All Books articles – Page 16

Podcast
Why Science is Sexist by Nicola Gaston – Book club

2016-04-18T00:00:00Z

This month we discuss unconscious bias and other reasons why science is sexist
Review
Failure: why science is so successful

2016-04-18T00:00:00Z

Success in failure
Review
Why science is sexist

2016-04-18T00:00:00Z

We’re all guilty
Review
John Dalton: a Cumbrian philosopher

2016-04-11T00:00:00Z

Cumbrian connections
Review
The history of chemistry: a very short introduction

2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A brief history of chemistry
Review
How many moons does the Earth have? The ultimate science quiz book

2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

Question time
Review
Tomorrowland: our journey from science fiction to science fact

2016-03-23T00:00:00Z

A world beyond
Review
The elements of power: guns, gadgets and the struggle for a sustainable future in the rare metal age

2016-03-16T00:00:00Z

A tantalising prospect
Podcast
Elements of Power by David Abraham – Book club

2016-03-10T00:00:00Z

This month we learn of the problems that arise from mining rare metals in David Abraham’s The Elements of Power
Review
Starch-based blends, composites and nanocomposites

2016-03-09T00:00:00Z

Green chemistry breakdown
Review
Early responses to the periodic system

2016-03-04T00:00:00Z

Bringing history to the table
Review
The boy who played with fusion: extreme science, extreme parenting and how to make a star

2016-02-24T00:00:00Z

Pip-boy 3000
Review
Junk DNA: a journey through the dark matter of the genome

2016-02-19T00:00:00Z

Sifting through the trash
Review
Adventures in the Anthropocene: a journey to the heart of the planet we made

2016-02-16T00:00:00Z

End of an era
Podcast
Adventures in the Anthropocene by Gaia Vince – Book club

2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

This month we consider the dawning of a new epoch as we discuss Gaia Vince’s Adventures in the Anthropocene
Review
The food lab: better home cooking through science

2016-02-10T00:00:00Z

Compound cookbook
Review
Dangerous diaries: exploring risks and rewards in fabrication

2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

The devil is in the detail
Review
The birth of the pill – how four pioneers reinvented sex and launched a revolution

2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

Pill pioneers
Review
The story of western science – from the writings of Aristotle to the big bang theory

2016-01-15T00:00:00Z

Scientific odyssey
Review
Atomic – the first war of physics and the secret history of the atom bomb, 1939–49

2016-01-08T00:00:00Z

Arms race