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The Carbon Age: How Life’s Core Element Has Become Civilization’s Greatest Threat
by Eric Roston

Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America’s Soul
by Kenneth R Miller

The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments
by George Johnson

When Science Goes Wrong: Twelve Tales from the Dark Side of Discovery
by Simon Levay

Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Hidden Dimensions
by Lisa Randall
Comment on Digg: “String theory get explained in some detail. It’s interesting. Uh, also, Lisa Randall is fucking hot.”

Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are
by Frans De Waal