The Fevers of Reason: New and Selected Essays [Paperback]

America's most interesting and important essayist. Eric Kandel, Nobel Prizewinning author ofThe Age of Insight

[Gerald Weissmann] bridges the space between science and the humanities, and particularly between medicine and the muses, with wit, erudition, and, most important, wisdom. Adam Gopnik

In this diverting collection of essays, Gerald Weissmann looks back on decades of a career spent working at the intersection of the arts and sciences.The Fevers of Reasonfeatures some of his best and most representative works, alongside eleven new essays never before published in book form. Masterfully drawing from an array of subject areas and time periods, he tackles everything from Ebola to Eisenhower, Zika to Zola, Darwin to Dawkins, showcasing his singular contribution to humanistic science writing.

Gerald Weissmann(August 7, 1930  July 10, 2019) was a physician, scientist, editor, and essayist whose collections includeThe Fevers of Reason: New and Selected Essays;Epigenetics in the Age of Twitter: Pop Culture and Modern Science;Mortal and Immortal DNA: Science and the Lure of Myth; andGalileo's Gout: Science in an Age of Endarkenment.

Praise forThe Fevers of Reason

A rich layering of past, present, science, and literature to present diverse takes on the issue at hand. . . . Weissmann not only endeavors to connect the realms of literature and medicine, but also to create community among readers in light of class, race, religion, and age. Glassworks Magazine

Essays that brim with knowledge and bubble with attitude. Kirkus Reviews

Highly accessible, entertaining. . . . Every current theme, lƒs