POPULAR SCIENCE
Popular science
sound, the technological developments, the people that made them happen and the impact they had on society. From the earliest inventions to the recent vinyl resurge.
Allen Lane
The Experience Machine Andy Clark 2nd May, hb, eb, £25, 9780241394526 Grand new vision of cognitive science that explains how our minds build our worlds.
Anaximander and the Nature of Science Carlo Rovelli 23rd February, pb, eb, £14.99, 9780241635049 Bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics tells the thrilling story of one of the great- est intellectual leaps of all time.
Allergic Theresa MacPhail 25th May, hb, eb, £20, 9780241638163 Eye-opening investiga- tion combines reporting, history and cutting-edge science into allergies and their enormous rise in recent decades.
Atlantic Books
Existential Physics Sabine Hossenfelder 6th July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781838950385 Theoretical physicist and leading science communi- cator explains how phys- ics can shed light on life’s biggest quandaries.
Bantam Press
The Battle of the Beams Tom Whipple 4th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781787634138 Definitive account of the birth of radar in the Second World War.
Bloomsbury
The Matter of Everything Suzie Sheehy 6th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781526618993 Accelerator physicist tells the story of 20th-century physics through its 12 foundational experiments.
Bloomsbury Sigma
Into the Groove Jonathan Scott 2nd March, hb, eb, £17.99, 9781472979827 The story of recorded
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The Deadly Balance Adam Hart 2nd February, hb, eb, £17.99, 9781472985361 The predators that can hunt, kill and eat us occupy a unique place in the human psyche. Hart looks at our relationship with these animals from a conservation perspective.
Racing Green Kit Chapman 30th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781472982193 Account of how advances in motorsport science are changing the world and helping it become smarter and more environmentally friendly.
Fire and Ice Natalie Starkey 1st June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781472960405 The first book to examine the extraterrestrial volca- noes of our Solar System.
Sticky Laurie Winkless 23rd February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781472950857 Exploring the world of friction—a force of the nano-world with a very big impact on our lives.
Overloaded Ginny Smith 16th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781472969378 Our lives are ruled by the hormones and neurotransmitters that regulate and drive our brains. Overloaded looks at the roles these chemi- cals play in our experience of life.
Worlds in Shadow Patrick Nunn 20th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781472983510 Dive beneath the water’s surface to learn more about the truths and myths of submerged lands in science and culture.
Cambridge University Press
The Irresistible Attraction of Gravity Luciano Rezzolla 2nd March, hb, eb, £20, 9781009198752 A journey into Einstein’s world of gravity and its captivating objects: black holes, neutron stars and gravitational waves.
The Cosmic Revolutionary’s Handbook
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-fiction
Luke A Barnes, Geraint F Lewis 25th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781009245784 Presents the observa- tions that helped estab- lish our theories of the cosmos, from an engaging perspective.
Canongate
Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality Julia Shaw 1st June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781786898791 Provocative and eye- opening book from the internationally bestsell- ing author and co-host of BBC podcast Bad People.
We Are Electric Sally Adee 2nd February, hb, eb, £20, 9781838853327 Award-winning science and technology journalist reveals the new science of the body’s electrome.
Chelsea Green
Biocivilisations Predrag B Slijepčević 16th May, pb, eb, £22, 9781645021384 Fascinating and origi- nal exploration of how complex civilisations existed on Earth long before humans. Bioci- vilisations uses this para- digm-shifting theory to offer solutions in time of global crisis.
Coronet
A New Science of Heaven Robert Temple 23rd March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781473623750 The story of the science of plasma and its revolution- ary implications for the way we understand the universe and our place in it.
Duckworth
scientific adventure through our ideas about extraterrestrial life and the cosmos from Galileo to Star Trek.
Through Two Doors At Once Anil Ananthaswamy 16th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780715654934 The clearest, most acces- sible explanation of the amazing world of quan- tum mechanics.
