false 298172 2 Provocative and engaging, this collection brings together the premiere science writing of the year. Featuring the imprimatur of bestselling author and <i>New York Times</i> reporter Gina Kolata, one of the nation's foremost voices in science and medicine, and with contributions from Atul Gawande, Elizabeth Kolbert, and Oliver Sacks, among others, <i>The Best American Science Writing 2007</i> is a compelling anthology of our most advanced, and most relevant, scientific inquiries. 289278 1 9 2007 The Best American Science Writing 2007 total:119|5:23|4:62|3:31|2:3|1:0| 119 462 191 39 4 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 09:24:43 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 09:04:01 -0700 2007
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The New Yorker article about the semi-scandal surrounding the Poincare Conjecture solution is worth the check-out alone. Quite exciting and nice glimpse on the reality of academia w/r/t mathematics.

This edition is not short on fluff, but this is fine with ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 19 16:40:12 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 16:44:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=298172