Microcosm Update: Reviews and an Impending Outbreak in Jersey

I'm happy to relay some new information about my book Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life 1. Jersey! I'll be returning to the Garden State where I spent my formative years, to speak next Wednesday at the Center for Science Writings at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken NJ. For you New Yorkers, that's a quick PATH ride under the Hudson. The Center's director, John Horgan, blogged the other day about the talk, having just read Microcosm. He even admits that the book made him question his long-held belief that science's best days are over. I'll be speaking at 4 pm at the Babbio Center. (Here's a campus map.) Some of the past CSW talks, from folks like Steven Pinker, Gary Taubes, and Chris Mooney have been posted online, so I'll let you know if mine ends up there as well. 2. Reviews. A couple more just ...