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Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design and the Easter Bunny: Barrett Brown, Jon P Alton
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"A brilliant look at the controversy surrounding science and intelligent design (which is basically creationism re-branded), a flock of dodos explore not the evidence for or against the ideas, but looks at the people, the situations and the controversy. A must read for anyone who enjoys science debate and history."
One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos: Neil de Grasse Tyson, Charles Tsun-Chu Liu, Robert Irion
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"Tyson, Liu and Irion are some of the best astronomers and science communicators around today, and their book "One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos" is a brilliantly written and accessible book for anyone fascinated in what's around us, what makes things tick and the natural order of the universe. They take complex ideas and theories and make them understandable, they reduce the immense scope o..."
Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Teleportation, and Time Travel: Michio Kaku
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"This is a new book from Michio Kaku, an author of the bestselling "Parellel Worlds". I don't care much about phasers, but boy am I waiting for that teleportation thing. Is it possible at all though? Gotta read the book to find out... Other interesting things covered in this book are time travel, telepathy, antiuniverses, perpetual motion machines, and precognition."
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life by Daniel C. Dennett
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"If I had to choose one book as the single greatest thing I have ever read, Darwin's Dangerous Idea would be it. I guess this seems a bit dramatic/hyperbolic, but I'm being sincere. Really- buy it now, read it several times."
The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics: Michael Shermer
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"Another one of Michael Shermer's brilliant books. This time he applies the forces of natural selection that drove evolution to shed some light on economics, and how the behaviors of complex social groups have influenced the marketplace. Rather than saying "all greed is bad", Shermer shows that there's an acceptable level of greed that can actually benefit the community... and he brings in ev..."
Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time: Michael Shermer,Stephen Jay Goul
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"Michael Shermer's "Why People Believe Weird Things" is hilarious, educational, critical and gives an excellent summary of how superstition and pseudoscience affects us and what we can do to identify it."
