Science & Mathematics
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
Chasing the Sun
Linda Geddes
The full story of how our relationship with light shapes our health, productivity and mood from the award winning science journalist Linda Geddes
Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants
Ken Thompson
A rediscovery of Darwin the botanist and his theories on insectivorous and climbing plants
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
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
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…
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
What's Next?
Jim Al-Khalili
Want to know what's next for the human race? Step into Jim Al-Khalili's time machine …
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
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
Beyond Infinity
Eugenia Cheng
Inside the weird and wonderful world of infinity, from endless hotels to bottomless cookie-jars – now in paperback
Theories of Everything: Ideas in Profile
Frank Close
An account of theories of everything in the past, present and future
We Do Things Differently
Mark Stevenson
Futurologist Mark Stevenson introduces the unlikely innovators breaking the rules to make our world better.
Aliens
Jim Al-Khalili
The ALIENS invasion is coming … a new collection of writing from the best scientific thinkers in the galaxy
How the Zebra Got its Stripes
Léo Grasset
The Just So stories retold in the light of evolution by France's brightest young natural scientist
Calculating the Cosmos
Ian Stewart
One of the world's great mathematicians explores the origins, history and future of the universe