1. Quantum Evolution, How Physics' Weirdest Theory Explains Life's Biggest Mystery
November 08, 2006


The book Quantum Evolution, How Physics’ Weirdest Theory Explains Life’s Biggest Mystery, considers Quantum Evolution as an important factor influencing biological evolution and the human consciousness. A professor of molecular genetics, author Johnjoe McFadden provides a comprehensive account of the origins of life to the evolution of human consciousness. McFadden details how evolution, with an emphasis on Darwinian evolution, could not have occurred without the influence of quantum mechanics instigating specific molecular and cellular actions. He dismisses naturalism as the single cause of ... (read more)

Author: Tracy Roberts | Article Views: 1351

2. Penguin releases Everything Bad is Good For You by Steven Johnson
April 07, 2006


Should we feel guilty for letting our kids (or ourselves!) play Grand Theft Auto instead of socialising or reading? Are our brains going soft on a diet of soap operas? Has reality TV turned us into voyeurs? Are we really being dumbed down by popular culture? No. Steven Johnson, author of the US bestseller Mind Wide Open, takes a deft mixture of economics, narrative theories, technology, neuroscience – and a long hard look at popular culture – to turn all these worries about it on their heads. Over the last thirty years the increasing sophistication of popular culture has paid dividends ... (read more)

Author: sam lowe | Article Views: 1170

3. Penguin books set to release Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner
March 31, 2006


This top ten bestseller has been described by the Observer as ‘A phenomenon’, and as ‘Non-stop fun’ by the Evening Standard. For the first time, both authors will be in the UK for publication Why is a $100 hair dye job worth the same as a $100,000 education? Whose side is an estate agent on? Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? Why have crime rates really fallen? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But then, Steven D. Levitt is not a typ... (read more)

Author: sam lowe | Article Views: 1280

4. The Power Of A.W.E. (Ancient Wisdom Everlasting)
March 13, 2006


Excerpts from "The Power Of A.W.E." (Ancient Wisdom Everlasting): These conversations have been purposely written in a non-sectarian, universal style to appeal to everyone. It doesn’t matter what religion, race or nationality you associate yourself with. It doesn’t matter if you’re agnostic or atheist, male or female, married or single, 13 years old or 95. It doesn’t matter if you’re white collar or blue, republican or democrat, unemployed or retired, extrovert or introvert, healthy or ill, rich or poor. All you’ll need is an inquisitive mind and a youthful spirit to enjoy these dialogues... (read more)

Author: robert waxman | Article Views: 752