Ouellette, Jennifer

Jennifer Ouellette examines the mysteries of human identity, behavior, and the forces that shape who we are drawing on genetics, neuroscience, and psychology.

The author provides an account of how she confronted her math phobia, and spent a year applying calculus to gas mileage, dieting, economics, shooting craps in Las Vegas, and other aspects of life.

Acclaimed science writer Jennifer Ouellette uses examples from the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and its spinoff "Angel" to explain complicated principles of biology, chemistry, and theoretical physics.

Traces key developments in the field of physics, placing the fundamentals of physics in their historical context and against a broad cultural backdrop.