Science & Mathematics
Eugenia Cheng makes complex maths accessible in How to Bake Pi and Is Maths Real?, while Kit Chapman explores the history of early chemistry in the Royal Society Prize-winner The Age of Alchemy. Spanning a range of topics including physics, biology, astronomy and statistics, our Science & Mathematics books are ideal for curious readers who want to understand the world around them.
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
The Making of You
Katharina Vestre
It's the first great mystery: where did you come from? How did your cells know what to build? What are bones made from? When did your eyes start…
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
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
The Art of Logic
Eugenia Cheng
A practical, illuminating and timeless guide to thinking better, from a Royal Society Prize shortlisted mathematician – now in paperback
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 …
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
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
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…