For nearly three decades, Stephen S. Hall has written about the intersection of science and society in books, magazine articles, and essays. He is the author, most recently, of Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience (2010), which grew out of a 2007 cover article in The New York Times Magazine.
His previous books include Size Matters: How Height Affects the Health, Happiness, and Success of Boys—and the Men They Become (2006), Merchants of Immortality: Chasing the Dream of Human Life Extension (2003), A Commotion in the Blood: Life, Death, and the Immune System (1997), Mapping the Next Millennium: How Computer-Driven Cartography Is Revolutionizing the Face of Science (1992), and Invisible Frontiers: The Race to Synthesize a Human Gene (1987). Most titles were acknowledged as a “Notable Book of the Year” by the New York Times Book Review.
Books in order of publication:
Invisible Frontiers: The Race to Synthesize a Human Gene (1987)
Mapping the Next Millennium: How Computer-Driven Cartography Is Revolutionizing the Face of Science (1992)
A Commotion in the Blood: Life, Death, and the Immune System (1997)
Merchants of Immortality: Chasing the Dream of Human Life Extension (2003)
Size Matters: How Height Affects the Health, Happiness, and Success of Boys—and the Men They Become (2006)
Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World – 2025
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