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Best science books of 2011?

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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 9,832 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    A recent book, though not sure if published in 2011, which I enjoyed:
    "Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature" by Brian Switek


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,075 ✭✭✭IamtheWalrus


    I've read this by Dawkins. It's for children between 8 and 80. I learned loads.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/sep/21/richard-dawkins-magic-reality-review?CMP=twt_gu


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 82 ✭✭CajunOnTour


    Does it have to be 2011?

    I'm partial to The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene.

    And in 2011 the CERN guys claimed to have proved the basis for his great book was :eek:

    Still waiting for a conclusion on the claim that neutrinos can do warp factor 1.000000000000000000000000000001 ! :D


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