A nonfiction bestseller in the tradition of Alain de Botton

Albert Jacquard, famed human geneticist, examines here in 80 short essays several philosophical themes related to science, education and current socio-economic problems such as violence and totalitarianism, along with many other notions that have increasingly become part of public inquiry and debate: bioethics, ecology, women’s rights, the Internet, and globalization. In clear writing and a format that is easy to understand, Jacquard helps readers better comprehend the complicated and yet key ethical and scientific issues of our time.