2023 Royal Society Science Book Prize Shortlist (UK)

Updated December 5, 2023
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2023 Royal Society Science Book Prize Shortlist (UK)

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Breathless : the scientific race to defeat a deadly virus
Quammen, David
Paper Book
Breathless is the story of SARS-CoV-2 and its fierce journey through the human population, as seen by the scientists who study its origin, its ever-changing nature, and its capacity to kill us. David Quammen expertly shows how strange new viruses emerge from animals into humans as we disrupt...
The exceptions : Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the fight for women in science
Zernike, Kate
Paper Book
In 1999, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology admitted to discriminating against women on its faculty, forcing institutions across the country to confront a problem they had long ignored: the need for more women at the top levels of science. Written by the journalist who broke the story for...
An immense world : how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us
Yong, Ed
Paper Book
The Sunday Times Bestseller on how animal senses reveal the world around us Award-winning science writer Ed Yong takes readers on an astonishing journey through the hidden senses of Earth's creatures. From the magnetic compass of migratory birds to the ultraviolet vision of...
Jellyfish age backwards : nature's secrets to longevity
Brendborg, Nicklas
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Refreshingly clear' Sunday Times 'A hugely enjoyable slice of popular science' Daily Mail __________ <...
Nuts & bolts : seven small inventions that changed the world (in a big way)
Agrawal, Roma
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2023**AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 START THE WEEK, OFF AIR WITH FI AND JANE AND 99% INVISIBLE*'Delightful' TIM HARFORD, FINANCIAL TIMES'Appeals to the nerdy side of just about all of us... a great book to give' JANE...
Taking flight : the evolutionary story of life on the wing
Parikian, Lev
Paper Book
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2023*  'This book soars... Parikian is a nature writer at the top of his game.' Steve Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs ___ This is the miracle of flight as you...
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