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A Slow Death by NHK-TV "Tokaimura Accident" Crew
By: Philip McIntosh
In 1999, two workers created an unshielded nuclear reactor in Tokaimura Japan. A TV news crew chronicled the treatment and inevitable death of one of them. more...
Book Details Northwest Regional Natural History
By: Linda McDonnell
Author Stephen Whitney offers a comprehensive look at the land from Southeastern Alaska to Northern California, through Oregon and Washington to Western Montana. more...
Jigsaw Man – Paul Britton Criminal Psychologist
By: Rachel L. Webb
This book makes great reading for all interested in the workings of the human mind, especially in the case of crime. Britton talks about real violent cases and outcomes more...
The Bomb, A New History by Stephen M. Younger
By: Philip McIntosh
Nuclear weapons continue to play an important role in global military and political matters. Can civilization and ultimate destructive power coexist? more...
Review of Better, by Atul Gawande
By: Alice Luxton
Surgeon Atul Gawande's "Better" is among the decade's most revolutionary books: take after intensely relevant take on why mistakes happen - and how they don't have to. more...
Hager's Demon Under The Microscope – Review
By: Alice Luxton
How was the miraculous survival of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's son connected to the deaths of numerous poor children years later? The same way more...
Hippocrates' Shadow by David H. Newman, M.D.
By: Philip McIntosh
The United states ranks low on virtually every measure of health care success, despite spending more than any other nation. Doctor Newman explains why this might be so. more...
Sun in a Bottle by Charles Seife
By: Philip McIntosh
Nuclear fusion. It's a source of incredible destructive power, and holds the promise of unlimited energy production. Bombs work well, but energy is as elusive as ever. more...
Uranium by Tom Zoellner – Book Review
By: Philip McIntosh
Uranium. It's nature's heaviest naturally occurring element. Tom Zoellner examines the history, science, and politics surrounding this controversial metal. more...
Bad Policies Characterize The Age of Oil
By: Mike Perricone
The fear of oil shortages has afflicted the West with crises of its own making, but Leonardo Maugeri analyzes the wrong future with little focus on global warming. more...
An interesting concept posits that man invented, as the brain's necessary external hard drive, both books and libraries. more...
The Neandertal Enigma Examined
By: James Richardson
James Shreeve's book examines the conundrum of where and when modern humans emerged and what happened to the populations our ancestors replaced. more...
Just Six Numbers by Martin Rees Reviewed
By: James Richardson
Sir Martin Rees delves into the numbers behind the forces that govern the universe, explaining how delicately balanced they are and what would happen if they were not. more...
Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay Gould Reviewed
By: James Richardson
One of the most important finds in the history of evolutionary biology was originally so badly misinterpreted that it lay gathering dust in obscurity for four decades. more...
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