Dorion Sagan

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Dorion Sagan (b. 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American science writer. He has written and co-authored many books on evolution, most recently Into the Cool, co-authored with Eric D.Schneider, on the subject of non-equilibrium thermodynamics.

Sagan is the son of astronomer Carl Sagan and biologist Lynn Margulis. His younger brother is Jeremy Sagan and his half-brother is Nick Sagan.

[edit] Bibliography

• Biospheres: Metamorphosis of Planet Earth (1990)
• How to Make Love to a Virgin: Stories and Poems (2004)
• Notes from the Holocene: A Brief History of the Future (2007)

Co-written with Lynn Margulis

• Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Evolution from Our Microbial Ancestors (1986)
• Origins of Sex : Three Billion Years of Genetic Recombination (1986)
• Garden of Microbial Delights: A Practical Guide to the Subvisible World (1988)
• Biospheres from Earth to Space (1989)
• Mystery Dance: On the Evolution of Human Sexuality (1991)
• What Is Sex? (1995)
• What Is Life? (1995)
• Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution (1997)
• Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species (2002)
• Dazzle Gradually: Reflections on the Nature of Nature (2007)
• Luminous Fish: Tales of Science and Love (2007)

Co-written with Eric D. Schneider

• Cooking with Jesus: From the Primal Brew to the Last Brunch (2001)
• Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life (2005)

Co-written with others

• Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism (2006 - with David Mills)
• Up From Dragons: The Evolution of Human Intelligence (2002 - with John Skoyles)
• Heretics (2003 -with W. Sumner Davis)

[edit] References

• "Dorion Sagan." (June 15, 2005). Contemporary Authors Online. Retrieved May 20, 2007.

[edit] External links

• Biography page, The Edge Foundation
• Online audio interview with Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan