“A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson: Bill Bryson is one of my favorite authors, known for his illuminating personal narratives of journeys to such places as the Australian Outback and Appalachia. “A Short History of Nearly Everything” is an equally enlightening sojourn through the history of scientific inquiry, knowledge, and discovery. This [...]

The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise, and Progress: The complexity of the emerging global economy is staggering and the evolution of science and technology is ever accelerating. In “The Future and Its Enemies”, Virginia Postrel argues that individuals can be classified as stasists or dynamists depending on their reactions to [...]