profexile·vor 11 Jahren·discussI'll second Jaynes. I re-read it from time to time, and afterwards, feel like I understand what is actually going on in the world, briefly. Maybe if I read it back to back with "The City and The City"..? Or, maybe that's ill advised.
profexile·vor 11 Jahren·discussA couple books that I'd recommend for their attention to biology and genetics as the scientific driver:Julie Czerneda's Species Imperative Trilogy: Survival, Migration, and Regeneration.Maragaret Atwood, anything, but recently the MaddAddam trilogy: Oryx and Crake, Year of the Flood, and Maddaddam.Nancy Kress' Sleepless series: Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers, and Beggars Ride.