2023 Royal Society Science Book Prize Shortlist (UK)

Updated December 4, 2023
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Breathless : the scientific race to defeat a deadly virus
Quammen, David
Paper Book
National Book Award finalist Breathless tells the story of the worldwide scientific race to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic--a "luminous, passionate account of the defining crisis of...
The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins 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
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A "thrilling" (The New York Times), "dazzling" (The Wall Street Journal) tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize-winning science...
Jellyfish age backwards : nature's secrets to longevity
Brendborg, Nicklas
Paper Book
This eye-opening book offers a "clear and captivating" (Dr. Kris Verburgh​)scientific deep dive into how plants and animals have already unlocked the secrets to immortality-and the lessons they hold for us all.  Recent advances in medicine and technology have...

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