Comments on: Nature review of Martians http://crookedtimber.org/2006/11/30/nature-review-of-martians/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 27 May 2012 00:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Quiggin http://crookedtimber.org/2006/11/30/nature-review-of-martians/comment-page-1/#comment-181043 John Quiggin Sat, 02 Dec 2006 07:08:50 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/11/30/nature-review-of-martians/#comment-181043 It's a good review, I think, and nice to see the book selling more as a result. It’s a good review, I think, and nice to see the book selling more as a result.

]]> By: Rich B. http://crookedtimber.org/2006/11/30/nature-review-of-martians/comment-page-1/#comment-181041 Rich B. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 05:04:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/11/30/nature-review-of-martians/#comment-181041 More importantly, are they White Martians or Green Martians? More importantly, are they White Martians or Green Martians?

]]> By: Jacob Christensen http://crookedtimber.org/2006/11/30/nature-review-of-martians/comment-page-1/#comment-180988 Jacob Christensen Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:28:26 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/11/30/nature-review-of-martians/#comment-180988 Actually, the review - at least as I read it - doesn't say too much about the <em>book</em> but concentrates on our Martian friends and their <em>stories</em>. The closing paragraph is the closest we get: <blockquote>This is an important story that needs to be told, and Hargittai tells it well, although I would liked to have learnt more about the martians' creativity. Their politics aside, they were brilliant thinkers who were able to spot connections among apparently unconnected disciplines and thus identify fundamental problems — and then solve them.</blockquote> Actually, the review – at least as I read it – doesn’t say too much about the book but concentrates on our Martian friends and their stories.

The closing paragraph is the closest we get:

This is an important story that needs to be told, and Hargittai tells it well, although I would liked to have learnt more about the martians’ creativity. Their politics aside, they were brilliant thinkers who were able to spot connections among apparently unconnected disciplines and thus identify fundamental problems — and then solve them.

]]> By: otto http://crookedtimber.org/2006/11/30/nature-review-of-martians/comment-page-1/#comment-180960 otto Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:35:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/11/30/nature-review-of-martians/#comment-180960 Well, what does the review say? Well, what does the review say?

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