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Space Oddities: Harry Cliff ***** 28 March 2024 - Delightful exploration of anomalies in particle physics and cosmology that may indicate dramatic new directions, while making it clear how possible it is with these very indirect measurements to get things wrong.
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Kingdom of Play: David Toomey *** 26 March 2024 - A thought-provoking book on what play is and why some animals do it, but goes too far in drawing some conclusions, notably on natural selection and play.
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Stephen Hawking: genius at work - Roger Highfield **** 29 February 2024 - Although there's a risk of hagiography with this kind of book, we get a good insight into both Hawking's work, including the more obscure bits, and his celebrity in a gallery-like melange.
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Robots and Empire: Isaac Asimov **** 4 March 2024 - The last of Asimov's robot novels has more satisfying content than its predecessor, though it is still far too wordy in interminable discussions.
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The Robots of Dawn: Isaac Asimov *** 26 February 2024 - Revisiting his robot novels 30 years on, Asimov's style has changed from energetic to lugubrious. Nice ideas, but tries too hard to dovetail with the Foundation series.
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The Naked Sun: Isaac Asimov **** 19 February 2024 - Asimov's second novel featuring detective Elijah Baley takes him to a strange society where robots are everywhere: better than The Caves of Steel all round.
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