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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress is a 2018 book written by Canadian-American cognitive scientist Steven Pinker.It argues that the Enlightenment values of reason, science, and humanism have brought progress, and that health, prosperity, safety, peace, and happiness have tended to rise worldwide.
[6] On Bookmarks Magazine Sep/Oct 2009 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a 4.0 out of 5 based on critic reviews with the critical summary stating, "Critics described Age of Wonder, a synthesis of history, science, philosophy, and biography, as "intoxicating," "gripping," and "juicy". [7]
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is merely described (summary review) or analyzed based on content, style, and merit. [ 1 ] A book review may be a primary source , an opinion piece, a summary review, or a scholarly view. [ 2 ]
Asimov's Guide to Science was reviewed by John Cheney in Contemporary Physics. [18] Asimov's New Guide to Science received positive reviews from Paul Stuewe in Quill & Quire, [19] Margrett J. McFadden in Voice of Youth Advocates, [20] and Robert H. Bell in Science Books & Films, [21] and a mixed review from E. L. Williams in Choice. [22]
Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. [1] [2] Modern science is typically divided into two or three major branches: [3] the natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology), which study the physical world; and the behavioural sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology ...
Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society (ISBN 0-674-79291-2) is a seminal book by French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist Bruno Latour first published in 1987.
The paleogenomics researcher María C. Ávila Arcos, reviewing the book in Science magazine, writes that "troubling traces of biocolonialism undermine an otherwise eloquent synthesis of ancient genome research." [12] She calls Reich's account graceful, combining his personal opinions with "hard science" [12] (Reich's phrase).
Breath won the award for Best General Nonfiction Book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors [13] and was a finalist for the Royal Society Science Book Prize of 2021. [14] Breath received favorable reviews, with a cumulative "Positive" rating at the review aggregator website Book Marks. [15]