Richard Feynman and the Pleasure Principle
How a cerebral hedonist became a scientific hero
A More Natural Science
Encountering nature beyond the limits of determinism, mechanism, and reduction
Encountering nature beyond the limits of determinism, mechanism, and reduction
How a cerebral hedonist became a scientific hero
Physics, consciousness, and the arrow of information
What physics tells us about the improbability of life
On overcoming our sense of cosmic angst
The grand scientific vision and the moral myopia of Linus Pauling
Physics, prophecy, and the myth of Newton's clockwork universe