Popular Science
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
Paperback
A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerging human diseases, Spillover is “fascinating and terrifying … a real-life thriller with an outcome that affects us all” (Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction).
The Internet Police: How Crime Went Online, and the Cops Followed
Hardback
Chaos and order clash in this riveting exploration of crime and punishment on the Internet.
Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep
Paperback
An engrossing examination of the science behind the little-known world of sleep.
Air: The Restless Shaper of the World
Paperback
In a sublime exploration of the most unpredictable element of the earth, William Bryant Logan opens our eyes to the astonishing physics, chemistry, biology, history, art, and even music of the air.
A Short Bright Flash: Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse
Hardback
How a scientific outsider came up with a revolutionary theory of light and saved untold numbers of lives.