Human Universe
Brian Cox

Humans might just be a lump of space dust but Cox’s appreciation of the unlikeliness of being makes this a celebration of life on earth.

The Quantum Moment, How Planck, Bohr, Einstein, and Heisenberg Taught Us to Love Uncertainty
Robert P.Crease and Alfred Scharff Goldhaber

How quantum mechanics has changed the world, inspired art and become comedy fodder.

Great Myths of the Brain
Christian Jarrett

Give your grey matter a treat with Jarrett’s exposé of the facts and the myths surrounding how the brain works, and whether we really only employ 10% of it.

WTF, Evolution!?
Mara Grunbaum

Grunbaum asks the questions many of us have pondered as she mocks Mother Nature for her more peculiar efforts., from the dumbo octopus to the bearded pig.

The Perfect Meal: The Multisensory Science of Food and Dining
Charles Spence

Spence shows how subtle factors - like the shape of a glass – can influence your senses.

The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
Walter Isaacson

Following on from his award winning biography of Steve Jobs, Isaacson returns to trace how a mismatch of geniuses and geeks spawned the technological age.

Starmus: 50 Years of Man in Space
Garik Israelia

With a foreword by Stephen Hawking, Starmus celebrates 50 years of humans in space with voices ranging from those on the ground to the spacewalking stars.

Leonardo’s Brain: Understanding Da Vinci’s Creative Genius
Leonard Shlain

Shlain explores the genius of this multitasking maverick through the lens of state-of-the-art neuroscience.

Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension
Matt Parker

The standup mathematician makes a working computer out of dominoes and reflects on how a pizza could be more fairly distributedbetween a party. Essential reading.

Ocean: A Photicular Book
Carol Kaufmann and Dan Kainen

Kainen’s Photicular technology dives into the ocean. Watch fish gulp, sea horse rock, and sharks glide, accompanied by captivating descriptions.