Einstein in Bohemia, by Michael D. Gordin Richard Joyner enjoys an account of a largely neglected phase in the life of the greatest modern physicist Richard Joyner 2月 27日
Find Your Path: Unconventional Lessons from 36 Leading Scientists and Engineers, by Daniel Goodman Richard Joyner enjoys a striking collection of testimonies that should help students settle on a suitable career path Richard Joyner 11月 28日
Here Comes the Sun: How It Feeds Us, Kills Us, Heals Us and Makes Us What We Are, by Steve Jones Richard Joyner considers a lively overview of all things solar Richard Joyner 10月 31日
Science Policy under Thatcher, by Jon Agar Richard Joyner remembers a difficult era for British science Richard Joyner 8月 1日
Hot Carbon: Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science, by John F. Marra Richard Joyner applauds a book celebrating the many applications of carbon dating Richard Joyner 6月 27日
The Workshop and the World: What Ten Thinkers Can Teach Us about Science and Authority, by Robert P. Crease Book of the week: Richard Joyner praises a bold attempt to get to grips with ‘science denial’ Richard Joyner 5月 16日
Solving Chemistry: A Scientist’s Journey, by Bernard J. Bulkin Richard Joyner assesses an argument that all the major questions in the discipline have now been answered Richard Joyner 4月 4日
The Demon in the Machine: How Hidden Webs of Information Are Solving the Mystery of Life, by Paul Davies A scientist argues that the secret of life itself lies in networks of data, says Richard Joyner Richard Joyner 2月 21日
Strong bonds: the state of chemistry Seven academic chemists give their views on the field’s health Oliver A. H. Jones 2月 7日
Helmholtz: A Life in Science, by David Cahan Book of the week: an intellectual superstar’s work merits more space amid the social history, says Richard Joyner Richard Joyner 10月 25日
The Ascent of John Tyndall: Victorian Scientist, Mountaineer, and Public Intellectual, by Roland Jackson Once he had conquered one intellectual peak, this Irishman simply found another, says Richard Joyner Richard Joyner 8月 16日
Biography of a scientist: may (not) contain science Richard Joyner gives his ‘Description of Science’ scores for scientists’ biographies that are written by academics, which, he says, can often contain no details of the subject’s work at all Richard Joyner 7月 13日
