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 Reviews MoonFebruary 2010
This sci-fi thriller is centred on the daily life of Sam Bell, hired by Lunar Industries to manage the largely automated helium-3 extraction facility on the surface, to power fusion reactors back on Earth.  We Need to Talk About Kelvin: What Everyday Things Tell Us About The UniverseFebruary 2010
How do you know our universe is not the only one? How does the fact that teacups break but never unbreak tell us that the universe must have expanded from a Big Bang?  Caveman LogicFebruary 2010
Rather than letting the evolutionary heritage from our Pleistocene past continue to dominate our behaviour today, Hank Davis argues, in his book Caveman Logic, that these instincts can and should be overcome.  The Future PrehistoricFebruary 2010
It’s a rare band that is willing to take on dark energy. In fact, Australian psychedelic folk-pop band Richard In Your Mind don’t seem intimated by much at all: scientifically, musically or otherwise.  Wildlife of AustraliaFebruary 2010
For those who like their glossy wildlife books to cover some of the subtleties of the animal world, Wildlife of Australia is a well-suited compendium.  The Illustrated Atlas of WildlifeFebruary 2010
Reader’s Digest certainly knows how to create a book. The Illustrated Atlas of Wildlife is a truly beautiful journey around the world.  In Search of Time: The Science of a Curious DimensionFebruary 2010
Julius Caesar is alive. Time doesn’t exist. By 2050, making love to robots will be considered normal. If you are able to embrace ideas such as these, you will find Falk’s book to be an entertaining way to pass the, well, non-existent time.  Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and The Great Debate About The Nature of RealityFebruary 2010
Famous quantum physicists have said that the theory explains “most of physics and all of chemistry”.  FlashForwardJanuary 2010
Without warning, almost the entire population of Earth blacks out for two minutes. Helicopters fall from the sky, patients in surgery bleed to death and people who were swimming drown.  The Decisive Moment: How the Brain Makes Up its MindSeptember 2009
Whether you’re a pilot responsible for a split-second decision or merely shopping for a couch, the way your brain does it is a fascinating process.  Small Wonders: How Microbes Rule Our WorldSeptember 2009
Did you know that some microbes use sulfur compounds as a food source, leaving hydrogen sulfide – the rotten-egg smelling gas – behind as a waste product?  Science and IslamSeptember 2009
The Dark Ages, a period lasting one thousand years in the Western world that was devoid of art, literature, science and technology, coincided with the ‘golden age’ of Muslim thought.  On Our Watch: The race to save Australia’s EnvironmentSeptember 2009
Environmental law is for the protection of species diversity – theoretically. Weak wording, weaker politicians and inadequate funding are causing Australia’s legislation to fail miserably.  The Atmosphere of HeavenSeptember 2009
Scientific progress is often thought of as a string of breakthrough ideas and elegantly designed experiments. In The Atmosphere of Heaven, scientific progress occurs almost as an aside during the chaos of intoxication.  Addiction: A disorder of choiceSeptember 2009
Gene Heyman, a research psychologist at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, is going after a medical paradigm and he’s not pulling his punches: addiction is not a disease, it’s a choice, he argues in this book. 
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