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Dorion Sagan (born 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American science writer, essayist, and theorist. He has written and co-authored many books on culture, evolution, and the history and philosophy of science, most recently ''The Sciences of Avatar: from Anthropology to Xenology'' and ''Death and Sex'', which won first place at the 2010 New York Book Show in the general trade nonfiction category. His ''Into the Cool,'' co-authored with Eric D.Schneider, is about the relationship between non-equilibrium thermodynamics and life. Sagan is the son of astronomer Carl Sagan and biologist Lynn Margulis. His younger brother is Jeremy Sagan and his half-siblings are Nick Sagan, Alexandra Sagan and Samuel Sagan. ==Bibliography== ; Books * ''Biospheres: Metamorphosis of Planet Earth'' (1990) ISBN 0-07-054426-3 * ''Cooking with Jesus: From the Primal Brew to the Last Brunch'' (2001) ISBN 1-58898-160-6 * ''Notes from the Holocene: A Brief History of the Future'' (2007) ISBN 1-933392-32-0 * ''Death and Sex'' (second part of two-in-one book with Tyler Volk, 2009) ISBN 1-60358-143-X * ''The Sciences of Avatar: From Anthropology to Xenology'' (2010) * ''Lynn Margulis: The Life and Legacy of a Scientific Rebel'' (2012, Sciencewriters Books) ISBN 1603584463 * ''Cosmic Apprentice'', or ''Dispatches from the Edges of Science'' (2013) ISBN 978-0-8166-8135-8 Co-written with Lynn Margulis * ''Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Evolution from Our Microbial Ancestors'' (1986) ISBN 0671441698 * ''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) ISBN 0684810875 * ''Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution'' (1997) * ''Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species'' (2002) ISBN 0465043925 * ''Dazzle Gradually: Reflections on the Nature of Nature'' (2007) ISBN 1933392312 Co-written with Eric D. Schneider * ''Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life'' (2005) ISBN 0226739368 Co-written with others * ''Up From Dragons: The Evolution of Human Intelligence'' (2002 - with John Skoyles) * ''Within the Stone: Nature's Abstract Rock Art'' (2004 - partial text to book of photographs by Bill Atkinson) * ''Heretics'' (2003 - foreword to book by W. Sumner Davis) * ''Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism'' (2006 - foreword to book by David Mills) * ''Darwin's Unfinished Business: The Self-Organizing Intelligence of Nature'' (2011 - with Simon G Powell) ; Essays * "Metametazoa: Biology and Multiplicity" (1992 - In ''Incorporations: Fragments for a History of the Human Body'', Jonathan Crary and Sanford Kwinter, editors, Zone, pp. 362–385) * "Partial closure: Dorion Sagan reflects on Carl" (1997 - ''Whole Earth'', summer, pp. 34–37) * "Gender Specifics: Why Women Aren't Men" (1998 - ''The New York Times'' ()) * ("The Beast with Five Genomes" ) (2001 - with Lynn Margulis - ''Natural History'' June, pp. 38–41) * ("The Postman Already Always Rings Twice: Fragments for an Understanding of the Future" ) (2004 ''Cabinet: A Quarterly of Art and Culture'', pp. 23–27) * ("Gradient-Reduction Theory: Thermodynamics and the Purpose of Life" ) (2004 - with Jessica H. Whiteside. In ''Scientists Debate Gaia: The Next Century'' MIT Press) * "A Brief History of Sex" (2007 - ''Cosmos'' (), June/July, pp. 50–55) * "Evolution, Complexity, and Energy Flow" (2008 - ''Back to Darwin: A Richer Account of Evolution'' John B. Cobb Jr., Editor, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, pp. 145–156) * "What is the Cultural Relevance of Bacteria?" (2009 - Sputnik Observatory) () ; Short Stories * "The New Age Witch" (1993) - ''After Hours'', #19, summer, pp. 36–45 * "Love’s Strangers" (2006) ''Meat for Tea: The Northampton Review'', summer, Vol. 1, Issue 3, "Flesh," pp. 3–10 * "Semi-Naked" (2006) ''Meat for Tea: The Northampton Review'', winter, Vol. 1, Issue 1, "Gristle," pp. 5–24 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dorion Sagan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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