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2011 Best of Nonfiction: Science and Technology (page 2)


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Cover art for BORN IN AFRICA
NONFICTION
Released: May 10, 2011

"The author does a superb job of describing the nuts-and-bolts of field research, the meaning of the often headline-producing findings and the ever-changing variety of species who split off from the common ancestors of chimpanzees and hominids."
An appealing account of human evolution and the fiercely competitive anthropologists who are unearthing our ancestors' remains and arguing over what they mean. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE BEGINNING OF INFINITY
NONFICTION
Released: July 25, 2011

"Scientists will eventually understand every phenomenon that obeys the laws of the universe, writes the author in this provocative, imaginative investigation of human genius."
A philosophical exploration of progress, surprisingly lucid and thought-provoking. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE BODY POLITIC
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2011

An eminent bioethicist presents a nuanced survey of the fraught politics of science in 21st-century America. Read full book review >