Science & Mathematics
The Genetic Age
Matthew Cobb
How fifty years of genetic engineering have brought us to the brink of a profound and disturbing future, from Baillie Gifford-shortlisted scientist Ma…
Am I Normal?
Sarah Chaney
The riveting history of the strange science of the 'Normal', and the origins of an anxiety-ridden modern obsession
The Magick of Matter
Felix Flicker
An esoteric take on serious physics for intellectuals and sci fi enthusiasts alike
The Story of the Brain in 10½ Cells
Richard Wingate
Peer into a microscopic world – and fall in love with the beauty of the brain
Brainwashed
Daniel Pick
A brilliant and mind-bending exploration of brainwashing and thought control
Hybrid Humans
Harry Parker
An eye-opening account of how robotics, computing and AI are altering what it means to be human – from the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Soldier
The Social Lives of Animals
Ashley Ward
Everything you ever wanted to know about how animals live together, and what that means for us
Something Out of Place
Eimear McBride
A blistering, galvanising essay from Eimear McBride, award-winning author of A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
The Nation of Plants
Stefano Mancuso
This playful manifesto – presented for the plant nation by a leading neurobiologist – is an international bestseller
Brainscapes
Rebecca Schwarzlose
A trailblazing journey through the maps etched into your brain, and how everything depends on them
The Greywacke
Nick Davidson
The story of three 19th-century geologists whose fraternal rivalry ended up rewriting the history of our planet
Everybody Hertz
Richard Mainwaring
A voyage of discovery through the vibrations that move us, whether we can hear them or not
The Elephant in the Classroom
Jo Boaler
Practical solutions to the question: Why do millions struggle with mathematics, and what can be done to change that for the next generation?
Move!
Caroline Williams
Exercise changes the brain. But which exercises have what effect? Time to get up to speed with the cutting-edge science of the mind-body connection an…
Genesis
Guido Tonelli
A visionary scientific account of the seven 'days' of creation, from a lead player in the hunt for the Higgs boson
How to Build a Human
Emma Byrne
Here is what science knows about childhood, so you can use the scientific method – be calm, be curious, be creative – to understand your human child i…