The Sexist Response to a Science Book PrizeAndrea Wulf poses with her book at the Costa Book Awards, where it won first place. (Matt Dunham / AP ) Last week, the Royal Society held its ceremony to honor the best popular-science book of the year. I was there, having had the good fortune to be one of the finalists for my recent book, The Hunt for Vulcan. I didn’t expect to win—partly because of my baseline pessimism, partly because of the
