Exploring the universe essays on science and technology (Oxford University Press, 1997)
Includes bibliographical references
Aphrodisiacs, psychedelics, and the elusive magic bullet / John Mann -- The Woodhull Lecture : visual art and the visual brain / Semir Zeki -- Exploring the universe with the Hubble space telescope / Alec Boksenberg -- Sheathing the two-edged sword : one hundred years of radioactivity / Peter Christmas -- Alcohol and the development of human civilization / Bert Vallee -- Incremental decisions in a complex world / Chris Elliott -- Safety's debt to Davy and Faraday / James McQuaid