Prefatory Note; 1. Walter Benjamin and Biz Stone: The Scientific Paper in the Age of Twitter; 2. Epigenetics in the Adirondacks; 3. A Nobel Is Out of Order:"J. Lo" vs. Hypatia of Alexandria; 4. Epigenetics and Alma Mahler; 5. Inflammation Is Complicated: From Metchnikoff to Meryl Streep; 6. An Arrowsmith for the NASDAQ Era: Extraordinary Measures; 7. Sarah Palin and Marie-Antoinette: Post-Traumatic Tress Disorder; 8. Coca-Cola and H.G. Wells: Dietary Supplements as Subprime Drugs; 9. Voodoo Economics and Voodoo Healing: Witchcraft Persists in Massachusetts.
Summary
Pop culture meets cutting-edge science in this one-volume introduction to the history of science and modern biology.
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