May 8: Books Published Today
The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester A narrative history of precision from theContinue Reading
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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester A narrative history of precision from theContinue Reading
This November, Le Grand K will be retired. For more than 100 years, this little cylinder of metal has beenContinue Reading
Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes by Nathan H. Lents Professor ofContinue Reading
The Rise & Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte Paleontologist Steve BrusatteContinue Reading
The actor Brian Blessed recently made a much anticipated appearance on the comedy video podcast Richard Herring’s Leicester Square TheatreContinue Reading
The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife by Lucy CookeContinue Reading
On April 22 last year, more than one million people worldwide took part in the first March for Science, aContinue Reading
“My tastes have always been perpendicular to my skills.” —Freeman Dyson Physicist Freeman Dyson, today 94-years- and 4-months-old, joinedContinue Reading
The Science of Superheroes: The Secrets Behind Speed, Strength, Flight, Evolution, and More by Mark Brake Science communicator andContinue Reading
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon by RobertContinue Reading