Search Results for 'Science'

The Science Fiction Book

Shown above is the cover (click to see at full size) of ‘The Science Fiction Book: An Illustrated History’ by Franz Rottensteiner, featuring an illustrated layout by Thames and Hudson. In the mid-70s I was very much a Star Tre [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

The Art of the Science Tattoo

It all started with a summer pool party and a Harvard neuroscientist who prefers to be called Bob. Bob—aka Sandeep Robert Datta—was splashing around the pool with his kids when science writer Carl Zimmer noticed an image of DN [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Book Review - Science Under Siege

For over thirty years, "The Skeptical Inquirer" has steadfastly championed science and reason and been the leading voice for reliable scientific examination of the paranormal and other questionable claims popularized by the media [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

New Zealand science book ruins Cambridge professors weekend

A new book that tells the stories of breakthrough discoveries by New Zealand scientists has received high praise from Professor Gerry Gilmore of Cambridge University’s Institute of Astronomy. Gilmore, who was born and raised in Chris [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

Young Adult Books Will Save Science Fiction

The biggest growth in science fiction publishing these days, hands down, is happening in the young adult market, and that's great news. While the "real" science fiction publishers are chasing a shrinking — and graying &mdash [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Spirit and science can indeed co-exist

Have you ever wondered in this century if there was a place where spirituality and good evolutionary science could be brought together? Have you longed for a simple explanation of some of its key tenets? Thank God for Evolution! may just [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

The Science of Disorder: Understanding the Complexity, Uncer...

I think the true test of a technical book written for a wide audience is to give it to a reviewer with little exposure to the subject matter. I am such a candidate. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in a Social Science field. My education was not g [...]