All Books articles – Page 10
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Beyond weird: why everything you thought you knew about quantum physics is different
Philip Ball sets himself the task of explaining quantum mechanics
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Burning planet: the story of fire through time
Andrew C Scott’s book charts the natural history of wildfire and its ability to provide clues to events on Earth
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Forgotten women: the scientists
Philippa Matthews reviews a book looking to uncover the lost histories of women whose achievements have been left out of the textbooks
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Conjuring the universe: the origins of the laws of nature
Peter Atkins’ latest book is an ’elegant love letter’ to the simplicity and beauty of the mathematics that govern our universe
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The many lives of carbon
Dag Olav Hessen leaves no stone - or diamond - unturned in his account of element six
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Opinion
The chemistry that inspired H.G. Wells
How the science fiction author borrowed real science to create unreal worlds
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Built: the hidden stories behind our structures
The ‘storey’ of structural engineering, as told by Shard designer Roma Agrawal
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Seeds of science: why we got it so wrong on GMOs
Katrina Kramer reviews the story of one man’s journey from activist to advocate
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Science not silence: voices from the March for Science movement
22 April 2017 remembered through a collection of photos and stories
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Graphene: the superstrong, superthin, and superversatile material that will revolutionize the world
A book that asks whether the ‘wonder material’ will live up to expectations
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A lab of one’s own: science and suffrage in the first world war
Exploring the contributions and struggles of female scientists 100 years ago
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Enlightenment now: the case for reason, science, humanism and progress
Steven Pinker sets out to prove we’re living longer, healthier, safer, richer, freer, happier and more meaningful lives than ever before
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The dialogues: conversations about the nature of the universe
A graphic novel with a conversational review
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Strange chemistry: the stories your chemistry teacher wouldn’t tell you
Jamie Durrani reviews a book on chemistry you are unlikely to encounter in the classroom
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Making the monster: the science behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
A book that delves into the backstory of a sci-fi horror classic
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The element in the room: science-y stuff staring you in the face
The Festival of the Spoken Nerd goes from stage to page
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Caesar’s last breath: the epic story of the air around us
An atmospheric read for Catriona Clarke
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Testosterone rex: unmaking the myths of our gendered minds
Katrina Krämer discovers the flawed science underpinning our attitudes to men and women
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You must be very intelligent: the PhD delusion
Philippa Matthews reviews a semi-autobiographical account of a PhD student in the UK
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The salt fix: why the experts got it all wrong and how eating more might save your life
A book with a controversial message. But Yuandi Li asks if it’s too good to be true