What Scientists Think

by Jeremy Stangroom (editor)

What are scientists working on today? What do they worry about? What do they think about the working of the brain, climate change, animal experimentation, cancer, and mental illness? Is science progressing or in retreat? Is this century humankind's last?These are just some of the compelling and provocative questions tackled here by twelve of the world's leading scientists and scientific thinkers. In engaging and lucid discussion, they clarify many of the most urgent scientific challenges and dilemmas facing science today.Essential reading for anyone interested in popular science, What Scientists Think is edited and written by Jeremy Stangroom of the highly successful The Philosopher's Magazineand includes a foreword by Marek Kohn, author of A Reason for Natural Selection and the British Imagination.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

194 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Jeremy Stangroom is a British writer, editor, and website designer. He is an editor and co-founder, with Julian Baggini, of The Philosophers’ Magazine, and has written and edited several philosophy books. He is also co-founder, with Ophelia Benson of the website 'Butterflies and Wheels'.

Reviews

[Jonathon Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was good, as far as it went - basically, it's a series of interviews with a couple notable scientists of the day. It was interesting, but I didn't feel like I learned very much about science, scientists, or their views; rather, I learned a little bit about each of these particular people. It just didn't feel like a very broadly applicable survey, but possibly that was never the intention.