Spellbinding debut book explores the marvels of our brains
25 June 2025
Neurologist Pria Anand recounts curious tales of the workings of the human mind in an elegant debut that is being compared to the late, great Oliver Sacks
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A new book argues that revenge is an addiction – but doesn't convince
18 June 2025
Recovering "revenge addict" James Kimmel Jr. makes the case for retaliation to be understood as an addiction in new book The Science of Revenge. It's compelling, but doesn't quite add up
Our drive for adventure and challenge has ancient origins
2 April 2025
Why are some people drawn towards exploration and challenge – even to the point of extreme danger? Alex Hutchinson's bracing new book unpicks the complex reasons
What happened when one woman set out to improve her personality
19 March 2025
In the enjoyable and science-backed book Me, But Better, Olga Khazan embarks on a year-long experiment to see if she can really become a more agreeable person
A lively history shows that the human neck is full of surprises
29 January 2025
The neck is less than 1 per cent of the human body's surface area, but it plays an oversized role in our lives, reveals Kent Dunlap's engaging natural and cultural history
A sharp interrogation of why we retreat from other people's illnesses
9 October 2024
How well do we look after people who are seriously sick? Astonishingly, research is scant – which makes Neil Vickers and Derek Bolton's ambitious new book, Being Ill, very welcome
Ambitious story of how life shapes Earth ends superb trilogy
7 August 2024
The dynamics of how plants and animals change Earth is central to this last book in a trilogy by Other Minds author and "scuba-diving philosopher" Peter Godfrey-Smith
