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Book Review: The Hyperion Cantos
Every once on a while I fall, quite accidentally, into reading a masterpiece. I pick up a piece of science fiction, and when I am finished I put down a piece of literature. This is exactly what...
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There have been a few crazy letters to the editor recently attacking evolution. I heard this type of thinking, which is usually passed down through the religion meme, described as a “Tradition of...
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Book Review: Reamde
I have been a fan of Neal Stephenson for a few years now. I guess it has been about three or four years since I stumbled across The Diamond Age and was hooked. Next I devoured his scifi classic Snow...
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Book Review: The Body Politic
The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America describes the collision of biology and politics in The United States. The book is expertly written by Dr. Jonathan D. Moreno, a noted professor of...
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Book Review: Infidel
I have casually followed the public life if Aayan Hirsi Ali for a couple of years now. The first knowledge I had of her existence was an encounter with video from the debate Is Islam a Religion of...
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Book Review: QED
Quantum electordynamics is the field of physics dealing with the interaction of light and matter. QED for short, the interaction of light and matter is one of the main focuses of quantum physics and...
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Book Review: The Hydrogen Sonata
I have written about Iain M. Banks series of Culture books before They are science fiction opera at its finest. Banks has reinvigorated a genre by doing it better than most did before him. His...
View ArticleThe World Isn’t In a Tailspin
It is easy to get caught up in all the bad things happening in the world. Reading the paper or watching the evening news one sees terrorism, wars, shootings, government gridlock, and usually one nice...
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Book Review: The Inflationary Universe
The Theory of the Big Bang has a misleading title. It isn’t that surprising, as many popular scientific concepts have names born from casual conversations, editing of a paper, or happenstance. For...
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Book Review: The Fabric of the Cosmos
The Fabric of the Cosmos is book 2 on my journey of reading books recommend by physicist Sean Carroll. Fabric is written by physicist Brian Greene, who is well know as a popularizer of string theory....
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