Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2025

The Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize is the only major international prize that celebrates science writing for a non-specialist audience.

Updated October 14, 2025
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Our brains, our selves : what a neurologists's patients taught me about the brain
Husain, Masud
Paper Book
What makes us who we are? Is it our background that creates our identities? Or our families, where we lived, how we were brought up and educated, the jobs we've held? Yes, all of the above, but more fundamental than any of these is our brain. This is never more evident than if we lose...
The forbidden garden of Leningrad : a true story of science and sacrifice in a city under siege
Parkin, Simon
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2025 An Economist Book of the Year 'An astonishing story brilliantly told . . . It is as moving as it is gripping to read' Jonathan Dimbleby, author of Endgame 1944 'A...
Music as medicine : how we can harness its therapeutic power
Levitin, Daniel J.
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind, a surprising and inspiring exploration of the healing power of music. 'Fascinating' Observer 'Fun and...
Your Life Is Manufactured: How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How We Can Do It Better
Minshall, Tim.
Paper Book
From an award-winning and internationally-renowned expert, a wonderfully illuminating journey through the world of manufacturing and its transformational influence on our lives - and the world around us.
Vanished : An Unnatural History of Extinction
Qureshi, Sadiah
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2025 'A vital and important book' David Olusoga From an award-winning historian of race, science and empire, a path-breaking and poignant history of extinction as a scientific idea, an imperial legacy...
Ends of the Earth : Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, theCosmos, and our Future: Journeys To The Polar Regions In Search Of Life, The Cosmos, And Our Future
Shubin, Neil.
Paper Book
Meet the scientists uncovering the secrets of Earth's harshest environments - the polar regions SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2025 'Thrilling... This book is a reminder of how incredibly "cool" our planet can be, and how we must fight to protect it.'...

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