Edward Elgar
Handbook of Public Funding of Research Benedetto Lepori (ed), Ben Jongbloed (ed), Diana Hicks (ed) 28th March, hb, eb, £190, 9781800883079 Explores the strategies whereby research can be successfully targeted and supported to resolve problems of broad public concern.
Elliott & Thompson
Beyond the Hype Fiona Fox 16th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781783966929 Examines some of the most contentious stories in science, revealing how openness and accu- racy in communication can transform public understanding.
Taking Flight Lev Parikian 4th May, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781783967032 Celebration of the miracu- lous phenomenon of flight through 13 species and across millions of years— from pterosaurs to drag- onflies, butterflies to bats.
On the Scent Robert Wainwright, Paula Totaro 23rd February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781783967124 Scientific detective story tracks how losing our sense of smell can shape our world and how the global pandemic trans- formed our understanding of this mysterious sense.
Firefly Books
The Possibility of Life Jaime Green 20th April, hb, eb, £20, 9780715654811 For fans of Ed Yong, Brian Cox and Carl Zimmer a dazzling cultural and
Observer’s Sky Atlas Erich Karkoschka 29th May, hb, £29.95, 9780228104100 New and expanded full- colour edition of a classic guide to the night sky with star charts that will be good to 2060.
Flint
Future Hackers Matt O’Neill
2nd February, pb, eb, £10, 9781803991108 Indispensable guide to the profound technological, social and cultural devel- opments coming close.
Fourth Estate
Foolproof Sander van der Linden 16th February, hb, £22, 9780008466718 How do people come to believe in misinforma- tion? How and why does it spread? And what can we do about it?
Greenfinch
50 Quantum Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know Joanne Baker 5th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529429305 Master the central ideas of quantum physics that have shaped the world we live in today.
Harvard University Press
Equity for Women in Science Cassidy R Sugimoto, Vincent Lariviere 28th April, hb, £30.95, 9780674919297 First large-scale empiri- cal analysis of the gender gap in science shows how the structure of scientific labour and rewards— publications, citations, funding—systematically obstructs women’s career advancement.
The New Biology Michael J Reiss, Michael Ruse 28th July, hb, £39.95, 9780674972247 A philosopher and a science educator look at biological theory and soci- ety through a synthesis of points of view to best understand the complex- ity of life and biological systems.
Head of Zeus
Stuck Monkey James Hamilton-Paterson 13th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781803285528 Investigates the “inno- cent” habits of consumers and how they contribute vastly to climate change.
Heligo
Numbercrunch Oliver Johnson 2nd March, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781788708333 Mathematician’s toolkit for cutting through wall-to-wall information overload and making sense of our modern world.
Hero
The Beat of Life Reinhard Friedl 26th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781915054517 Riveting personal stories illustrate the complex relationship between the heart, the brain and the psyche.
Hodder Paperbacks
Jellyfish Age Backwards Nicklas Brendborg 16th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529387933 Dive into the astonishing nature and true science of longevity.
Joined-up Thinking Hannah Critchlow 11th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529398434 Sunday Times top 10 bestselling author of The Science of Fate illuminates the science of collec- tive intelligence, showing how it can improve our lives and help solve huge global challenges.
John Murray
How the Mind Changed Joseph Jebelli 2nd February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529300154 The extraordinary story of how the human brain evolved and is still evolving.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe Daniel Whiteson, Jorge Cham 2nd February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529331066 An eminent physicist at Cern and the cartoon- ist behind PhD Comics answer the most impor- tant, the most outrageous and thyeb funniest ques- tions about everything.
Johns Hopkins University Press
Because Data Can’t Speak for Itself David Chrisinger, Lauren Brodsky 28th March, pb, eb, £17, 9781421445847 Reveals the parts and functions of effective, data-driven stories and explains myriad ways to turn a data dump into a narrative that can inform, persuade and inspire action.
Calm
Iben Have 30th May, pb, eb, £6.50, 9781421446066 Explores how to culti- vate calm using digital technologies, routines
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