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The Exceptions by Kate Zernike The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science Zernike, Kate
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 to-read, science-history, science-policy     Betsy 2025/01/22 view activity »
The Unpersuadables by Will Storr The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the Enemies of Science Storr, Will
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 to-read, psychology, science-policy, sociology     Betsy 2024/08/19 view activity »
The Icepick Surgeon by Sam Kean The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science Kean, Sam *
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 to-read, medicine, science-history, science-policy     Betsy 2023/12/21 view activity »
CRISPR People by Henry T. Greely CRISPR People: The Science and Ethics of Editing Humans Greely, Henry T.
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 to-read, biology, genetics, science-policy     Betsy 2023/08/18 view activity »
The Genome Defense by Jorge L. Contreras The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA Contreras, Jorge L.
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 to-read, biology, genetics, medicine, science-history, science-policy     Betsy 2023/03/22 view activity »
The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values Christian, Brian *
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 read, artificial-intell..., book-club, philosophy, science-policy, technology 2022/03/01 2022/03/31 Betsy 2022/01/16 view activity »
Altered Inheritance by Françoise Baylis Altered Inheritance: CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing Baylis, Françoise
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 read, biology, book-club, genetics, science-policy 2021/05/01 2021/05/31 Betsy 2021/03/19 view activity »
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Taleb, Nassim Nicholas *
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 read, book-club, economics, energy, medicine, nature, philosophy, psychology, public-health, science-policy, sociology, technology 2021/01/01 2021/01/31 Betsy 2020/10/16 view activity »
Discourse on Method by René Descartes Discourse on Method Descartes, René
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 to-read, science-history, science-policy     Betsy 2020/07/15 view activity »
Not a Scientist by Dave Levitan Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science Levitan, Dave *
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 read, book-club, science-history, science-policy 2020/04/01 2020/04/30 Betsy 2020/02/20 view activity »
Against Method by Paul Karl Feyerabend Against Method Feyerabend, Paul Karl
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 to-read, science-history, science-policy     Betsy 2019/08/18 view activity »
Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Pinker, Steven *
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 read, book-club, philosophy, science-history, science-policy 2019/07/01 2019/07/31 Betsy 2019/05/23 view activity »
Randomistas by Andrew Leigh Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Are Changing Our World Leigh, Andrew
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 to-read, science-history, science-policy     Betsy 2019/02/18 view activity »
Rigor Mortis by Richard F. Harris Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope, and Wastes Billions Harris, Richard F. *
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 read, biology, book-club, science-history, science-policy 2019/01/01 2019/01/31 Betsy 2018/11/19 view activity »
The War on Science by Shawn Lawrence Otto The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It Otto, Shawn Lawrence *
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 to-read, science-history, science-policy     Betsy 2018/04/16 view activity »
The Death of Expertise by Thomas M. Nichols The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters Nichols, Thomas M.
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 to-read, science-policy, sociology     Betsy 2017/12/20 view activity »
Space Chronicles by Neil deGrasse Tyson Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier Tyson, Neil deGrasse *
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 to-read, science-policy, space-science     Betsy 2017/02/20 view activity »
Endless Frontier by G. Pascal Zachary Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century Zachary, G. Pascal
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 to-read, biography, science-policy     Betsy 2016/07/24 view activity »
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre Bad Science Goldacre, Ben
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 read, book-club, science-history, science-policy 2015/02/01 2015/02/28 Betsy 2014/05/19 view activity »
The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper The Logic of Scientific Discovery Popper, Karl
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 to-read, science-history, science-policy     Betsy 2013/08/21 view activity »
Not Exactly by Kees van Deemter Not Exactly: in Praise of Vagueness van Deemter, Kees
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 to-read, artificial-intell..., philosophy, science-policy     Betsy 2013/01/25 view activity »
Fool Me Twice by Shawn Lawrence Otto Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America Otto, Shawn Lawrence *
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 read, book-club, science-history, science-policy 2012/01/01 2012/01/31 David Rubenstein 2011/12/14 view activity »
Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming Oreskes, Naomi
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 read, book-club, science-history, science-policy 2011/07/01 2011/07/31 David Rubenstein 2011/06/01 view activity »
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Skloot, Rebecca *
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 read, biography, book-club, medicine, science-policy 2011/04/01 2011/05/01 David Rubenstein 2011/03/06 view activity »


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