www.chronon.org A selection of scientific applets, articles and book reviews, in particular questioning some of the claims that are often made in popular science books, but which aren't supported by the science en-gb Stephen Lee Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:33:04 GMT The Prodigal Tongue: Dispatches From The Future of English Mark Abley looks at such issues.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/The_prodigal_tongue.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:38:15 GMT From eternity to here: the quest for the ultimate theory of time Sean M Carroll examines some of the problems related to time and the universe and discusses their possible resolutions.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/From_eternity_to_here.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:32:37 GMT Never in a million years: a history of hopeless predictions from the beginning to the end of the world Ivor Baddiel and Jonny Zucker look at some predictions which haven't been bourne out by reality.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Never_in_a_million_years.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:02:11 GMT This is not the end of the book Jean-Philippe de Tonnac moderates a discussion between Umberto Eco and Jean-Claude Carriere about the history and future of books.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/This_is_not_the_end_of_the_book.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:57:33 GMT Reinventing knowledge: from Alexandria to the Internet by Ian McNeely and Lisa Wolverton looks at the various methods societies have used to preserve knowledge, from the ancient Greeks to the present.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Reinventing_knowledge.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:43:37 GMT Alan Kirby's book Digimodernism: how new technologies dismantle the postmodern and reconfigure our culture I thought it might be worth reading.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Digimodernism.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:59:09 GMT Physics of the future: how science will shape human destiny and our daily lives by the year 2100 Michio Kaku uses the information from interviews with experts in many fields to predict how our lives are going to change in the next century.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Physics_of_the_future.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:20:23 GMT The Planet in a Pebble: A Journey into Earth's Deep History Jan Zalasiewicz shows how the formation of a single pebble is a story going back billions of years.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_Planet_in_a_Pebble.html reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:13:11 GMT The theory that would not die: how Bayes' rule cracked the enigma code, hunted down Russian submarines, and emerged triumphant from two centuries of controversy Sharon Bertsch McGrayne tells its story.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_theory_that_would_not_die.html reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:52:33 GMT Vlatko Vedral came across the phrase 'Information is Physical', and it had a lasting effect on his life. In Decoding reality: the universe as quantum information he puts forward his thoughts on how information and especially ideas from thermodynamics, underlies all areas of science.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Decoding_reality.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:14:52 GMT The case for Pluto: how a little planet made a big difference Alan Boyle tells the story.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_case_for_Pluto.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Wed, 2 Nov 2011 22:15:23 GMT Russell Stannard's latest book The End of Discovery: Are we approaching the boundaries of the knowable? , I would say that the answer to the question posed in the subtitle seems to be a definite NO.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_end_of_discovery.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:41:57 GMT Michael Brooks sees things rather differently, in Free radicals: the secret anarchy of science he argues that scientist will use all sorts of tricks to promote their ideas.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Free_radicals.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:31:24 GMT Meaningful coincidence: remarkable true stories of synchronicity and the search for answers Jan Cederquist tells of why he thinks there's soemthing behind such happenings.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Meaningful_coincidence.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:13:24 GMT Jane McGonigal doesn't agree. In Reality is broken: why games make us better and how they can change the world she argues that games can help with real world problems and improve our day-to-day living]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Reality_is_broken.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:04:46 GMT Spider Silk: Evolution and 400 Million Years of Spinning, Waiting, Snagging, and Mating Leslie Brunetta and Catherine L. Craig tell of the evolution of the large variety of spiders we see in the world today - there's far more than just the ones producing the familiar orb web. In particular the book the role that new types of spider silk has played in allowing this diversification.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Spider_Silk.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:30:00 GMT Title deeds: the hidden stories behind 50 books Gary Dexter shows that there is often a deeper story behind the choice.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Title_deeds.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Sat, 8 Oct 2011 15:44:10 GMT Alex's Adventures in Numberland: Dispatches from the Wonderful World of Mathematics Alex Bellos gives the reader a gentle introduction to various topics in mathematics.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Alex's_adventures_in_numberland.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:04:29 GMT The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements Sam Kean tells us some of these stories.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_disappearing_spoon.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Fri, 9 Sep 2011 09:49:32 GMT The worldly philosophers: The lives, times, and ideas of the great economic thinkers by Robert Heilbroner explores the progess of economics by describing the work of the principal contributors to the subject since its beginnings a few centuries ago.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/The_worldly_philosophers.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Thu, 8 Sep 2011 09:52:07 GMT Birds of America fetch high prices at auction nowadays, but when they were originally produced it took a considerable amount of effort to find buyers. In Audubon's Elephant: The story of John James Audubon's epic struggle to publish 'The Birds of America' Duff Hart-Davis tells of what Audubon went through.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Audubon's_Elephant.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Wed, 7 Sep 2011 12:37:55 GMT Tim Flannery in his latest book Here on Earth: a new beginning]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Here_on_Earth.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:41:52 GMT The wavewatcher's companion Gavin Pretor-Pinney points out some of the many examples of waves around us.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_wavewatcher's_companion.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Sat, 6 Aug 2011 06:20:47 GMT The rough guide to the future Jon Turney looks at the different predictions which people have made about the future.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_rough_guide_to_the_future.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:14:17 GMT Packing for Mars: the curious science of life in the void Mary Roach gives a glimpse into the studies which have been done to help make living in space more like normal life.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Packing_for_Mars.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review