Years ago, Claire and I attended a lecture by E.O. Wilson. I have two distinct memories of that evening: First, I heard a lot of stories about Ted, Claire’s brother, who is a Wilson fan. Second, I decided to take responsibility for my science ignorance (one can only blame bad teaching for so long), so I vowed to read at least one science book a year. (I read Charles C. Mann’s 1491 as my science book for 2008.)
Claire and I asked our two favorite science experts to give us suggestions for engaging books that even the likes of me would enjoy reading. I think I’m set for a decade. Read the rest of this entry »
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