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 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:53:56 GMT The Colour of Magic is the first book in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, set in a disc-shaped world on the back of four elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/The_Colour_of_Magic.html reviews@chronon.org Book Review Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:09:30 GMT Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time: My Life Doing Dumb Stuff with Animals is somewhat different. In it Richard Conniff tells of his involvement with some of the less well covered wildlife around our planet.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Swimming_with_Piranhas_at_Feeding_Time.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Wed, 3 Mar 2010 14:37:43 GMT Bertrand Russell's book, The Problems of Philosophy]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/The_Problems_of_Philosophy.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:29:41 GMT Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe Evalyn Gates tells of the new methods, and in particular gravitational lensing, which are being used to find out more about the dark component of our universe.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Einstein's_Telescope.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:43:24 GMT Michael S Gazzaniga thinks that theres a danger of ignoring the differences. In Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique he points out areas where there is a considerable distance between humans and other members of the animal kingdom.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Human.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:20:34 GMT On Space and Time, edited by Shahn Majid a number of eminent scientists tell of their part in this quest]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/On_Space_and_Time.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Fri, 8 Jan 2010 10:07:51 GMT The Playful Brain: Venturing to the Limits of Neuroscience Sergio and Vivien Pellis describe work which has been done in this area.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_Playful_Brain.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:23:58 GMT The Bloodless Revolution: Radical Vegetarians and the Discovery of India Tristram Stuart shows that in fact people have argued against eating meat for hundreds of years.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/The_Bloodless_Revolution.html reviews@chronon.org Book Review Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:37:04 GMT What's Next? Dispatches on the Future of Science Max Brockman gets some of the young scientists at the forefront of current research to write about where they think their science is heading.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/What's_Next.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:50:13 GMT Seeing the Elephant: The Ties That Bind Elephants and Humans Eric Scigliano looks at examples of our relationship with elephants through the ages.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Seeing_the_Elephant.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:05:25 GMT Colour:Travels through the Paintbox Victoria Finlay tells the stories of lots of many of the colours that you might see in art galleries.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Colour-Travels_through_the_Paintbox.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:04:27 GMT In Search of Time: The Science of a Curious Dimension by Dan Falk]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/In_Search_of_Time.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:04:36 GMT The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible A.J. Jacobs decides to give it a try.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/The_Year_of_Living_Biblically.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:21:02 GMT Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer Jo Marchant tells the story.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Decoding_the_Heavens.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:13:14 GMT The Book of Contemplation: Islam and the Crusades the twelfth century Arab aristocrat Usama Ibn Munqidh tells of his life and his observations on life.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/The_Book_of_Contemplation.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:25:41 GMT The Philosophers' Quarrel: Rousseau, Hume, and the Limits of Human Understanding Robert Zaretsky and John T Scott tell the story.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_Philosophers'_Quarrel.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:00:02 GMT The Long Life Equation: 100 Factors That Can Add or Subtract Years from Your Life Trisha Macnair gives you something mroe definite to go on.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Long_Life_Equation.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:40:17 GMT Buzz: Real-life Lessons in Word-of-mouth Marketing, Emanuel Rosen talks about how this can be achieved.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Buzz.html reviews@chronon.org Book Review Mon, 5 Oct 2009 06:07:36 GMT Philip Zimbardo disagrees, and in The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil he shows how the situations people find themselves in play a large part in how they behave.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_Lucifer_Effect.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Sat, 3 Oct 2009 17:00:09 GMT Bad Science by Ben Goldacre then you will learn to be very wary about believing what you hear.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Bad_Science.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:17:01 GMT What I Require From Life: Writings on science and life from J.B.S. Haldane Krishna Dronamraju has chosen a selection of the many articles written by Haldane.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/What_I_Require_From_Life.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:58:10 GMT Living with Enza: The Forgotten Story of Britain and the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918 Mark Honigsbaum tells of what he has found out about this pandemic.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Living_with_Enza.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:28:58 GMT The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius Graham Farmelo tells his story.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_Strangest_Man.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Sat, 8 Aug 2009 09:10:01 GMT Mediterranean winter: A Journey Through History , Robert D Kaplan tells of his experiences during travels round the Mediterranean in the 1970's.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Mediterranean_winter.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Mon, 3 Aug 2009 12:56:09 GMT Trickster Makes This World: How Disruptive Imagination Creates Culture Lewis Hyde argues that such figures play a central part in the workings of their culture.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Trickster_Makes_this_World.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review