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, 9 May 2008 11:53:19 GMT Quantum Computing by Josef Gruska is a wide ranging textbook dealing with quantum computational topics at a level suitable for advanced undergraduates or those pursuing independent study who have a similar level of experience. ]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Quantum_Computing.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Fri, 2 May 2008 08:42:44 GMT Computers and intractability : a guide to the theory of NP-completeness by Michael R. Garey and David S. Johnson is a standard textbook for those interested in the theory of NP completeness.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Computers_and_Intractability.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Thu, 1 May 2008 12:46:10 GMT The sun kings : the unexpected tragedy of Richard Carrington and the tale of how modern astronomy began, Stuart Clark tells the story of how the link came to be recognised.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_Sun_Kings.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:06:10 GMT Steve Jones describes in his new book Coral : a pessimist in paradise. ]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Coral_-_a_pessimist_in_paradise.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:36:25 GMT The New Alchemists by Charles and Elizabeth Handy is somewhat different, in that it is a series of short articles on existing entrepreneurs, and so aims to give an example for aspiring entrepreneurs to follow.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/The_New_Alchemists.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:06:03 GMT How to Fossilise Your Hamster: And Other Amazing Experiments For The Armchair Scientist. Mick O'Hare will give you plenty of ideas for experiments which you can do using everyday things.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/How_to_Fossilise_Your_Hamster.html reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:33:55 GMT Gerd Gigerenzer. In Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious he argues that the quick, off the cuff decision will often be better than that reached by long deliberation.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Gut_Feelings.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:05:31 GMT http://www.chronon.org/reviews/royal_soc_prize_2008.html reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:23:44 GMT Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology, written nearly 20 years ago, is Eric Drexler's classic work on the promises and dangers of this technology.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Engines_of_creation.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:48:26 GMT http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&source=gghx&q=book+review&btnG=Search+Google+Gadgets)]]> http://www.criticalpoints.org/ stephen@chronon.org Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:31:00 GMT Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less Guy Claxton claims that often we need to step back and let our unconscious come up with the answer.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Hare_Brain_Tortoise_Mind.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:47:22 GMT Douglas Adams had started writing a new Dirk Gently novel. The Salmon of Doubt contains the first few chapters of this novel.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/The_Salmon_of_Doubt.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:42:56 GMT Nets, Puzzles, and Postmen: An exploration of mathematical connectionsPeter M Higgins shows how the theory of networks has a surprisingly wide range of applications Furthermore that you don't need to be a professional mathematician to find out how to apply ideas from this theory to your everyday life.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Nets,_Puzzles_and_Postmen.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:29:48 GMT Frederik Pohl's Midas World: A Novel considers what new problems might arise.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Midas_World.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:03:27 GMT John Sulston was director of the Sanger centre, which played a major part in the sequencing of the human genome. In The Common Thread : A story of Science, Politics, Ethics and the Human Genome Sulston (with coauthor Georgina Ferry) tells his story.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_Common_Thread.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:51:16 GMT http://www.chronon.org/articles/living_forever.html applets@chronon.org Science Applet Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:45:22 GMT A theory of natural philosophy]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/A_theory_of_natural_philosophy.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:55:36 GMT Fantastic Voyage: Live long enough to Live For Ever Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman claim that immortality is a possibility for many of those alive today.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Fantastic_Voyage.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Tue, 8 Apr 2008 07:53:39 GMT The Goon Show. In Mr Strangelove: A Biography of Peter Sellers Ed Sikov tells his story.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Mr_Strangelove.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Mon, 7 Apr 2008 11:26:29 GMT The Paradox of Choice:Why More is Less Barry Schwarz argues that it is not, and give some advice on what we can do about it.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/The_Paradox_of_Choice.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:05:08 GMT Identity and Violence:The Illusion of Destiny Amartya Sen warns us that we need to take care when attaching labels to people in this way, since the labelling itself can easily become a reason for violence.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/Identity_and_Violence.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:56:12 GMT The Comprehensible Cosmos: Where the Laws of Physics Come FromVictor J. Stenger claims that in fact it's much simpler than it seems.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/The_Comprehensible_Cosmos.html reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Wed, 2 Apr 2008 13:12:40 GMT God's Funeral, A N Wilson shows how this the legacy of nineteenth century thinkers has a lot to do with it.]]> http://www.CriticalPoints.org/God's_Funeral.php reviews@chronon.org Book Review Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:01:43 GMT Craig Venter has caused quite a stir in the scientific community, in that he turned the sequencing of the Human Genome into something of a race. He has also been criticised for his part in the commercialisation of the genome. In A Life Decoded:My Genome:My Life Venter tells his side of the story.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/A_Life_Decoded.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:16:20 GMT Patently Female Ethlie Ann Vare and Greg Ptacek continue their challenge, started in Mothers of Invention, to this gender stereotype.]]> http://www.chronon.org/Science/Patently_female.php reviews@chronon.org Science Book Review