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The top 10 science books of 2012

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12 December 2012

Here is Âé¶¹´«Ã½‘s pick of books you should not miss this year

What holds the essence of who we are? It’s all in the way our 100 billion neurons link up, says computational neuroscientist Sebastian Seung.

Natural selection operates at a cosmic level, as this book reveals, with black holes driving the universe’s evolution.

The neurologist and prolific author aims to dispel the stigma that often surrounds hallucinations, and shares his own bewildering experiences – including a chat he had with a spider.

Death both fascinates and frightens us. It is also a force for progress, says Stephen Cave,…

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