Jocelyn McAuley The Future Is Analog: How to Create a More Human World by David Sax is an essential read for anyone looking to create a more meaningful, human world. As our lives become increasingly digital, it’s easy to forget the importance of real-world interactions and analog tools. The book reminds us that in order for us … Read more
Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity Is Nearer is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of our society. In this book, Kurzweil outlines his vision of the “singularity,” or the point at which artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and holds vast implications for humanity. He explains that this event could occur within the next few … Read more
Do you want to understand the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on our lives, both now and in the future? If so, The Age of AI: And Our Human Future by Henry A Kissinger is a must-read. This book provides readers with an in-depth look at how AI will shape humanity, providing an invaluable resource … Read more
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand how medicine is transforming our world. This book offers readers an in-depth exploration of medicine and its implications for humanity, from the microscopic level of DNA all the way up … Read more
THIS is the first book to explain the mechanisms of pregnancy to the general reader. It is firmly rooted in the belief that anyone can understand the biology of pregnancy if it is explained clearly. Most of all, reproduction is a story, and this is why I have written the book as the chronology of … Read more
“a woman is, as it were, a mutilated man, for it is through a certain incapacity that the female is female”image20 Aristotle: Generation of Animals “Thus man … is the active principle while woman is the passive principle because she remains undeveloped in her unity” Hegel: Philosophy of Nature “Let the woman learn in silence … Read more
Not another book about the brain, surely? There are many many books about how the brain works. Sometimes it seems like everyone who has ever thought or taught about the brain has written a book. And many of them are very good – plumbing the depths of our deeper drives; dissecting the differences between us; … Read more
Teenagers: A Natural History will change the way you think about teenagers. Far from their usual media image, they are not society’s scourge – instead they are the pinnacle of human achievement. In this book, David Bainbridge, a Cambridge University vet and anatomist, is the first author to take a ‘zoological’ view of where teenagers … Read more
Something remarkable has happened to women, something unique. Of all the creatures in the animal kingdom, human females stand out as having one special, powerful feature: curves. That may be good news for men, but it makes life complicated for women. Why do only human females have curves, how do they affect their lives, and … Read more
No other animals have middle age. Indeed – it would not make any sense for other animals to undergo middle age. So why do humans have it and what exactly does it do to us? It was these simple questions that set David Bainbridge, a popular science writer and Cambridge University vet and anatomist, on … Read more