Ambitious book on quantum physics still fails to be accessible
4 June 2025
A new book on quantum physics is pleasingly full of cutting-edge topics. Yet it isn't the accessible work it promised to be
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A rich new history of our obsession with extracting Earth's resources
28 May 2025
Philip Marsden's book Under a Metal Sky is an engrossing look at how we have excavated key metals and rocks over the millennia. It's a story shot through with awe, power, greed and hubris
Is this book the ultimate guide for getting babies to sleep? Sort of
28 May 2025
Helen Ball's How Babies Sleep draws on anthropology and biology to help babies (and their parents) get a better night's sleep. It has some fascinating insights, but is somewhat impractical
Weary parents shouldn't miss this science-backed guide to raising kids
21 May 2025
Most parenting manuals end up gathering dust on my bedside table, but Melinda Wenner Moyer's Hello, Cruel World! isn’t one of them
This sci-fi debut is a quietly brilliant look at a disturbing future
21 May 2025
The premise of Grace Chan’s debut novel – that you can choose to upload yourself to a virtual reality – might sound dated, but this is a stunning big‑picture look at what might lie ahead for us, says Emily H. Wilson
This new book is a one-sided attempt to puncture the AI bubble
19 May 2025
The AI Con by Emily Bender and Alex Hanna wants to expose the hype generated by large artificial intelligence companies, but it is a frustrating read
Grisly new book reveals what zombie insects can teach us
14 May 2025
In Rise of the Zombie Bugs, Mindy Weisberger zooms in on how parasites hijack the brains of their tiny host animals
An expert's new book unravels the amazing secrets of the vagus nerve
7 May 2025
Kevin Tracey's authoritative look at the vagus nerve and its healing potential is comprehensive and compelling, cutting through the hype
Welcome to a great, straightforward guide to the tree of life
30 April 2025
Max Telford's new book, The Tree of Life, is a millennia-spanning exploration of the history – and future – of evolutionary relationships
Robert Macfarlane is wrong to cast rivers as life forms in new book
30 April 2025
We should protect Earth's rivers and forests with laws. But it is another matter to claim them as living beings, as Robert Macfarlane does in his new book Is a River Alive?
