The Current Reading List contains some of the more recent books that are recommended to fulfill your contract requirements. There are two different listings here. The first is from 2 Think and will contain category lists with reviews. You may contribute to the lists if you have a book that would be of interest, but is not reviewed. Secondly, the Amazon list where each book will either have an annotation or a link to a book seller who has a synopsis and reveiw of the work. None of the books on either of these lists require clearance from me.
The Synopsis & Review links will generally take you to the Amazon website. They have an amazing feature that describes and reviews each of their books. I am not encouraging you to buy anything when you use these links, but at the same time I would be foolish to not take advantage of their wonderful synopses and reviews. Do what you will with your money I'm after the information. Each book will be described and others suggested for your consideration. There is much to entice you at each book's site. Take advantage of their links and examine other works. Happy hunting!
1. The Cambridge Quintet-A Work of Scientific Speculation by John Casti.
An exciting speculative work that examines human intelligence and the possibility of computers usurping the power of the brain. Synopsis & Review
2. The Sun, the Genome, and the Internet-Tools of Scientific Revolutions by Freeman Dyson
In this visionary look into the future Dyson argues that technological changes fundamentally alter our ethical and social arrangements through three rapidly advancing new technologies. Synopsis & Review
3. The Pony Fish's Glow and Other Clues to Plan and Purpose in Nature by George C. Williams
Picking up where Darwin left off, Williams combines philosophical perspective and scientific method to provide a foundation for the answewrs to some fascinating questions. Synopsis & Review
4, The Truth Machine by James Halperin
It is the year 2004. Violent crime is the number one political issue in America. Once perfected the Truth Machine will change the face of the world. Synopsis & Review
5. Rocks of Ages-Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life by Stephen Jay Gould
Writing with bracing intelligence and elegant clarity, Gould sheds new light on the dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Synopsis & Review
6. Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
Hard Science Fiction (Science Fiction that sticks to the laws of science). Up to one third of the human genome contains HERV (Human Endogenous Retrovirus) introns that have laid dormant for millions of years. Bear prognosticates an evolutionary leap to a subspecies of human being, Homo sapiens nova, generated by a HERV known a SHEVA. Not only good prose, but a real possibility. Synopsis and Review