From American Scientist, a review of Science: A Four Thousand Year History by Patricia Fara; and a review of Nature's Patters: A Tapestry in Three Parts by Philip Ball. The first chapter from Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran. A review of There's Something about Godel: The Complete Guide to the Incompleteness Theorem by Francesco Berto. How to find a habitable exoplanet: Don't look for one. Keith Devlin on the problem with word problems in mathematics. Blinded by scientism: The problem with scientism is that it is either self-defeating or trivially true; F.A. Hayek helps us to see why (and part 2). Author and astronomer Marcus Chown on the early history of the universe, quantum reality, and the origins of information. When physics got spooky: A review of Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality by Manjit Kumar. A review of Science and Spirituality: Making Room for Faith in the Age of Science by Michael Ruse. A review of Duel at Dawn: Heroes, Martyrs, and the Rise of Modern Mathematics by Amir Alexander. Deep in thought: What is a "law of physics," anyway? Astrophysicists think they know how to destroy a black hole — the puzzle is what such destruction would leave behind. A review of Massive: The Hunt for the God Particle by Ian Sample. A review of From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time by Sean Carroll. Martin Gardner reviews Duel at Dawn: Heroes, Martyrs, and the Rise of Modern Mathematics by Amir Alexander. A review of Never Pure: Historical Studies of Science as if It Was Produced by People with Bodies, Situated in Time, Space, Culture, and Society, and Struggling for Credibility and Authority by Steven Shapin. A review of Imagining Science: Art, Science, and Social Change. A review of The End of Discovery: Are We Approaching the Boundaries of the Knowable? by Russell Stannard.
