Shining A Light On Scientific Failure (NAPSA)—It’s said that for every brilliant scientific success, there are a dozen failures. A new book tells the story of 12 of those failures in what’s been described as an entertaining and thoughtprovoking manner. The book, “When Science Goes Wrong” (Plume), brings together stories of scientific error, on a spectacular scale, from a wide range of disciplines—from forensic science and microbiology to nuclear physics and meteorology. = For example, al wae, there is the tale of the appearMeaty ance of a violent N@WUNGEEE hurricane SO} in iVarX@)Ni@mee ae Twelve Tales from the Dark Se aay Aus Birra an ey on land, despite repeated assurances that the hurricane didn’t exist. Another ==“ chapter tells the A new booktells story of a team aboutthe part of of scientists who science that so hike into the often goes un-crater of what noticed—the they think is a failures. dormant vol“~~ gano, ignoring signs of an imminenteruption. The author, Simon LeVay, is a writer and lecturer with a background in neuroscience. While he’s best known for his research on the brain and sexuality, he’s also coauthored books on such diverse topics as earthquakes and volcanoes, extraterrestrial life and Parkinson’s disease. The book is available online and where booksare sold.
