1.So You re a Human Being.Isn t that Special?[Nathan Myrhvold]不错,你是人。那有什么特别的?[内森·迈尔瓦尔德] 1
2.In the Beginning:God and Science[Lance Morrow]创世纪:上帝和科学[兰斯·莫罗] 8
3.Faith at the Speed of Light[Garrison Keillor]光速信仰[加里森·谢勒] 20
4.The Joy of Math,or Fermat s Revenge[Charles Krauthammer]数学的颂赞,或费马的报复[查理·克劳萨默] 28
5.Of Headless Mice...and Men[Charles Krauthanmmer]无头的老鼠……和人[查尔斯·克劳萨默] 36
6.The Incredible Shrinking Address Book[Pico Jyer]难以置信,地址簿在收缩[比科·耶尔] 43
7.Hoy!Hoy!Mushi-Mushi!Allo![Lance MOrrow]嗬!嗬!?Allo![兰斯·莫罗] 50
8.A Meditation on Reading in the 90s[Katie Lynes]对90年代阅读的沉思[凯蒂·莱恩斯] 57
9.In Fact,We re Dumbing up[Pico Jyer]实际上,我们矜持起来[比科·耶尔] 69
10.A Woman s Beauty:Put-down or Power Source?[Jusan Jontag]女人的美丽:是自我贬抑还是力量源泉?[苏姗·桑塔格] 76
11.The Limits of Relevance[Kenneth B.Clark] 实用性 的局限[肯尼思·克拉克] 84
12.Computerese[Bob Blackburn]电脑语[鲍勃·布莱克本] 90
13.Can There Be Anything Worse than TV?[Francis X.Rocca]能有比电视更坏的东西吗?[弗朗西斯·罗卡] 95
14.The Cult of Busyness[Barbara Ehrenreich]“忙碌”崇拜[巴巴拉·埃伦赖尔] 101
15.Morals in the Rat Race[Arthur Jchafer]老鼠赛跑的教训[阿瑟·谢弗] 109
16.Plastic World[Ellen Goodman]塑料世界[艾伦·古德曼] 117
17.Living with Nature[David Juzuki]与自然共处[戴维·铃木] 123
18.Why Smaller Refrigerators Can Preserve the Human Race[Rodden Appletree]为什么小冰箱能保存人类[阿普尔特里·罗登] 129