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Nicholas Wade is a British-born scientific reporter, editor and author who currently writes for the Science Times section of The New York Times. Wade was born in Aylesbury, England and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. Wade has been a correspondent, based in Washington, and deputy editor, based in London, of the journal Nature. He also reported from Washington for the journal Science. At the New York Times he has worked as an editorial writer covering science, environment and defense, and as editor of the science section. He is the author of several books including "The Nobel Duel," (Doubleday,1980) an account of two scientists' race to win the Nobel prize; "Betrayers of the Truth," co-authored with William J. Broad (S...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 834 ratings · 176 reviews · 26 distinct works

	Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors 4.06 avg rating — 647 ratings — published 2006 — 16 editions	My rating:
	The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures 3.39 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Life Script: How the Human Genome Discoveries Will Transform Medicine and Enhance Your Health 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1901 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Science Times Book of Language and Linguistics 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Science Times Book of Genetics 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Science Times Book of Fish 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Science Times Book of Fossils and Evolution 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The New York Times Book of the Brain: Revised and Expanded 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Science Times Book of Birds 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	My rating:
	A World Beyond Healing: The Prologue and Aftermath of Nuclear War 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1987 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“The genes supply the motivation for warfare, [E. O.] Wilson is saying, in humans as they do in chimps, but people, blessed with the power of language, look for some objective cause of war. A society psychs itself up to go to war by agreeing that their neighbors have wronged them, whether by seizing property or failing to deliver on some promise. Religious leaders confirm that the local deity favors their cause and off go the troops. ”
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