The Best American Science and Nature Writing

Marc Notes: A Mariner original.; Includes bibliographical references. Table of Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- Part 1. Bacteria/Microorganisms -- The Teeming Metropolis of You: from California Magazine / Brendan Buhler -- Our Body the Ecosystem: from Popular Science / Virginia Hughes -- The Peanut Puzzle: from The New Yorker / Jerome Groopman -- Part 2. Animals -- The Long, Curious, Extravagant Evolution of Feathers: from National Geographic / Carl Zimmer -- How to Hatch a Dinosaur: from Wired / Thomas Hayden -- Faster. Higher. Squeakier.: from Outside / Michael Behar -- Trivedi. The Wipeout Gene: from Scientific American / Bijal P -- Deep Intellect: from Orion / SY Montgomery -- Moffett. Ants & the Art of War: from Scientific American / Mark W -- Part 3. Humans (the Good) -- The Scent of Your Thoughts: from Scientific American / Deborah Blum -- Sleeping with the Enemy: from The New Yorker / Elizabeth Kolbert -- The Touchy-Feely (but Totally Scientific!) Methods of Wallace J. Nichols: from Outside / Michael Roberts -- Part 4. Humans (the Bad) -- The Feedback Loop: from Wired / Thomas Goetz -- What You Don't Know Can Kill You: from Discover / Jason Daley -- Beautiful Brains: from National Geographic / David Dobbs -- The Brain on Trial: from The Atlantic / David Eagleman -- Part 5. Society and Environment -- Crush Point: from The New Yorker / John Seabrook -- Ill Wind: from Discover / David Kirby -- The City Solution: from National Geographic / Robert Kunzig -- Part 6. Technology -- Test-Tube Burgers: from The New Yorker / Michael Specter -- Mad Science: from Wired / Mark McClusky -- Dream Machine: from The New Yorker / Rivka Galchen -- The Crypto-Currency: from The New Yorker / Joshua Davis -- Mind vs. Machine: from The Atlantic / Brian Christian -- Contributors' Notes -- Other Notable Science and Nature Writing of 2011. Publisher Marketing: The Best American Series(R) First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. "The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012" includes JEROME GROOPMAN, SY MONTGOMERY, MICHAEL BEHAR, DEBORAH BLUM, THOMAS GOETZ, DAVID EAGLEMAN, RIVKA GALCHEN, DAVID KIRBY, and others Review Citations: Booklist 10/15/2012 pg. 7 (EAN 9780547799537, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 03/25/2013 (EAN 9780547799537, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2012 (EAN 9780547799537, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Ariely, Dan Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University. He is the founder and director of the Center for Advanced Hindsight. His work has been featured in many outlets, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and others. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife, Sumi, and their two creative children, Amit and Neta. Contributor Bio:  Folger, Tim TIM FOLGER is a contributing editor at "Discover" and writes about science for several magazines.