Popular Science
Testosterone Rex: Myths of Sex, Science, and Society
Hardback
“Goodbye, beliefs in sex differences disguised as evolutionary facts. Welcome the dragon slayer: Cordelia Fine wittily but meticulously lays bare the irrational arguments that we use to justify gender politics.”—Uta Frith, emeritus professor of cognitive development, University College London
A Brief History of Creation: Science and the Search for the Origin of Life
Paperback
The epic story of the scientists through the ages who have sought answers to life’s biggest mystery: How did it begin?
The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You
Hardback
This groundbreaking work of practical, popular science reveals that fat is much smarter than we think.
The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health
Paperback
A riveting account of how emerging science about microbes, plants and our own bodies can revolutionise agriculture and medicine.
A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves
Hardback
Famed geologist Walter Alvarez expands our view of human history, revealing the cosmic, geologic and evolutionary forces that have shaped us.