POPULAR SCIENCE
brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts.
We Are Electric Sally Adee 1st February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781838853365 Reveals the new science of our body’s electrome.
Human Nature Vanessa Kisuule 4th July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781838857073 Début work of non-fiction by slam poet is a love letter to the musicians we adore and an unflinching look at the costs of hero worship.
C Hurst
The Algorithm Hilke Schellmann 1st February, hb, eb, £22, 9781805260981 Shocking exposé of how AI controls the world of work.
Cider Mill Press
The Great White Shark Handbook Greg Skomal 20th June, pb, £12.99, 9781604337716 Written by a premier shark expert and marine biologist, this book takes readers beyond the dramatic representations in media and allows them to appreciate the power and beauty of sharks.
Cornerstone Press
Jaime Green 4th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780715655191 For fans of Ed Yong, Brian Cox and Carl Zimmer a dazzling scientific and cultural adventure through our ideas about extraterrestrial life.
Elliott & Thompson
Beyond the Hype Fiona Fox 1st February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781783966929 Examines some of the most contentious stories in science to reveal how openness and accuracy in science communication can transform public understanding.
Faber & Faber
Why We Remember Charan Ranganath 14th March, hb, eb, £20, 9780571374144 Radical re-examination of memory by pioneering neuroscientist and internationally known memory researcher.
Fourth Estate
Foolproof Sander van der Linden 15th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008466756 Van der Linden takes us through the psychology of conspiratorial thinking and equips us with the 11 antigens needed to stop the spread of misinformation.
Granta
11th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781035908585 Range of short works from the past three decades of the New York Times bestselling author’s prolific career, putting his essays and short stories side by side for the first time.
Hero Press
A Brief Guide to Aliens Adam Frank 15th March, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781915054135 With wit and brio, an astrophysicist separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating search for extraterrestrial life.
Hodder
X Marks the Spot Michael Scott 6th June, pb, £12.99, 9781529367850 Adventurous history of discovery that digs up traps, curses and buried treasure.
Hodder Press
The Good Virus Tom Ireland 27th June, pb, £12.99, 9781529365283 The untold story of the most abundant life form on Earth, bacteriophages, and how they play a crucial role in our lives, our health and the health of our planet.
Why We Die Venki Ramakrishnan 19th March, hb, £25, 9781529369243 Major exploration of the science of why and how we age and die, by a former president of the Royal Society.
Ultra-Processed People Chris van Tulleken 2nd May, pb, £10.99, 9781529160222 For too long we’ve been told we just need to make different choices, when really we’re living in a food environment that makes it nigh-on impossible. So this is a book about our rights. The right to know what we eat and what it does to our bodies and the right to good, affordable food.
Duckworth The Possibility of Life
Power Up Yasmin Ali 28th March, hb, £22, 9781529382976 Essential and personal primer on the global energy system that powers our world from an engineer on a journey to find a cleaner future.
A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria Caroline Crampton 11th April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781783789054 Fascinating and revelatory cultural history of hypochondria, from Hippocrates to wellness influencers. For fans of Andrew Solomon and Siddhartha Mukherjee.
Head of Zeus
A View From the Stars Cixin Liu
Hodder & Stoughton
Third Millennium Thinking Saul Perlmutter, Robert MacCoun, John Campbell 26th March, hb, £22, 9781399705493 A Nobel prize-winning physicist, a social psychologist and a philosopher on how science can help us navi- gate information over- load, thrive amidst uncer- tainty and heal our fractured society.
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Interstellar Tours Brian Clegg 20th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781837730766 With award-winning science writer as your deep space guide, step on board the starship Endurance and marvel at the fascinating sights of deepest, darkest space.
Weather Science Brian Clegg 18th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781837731534 From the crystalline perfection of snowflakes to energy transfers from the sun, an exploration of the way science lies at the heart of our understand- ing of the weather.
Chain Reactions: A Hopeful History of Uranium Lucy Jane Santos 4th July, hb, eb, £20, 9781837731565 Tracing uranium’s past and how it intersects with our understanding of other radioactive
elements, this book aims to disentangle our atti- tudes and to unpick the atomic mindset.
Johns Hopkins University Press
Age Suresh Rattan 31st July, pb, eb, £7.50, 9781421447834
Brief but engaging look at getting older delves into the biology and philoso- phy of ageing and the chemical origins and fundamental characteris- tics of life.
Math in Drag Kyne Santos 6th May, hb, eb, £20.50, 9781421448749 Hilarious, behind-the- scenes look with a TikTok superstar who shatters stereotypes and proves that maths can be sassy and fun, even for people who think they aren’t good at it.
What If Fungi Win? Arturo Casadevall, Stephanie Desmon 15th July, pb, eb, £14, 9781421449005 Could fungal pathogens outsmart us before we find ways to combat them?
Liveright
The Metaverse Matthew Ball 14th May, hb, eb, £25, 9781324095286 Pioneering theorist, former tech executive and
acclaimed entrepreneur offers an expansive tour of the “next internet”. This authoritative, updated edition demonstrates how the Metaverse will radically reshape society.
MIT Press
The Chinese Computer Thomas S Mullaney 28th May, hb, £32, 9780262047517 The fascinating, untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges and revolutionised the world of computing.
Gaia’s Web Karen Bakker 9th April, hb, £27, 9780262048750 Riveting exploration of one of the most important dilemmas of our time: will digital technology acceler- ate environmental degra- dation or could it play a role in ecological regeneration?
The Blind Spot Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser 5th March, hb, £27, 9780262048804 Compelling argument for including the human perspective in science and how human experience makes science possible.
The Secret Life of Data Aram Sinnreich, Jesse Gilbert 16th April, hb, £27, 9780262048811 How data surveillance, digital forensics and generative AI pose new long-term threats and opportunities.
Splinters of Infinity Mark Wolverton 5th March, hb, £27, 9780262048828 Engrossing story of a modern-age scientific feud between two Nobel Prize-winning scientists over the nature of cosmic rays and the universe.
Cyborg Laura Forlano, Danya Glabau 6th February, pb, £15.99, 9780262547550 Concise introduction to cyborg theory that examines the way in which technology is situated, political and embodied.
More Than a Glitch Meredith Broussard 2nd April, pb, £22, 9780262548328 When technology reinforces inequality it is not just a glitch, it’s a signal that we need to
redesign our systems to create a more equitable world.
Tales From a Robotic World Dario Floreano, Nicola Nosengo 5th March, pb, £23, 9780262548403 Stories from the future of intelligent machines—from rescue drones to robot spouses—and accounts of cutting-edge research that could make it all possible.
Sensing Machines Chris Salter 2nd April, pb, £25, 9780262548458 How we are tracked, surveilled, tantalised and seduced by machines ranging from smart watches and Roombas to immersive art installations.
The Digital Environment Pablo J Boczkowski, Eugenia Mitchelstein 6th February, pb, £17.99, 9780262548595 Understanding digital technology in daily life. Why we should think holistically in terms of a digital environment instead of discrete devices and apps.
Extraterrestrial Languages
Daniel Oberhaus 7th May, pb, £21, 9780262548649 If we send a message into space will extraterrestrial beings receive it? Will they understand?
Motorbooks
SpaceX Brad Bergan 4th April, hb, £30, 9780760384015 With authoritative text and impressive photography, SpaceX provides insight into the remarkable world of private space exploration from 2002 to today and beyond.
Old Street
Intervention Earth Gwynne Dyer 18th April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781913083267 From the deep oceans to glaciers, from agriculture to energy production to the stratosphere, the latest, innovative ideas from climate scientists on how we might reduce global warming.
Oxford University Press
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