Mind Over Matter: Conversations with the Cosmos
by K. C. Cole
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"Ruminations on every scientific subject over the sun-and plenty beyond it"-from the bestselling author of The Universe and the Teacup ( The Boston Globe ). A San Jose Mercury News Best Book of the Year A recipient of the American Institute of Physics Award for Best Science Writer, K.C. Cole offers a wide-ranging collection of essays about the nature of nature, the universals in the universe, and the messy playfulness of great science. In witty and fresh short takes, she explores some of the show more world's most intriguing scientific subjects-from particle physics to cosmology to mathematics and astronomy-and introduces a few of science's great minds. Revealing the universe to be elegant, intriguing, and, above all, relevant to our everyday lives, this book is "an absolute delight [that] belongs on the bedside bookshelf of every science enthusiast" ( San Jose Mercury News ). "Cole seeks the wondrous in the stuff we mistake for just ordinary." - Publishers Weekly K. C. Cole, the Los Angeles Times science writer and columnist, always has a fresh take on cutting-edge scientific discoveries, which she makes both understandable and very human. Reporting on physics, cosmology, mathematics, astronomy, and more, Cole's essays, culled from her popular Mind Over Matter columns, reveal the universe as simple, constant, and complex-and wholly relevant to politics, art, and every dimension of human life. show lessTags
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This book, subtitled 'Conversations with the Cosmos', is a collection of short essays adapted in part from her column 'Mind Over Matter' that appeared in the Los Angeles Times. The author received the 1995 American Institute of Physics Award for Best Science Writing. Some of the essays made me laugh and others made me think further about the points she was trying to make. On the whole I enjoyed this book. One complaint: when I read several in a row there was some noticeable repetition of subject matter. It is probably best to only read one selection each day to fully enjoy her little essays on science.
Scads of short essays taken mostly from the author's science column in the LA Times.
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K. C. Cole is an award-winning science writer, professor at the Annenberg School of Journalism at the University of Southern California, and the author of nine nonfiction books, including the best seller The Universe and the Teacup: The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty.
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