SciTech Daily, Books and MediaSciTech Daily feed, Books and MediaMavericks on Cannery Row: Beyond the Outer Shores tells the story of marine biol- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Mavericks on Cannery Row: Beyond the Outer Shores tells the story of marine biologist Ed Ricketts and his pals John Steinbeck and Joseph Campbellhttp://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail;jsessionid=baa9nmKI9qaW7k?assetid=37... A major new exhibition at the New York Public Library gets Isaac Newton all wron- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A major new exhibition at the New York Public Library gets Isaac Newton all wrong says James Gleickhttp://slate.msn.com/id/2108438/ In Aspirin Diarmuid Jeffreys renders an absorbing account of the drug's ride fro- (Found June 19, 2008 ) In Aspirin Diarmuid Jeffreys renders an absorbing account of the drug's ride from obscurity to celebrity and around about again to its rebirth as today's wonder drughttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2004/10/24/RVG609CBCA1.DTL Lancet editor Richard Horton's new book on the MMR debacle MMR: Science and Fict- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Lancet editor Richard Horton's new book on the MMR debacle MMR: Science and Fiction doesn't explain why he published Andrew Wakefield's flawed research in the first place says Michael Fitzpatrickhttp://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CA6F2.htm The truth about Beckham's shirt: Prime numbers are everywhere once you start loo- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The truth about Beckham's shirt: Prime numbers are everywhere once you start looking says Marcus du Sautoy author of The Music of the Primeshttp://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/scienceandnature/story/0,6000,1317752,00.html Joann Fletcher makes a big claim in The Search for Nefertiti -- but the evidence- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Joann Fletcher makes a big claim in The Search for Nefertiti -- but the evidence is against herhttp://www.archaeology.org/online/reviews/nefertiti/index.html Desmond Morris rightly admires the beauty of the female hand in The Naked Woman- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Desmond Morris rightly admires the beauty of the female hand in The Naked Woman says Catherine Bennett. But has he never seen a bunionhttp://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,1332694,00.html The latest phishing email uses a simple script to attempt to covertly redirect a- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The latest phishing email uses a simple script to attempt to covertly redirect a victim's web browser to fake internet banking siteshttp://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996619 Simon Singh describes humanity's fascinating struggle to understand our increasi- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Simon Singh describes humanity's fascinating struggle to understand our increasingly improbable universe in Big Banghttp://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,1338287,00.html Fermi Remembered marks the centennial of the birth of one of the 20th century's- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Fermi Remembered marks the centennial of the birth of one of the 20th century's most admired physicistshttp://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/37207 |