairns-Smith doubts this speculative account...
Quotes I love---
"The word 'understanding' and the particular meaning she attributed to it, is the cornerstone of Barbara McClintock's entire approach to science. For her, the smallest details provided the keys to the larger whole. It was her conviction that the closer her focus, the greater...
