Science & Mathematics
Intensive Care
Gavin Francis
On the pandemic's forgotten front lines, a doctor cares for his community – from care homes to homeless shelters, islands to the inner city
How Bad Are Bananas?
Mike Berners-Lee
Packed full of information yet always entertaining. From text messages and plastic bags to wars and volcanoes, How Bad Are Bananas? has the carbon ans…
Do Dice Play God?
Ian Stewart
Professor Ian Stewart explores the development and limits of the mathematics that tame uncertainty
Cribsheet
Emily Oster
An empowering new way to make decisions as a parent – take out the judgement, use the data
Beyond Words
Carl Safina
In a world where we measure animals by human standards, prize-winning author and MacArthur Fellow Carl Safina takes us inside their minds, witnessing…
The Rules of Contagion
Adam Kucharski
The new science of contagion, and the surprising ways it shapes our lives and behaviour
Zero
Charles Seife
A NEW YORK TIMES Notable Book on a perennially fascinating subject: the idea of ZERO
Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants
Ken Thompson
A rediscovery of Darwin the botanist and his theories on insectivorous and climbing plants
Homage to Gaia
James Lovelock
A new edition of the celebrated thinker James Lovelock's autobiography to celebrate his 100th birthday
The Art of Logic
Eugenia Cheng
A survival guide for our post-truth world using the timeless methods of logic, from a Royal Society Prize shortlisted mathematician
Chasing the Sun
Linda Geddes
The full story of how our relationship with light shapes our health, productivity and mood
Snoop
Sam Gosling
A fascinating book about what our everyday actions and possessions really say about us.
This is a Voice
Jeremy Fisher
Train your voice to speak (and sing) with impact using this practical guide, with a foreword by Cerys Matthews
Significant Figures
Ian Stewart
Vivid accounts of the lives of 25 of the world's greatest mathematicians with clear descriptions of their far-reaching discoveries
Swearing Is Good For You
Emma Byrne
The science of swearing: from neuroscience to swearing apes, why we swear, what it does to us and why it's important
Are You Smarter Than A Chimpanzee?
Ben Ambridge
Now in paperback, the author of international psychological sensation Psy-Q takes us inside the minds of animals
The Sentient Machine
Amir Husain
The future is now. Acclaimed technologist and inventor Amir Husain explains how we can live amidst the coming age of sentient machines and artificial…
Beyond Infinity
Eugenia Cheng
Inside the weird and wonderful world of infinity, from endless hotels to bottomless cookie-jars – now in paperback