POPULAR SCIENCE
Jonathan Silvertown 11th April, hb, eb, £20, 9780198876397 A new history of life told from a different perspective: cooperation.
The Language of Climate Politics Genevieve Guenther 22nd April, hb, eb, £22.99, 9780197642238 Offers readers new ways to talk about the climate crisis that will help get fossil fuels out of our economy and save our planet.
Quantum Drama Jim Baggott, John L Heilbron 25th April, hb, eb, £25, 9780192846105
Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. From the moment of its inception its founders struggled to understand its meaning. This book tells the story of their engagement.
Sentience
Nicholas Humphrey 25th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780198858546 Humphrey relates the story of his quest to understand the evolutionary history of consciousness and explains the startling answers he has come to.
Charge: Why Does Gravity Rule? Frank Close 23rd May, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780198885054 Explores the deep, and as yet unresolved, puzzle of why matter is electrically neutral.
A Neurophilosophy of Libertarian Free Will Peter Tse 7th February, hb, eb, £90, 9780198876953 Intellectually fierce defence of libertarian free will from a neuroscientific and biological perspective.
Penguin
On the Origin of Time Thomas Hertog 4th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781804991121 Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar’s final thoughts on the universe.
Pathogenesis Jonathan Kennedy 4th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781804991893 Shows how germs have been responsible for some of the seismic revolutions in human history and how the crises they precipitate
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The Beauty of Falling Claudia de Rham 2nd April, hb, eb, £22, 9780691237480 A world-renowned physicist seeks gravity’s true nature and finds wisdom in embracing its force in her life.
Lichenpedia Kay Hurley, Susan Adele Edwards (illus) 28th May, hb, eb, £10.99, 9780691239903 Illustrated mini- encyclopaedia about the weird and wonderful world of lichens.
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Picador
Code-dependent Madhumita Murgia 28th March, hb, eb, £20, 9781529097306 Revealing exploration of the world created by computer algorithms and its impact on individuals as consumers and citizens.
Space Oddities Harry Cliff 28th March, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781529092868 Experimental physicist and acclaimed science presenter provides a mesmerising account of the universe’s most confounding puzzles.
Princeton University Press
The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs Gregory S Paul 7th May, hb, eb, £35, 9780691231570 Fully updated and expanded edition of the bestselling dinosaur field guide.
The Mathematical Radio Paul J Nahin 12th March, hb, eb, £22, 9780691235318 How a modern radio works, told through mathematics, history and selected puzzles.
2nd April, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780691251 Charming, richly illustrated, pocket-sized explorations. The Little Book of Butterflies Andrei Sourakov, Alexandra Sourakov, Tugce Okay (illus) 745
The Little Book of Beetles Arthur V Evans, Tugce Okay (illus) 776
The Little Book of Trees Herman Shugart, Peter White, Tugce Okay (illus) 790
The Little Book of Spiders Simon D Pollard, Tugce Okay (illus) 820
Sharkpedia Daniel C Abel, Marc Dando (illus) 28th May, hb, eb, £10.99, 9780691252612 Fun, illustrated, A–Z treasury about sharks that fits easily into a pocket.
The Five-million-year Odyssey Peter Bellwood 9th July, pb, eb, £17.99, 9780691258812 The epic story of human evolution, from our primate beginnings more than five million years ago to the agricultural era.
Profile
Mathematical Intelligence Junaid Mubeen 9th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781788166843 Intriguing exploration of an unexpected advantage that humans will have over our incoming robot masters: we are actually good at maths.
Is Maths Real? Eugenia Cheng 6th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781788169530 One of the world’s most creative mathematicians offers new ways to look at maths by focusing on questions, not answers.
Travellers to Unimaginable Lands Dasha Kiper 7th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781800816206 Illuminating, compassion- ate exploration of the psychology of caregiving and the mysterious world of the human mind.
Eat, Poop, Die Joe Roman 4th April, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781805221692 Roman reveals how ecosystems are sculpted
Space Oddities 30th May, hb, £12.99, 9781739154219 Uncovers the answers to some of the most puzzling questions about space in an entertaining and informative miscellany from expert astronomers.
and sustained by animals eating, excreting and dying and how these fundamental functions could help save the Earth from climate catastrophe.
Quercus
How to Expect the Unexpected Kit Yates 23rd May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529408690 Fascinating investigation of how we can make better, accessible, mathematically informed predictions about the world around us.
riverrun
Every Living Thing Jason Roberts 11th April, hb, eb, £25, 9781529400465 Thrilling account of a centuries-old rivalry.
Royal Observatory Greenwich
Scribe
Death as Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal Juan Jose Millas, Juan Luis Arsuaga, Thomas Bunstead (tr), Daniel Hahn (tr) 14th March, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781914484858 From the authors of New Scientist Book of the Year Life as Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal. Lays out what evolution has to teach us about death and eternity.
Simon & Schuster
The Exceptions Kate Zernike 15th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781398520035 The remarkable untold story of how a group of 16 determined women used the power of the collective and the tools of science to inspire ongoing radical change.
One Medicine: How Understanding Animals Can Save Our Lives Matt Morgan 14th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781471173103 The story of an investigation that spanned continents, species and millennia.
The Power of Hormones Max Nieuwdorp 23rd May, hb, eb, £20, 9781398527874 Myth-buster of a book shines a light on the incredible and under- explored role of hormones.
Simon & Schuster Audio
Hormones Max Nieuwdorp 23rd May, audiofile, £14.99, 9781398528826 Details above.
Springer Calculus III
Mehdi Rahmani-Andebili 7th March, hb, eb, £44.99, 9783031474828 Examples, questions and practice problems that will help students to review and sharpen their knowledge of the subject and enhance classroom performance.
The Search for Life Hannah Banyard 22nd February, vol 10, pb, £10.99, 9781906367909 In the latest accessible guide to astronomy from th observatory Banyard seeks to answer one of life’s biggest questions: are we alone in the universe?
Supernova
50 Women in Technology Bridget Greenwood, Ines Almeida, Georgina Ferry 2nd February, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781913641320 Twenty-five extraordinary women in Stem history, from Ada Lovelace to
Emmanuelle Charpentier, and 25 exclusive interviews with women leading the way in today’s technology.
Ten Speed Press
Eclipse Kelsey Oseid 6th February, hb, £12.99, 9781984859464 The ancient myths and fascinating science of the world’s most striking celestial phenomena. Educational, illustrated guide by the author of What We See in the Stars.
The Belknap Press
The Elephant in the Universe Govert Schilling, Avi Loeb 22nd March, pb, £16.95, 9780674295490 Science journalist details the quest to isolate and understand dark matter— and shows how that search has helped us to understand the universe we inhabit.
The Ivy Press
The Astronomers’ Library Karen Masters 14th March, hb, £28, 9780711289819 Collection of the best astronomy books from eight centuries.
Torva
The Immune Mind Monty Lyman 4th April, hb, eb, £22, 9781911709169 Digging into the recent discovery of the brain’s immune system, Lyman reveals the extraordinary implications for our physical and mental health.
Troubador
How Great Thinkers Transformed Our Ideas CC Hagan 28th February, pb, £19.99, 9781805142546 Represents a slice of the history of ideas, science and philosophy mixed with their personal lives.
University of California Press
Science V Story Emma Frances Bloomfield 27th February, pb, eb, £25, 9780520380820 Analyses four scientific controversies—climate change, evolution, vaccination and Covid- 19—through the lens of storytelling.
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