30-Second Theories: The 50 Most Thought-Provoking Theories in Science,… (2010)

More thought provoking and mind expanding stuff. I learn new things and increas my faith and awe with each of these 30 second books! ( )

A very intriguing reference to "the 50 most thought-provoking theories in Science." Containing a series of brief synopses of some very interesting and indeed thought-provoking theories from the more well known Theory of Relativity, Laws of Motion, and Global Warming; to the lesser known (at least to me) Out of Africa theory, Gaia theory, and the Small World hypothesis (which is now a study I wish to be a part of).

This book is an excellent reference for some pretty big ideas that can be delved into with more depth for those interested. There is even a list of resources including books, magazines/articles, and websites the reader can visit for more information.

Definitely worth it for the armchair scientist. ( )

Format designed to be dipped into, with each page giving a very brief overview of a section within a section. Lots of fun graphics, little snippets of interest, and on the whole the items were well written and highly accessible - especially the first one by Michael Brooks. But for some of the articles, I thought it was just too brief to give you any flavour at all of what was written, and I was left frustrated. Perhaps this format would work better focusing on a tighter field than all scientific theories? ( )