All Books articles – Page 7
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ReviewTranscendence: How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language, Beauty and Time
A fast-paced journey through the entire history of humans, trying to answer the question of what makes us different from other animals
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PodcastTranscendence: How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time by Gaia Vince – Book club
We discuss prize-winning author Gaia Vince’s new book Transcendence, and discover how collaboration made humans Earth’s most successful species
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ReviewA Sonnet to Science: Scientists and Their Poetry
A collection of poetry providing insight into the lives and minds of prominent scientists
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ReviewWill My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
A book for ‘future corpses of all ages’ as the author – a mortician – answers questions about death asked by children
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ReviewSuperbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic
A doctor’s story about his fight against drug-resistant microbes that threaten the future of medicine
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ReviewHow to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made
Is an organ grown from stem cells human? And what rights – if any – should a it have? These are questions Philip Ball – who many might know as Chemistry World columnist – explores in his new book.
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ReviewWomen in Their Element: Selected Women’s Contributions To The Periodic System
The book’s 38 essays highlight women’s contributions to chemistry, ranging from well-known accounts to stories rarely told
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ReviewHot Carbon: Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science
A book on how one isotope transformed carbon dating, nuclear testing and oceanography
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ReviewLanguage Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power
A linguist’s intro to one of society’s most compelling question: where does human language come from? An is there such a thing as universal grammar?
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PodcastLanguage Unlimited by David Adger – Book club
We discuss linguist David Adger’s book that delves into the origins of human language and tries to uncover the hidden structure behind what we say (or sign)
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ReviewOne Hundred Patents That Shaped the Modern World
A short history of world-changing inventions
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PodcastHow To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe – Book club
We discuss xkcd comic creator Randall Munroe’s new book that deals out absurd – but scientifically accurate – advice for everyday problems
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ReviewHow to: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
Have you ever considered the practicalities of building a swimming pool out of cheese?
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ReviewThe Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things and How to Make Wiser Decisions
An urgent and compelling case for self-reflection
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ReviewMescaline: A Global History of the First Psychedelic
A story about the people who harvested, used, abused, regulated and investigated the mind-altering drug
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ReviewThe Chemical Detective
An action-packed thriller starring a explosives expert Jaqueline Silver
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ReviewIncredible Journeys: Exploring the Wonders of Animal Navigation
David Barrie introduces amazing animal navigators, from bacteria and butterflies to pigeons and crocodiles