The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012

by Ariely, Dan; Folger, Tim

• ISBN13: 9780547799537
• ISBN10: 0547799535
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-10-02
• Publisher: Ingram Book Co

Summary

Best-selling author of Predictably Irrationaland The Upside of Irrationality, Dan Ariely selects the year's top science and nature writing, carrying readers into fresh, new worlds in this collection that brings together the best from a variety of fascinating fields.

Author Biography

Dan Ariely, editor, is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University, with appointment at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Congnitive Neuroscience, the Department of Economic, and the School of Medicine. Ariely is also a founding member of the Center for Advanced Hindsight and the author of the New York Times bestsellers Predictably Irrational. The Upside of Irrationality, and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiv
Bacteria/Microorganisms
The Teeming Metropolis of You: from California Magazine	p. 3
Our Body the Ecosystem: from Popular Science	p. 8
The Peanut Puzzle: from The New Yorker	p. 16
Animals
The Long, Curious, Extravagant Evolution of Feathers: from National Geographic	p. 29
How to Hatch a Dinosaur: from Wired	p. 35
Faster. Higher. Squeakier.: from Outside	p. 44
Trivedi. The Wipeout Gene: from Scientific American	p. 53
Deep Intellect: from Orion	p. 65
Moffett. Ants & the Art of War: from Scientific American	p. 78
Humans (the Good)
The Scent of Your Thoughts: from Scientific American	p. 89
Sleeping with the Enemy: from The New Yorker	p. 97
The Touchy-Feely (but Totally Scientific!) Methods of Wallace J. Nichols: from Outside	p. 119
Humans (the Bad)
The Feedback Loop: from Wired	p. 131
What You Don't Know Can Kill You: from Discover	p. 145
Beautiful Brains: from National Geographic	p. 156
The Brain on Trial: from The Atlantic	p. 167
Society and Environment
Crush Point: from The New Yorker	p. 189
Ill Wind: from Discover	p. 206
The City Solution: from National Geographic	p. 217
Technology
Test-Tube Burgers: from The New Yorker	p. 229
Mad Science: from Wired	p. 245
Dream Machine: from The New Yorker	p. 258
The Crypto-Currency: from The New Yorker	p. 276
Mind vs. Machine: from The Atlantic	p. 289
Contributors' Notes	p. 315
Other Notable Science and Nature Writing of 2011	p. 321
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