POPULAR SCIENCE
on our lives and the world around us.
Fourth Estate
Blueprints Marcus du Sautoy 8th May, hb, £22, 9780008684990 Mathematician and Oxford professor looks to the arts to uncover the key mathematical structures that underpin nature and human creativity.
Fox Chapel
3D Printers Oliver Bothmann 25th February, pb, £16.99, 9781497100626 Must-have book will guide enthusiasts through the first steps in 3D printing at home with a solid overview of concepts and techniques and the basics of 3D construction.
Granta Books
A Body Made of Glass Caroline Crampton 13th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781783789061 A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, a fascinating and revelatory cultural history of hypochondria from Hippocrates to wellness influencers.
No More Normal Alastair Santhouse 10th April, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781803511146 From a leading consultant neuropsychiatrist a fresh, timely and compassionate book about the rise of diagnoses in mental health conditions and disorders and what that means for individuals and society.
Greenfinch
50 Human Brain Ideas You Really Need to Know Moheb Costandi 3rd July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529442663 The brain and how it works—an introduction to the most important concepts.
Greystone Books
Beneath the Surface of Things Wade Davis 17th April, pb, £12.99, 9781778402838 The essays here came about during the unhurried months when one who travelled incessantly was obliged to stay still even as events flared around the world.
My Life With Sea Turtles Christine Figgener, Jane Billinghurst (tr)
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24th April, pb, £12.99, 9781778402890 The fascinating science of sea turtles and the threats they face today.
HarperCollins
Counter-intelligence Robert Hannigan 24th April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780008398576 From the codebreakers and problem solvers to the engineers and mathe-maticians—what the secret world can teach us about performance and creativity.
Harvard University Press
Dreaming Reality Vladimir Miskovic, Steven Jay Lynn 28th February, hb, £24.95, 9780674271869 An innovative neuro-scientist and a leading clinical psychologist look to religious, mystical and mind-altering experiences to challenge scientific orthodoxies concerning consciousness.
Hero
The Ocean Sturla Henriksen, Diane Oatley (tr) 25th February, hb, eb, £24.99, 9781917163965 Comprehensive, authorit- ative analysis of the ocean’s impact on geopolitics, climate, biodiversity and the potential for a sustainable future. A timely and enlightening book.
Hero Press
Eaten by a Shark David Reid 24th April, hb, eb, £19.99, 9781917163941 Through riveting story- telling Eaten by a Shark invites readers to reflect on the risks we navigate and to understand the global implications of interconnected threats.
Hodder & Stoughton
The Age of Diagnosis Suzanne O’Sullivan 13th March, hb, £22, 9781399727648 Ambitious book about modern diagnosis from the neurologist and author of It’s All In Your Head.
Why We Die Venki Ramakrishnan 6th March, pb, £10.99, 9781529369281 Groundbreaking explor- ation of the science of
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-fiction
longevity from Nobel Prize-winning biologist.
Super Stimulated Nicklas Brendborg 26th June, hb, £22, 9781399735148 Bestselling author and scientist reveals how our biology is being manipulated to form unhealthy habits and how we can break free to live longer, better lives.
Icon Books
Against the Odds: Women Pioneers of Science John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin, Jocelyn Bell Burnell 13th February, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781837731305 Highlights the achievements of women who overcame massive hurdles to achieve scientific success.
The Elephant in the Room Liz Kalaugher 10th April, hb, eb, £25, 9781837731381 Journeying through time, Kalaugher presents a series of fascinating case histories of human-related wildlife diseases.
Thinking Small and Large Peter Forbes 22nd May, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781837731701 Forbes shines a light on the crucial technology of microbiology and offers a tantalising glimpse of what is possible.
Chain Reactions Lucy Jane Santos 31st July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781837731992 Tracing uranium’s past and how it intersects with our understanding of other radioactive elements, this book aims to disentangle our attitudes and unpick the atomic mindset.
John Murray
The Tree of Life Max Telford 24th April, eb, £18.99, 9781399806374 Intriguing approach to evolution from the world’s leading evolutionary biologist. A time-travelling voyage through the family tree of every species that has ever lived.
