Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science

The book "Brock's Brain" is a deep and poetic story of an outstanding astronomer and astrophysicist about romance and responsibility, risks and prospects of science. What place does it occupy in the life of mankind and how does it differ from pseudoscience? Where did the myths about Atlantis, the Bermuda Triangle, ancient astronauts and plant emotions come from, and why is it important to debunk them? What planets and satellites of the solar system can be suitable for colonization, how did ...