Comments on: Soul Made Flesh–A Late, Late Rave! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/05/07/soul-made-flesh-a-late-late-rave/ A blog about life, past and future. Written by DISCOVER contributing editor and columnist Carl Zimmer. Sat, 26 May 2012 01:25:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: minusRusty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/05/07/soul-made-flesh-a-late-late-rave/comment-page-1/#comment-30800 minusRusty Tue, 11 May 2010 15:26:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=2882#comment-30800 Thanks, johnk. -Rusty Thanks, johnk.

-Rusty

]]> By: Sri http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/05/07/soul-made-flesh-a-late-late-rave/comment-page-1/#comment-30785 Sri Mon, 10 May 2010 21:41:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=2882#comment-30785 I am late to the party as well, but plan to read this book soon. I like how CZ presents ideas 'from their origins' (i.e the historical perspective). After having read Jerry Coyne's 'Why Evolution is True' and Richard Dawkins' 'Climbing Mt Improbable', I am currently reading Carl's excellent book 'Evolution: The Triumph of an idea". As an Computer Science and Engg guy, my background in biology is minimal, but I find that these guys are such good writers that I can understand and appreciate all of the stuff. I am late to the party as well, but plan to read this book soon. I like how CZ presents ideas ‘from their origins’ (i.e the historical perspective).

After having read Jerry Coyne’s ‘Why Evolution is True’ and Richard Dawkins’ ‘Climbing Mt Improbable’, I am currently reading Carl’s excellent book ‘Evolution: The Triumph of an idea”. As an Computer Science and Engg guy, my background in biology is minimal, but I find that these guys are such good writers that I can understand and appreciate all of the stuff.

]]> By: johnk http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/05/07/soul-made-flesh-a-late-late-rave/comment-page-1/#comment-30783 johnk Mon, 10 May 2010 21:14:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=2882#comment-30783 Not quite Zimmerian, but a similar-type book, and one I liked a lot, is: "The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science" by Richard Holmes. Covers a period from about 1780 to 1830 in British scientific and intellectual history. As with "Soul Made Flesh", some great surprises. Intellectual issues are, in a sense, a continuation of these in Carl's book. Not quite Zimmerian, but a similar-type book, and one I liked a lot, is:

“The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science”
by Richard Holmes.

Covers a period from about 1780 to 1830 in British scientific and intellectual history. As with “Soul Made Flesh”, some great surprises. Intellectual issues are, in a sense, a continuation of these in Carl’s book.

]]> By: minusRusty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/05/07/soul-made-flesh-a-late-late-rave/comment-page-1/#comment-30778 minusRusty Mon, 10 May 2010 16:23:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=2882#comment-30778 Hi Carl, I'm wondering if or when you'll write another book in this genre (historical science at a time of changing philosophy and religion). -Rusty Hi Carl,

I’m wondering if or when you’ll write another book in this genre (historical science at a time of changing philosophy and religion).

-Rusty

]]> By: Melykin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/05/07/soul-made-flesh-a-late-late-rave/comment-page-1/#comment-30758 Melykin Sun, 09 May 2010 15:48:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=2882#comment-30758 I second Katie's request for a Kindle version. I second Katie’s request for a Kindle version.

]]> By: davidmaas http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/05/07/soul-made-flesh-a-late-late-rave/comment-page-1/#comment-30739 davidmaas Sat, 08 May 2010 13:12:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=2882#comment-30739 It's also one of my favorites, up there with Parasite Rex and Microcosm. It’s also one of my favorites, up there with Parasite Rex and Microcosm.

]]> By: Katie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/05/07/soul-made-flesh-a-late-late-rave/comment-page-1/#comment-30737 Katie Sat, 08 May 2010 10:48:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=2882#comment-30737 Sounds great! Any chance of you pushing a Kindle version any time soon? Sounds great! Any chance of you pushing a Kindle version any time soon?

]]> By: Mitch Harden http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/05/07/soul-made-flesh-a-late-late-rave/comment-page-1/#comment-30726 Mitch Harden Fri, 07 May 2010 22:54:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=2882#comment-30726 Soul Made Flesh inspired me to go to Grad School. Thanks! Soul Made Flesh inspired me to go to Grad School. Thanks!

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