John Murray One
Immune to Age Jenna Macciochi 19th June, hb, eb, £20, 9781399822534 Explores the crucial role our immune system plays in longevity and reveals why understanding its
The Urban Naturalist Menno Schilthuizen, Jono Nussbaum (illus) 1st April, hb, £30, 9780262049092 A manifesto for a new dawn of natural history, practised by community scienctists in their own urban jungle.
Standards Jeffrey Pomerantz, Jason Griffey 4th March, pb, £15.99, 9780262549493 Approachable intro- duction to standards, the rules and specifications that govern elements of the physical and information environment, from the colour of school
impact on our health and how we age is key to living longer, better.
Johns Hopkins University Press
Greedy Science Michael D Gordin (ed), W Patrick McCray (ed) 18th February, pb, eb, £41.50, 9781421450865 The transformative role of greed in science and technology during the 1980s, a transformative era when profit-driven motives and entrepren- eurial spirit dominated scientific research and technological innovation.
Rise of the Zombie Bugs Mindy Weisberger 15th April, hb, eb, £25, 9781421451350 Zombies aren’t just the stuff of nightmares. Explore the fascinating world of real-life insect zombification.
Macmillan
Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics Frank Verstraete, Céline Broeckaert 5th June, hb, eb, £22, 9781035065844 A husband-and-wife duo, he a scientist, she a writer, try to demystify the world’s most important scientific theories.
MIT Press
buses to the shape of shipping containers.
Target Earth Govert Schilling, Marilyn Hedges (tr) 15th April, hb, £19.99, 9780262551342 An asteroid impact led to the extinction of dinosaurs. Will another cosmic missile head our way? Schilling offers a guide to the projectiles that have targeted our planet.
Oxford University Press
SERIES
Very Short Introductions pb, eb, £8.99, 9 Symbiosis Nancy A Moran 27th February, 780192863751 Describes the nature of symbiosis and the evolutionary pressures that give rise to symbiotic associations, and factors that lead to their demise.
Mathematical Biology Philip K Maini 22nd May, 9780198854630 The models that are developed and applied to processes in biology and medicine.
Discarded Jan Zalasiewicz, Sarah Gabbott 13th February, hb, eb, £20, 9780192869333 Tells the story of the fossils we will leave as relics in the far future in an exploration of how the things we produce and discard today might alter to become future geology.
Not Just for the Boys Athene Donald 24th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780192893413 Why are there still too few women scientists? Donald presents a powerful account of the historical and continuing systemic barriers and embedded bias that women face in science.
The Ecology and Evolution of Invasive Populations Ben Phillips 27th February, pb, eb, £37.99, 9780192898647 Focuses on the interplay between ecological and evolutionary processes as populations spread through time and space.
Our New Social Life Jaime Kurtz, Natalie Kerr 7th April, hb, eb, £22.99, 9780197749951 Decades of research
drawn on to highlight key barriers to social connection and an action plan of research-based strategies for anyone who wants a more vibrant social life.
The Landscapes of Science and Religion Hannah Waite, Nick Spencer 28th February, hb, eb, £35, 9780198878759 Selecting the best of extensive research and theories by more than 100 top thinkers in the UK, this title looks at what science and religion actually a re and how they relate to one another.
Science of Science Alexander Krauss 2nd February, hb, eb, £89, 9780198937371 The first book to provide an integrated framework for the science of science as an emerging field and a comprehensive understanding of its foundations and limits.
A Modern Introduction to Probability and Statistics Graham Upton 1st July, pb, eb, £40, 9780198943136 Probability and statistics are subjects fundamental to data analysis which, in turn, is essential for efficient artificial intelligence.
Earth and Life Anne Nedelec 11th April, pb, eb, £35, 9780198945420 Telling the story of the four-billion-year history of Earth, this book attempts to answer some of our most fundamental questions.
Sum Stories Robin Wilson 21st April, hb, eb, £25, 9780199607907 Can one prove that 1 + 1 = 2? Which US president proved Pythagoras’ theorem? These and other questions are answered in this book on famous equations and their history.
Penguin Life
Adventures in Fermentation Johnny Drain 26th June, hb, £20, 9780241699133 Tantalising journey into the weird and wonderful world of fermentation, from its role in our evolution to the foods we love and everything in between.
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