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Science Inspiration
A Listmania! list by Andrew Dalby "ardalby" (oxford)

1. The Meaning of it All (Allen Lane Science) by Richard P. Feynman

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	"This is probably the first book you should read if you are thinking about becoming a scientist."

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2. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S Kuhn

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	"Perhaps one of the most significant works in the history of science - and it is not a difficult read either"

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3. The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Routledge Classics) by Karl Popper

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	"This is hard work but rewarding - highly influential but perhaps flawed view of the philosophy of science"

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4. Reliable Knowledge: An Exploration of the Grounds for Belief in Science (Canto original series) by John M. Ziman

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	"What should we really believe?"

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5. The Day the Universe Changed (Back Bay Books) by James Burke

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	"Everything is connected to everything else - probably the only sensible thing Lenin ever said"

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6. Signs of Life: How Complexity Pervades Biology by Ricard Cole

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	"A grand tour of the new biology"

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7. Chance and Necessity: Essay on the Natural Philosophy of Modern Biology (Penguin Press Science) by Jacques Monod

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	"Before the selfish gene there was chance and necessity"

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8. Biology as Ideology: The Doctrine of DNA by R.C. Lewontin

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	"This book should be read by everyone who has read sociobiology and the selfish gene"

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9. The Triple Helix: Gene, Organism and Environment by Richard Lewontin

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	"A brilliant reponse to genetic determinism"

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10. Steps Towards Life by Manfred Eigen

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	"Worth reading if you can find a copy!"

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11. The Music of Life: Biology beyond genes by Denis Noble

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	"Going beyond genetic reductionism"

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12. Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick

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13. Bad Science by Ben Goldacre

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