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Life's Ratchet, The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix, The Fractalist and Hallucinations

Wired for Story, Dreamland, Homo Mysterious, and Vagina

Using scientific information as narrative can be a powerful way to communicate.

Evolving, The Moral Molecule, Aping Mankind, and Experiment Eleven

The Aha! Moment, Imagine, Ignorance, and The Age of Insight

Being an ex-drug-addict turned neuroscientist brings a unique insight into the physiological and phenomenological realities of addiction.

In Chapter 12, "The Opium Fields," author Marc Lewis recounts one night spent in the brain chemistry-bending grip of opium addiction.

Studying the evolution of altruistic behaviors reveals how knee-jerk good intentions can backfire.

In Chapter 1, editors Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath introduce the concept of well-intentioned behaviors that go awry.

In an essay entitled "Nurture, Nature, and the Stress That is Life," neurobiologists Darlene Francis and Daniela Kaufer envision a future where science moves past the nature vs. nurture debate in considering differences in human behavioral responses to stress.

The book that serves as bio art's encyclopedia.

In Chapter 3, “Credibility: Validating Discovery Claims,” author Frederick Grinnell details the difficulty in making discoveries that buck current scientific paradigms.

Quirk, Darwin's Armada, The Death & Life of Monterey Bay, Elegance in Science