Science writer and Superior author Angela Saini on the oppression of women I’ve read a fair amount on the origins … More
Tag: popular science
Book review: Hothouse Earth by Bill McGuire
Hothouse Earth, written by geologist and activist Bill McGuire, is a great summary for the general reader of the key … More
Book review: Regenesis by George Monbiot
Having read George Monbiot’s journalism, I knew Regenesis would be a brilliantly argued and carefully researched read on the challenges … More
Book review: Wayfinding by Michael Bond
As someone with quite a poor sense of direction I was intrigued to read Wayfinding. Written by science journalist Michael … More
Book review: Why We Dream by Alice Robb
Why We Dream has two interwoven strands. The first is a useful summary of the latest thinking in neuroscience on … More
Book review: Pig Wrestling by Pete Lindsay and Dr Mark Bawden
Pig Wrestling promises a powerful approach to problem solving delivered via a ‘fable’ about said pig. The fable is in … More
Book review: Human Errors by Nathan H Lents
Evolution does not mean we are continually moving towards perfection. Mutations happen by chance, and they may or may not … More
Book review: Neurotribes by Steve Silberman
Neurotribes opens with a question – why is autism suddenly so visible? From popular culture to the children of the … More
Book review: The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis
I’ve read quite a few books on popular psychology and behavioural economics so I expected to skim a bit but … More