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Nature 456, 173-174 (13 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/456173a; Published online 12 November 2008

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The two cultures of Wall Street

J. Doyne Farmer1

BOOK REVIEWEDPhysicists on Wall Street and Other Essays on Science and Society

by Jeremy Bernstein

Springer: 2008. 195 pp. £19.99

Released in the middle of the greatest financial crisis in the United States for 70 years, the timing of this book could hardly be better. Physicists on Wall Street and Other Essays on Science and Society presents a diverse collection of writings by essayist Jeremy Bernstein, starting with the world of finance.