Science & Math

The author grew up in France near Lyon, the gastronomic capital of the world. Her parents were so focused on food and each other that she—an only child—felt like an outsider.

“Less than a decade away from his infamous court-martial for insubordination, General Mitchell came up with a simple proposal to capture the imagination of the American public: a race acros

“The book, in sum, is a polemic rather than a serious attempt to sort out the science that informs policy and practice that would be a pathway to a better human future as the planet and all

“Perhaps dogs can’t teach us how to live but, by their joyful presence and abundant love, they help us live better.”

One reads Miguel Missé’s The Myth of the Wrong Body with growing excitement and thumping of the air not just because of one’s sympathy with its content, but also because of his sociologica

The night sky offers a beautiful pattern of stars to the naked eye.

“The Day I Die is an informative and accessible addition to the literature of death and dying.

The Covid-19 plague descended with a vengeance on New York City in early March 2020. The city was utterly unprepared, including its preeminent hospitals.

Challenges to Darwin’s view of the sexes are no longer a minority sport, though like all challenges to received opinion they have difficulty being heard in the Establishment they wish to rock.

“A superb and well-researched account of a notorious chemical and the clash it has provoked between science and corporate doubters.”

“well-written, informative, sometimes fascinating, yet difficult book to unreservedly recommend.”

Information flows at a rapid pace. Following a plane crash, people are anxious to know the cause. Little factual information is available.