Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder 0395883822, 0618056734, 9780618056736, 9780547347356, 9780395883822

The author of The Selfish Gene offers a witty and insightful assessment of what science is, how it feeds the human appet

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Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder
0395883822, 0618056734, 9780618056736, 9780547347356, 9780395883822

Did Newton "unweave the rainbow" by reducing it to its prismatic colors, as Keats contended' Did he, in o

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This book elucidates the film-watching impulse through the prism of religion. It illustrates how films utilize religious

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This book elucidates the film-watching impulse through the prism of religion. It illustrates how films utilize religious

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Images and text capture the astonishing beauty of the chemical processes that create snowflakes, bubbles, flames, and ot

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In 1524, Pope Clement VII gave two condemned criminals to his physician to test a promising new antidote. After each con

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Debunking myths behind what is known collectively as the new cosmology—a grand, overlapping set of narratives that claim

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How we can all be lifelong wonderers: restoring the sense of joy in discovery we felt as children. From an early age, c

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This book about the science of snow features photos of snow crystals in their beautiful diversity and includes how snow

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