The term science-help is also not a line in the sand between good and bad books. The self-help section is an expansive pastiche, and within it are books both shallow and weighty. Three of my ...

That, I believe, is what makes a popular science book exciting to non-specialists and laymen: in reading the book they are not merely learning about science, but are witnessing a portion of the ...

What is the SciFri Book Club? The SciFri Book Club, created by the people who bring you the weekly public radio show Science Friday, is a program to bring people together around all things science ...

While a dissection of what makes science special could encompass an entire book, a few key features of the scientific mindset make it stand out. For one, science is rigorous, which means ...

Writing a pop-sci book is no easy task, and as part of a discussion with two other science writers I recount the genesis of my first book, 'Written in Stone'.

Whether you are giving gifts to others or to yourself this holiday season, this list of the best popular science books of 2018 about astronomy, physics and mathematics is a great place to start ...

In his new book, " Horizons: The Global Origins of Modern Science " (Mariner Books, 2022), James Poskett, a historian of science and technology at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom ...