The Knowledge Gene

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Over 500,000 years ago, a single gene mutated. It spread over time, becoming critical in the journey that transformed our earliest ancestors into fully modern humans, capable of navigating the entire …

The Stronger Sex

‘Fun, rooted in science… May this book give all women strength for the times we now live in.’ Cat BohannonA myth-busting vindication of women’s physical strengthsFor decades, Starre Vartan – like mo …

Super Natural

‘Superb… A testament to just how beautiful and wonderful life on Earth is’ Times Literary Supplement’Fascinating’ Guardian’Brilliant’ Daily MailFrom scorching deserts to frozen seabeds, from the hig …

Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 BMA MEDICAL BOOK AWARDS One of the world’s leading neurologists reveals the extraordinary stories behind some of the brain disorders that he and his staff at the Harvard Medic …

Quantum Leaps

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From the author of Million Dollar Maths comes a fascinating and engaging look at the mathematics that lies behind our modern world. How does Google know what you want to type? How did humans first rea …

A Year in Numbers

***A Strong Words 2023 Book of the Year***’A highly enjoyable and serendipitous read!’ – Rob Eastaway, bestselling co-author of Headscratchers: The New Scientist Puzzle BookDid you know:-Only around 1 …

Headscratchers

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‘A fantastic and varied collection of problems authored by some of the best puzzle setters around’ – Alex Bellos’A book of delightful puzzles. It’s just as good as you’d expect.’ – Tim Harford’A marve …

First Astronomers

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Our eyes have been drawn away from the skies to our screens. We no longer look to the stars to forecast the weather, predict the seasons or plant our gardens. Most of us cannot even see the Milky Way. …

The Encyclopaedia of Everything Else

A delightful and witty treasure trove of utterly useless information by the author of The Things That Nobody Knows.Most encyclopaedias are boring. They are so packed with worthy but dull facts that a …

The Importance of Being Interested

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***A Waterstones Best Paperback of 2022 pick***Perfect for fans of Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage and Professor Brian Cox.’A delightful and scintillating hymn to science.’ Professor Carlo RovelliC …

Existential Physics

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDo we have free will? Is the universe compatible with God? Do we live in a computer simulation? Does the universe think?Physicists are great at complicated research, but the …

The Insect Crisis

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***A Waterstones Best Books of 2022 pick***A New Scientist Book of the YearShortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing ‘Fascinating… There is something wondrous in Milman’s revelat …

Hot Air

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***SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2022******SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE 2022***Ours is the age of global warming. Rising sea levels, extreme weather, forest f …

Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind

From the infamous ‘Hannah’s sweets’ exam question to percentages ‘life-hacks’, viral maths problems seem to capture the public’s imagination without fail. This is often because they blow people’s mind …

Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind

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What is 4% of 75?Can you calculate 60 + 60 x 0 + 1?Which is bigger, an 18-inch pizza or two 12-inch pizzas?Join award-winning maths presenter Kyle D Evans on an entertaining tour of viral maths proble …

Flight Lines

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As the sun lowered and turned Gulf St Vincent fiery, they each called a high-pitched ‘peeooowiii!’, flashed their black wing-pits, spread their tail skirts and took flight.Andrew Darby follows the ody …