‘The Selfish Gene’: Classic science worth checking out

I don't usually read old science books.  After a decade or so, I find that their content tends to have too much dated material.  But 'The Selfish Gene' keeps coming up in conversations, not just because its author, Richard Dawkins, is the world's most famous atheist, but also because of its core message, that genes are … Continue reading ‘The Selfish Gene’: Classic science worth checking out

I’m not doing book reviews anymore.

Since I started this blog last November, I've occasionally done book reviews.  Some of them have been fictional books, but many have been non-fiction. I find book reviews difficult to write.  I have this urge to make sure they're done right, to be fair to the author, and to give a useful comprehensive summary of what's in the book, … Continue reading I’m not doing book reviews anymore.