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PublicAffairs, March 2012 (US edition)

Book Excerpt from Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines His Former Life on Drugs

By Marc Lewis | May 1, 2012

In Chapter 12, “The Opium Fields,” author Marc Lewis recounts one night spent in the brain chemistry-bending grip of opium addiction.

PublicAffairs, March 2012 (US edition)

Dopamine: Duality of Desire

By Marc Lewis | May 1, 2012

Being an ex-drug-addict turned neuroscientist brings a unique insight into the physiological and phenomenological realities of addiction.

Island Press, November 2011

Shopping Your Science

By Marc J. Kuchner | April 1, 2012

A dose of marketing training may help you win grants, woo collaborators, and land jobs.

Island Press, November 2011

Book Excerpt from Marketing for Scientists: How to Shine in Tough Times

By Marc J. Kuchner | April 1, 2012

In the introduction to the book, author Marc J. Kuchner tells the story of how one scientist used tricks of the marketing trade to save the Endangered Species Act from the political axe.

Columbia University Press, March 2012

The Specter of Denialism

By Nicoli Nattrass | March 1, 2012

Conspiracy theories surrounding the global HIV/AIDS epidemic have cost thousands of lives. But science is fighting back.

Columbia University Press, March 2012

Book Excerpt from The AIDS Conspiracy: Science Fights Back

By Nicoli Nattrass | March 1, 2012

In Chapter 8, “The Conspiratorial Move and the Struggle for Evidence-Based Medicine,” author Nicoli Natrass explores the Internet’s role in the rise of anti-science sentiment.

Oxford University Press, December 2011

Killing with Kindness

By Barbara Oakley, Guruprasad Madhavan, Ariel Knafo, and David Sloan Wilson | February 1, 2012

Studying the evolution of altruistic behaviors reveals how knee-jerk good intentions can backfire.

Oxford University Press, December 2011

Book Excerpt from Pathological Altruism

By Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath | February 1, 2012

In Chapter 1, editors Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath introduce the concept of well-intentioned behaviors that go awry.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, July 2011

Book Excerpt from Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love, and Language from the Insect World

By Marlene Zuk | January 3, 2012

In Chapter 8, “Pirates at the Picnic,” author Marlene Zuk considers the wisdom of describing the behavior of ants in human terms.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, July 2011

Anthropomorphism: A Peculiar Institution

By Marlene Zuk | January 1, 2012

Should we rethink the parallel drawn between “slave-making” ants and human slavery, and other such oversimplifications of animal behavior?