Book club – Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks
This month we're celebrating 20 years of a popular science classic: Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks. In his memoir, Sacks – who later became a famous neurologist – recou...
13 Jan 202121min
Book club – Science books for children
Whether you're looking for a sciencey Christmas present for the young readers in your life or just want to delve into the science of children's science writing, this kid's books roundup is for you. We...
16 Dec 202017min
Written in Bone
This time, we're reading Written In Bone: Hidden Stories in what We Leave Behind by forensic anthropologist Sue Black and author of the 2018 Sunday Times bestseller All That Remains. Black discusses c...
4 Nov 202019min
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
It's the end times in this episode as we're reading The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking). In five scenarios, cosmologist Katie Mack explores how the universe might meet its ultimate demise...
15 Okt 202016min
United We Are Unstoppable
In this episode we're reading United We Are Unstoppable: 60 Inspiring Young People Saving Our World, a book of short stories, told by the people who are fighting for their homes and their futures in t...
28 Aug 202017min
Half Lives
This month we're reading Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium by historian Lucy Jane Santos. The book traces the story of a radioactive element, from its ascendance as a cure-all ingredient in t...
6 Aug 202018min
Three books on pandemics
In this episode we're tackling the coronavirus information overload by comparing three books on pandemics past and present: Outbreaks and Epidemics by Meera Senthilingam, Adam Kucharski's The Rules of...
8 Juli 202020min
The Alchemy of Us
From photographic film to scientific glassware, Ainissa Ramirez's new book The Alchemy of Us offers a unique insight into our relationship with technology. Find out what we thought about the book, and...
3 Juni 202014min
