Blossoms
A cutting-edge book about the genetics behind flowers in five parts, explaining what plants are and what they can do, how genes work, the timing…… Read More »
Category: Science Philosophy of Science
Gravity
This is a brilliant and accessible illustrated book about gravity and gravitational waves, whose existence was only confirmed experimentally in 2016 and resulted in the…… Read More »
The Secret Life of Science
In this brilliant, original and stimulating study, the author offers an acute and wide-ranging analysis of the state of what he calls the global scientific…… Read More »
AN ESSAY ON METAPHYSICS
R. G. Collingwood (1889-1943) was a philosopher, archaeologist and historian, who was Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford. His father was a painter and…… Read More »
THE MYTHOLOGY OF EVOLUTION
Chris Bateman offers in this book a set of myths (metaphors or stories) which he suggests are at the base of evolutionary theory as currently…… Read More »
Other Minds – The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life
The author brings together two of his passions to this fascinating book, namely history of science and scuba diving, combining philosophical rigour with empathy towards…… Read More »
Are There Limits to Science?
Based on the 2016 conference of the Science and Religion Forum, this volume effectively discusses the limits of naturalism in a number of fields, questioning…… Read More »
A Hospitable Universe
Subtitled 'addressing ethical and spiritual concerns in light of recent scientific discoveries', this book is a tour de force in the scope of its treatment…… Read More »
The Hidden Secrets of Water
The author is a physician who has specialised in psychology, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. Here he has produced perhaps the most comprehensive book available…… Read More »
The Rise of Yeast
Subtitled 'how the sugar fungus shaped civilisation', this is a fascinating account of the importance of yeast, especially in brewing, winemaking and baking. The author…… Read More »