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Reviews: Science

The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being

Book review: ‘The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being’ by Alice Roberts

Evolution and the making of us.

Published 09-Jul-2018
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science Tags: alice roberts
Ascent of Tyndall

Book review: ‘The Ascent of John Tyndall’ by Roland Jackson

Victorian scientist, mountaineer, and public intellectual.

Published 20-Mar-2018
Flamingo's Smile

Book review: ‘The Flamingo’s Smile’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Reflections in natural history.

Published 28-Jan-2018
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: stephen jay gould

Book review: ‘Improbable Destinies’ by Jonathan Losos

How predictable is evolution?

Published 22-Aug-2017
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science Tags: stephen jay gould
‘Teaching a Stone to Talk’ by Annie Dillard

Book review: ‘Teaching a Stone to Talk’ by Annie Dillard

An eclectic mix of science, nature and memoir.

Published 08-Aug-2017
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing, Science Tags: annie-dillard

Book review: ‘Man of Iron’ by Julian Glover

Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain.

Published 06-Mar-2017
‘Ever Since Darwin’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Book review: ‘Ever Since Darwin’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Reflections in Natural History.

Published 04-Mar-2017
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: stephen jay gould

Book review: ‘Human Evolution’ by Bernard Wood

A very short introduction.

Published 14-Aug-2016
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science Tags: reviews

Book review: ‘Humanism’ by Stephen Law

A very short introduction.

Published 05-Jul-2016

Book review: ‘The Ice Age’ by Jamie Woodward

A very short introduction.

Published 18-May-2016

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