Last week we concluded the second round of Science in Focus, which was devoted to "Random Reality." Next Wednesday, we'll start round 3, on David Kaiser's How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival. The first response to Kaiser's book will be from James Kakalios, whose own book The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics: A Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World I heartily recommend from my non-expert perspective.

Round 4, which will run through April, will take up Radiation: A History of a Mysterious Science, by Marjorie Caroline Malley. And in May, rather than using a book as a point of departure, we'll feature four perspectives on the TV series Terra Nova.

If there is a new or recently published book, or a film, or a documentary TV series, or a museum exhibition, or something else altogether that you think might make a good subject for Science in Focus, we'd love to hear from you at
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Comments on the articles in the series are always welcome; we would also welcome news of like-minded ventures.

Thanks for reading.

John Wilson is the editor of Books & Culture.

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