Category Archives: Science

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell (Review)

Interesting and eye-opening book on society’s view of talent, but questions about fact-checking tarnished my enjoyment of the book.

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Dead Silence: Fear and Terror on the Anthrax Trail by Bob Coen and Eric Nadler (Review)

From the anthrax attacks post-9/11 to racial biowarfare in Africa, this book looks at anthrax’s use as a bioweapon as it tries to get to the bottom of those anthrax mail attacks in the US.

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The Link by Colin Tudge (Review)

A lot about evolution but little about the Ida fossil.

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Dissecting Death by Zugibe & Carroll (Review)

Review of Dissecting Death: Secrets of a Medical Examiner by Frederick Zugibe and David L. Carroll. Despite the gruesome sounding title this is an interesting read.

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