{"id":451,"date":"2009-02-10T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-10T19:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/epiphenom\/2009\/02\/the-science-books-for-undergrads-blog-meme.html"},"modified":"2014-11-13T19:12:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T18:12:00","slug":"science-books-for-undergrads-blog-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/epiphenom\/2009\/02\/science-books-for-undergrads-blog-meme.html","title":{"rendered":"The ‘Science Books for Undergrads’ blog meme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Well now. Pleiotropy<\/a> has tagged me in a blog meme! Here it is:<\/p>\n

Imagine: YOU are asked to assign a half-dozen-or-so books as required reading for ALL science majors at a college as part of their 4-year degree; NOT technical or text books, but other works, old or new, touching upon the nature of science, philosophy, thought, or methodology in a way that a practicing scientist might gain from.<\/p>\n

Post your list, and forward the meme to a half-dozen-or-so other science-oriented bloggers of your choosing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Trickier than it sounds. I mean, in my undergraduate days I read a fair few books that would fit the bill. But that was like 20 years ago! These days my reading tends to be more esoteric. Anyway, rushing in where angels fear to\u2026<\/p>\n