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Creating a Second Paradise and Other Short Stories from Science, History and Philosophy
Albert Einstein once said: "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." This is the guiding spirit of the books in this series of Short stories from science, history and philosophy. The objective here is to explain science in a simple, attractive and fun form that is open to all.
The aim of the writings is to present key scientific events, ideas and personalities in the form of short stories that are easy and fun to read. Each story may be read separately, but at the same time they all band together to form a wide-ranging introduction to the history of science and areas of contemporary scientific research, as well as some of the recurring problems science has encountered in history and the philosophical dilemmas it raises today.
Table of Contents (Vol. 2):
What wiped out the dinosaurs? The afterlife of Henrietta Lacks The man who counted infinity Creating a second paradise The bioethics of conception No more bananas?! Alexander von Humboldt - adventurer and scientist Paracelsus - Martin Luther of medicine Statistics against poverty and disease Lucy, more precious than diamonds Hobbits from the isle of Flores The war of images Feral children EPO - The story about 2550 liters of powdered urine Cell police The Black Death pandemic A deadly virus from the heart of Africa Malaria When our sense of probability deceives us
The aim of the writings is to present key scientific events, ideas and personalities in the form of short stories that are easy and fun to read. Each story may be read separately, but at the same time they all band together to form a wide-ranging introduction to the history of science and areas of contemporary scientific research, as well as some of the recurring problems science has encountered in history and the philosophical dilemmas it raises today.
Table of Contents (Vol. 2):
What wiped out the dinosaurs? The afterlife of Henrietta Lacks The man who counted infinity Creating a second paradise The bioethics of conception No more bananas?! Alexander von Humboldt - adventurer and scientist Paracelsus - Martin Luther of medicine Statistics against poverty and disease Lucy, more precious than diamonds Hobbits from the isle of Flores The war of images Feral children EPO - The story about 2550 liters of powdered urine Cell police The Black Death pandemic A deadly virus from the heart of Africa Malaria When our sense of probability deceives us
73 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 20, 2011
About the author
Sašo Dolenc
25 books27 followersSašo Dolenc is a science writer and a philosopher of science from Ljubljana, Slovenia. He studied physics and philosophy at University of Ljubljana and obtained PhD degree in 2002.
He is the Editor in Chief of the popular online science journal Kvarkadabra, whose mission is to explain science in a simple, attractive and fun form that is open to all. The journal was one of the nominees for the EU Descartes Prize for Science Communication.
So far, Sašo Dolenc has written 13 books and more than 400 scientific essays on the interplay of science, philosophy and history of ideas. His writings were published in the main national newspapers and magazines.
He is the Editor in Chief of the popular online science journal Kvarkadabra, whose mission is to explain science in a simple, attractive and fun form that is open to all. The journal was one of the nominees for the EU Descartes Prize for Science Communication.
So far, Sašo Dolenc has written 13 books and more than 400 scientific essays on the interplay of science, philosophy and history of ideas. His writings were published in the main national newspapers and magazines.
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