Merlin Sheldrake gets deep in the dirt with this wide ranging and ebullient exploration of the mycelial world. In rich poetic passages, he provides an eye opening glimpse into what life is like as a fungus, uncovering the ways their penchant for interconnectedness facilitates so much we rely on and how that may yet serve as a model for building a better world.

Merlin Sheldrake gets deep in the dirt with this wide ranging and ebullient exploration of the mycelial world. In rich poetic passages, he provides an eye opening glimpse into what life is like as a fungus, uncovering the ways their penchant for interconnectedness facilitates so much we rely on and how that may yet serve as a model for building a better world.

While uranium gets much of the attention, it’s plutonium that truly made the nuclear era. Weaving together heavy science with biographical narratives, this nuanced history illuminates the deep societal impact of the rush to mass manufacture this element at the core of the atomic bomb.

While uranium gets much of the attention, it’s plutonium that truly made the nuclear era. Weaving together heavy science with biographical narratives, this nuanced history illuminates the deep societal impact of the rush to mass manufacture this element at the core of the atomic bomb.

Both a scientific exploration and social history of how we’ve come to care for our skin in the modern western world. Consistently hilarious and informative, Hamblin makes a surprisingly strong case for never showering again, while not fully abandoning the undeniable benefits of certain hygienic practices.

Both a scientific exploration and social history of how we’ve come to care for our skin in the modern western world. Consistently hilarious and informative, Hamblin makes a surprisingly strong case for never showering again, while not fully abandoning the undeniable benefits of certain hygienic practices.

Both a scientific exploration and social history of how we’ve come to care for our skin in the modern western world. Consistently hilarious and informative, Hamblin makes a surprisingly strong case for never showering again, while not fully abandoning the undeniable benefits of certain hygienic practices.

A blistering and necessary look at how emerging technologies reproduce and, in some cases, deepen social inequality. Pushing past claims of neutrality by its developers, Benjamin exhibits how everything from automatic soap dispensers to predictive algorithms are built, whether intentionally or not, on a range of discriminatory designs that uphold long standing racial hierarchies.

A blistering and necessary look at how emerging technologies reproduce and, in some cases, deepen social inequality. Pushing past claims of neutrality by its developers, Benjamin exhibits how everything from automatic soap dispensers to predictive algorithms are built, whether intentionally or not, on a range of discriminatory designs that uphold long standing racial hierarchies.

A delightfully engaging (and illustrated!) little book that uses deft analogies and warm prose to make the mind-bending complexity of black holes easy to comprehend. With contagious enthusiasm, Janna Levin walks through the various controversies and contradictions surrounding this particularly sticky astrophysical phenomenon, making a compelling case for understanding black holes as key to understanding the nature of the cosmos.