Reviews for Gambling With Truth an Essay of Induction and the Aims of Science

The average rating for Gambling With Truth an Essay of Induction and the Aims of Science based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-01-31 00:00:00 Joe Bosko ... I learned nothing.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-01-26 00:00:00 Lara Amoroso This is a truly remarkable book. Green captures the excitement of scientific research in a beautiful, remote and challenging environment, in a way that is accessible to both scientists and non-scientists. He weaves together the scientific story with his own personal and family narrative. He has the mind of a scientist and the heart of a poet. The writing ranks with that of Loren Eiseley, Barry Lopez, and Terry Tempest Williams. Some technical material (periodic table, geologic time line) is included at the back, but (as a scientist) I would like to have seen a more substantial technical appendix, with chemical equations, Eh-pH stability diagrams, some profiles of metal concentrations in the Antarctic lakes, and selected references to the scientific literature (especially the author's own papers). I hope we see more books soon from this brilliant author.