Reviews

Physics

A Piece of the Sun

The Quest for Fusion Energy by Daniel Clery.

Life

Billion-Dollar Fish

The Untold Story of Alaska Pollock by Kevin M. Bailey.

Science & Society

Brilliant Blunders

From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe by Mario Livio.

Chemistry

A Tale of Seven Elements

Eric Scerri's book tells the story of filling in the periodic table of the elements.

Math

Math on Trial

How Numbers Get Used and Abused in the Courtroom by Leila Schneps and Coralie Colmez.

Psychology

Present Shock

When Everything Happens Now by Douglas Rushkoff.

Animals

Two books explore the weirdest life on Earth

Zombie Birds, Astronaut Fish and Other Weird Animals by Becky Crew and Weird Life by David Toomey.

Genetics

Frankenstein’s Cat

Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts by Emily Anthes.

Science & Society

The Girls of Atomic City

The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan.

Health & Medicine

Gulp

Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach.

Anthropology

Paleofantasy

What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live by Marlene Zuk.

Physics

A Palette of Particles by Jeremy Bernstein