The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balanceby Dan EganNature: EcologyScience: Chemistry – EnvironmentalAmazon – Best Science Books of the Year▶6 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Themby Neil BradburyMedical: ToxicologyScience: Chemistry – ToxicologyGoodread’s Choice Awards – Nonfiction▶4 author interviews2 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Chinese Typewriter: A Historyby Thomas MullaneyComputers: History (Computers)Technology & Engineering: History (Technology)▶2 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Scienceby Seb FalkBiography & Autobiography: Science & TechnologyHistory: Europe – Medieval▶12 author interviews4 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Great Paleolithic War: How Science Forged an Understanding of America’s Ice Age Pastby David J. Meltzer▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong-and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Storyby Angela SainiSocial Science: Women’s StudiesScienceNews.org Best Books of the Year▶4 author interviews2 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyageby Rachel E. GrossHistory: Women (History)Medical: AnatomyAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction▶12 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Caesar’s Last Breath: And Other True Tales of History, Science, and the Sextillions of Molecules in the Air Around USby Sam KeanScience: Chemistry – GeneralGoodread’s Choice Awards – Science & Technology▶6 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Codeby Michael E. McCulloughPhilosophy: Ethics & Moral PhilosophyPsychology: Social PsychologyBehavioral Scientist’s Notable Books▶12 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another Worldby Sarah Stewart JohnsonBiography & Autobiography: Personal MemoirsScience: AstronomyNew York Time’s Notable Book▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Lifeby Helen CzerskiScience: Physics – ElectromagnetismScience: Physics – General▶2 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Probable Impossibilities: Musings on Beginnings and Endingsby Alan LightmanScience: Essays (Science)Science: Physics – General▶6 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debateby Paul HalpernScience: AstronomyScience: CosmologyScienceNews.org Best Books of the Year▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdomby Simon WinchesterBiography & Autobiography: Science & TechnologyHistory: Asia – China▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscienceby Matthew CobbPsychology: Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive NeuropsychologyScience: Life Sciences – NeuroscienceBaillie Gifford Prize Longlist▶7 author interviews2 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Areby Rebecca BoyleScience: Space ScienceSocial Science: Anthropology – Cultural & SocialSmithsonian Magazine – 10 Best Science Books of the Year▶6 author interviews6 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Comet Madness: How the 1910 Return of Halley’s Comet (Almost) Destroyed Civilizationby Richard GoodrichHistory: Modern – 20th CenturyHistory: Social History▶4 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Wayby Roma AgrawalTechnology & Engineering: Engineering (General)Technology & Engineering: History (Technology)Royal Society Science Book Prize▶8 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Matter of Everything: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the Worldby Suzie SheehyScience: Experiments & ProjectsScience: Physics – Nuclear▶11 author interviews5 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Soviets in Space: Russia’s Cosmonauts and the Space Frontierby Colin BurgessHistory: Russia & the Former Soviet UnionScience: Astronomy▶2 author interviews2 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
How the Victorians Took Us to the Moon: The Story of the 19th-Century Innovators Who Forged Our Futureby Iwan Rhys MorusHistory: Modern – 19th CenturyTechnology & Engineering: History (Technology)▶8 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Birdby Jack E. DavisHistory: United States – GeneralNature: Animals – BirdsAmazon – Best History Books of the Year▶6 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John von Neumannby Ananyo BhattacharyaBiography & Autobiography: Science & TechnologyMathematics: History & Philosophy (Mathematics)Amazon – Best Science Books of the Year▶6 author interviews2 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travelby Meredith BagbyBiography & Autobiography: General (Biography)History: Women (History)Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Perfection of Nature: Animals, Breeding, and Race in the Renaissanceby Mackenzie CooleyHistory: Europe – RenaissanceTechnology & Engineering: Agriculture – Animal HusbandryCundill History Prize▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Aliveby Carl ZimmerScience: Essays (Science)Science: Life Sciences – Biological DiversityNew York Time’s Notable Book▶8 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas by Jennifer RaffScience: Life Sciences – EvolutionScience: Life Sciences – Genetics & GenomicsScienceNews.org Best Books of the Year▶12 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Tesla: Wizard at War: The Genius, the Particle Beam Weapon, and the Pursuit of Powerby Marc SeiferBiography & Autobiography: Science & TechnologyTechnology & Engineering: Electrical▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of EgyptologyToby WilkinsonThe World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptologyby Toby WilkinsonHistory: Ancient – EgyptSocial Science: Archaeology▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J.B.S. Haldaneby Samanth SubramanianBiography & Autobiography: Science & TechnologyScience: Life Sciences – Genetics & GenomicsHistorical Writers Association Non-Fiction Longlist▶4 author interviews2 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Reality Bubble: How Science Reveals the Hidden Truths that Shape Our Worldby Ziya TongScience: Environmental ScienceScience: Philosophy & Social AspectsSmithsonian Magazine – 10 Best Science Books of the Year▶10 author interviews5 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Genuine Fakes: How Phony Things Teach Us About Real Stuffby Lydia PyneScience: Philosophy & Social AspectsTrue Crime: General (True Crime)▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Sailing School: Navigating Science and Skill, 1550-1800 by Margaret Schotte▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Genetics in the Madhouse: The Unknown History of Human Heredityby Theodore M. PorterHistory: Modern – GeneralPsychology: History (Psychology)ScienceNews.org Best Books of the Year▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Starsby Dava SobelHistory: Modern – 20th CenturyScience: AstronomyAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolutionby Jonathan EigAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction▶5 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Marketing the Moon: The Selling of the Apollo Lunar Programby David Meerman ScottBusiness & Economics: Marketing – GeneralBusiness & Economics: Public Relations▶2 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacksby Rebecca SklootMedical: History (Medical)Medical: Research (Medical)▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