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White Holes

Carlo Rovelli

A mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes, from Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

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Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles

Samuel Graydon

A rollercoaster ride through the life and ideas of the twentieth century's most famous and controversial scientist in 99 sparkling vignettes.

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In a Flight of Starlings: The Wonders of Complex Systems

Giorgio Parisi, Simon Carnell (trans.)

From the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, an enlightening and personal journey into the practice of ground-breaking science - a #1 bestseller in Italy

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Beyond DNA

Benjamin Oldroyd

Uncover how a new approach to epigenetics affects the basis for our understanding of evolutionary biology.

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Size: The Measure of All Things

Vaclav Smil

A mind-expanding exploration size, the measure of all things.

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Anaximander

Carlo Rovelli

The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics tells the thrilling story of one of the greatest intellectual leaps of all time.

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The Exceptions: Sixteen Women, MIT, and the Fight for Equality in Science

Kate Zernike

The remarkable untold story of how a group of sixteen determined women used the power of the collective and the tools of science to inspire ongoing radical change. This is…

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The Great Dead Body Teachers

Jackie Dent

Jackie Dent explores the world of whole-body donation all the while looking for answers as to what happened to her grandparents.

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Man-Made

Tracey Spicer

Man-Made aims to open readers’ eyes to a transformative technological shift in society and give them the tools to make positive change.

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Pathogenesis: How Infectious Diseases Shaped Human History

Jonathan Kennedy

athogenesis shows how germs have been responsible for some of the seismic revolutions in human history.

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The Story of the Brain in Ten and a Half Cells

Richard Wingate

Peer into a microscopic world - and fall in love with the beauty of the brain

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We Are Electric: The New Science of Our Body’s Electrome

Sally Adee

Award-winning science and technology journalist Sally Adee reveals the new science of our body’s electrome.

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12 Bytes: How artificial intelligence will change the way we live and love

Jeanette Winterson

Twelve eye-opening, mind-expanding and provocative essays from Sunday Times-bestselling author Jeanette Winterson.

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Taking to the Field

Jane Carey

Taking to the Field is the first comprehensive history of Australian women in science from the colonial period to contemporary times.

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This Is What It Sounds Like

Dr. Susan Rogers, Ogi Ogas

A legendary record-producer-turned-brain-scientist explains why you fall in love with music.

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Humanity’s Moment

Joelle Gergis

A personal call to action from an Australian IPCC author.

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Elusive

Frank Close

The story of the Higgs boson - the so-called 'God particle' - and the man who thought of it.

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The Genetic Age

Professor Matthew Cobb

How fifty years of genetic engineering have brought us to the brink of a profound and disturbing future, from Baille Gifford-shortlisted scientist Matthew Cobb.

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Machines Behaving Badly: The Morality of AI

Toby Walsh

Can we build moral machines? Toby Walsh, AI expert, examines the ethical issues we face in a future dominated by artificial intelligence.

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The Joy of Science

Jim Al-Khalili

The Joy of Science presents 8 short lessons on how to unlock the clarity, empowerment, and joy of thinking and living a little more scientifically.

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Black Holes

Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw

A brilliant exploration of the most exotic objects in the universe by Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw.

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Horizons: A Global History of Science

James Poskett

A radical retelling of the history of science - The Silk Roads for science.

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The Secret World of Weather: How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop

Tristan Gooley

This is the ultimate guide to exploring an undiscovered world, one that hides in front of our eyes.

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Future Superhuman

Elise Bohan

Strap in for an exhilarating, and starkly honest, take on the promise and peril of life in the 21st century.

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The Matter of Everything

Suzie Sheehy

The astonishing story of twentieth-century physics, told through the twelve experiments that changed our world.

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Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe

Daniel Whiteson,Jorge Cham

You’ve got questions: about space, time, gravity, and the odds of meeting your older self inside a wormhole. All the answers you need are right here.

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A Brief History of Black Holes

Dr Becky Smethurst

Black Holes are the universe’s strangest and most fascinating objects - Dr Becky explains all, and why nearly everything you know about them is wrong.

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Professor Maxwell’s Duplicitous Demon: The Life and Science of James Clerk Maxwell

Brian Clegg

The great conundrum that has taxed the finest minds in physics.

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The Universe: The Book of the BBC Tv Series Presented by Professor Brian Cox

Andrew Cohen

Andrew Cohen takes readers on a voyage of discovery, via the probes and telescopes exploring the outer reaches of our galaxy.

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The Body: A Guide for Occupants

Bill Bryson

A wonderful successor to A Short History of Nearly Everything.

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What’s Eating the Universe?: And Other Cosmic Questions

Paul Davies

The story of the universe in thirty cosmological conundrums.

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Helgoland

Carlo Rovelli

The Number One bestselling author of The Order of Time is back with a stunning book about the enigma of quantum physics.

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Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

Brian Greene

From the world-renowned physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe comes this captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose.

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How to Change Your Mind

Michael Pollan

A remarkable history of psychedelics and a compelling portrait of the new generation of scientists fascinated by the implications of these drugs.

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Never Enough

Judith Grisel

In Never Enough, Grisel reveals the unfortunate bottom line of all regular drug use: there is no such thing as a free lunch.

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Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum

Lee Smolin

A renegade quantum physicist argues for a radical new interpretation of the structure of reality.

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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Neil deGrasse Tyson

The essential universe, from a celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.

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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Carlo Rovelli

An explanation of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind.

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The Body Illustrated

Bill Bryson

The Body Illustrated will have you marvelling at the form you occupy, and celebrating the genius of your existence, time and time again.

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The Brain that Changes Itself

Norman Doidge

An immensely moving, inspiring book that will permanently alter the way we look at our brains, human nature, and human potential.

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Recommended science books

White Holes

Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles

In a Flight of Starlings: The Wonders of Complex Systems

Beyond DNA

Size: The Measure of All Things

Anaximander

The Exceptions: Sixteen Women, MIT, and the Fight for Equality in Science

The Great Dead Body Teachers

Man-Made

Pathogenesis: How Infectious Diseases Shaped Human History

The Story of the Brain in Ten and a Half Cells

We Are Electric: The New Science of Our Body’s Electrome

12 Bytes: How artificial intelligence will change the way we live and love

Taking to the Field

This Is What It Sounds Like

Humanity’s Moment

Elusive

The Genetic Age

Machines Behaving Badly: The Morality of AI

The Joy of Science

Black Holes

Horizons: A Global History of Science

The Secret World of Weather: How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop

Future Superhuman

The Matter of Everything

Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe

A Brief History of Black Holes

Professor Maxwell’s Duplicitous Demon: The Life and Science of James Clerk Maxwell

The Universe: The Book of the BBC Tv Series Presented by Professor Brian Cox

The Body: A Guide for Occupants

What’s Eating the Universe?: And Other Cosmic Questions

Helgoland

Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

How to Change Your Mind

Never Enough

Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

The Body Illustrated

The Brain that Changes Itself