The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2012

As usual, a series of fun and informative essays spanning the last year in science. These tended more towards human-centric stuff (Ariely's bent, as a social scientist), with some of the essays being no more than profiles of prominent scientists (interesting as they were!). As a social scientist and familiar with Ariely's work, I actually felt like I didn't learn too much with this collection. But it did push me a bit, and it was just plain interesting overall.