http://machinemachine.net/stream/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron therourke@gmail.com http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/eureka/article6934963.ece There is something stirring in the world of science writing. Since it emerged as a labelled corner of the bookshop, the genre has been dominated by practising scientists who also write; Dawkins way ahead of the pack, then Steve Jones and Richard Fortey. Bill Bryson, of course, is the great exception but he is sui generis — millions would buy his take on the history of beer mats if that’s what he wrote about. But this year’s winner of the Royal Society science book prize, science’s Booker, was Richard Holmes for The Age of Wonder. He is our great Romantic… ]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:07:00 -0700 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/eureka/article6934963.ece