Science & Math

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“The ideas are subtle, possibly significant, and slightly unsettling. What more could a reader wish for?”

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“The overall vision cast by Martin Rees is an exciting one . . .”

What would a leading scientist put on his (or her) holiday wish list?

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“. . . an entertaining and informative popular science study . . .”

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“. . . a very credible argument for collaboration between disciplines . . . entertaining and beautifully written . . .”

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“. . . a very handsome book . . . will sit with quiet elegance on your coffee table for guests to peruse if ever the conversation should lag.”

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“It’s comforting to know that the people we rely on care about us and their work with all their hearts.

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“In Pursuit of the Unknown is a really fun read. . . . Ian Stewart is a genius . . .”

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“Through her remarkable journey Carly Fleischmann has become a national figure as she explores every aspect of what it means to be autistic within her writing.

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“Men and women who have shared the infertility experience will find words that speak for them and to them in this book.

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“The tale of Mr g is about the creation (and the end) of the universe.

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“Quantum theory is weird, yes, but it absolutely has to be the way it is in order to explain the weird behavior of the world we live in. . . .

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“In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman describes the problem of creating the most efficient solution to computing the shortest travel route—visiting each city on a list and returnin

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“That, indeed, would likely be the best use of Nine Algorithms that Changed the Future: as an adjunct text in a freshman computer science course.

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“Conversations with Opa is not a lengthy tome, but its contents cover the origins of life evolving from one-celled animals and four billion years of evolution, progressing to the f

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“Understanding Autism offers an extremely useful overview of many of the issues currently being explored today in connection with autism. . . .

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“Though Pathological Altruism may not be fodder for the leisure reading public, it will lead the way for future investigators and scientists to open the doors of inquiry into a new

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