The Best American Science Writing 2006.THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE WRITING 2006 ATUL GAWANDE Atul Gawande (b. 1965 in Brooklyn, NY) is a general and endocrine surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, an assistant professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, and an assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. AND JESSE COHEN cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. . Surgeon and writer Gawande includes a wide variety of disciplines and publications in the latest of Cohen's series of collections of the year's best science writing. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gawande, the best of science writing is "cool," in that it makes scientific concepts comprehensible to scientists and nonscientists alike. Some of the best efforts, by Gawande's standards, are found not only in the science media, such as Discover and Scientific American, but also in mainstream publications such as the New Yorker, Harpers, and Atlantic Monthly. He has collected 21 essays with subject matter ranging from the number of planets in our solar system to the increasing threat posed by avian flu. Other essays focus on current controversies that cross the line between science and politics, such as clashes about intelligent design, the prospect of cloning endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. , the definition of race, and the origins of homosexuality. Harper, 2006, 362 p., paperback, $14.95. |
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