Oracle wrote:denizaksulu wrote:Oracle wrote:Bananiot wrote:"Genome" and now reading "Nature via Nurture"
I read those the other way around to you, but both superb reads although due to his gaining even more popularity some of the beauty of his writing has been dispensed with to make the subject even more accessible.
He is by far the best popular science writer ever, and since you are a biology teacher, his earlier work like "The Red Queen" and "Origins of Virtue" (a sort of follow-on to Dawkin's "Selfish Gene") should be a piece of cake, and you will be captivated by the real power of his prose.
I can't get into Steven Pinker at all even though his material interests me enormously.
Without my local Waterstones to introduce me to new works I am feeling in a bit of a wilderness (can't get into on-line stuff for anything other than this forum) .... so if you have any recommendations I would love to hear of them (but will resist commenting again for fear of repetitious bombast ).
Hi Phoenix, Sorry I am back from my little sojourne from the East.
We have got used to your 'repetitious bombasts', Whats up? Why the sudden change? Dont you feel yourself anymore?
How was France?
I saw many of your compatriots in Constantinopolis. I dont like France btw.