The errors of five giants of science and the role these mistakes played in the vital process of discovery.

• History,
• Science,

“Nature” is more important by far than “nurture,” the author asserts, when it comes to acts like rape, serial murder and terrorism.

• Science,

With his distinctive passion and exuberance for knowledge, the author shares his advice to future discovers.

• Non-Fiction,
• Science,

An introduction to and exposé of the forgotten figure who would be Darwin’s last great American opponent.

• History,
• Science,

The author leads the reader around the globe to meet people fascinated by the intricacies of digestion.

• Science,

A respected primatologist argues that the roots of human morality lie not in a set of religious or philosophical precepts, but deep in our evolutionary past.

• Science,

An insightful account of the scientific innovation and passion that transformed an idea into a modern technological system.

• Non-Fiction,
• History,
• Science,

A history of technological tinkering in the US, and a call to budding inventors and innovators to forge ahead despite corporate America’s increasing, and sometimes intimidating, presence in the arena.

• History,
• Science,