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Nature and the Babylonians
Daryn Lehoux
How did the ancient Mesopotamians conceive of nature and science? Daryn Lehoux reviews a new account, Before Nature: Cuneiform Knowledge and the History of Science, by Francesca Rochberg.
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Fodor’s Legacy
David Lobina
The publication of a new volume on the work of the philosopher and cognitive scientist Jerry Fodor is an opportunity to reflect on his enduring legacy. David Lobina assesses Fodor’s contributions and ideas.
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An Antique Land
Benjamin Thierry
Benjamin Thierry reviews Minitel: Welcome to the Internet by Julien Mailland and Kevin Driscoll. The French Minitel project, according to the authors, was much, much more than simply a public works project gone awry.
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Black as Death
Monica Green
A new account argues for the importance of climate and disease as forces shaping medieval Europe. Monica Green offers a detailed critique and reviews new research into the origins of the Black Death.
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Woit’s Way
Andrew Jordan
Peter Woit’s book Quantum Theory, Groups and Representations is based on a series of lectures that he gave at Columbia University. Woit is a fine teacher. Andrew Jordan finds much to admire.
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The Grand Illusion
Michael Tye
Daniel Dennett has a knack for telling many scientists what they want to hear: nothing in philosophy might cause them to lose sleep. They are right not to lose sleep, but not for the reasons provided.
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Hogamous, Higamous
Robert Dunn
In Testosterone Rex, Cordelia Fine assesses the behavior of men and women as a manifestation of ancient evolutionary urges. Robert Dunn argues culture also plays a role in gender variation.
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Lo and Behold
Charles Goodhart
Is macro-economics in need of a blood transfusion from evolutionary theories in biology? Charles Goodhart reviews Andrew Lo’s Adaptive Markets: Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought.
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The Smart Set
Ludwig Huber
Ludwig Huber, a cognitive biologist and professor at the Messerli Research Institute in Vienna, reviews Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal.
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