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Science and nature books

July 2024

  • Dan Aykroyd in Ghostbusters (1984).

    Nine Minds by Daniel Tammet review – a new language for neurodiversity

    A celebration of the gifts and talents of autistic people refutes the idea that autism and empathy cannot coexist
  • Sequoia

    Book of the day
    Twelve Trees by Daniel Lewis review – a global arboreal odyssey

    From 2,000-year-old Pacific redwoods to the mighty Peruvian ceiba, a survey of extraordinary trees
  • Chelsea fans at the Women’s FA Cup final 2023.

    Inheritance by Harvey Whitehouse review – the power of unity

    A thought provoking look at social forces, and the ways ordinary people can change the world

June 2024

  • From the series Zwischen den Jahren ( Between the Years) by Valentin Goppel. Published by Gost books £40 https://gostbooks.com/products/zwischen-den-jahren

    Observer book of the week
    Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us by Lucy Foulkes review – deep dive into the teenage mind

  • Jane Flett, author of the ‘thrillingly deviant’ Freakslaw.

    In brief: The Accidental Garden; Everything’s Fine; Freakslaw – reviews

  • A goldfish pond with lilies made from the pages of books

    Summer reading: 50 of the best new books to dive into

  • A woman wearing a necklace with a camera instead of a pendant

    The big idea
    The big idea: can you inherit memories from your ancestors?

  • Lunch with...
    Conservationist Isabella Tree: ‘Rewilding is vital for the UK’s agricultural future’

  • Systemic by Layal Liverpool review – the price of prejudice

  • The High Seas by Olive Heffernan review – the depths of despair

  • Climate scientist Susan Solomon: ‘Let’s not give up now – we’re right on the cusp of success’

  • The Captive Imagination by Elias Dakwar review – a window into addiction

  • ‘We need other logics for our approach to nature’: the woman uprooting colonialism in botany

May 2024

  • Waorani leader Nemonte Nenquimo, carries her people’s lawsuit in her hands during a march towards the Provincial courthouse in Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuadorian Amazon.

    Book of the day
    We Will Not Be Saved by Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson review – voice of the Amazon

  • Sarah Crossan.

    In brief: Hey, Zoey; You Could Make This Place Beautiful; The Light Eaters – review

  • Farmer Giles Establishment, Christmas Day, 1830.<br>ENGLAND - JUNE 19: Seven people are seated round the kitchen table brandishing knives and forks and glasses; a woman at one end is carving meat from a large roast; at the other end a man on his feet is holding up a jug. A small boy, standing on a bellows, stretches up to the table to drink from a plate; two others are eating on the floor using a stool as a table. A dog is sitting looking up at the table. Coloured etching by William Heath, published by T McLean, 1830. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

    Book of the day
    Rumbles by Elsa Richardson review – gut reaction

  • Benji Waterhouse

    Book of the day
    You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here by Benji Waterhouse review – the doctor won’t see you now

  • Amphibious Soul by Craig Foster – natural narcissist

  • Chicken or egg? One zoologist’s attempt to solve the conundrum of which came first

  • Pivot podcast host Scott Galloway: ‘Tech bros conflate luck with talent’

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