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Arm yourself for the new year with some hot new books from the big names in science. Dan Dennett is back in business, and this time he is tackling free will. Is there an evolutionary advantage? Indeed, is there an evolutionary explanation? In Freedom Evolves (Viking, February), Dennett says there is. February also sees a new essay collection from biologist Richard Dawkins, A Devil’s Chaplain (Weidenfeld & Nicolson). Worth waiting for.