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Biology 103, 2009, Book Commentaries

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Students in Biology 103 at Bryn Mawr College write web papers on topics of interest to themselves. These are made available via links from the index below to encourage further exploration by others having similar or related interests. All papers have associated on-line forums for continuing conversation.

achilesClassifying Disability: Interpreting Jonathan Mooney’s The Short Bus
cejensenThe Diet Myth by Paul Campos
dchinBiology and Educational Philosophy
EDThe Lives of a Cell
heatherl18When Germs Travel
hmarciaSoul Made Flesh: Humanizing the Sciences
jingberSpeech and Thought
jmstuartThe Omnivore's Dilemma
Karina G"To Be Or Not To Be"
ktanFreakonomics by Steven Levitt
lcorhanKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
Lili"Outliers" Book Commentary
mcasiasDenialism
paoli.romanSkin By: Nina G. Jablonski (Book Commentary)
sophie b.the lives of a cell
Terrible2sBook Commentary: Biology of Gender and Sexuality
vdonelyTyphoid Mary
xhanOmnivore's Dilemma
YashaswiniUncertain Science... Uncertain World

 

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