Reviews
I have reviewed books for the Cambridge Review, Philosophy, New Society, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Mind, Philosophical Quarterly, Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, Journal of Philosophy, Independent, Sunday Independent, Spectator, New Statesman, New Scientist, Nature, Economist, Guardian, Times Higher Educational Supplement, Times Literary Supplement, New York Times Book Review, Toronto Globe and Mail, Prospect and The Observer.
Some of these reviews:
"The Tell-Brain: Unlocking the Mysteries of Human Nature" by VS Ramachandran, The Independent 4 February 2011
"The Rational Optimist" by Matt Ridley, The Observer 13 June 2010
"The Eeerie Silence" by Paul Davies, The Observer 28 March 2010
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What Darwin Got Wrong" by Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini (doc, 30KB) Prospect Magazine 24 Feb 2010
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Scientific Representation" by Bas van Fraassen and "Images of Empricism" edited by Bradley Monton (pdf, 173KB) Times Literary Supplemnent, 24 July 2009
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Don't Sleep There Are Snakes" by Daniel Everett, Indepedent, 14 Nov 2008
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The Possibility of Knowledge" (doc, 33KB) by Quassim Cassam, Times Literary Supplement, 30 May 2008
“Memory: An Anthology” edited by Harriet Harvey Wood and A.S. Byatt, Independent, 25 Jan 2008
“Freedom and Neurobiology” by John Searle, Times Literary Supplement, 16 Jan 2008
“The Stuff of Thought” by Steven Pinker, Independent, 5 Oct 2007
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Bigger Deal: A Year on the New Poker Circuit" (doc, 26KB) by Anthony Holden, Times Literary Supplement, 15 Jun 2007
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Second Nature: Brain Science and Human Knowledge" (doc, 24KB) by Gerald M. Edelman, Nature, 5 Apr 2007
“Ignorance and Imagination: The Epistemic Origin of the Problem of Consciousness” by Daniel Stoljar, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 15 Apr 2007
“Moral Minds: How Nature Designed Our Universal Sense of Right and Wrong” by Mark D. Hauser, Independent, 2 Feb 2007
“The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?” by Paul Davies, Independent, 13 Oct 2006
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The New Brain Sciences: Perils and Prospects" (doc, 25KB) edited by Dai Rees and Stephen Rose, Nature, 24 Feb 2005
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The Physiology of Truth: Neuroscience and Human Knowledge" (doc, 28KB) by Jean-Pierre Changeux, Nature, 3 Jun 2004
"The Genome War: How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World" by James Shreeve, New York Times Book Review, 15 Feb 2004
"Everything and More: A Compact History of ∞" by David Foster Wallace, New York Times Book Review, 16 Nov 2003
"Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow and the Feeling Brain" by Antonio Damasio, Independent, 21 June 2003
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The Sense of Being Stared At" (doc, 26KB) by Rupert Sheldrake,Toronto Globe and Mail, 24 May 2003
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Reference and Consciousness" (doc, 32KB) by John Campbell, Times Literary Supplement, 14 Feb 2003
"Time Traveller" by Michael Novacek, New York Times Book Review, Apr 21 2002
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Leonardo da Vinci" by Sherwin B. Nuland, New York Times Book Review, Nov 26 2000
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Karl Popper: The Formative Years, 1902-1945" by Malachi Haim Hacohen, New York Times Book Review, Nov 12 2000
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The Private Life of the Brain" (doc, 55KB) by Susan Greenfield, Independent, June 10 2000
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Iceman: Uncovering the Life and Times of a Prehistoric Man Found in an Alpine Glacier" by Brenda Fowler, New York Times Book Review, May 21 2000
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I See a Voice: A Philosophical History of Language, Deafness and the Senses" by Jonathan Ree, Independent, Feb 21 1999
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Brave New Worlds" by Brian Appleyard, Independent, Jan 20 1999
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Clones and Clones" edited by Martha C. Nussbaum and Cass R. Sunstein, and "The Ethics of Human Cloning" by Leon R. Kass and James Q. Wilson, New York Times Book Review, Sep 6 1998
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Habitus" by James Flint, Independent, Aug 15 1998
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Lifelines: Biology Beyond Determinism" by Steven Rose, New York Times Book Review, Jan 18 1998
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The Origins of Virtue" by Matt Ridley and "Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape" by Frans de Waal, New York Times Book Review, May 11 1997
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Life Itself: Exploring the Realm of the Living Cell" by Boyce Rensberger, New York Times Book Review, Feb 23 1997
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Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin" by Stephen Jay Gould, New York Times Book Review, Sep 22 1996
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Reinventing Darwin" by Niles Eldredge, "River out of Eden" by Richard Dawkins, and "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" by Daniel C. Dennett, New York Times Book Review, May 14 1995
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Knowledge and the Mind-Body Problem" and "The Myth of the Framework" (doc, 67KB) by Karl Popper, Times Literary Supplement, June 23 1995