Unweaving The Rainbow

A polemic against anti-science movements of all kinds, this book shows how an understanding of science enhances our wonder of the world. Taking up important top... » 

A polemic against anti-science movements of all kinds, this book shows how an understanding of science enhances our wonder of the world. Taking up important topics in modern science, from astronomy and genetics to language and virtual reality, it argues that mysteries do not lose their poetry because they are solved. «