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More about Hidden Biases and Fukushima

June 2, 2012 by Fred Bortz

About six weeks ago, I posted a blog entry called Subtle and not so subtle biases shape assessment of Fukushima. It led to some interesting and intelligent discussion about whether nuclear energy should be part of the future worldwide energy mix. I wrote that entry as a reaction to critical reviews that described my new … Read more

Great book about worms reissued in time for spring gardening

March 26, 2012 by Fred Bortz

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill has just reissued a book that may give readers a not unwelcome taste for worms. Here is my review of the book from 2004. The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms by Amy Stewart (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, $12.95, 240 pages, reissued April, 2012) Review by Dr. … Read more

Review of Wired for Culture by Mark Pagel

March 20, 2012 by Fred Bortz

Review of Wired for Culture by Mark Pagel Wired for Culture: Origins of the Human Social Mind by Mark Pagel (Norton, 432 pages, $29.95, February, 2012) Reviewed by Dr. Fred Bortz (Copyright 2012 by Alfred B. Bortz, all rights reserved) See all Science Shelf Reviews (This review is the copyrighted property of Alfred B. Bortz. … Read more

Return of the Prodigal Science Blogger

February 28, 2012 by Fred Bortz

It’s been several months since I contributed here, but I expect to be back with regular blogs in about a month and shorter posts before then. I have been busy writing my newly released middle-grade book, Meltdown! The Nuclear Disaster in Japan and Our Energy Future, which I am pleased to say is a Junior … Read more

Review of The Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments by Jim Baggott

July 12, 2011June 17, 2011 by Fred Bortz

A shorter version of this review appeared last weekend in the Dallas Morning News, without the opening limerick.

For more of my reviews, visit The Science Shelf Book review Archive, which includes reviews of a number of books about physics.

Review of First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs and the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth

July 12, 2011April 24, 2011 by Fred Bortz

Review of First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs and the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth
by Marc Kaufman
Simon & Schuster, $26.00, 224 pages, April 2011

Reviewed by Dr. Fred Bortz

For Science History Buffs: Blood Work by Holly Tucker

July 12, 2011April 15, 2011 by Fred Bortz

A slightly edited version of this review appeared in the Dallas Morning News.

Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution
by Holly Tucker
(Norton, March 2011, $25.95, 288 pages)

Review of Once Before Time: A Whole Story of the Universe

July 12, 2011February 6, 2011 by Fred Bortz

Once Before Time: A Whole Story of the Universe by Martin Bojowald
(Knopf, 2010, $27.95, 320 pages)

Reviewed by Dr. Fred Bortz

ET’s home planet?

July 12, 2011February 2, 2011 by Fred Bortz

NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has discovered an extraordinary planetary system with six rocky worlds capable of supporting life about 2000 light years from Earth.

Review of Alone Together by Sherry Turkle

July 12, 2011January 21, 2011 by Fred Bortz

Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle
(Basic Books, $28.95, 378 pages, January, 2011)

Reviewed by Dr. Fred Bortz