A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J. B. S. Haldane, by Samanth Subramanian Richard Joyner enjoys a vivid account of a larger-than-life scientist and reflects on whether Haldane’s career would be possible today Richard Joyner 10月 29日
Einstein in Bohemia, by Michael D. Gordin Richard Joyner enjoys an account of a largely neglected phase in the life of the greatest modern physicist Richard Joyner 2月 27日
Find Your Path: Unconventional Lessons from 36 Leading Scientists and Engineers, by Daniel Goodman Richard Joyner enjoys a striking collection of testimonies that should help students settle on a suitable career path Richard Joyner 11月 28日
Here Comes the Sun: How It Feeds Us, Kills Us, Heals Us and Makes Us What We Are, by Steve Jones Richard Joyner considers a lively overview of all things solar Richard Joyner 10月 31日
Science Policy under Thatcher, by Jon Agar Richard Joyner remembers a difficult era for British science Richard Joyner 8月 1日
Hot Carbon: Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science, by John F. Marra Richard Joyner applauds a book celebrating the many applications of carbon dating Richard Joyner 6月 27日
The Workshop and the World: What Ten Thinkers Can Teach Us about Science and Authority, by Robert P. Crease Book of the week: Richard Joyner praises a bold attempt to get to grips with ‘science denial’ Richard Joyner 5月 16日
Solving Chemistry: A Scientist’s Journey, by Bernard J. Bulkin Richard Joyner assesses an argument that all the major questions in the discipline have now been answered Richard Joyner 4月 4日
The Demon in the Machine: How Hidden Webs of Information Are Solving the Mystery of Life, by Paul Davies A scientist argues that the secret of life itself lies in networks of data, says Richard Joyner Richard Joyner 2月 21日
Strong bonds: the state of chemistry Seven academic chemists give their views on the field’s health Oliver A. H. Jones 2月 7日
Helmholtz: A Life in Science, by David Cahan Book of the week: an intellectual superstar’s work merits more space amid the social history, says Richard Joyner Richard Joyner 10月 25日
The Ascent of John Tyndall: Victorian Scientist, Mountaineer, and Public Intellectual, by Roland Jackson Once he had conquered one intellectual peak, this Irishman simply found another, says Richard Joyner Richard Joyner 8月 16日
Biography of a scientist: may (not) contain science Richard Joyner gives his ‘Description of Science’ scores for scientists’ biographies that are written by academics, which, he says, can often contain no details of the subject’s work at all Richard Joyner 7月 13日
Science not Silence: Voices from the March for Science Movement, edited by Stephanie Fine Sasse and Lucky Tran Richard Joyner on a heartening collection of accounts by more than 40 people who participated in worldwide demonstrations for science Richard Joyner 5月 17日
From Madman to Crime Fighter: The Scientist in Western Culture, by Roslynn D. Haynes Do you recognise seven stereotypes in literature and film? Richard Joyner appraises a study ranging from Sherlock to Frankenstein Richard Joyner 11月 23日
Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker Book of the week: Richard Joyner on how insomnia damages our well-being – and how to get a good night’s rest Richard Joyner 10月 5日
Transmaterial Next: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine Our Future, by Blaine Brownell Richard Joyner enjoys a tour of the novel substances that might give tomorrow its form, including a substance seven times less dense than air Richard Joyner 7月 27日
William Robert Grove: Victorian Gentleman of Science, by Iwan Rhys Morus The inventor of the fuel cell deserves a biography, but more detail of his work and his life would be welcome, says Richard Joyner Richard Joyner 3月 2日
Popularizing Science: The Life and Work of JBS Haldane, by Krishna Dronamraju Book of the week: Richard Joyner on a proselytiser for science who emphasised the ethical issues of advancement Richard Joyner 2月 23日
The Ethics of Invention: Technology and the Human Future, by Sheila Jasanoff A clear-eyed study of shiny and new inventions calls for better oversight, says Richard Joyner Richard Joyner 11月 3日
The Physics of Life: The Evolution of Everything, by Adrian Bejan From climate change to artificial intelligence, constructal law has a theory, says Richard Joyner Richard Joyner 8月 25日
The Dancing Bees and the Discovery of the Honeybee Language, by Tania Munz Richard Joyner on the Austrian scientist Karl von Frisch, who discovered and deciphered bees’ communicative choreography Richard Joyner 6月 9日
The Experimental Self: Humphry Davy and the Making of a Man of Science, by Jan Golinski Richard Joyner on a biography seeking to reveal the chemist’s talent for reinvention Richard Joyner 5月 5日
The Penultimate Curiosity: How Science Swims in the Slipstream of Ultimate Questions, by Roger Wagner and Andrew Briggs Richard Joyner on who is ahead in the race for dominance between science and religion Richard Joyner 3月 17日
