Listen to Rebecca on the Instant Genius<\/em> podcast<\/a><\/li>\n
Buy the Kindred<\/em> audiobook from Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>Some Assembly Required<\/h3>\n
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Neil Shubin<\/strong><\/p>\n
We often hear that birds are descended from dinosaurs, and all land animals descended from fish. But somewhere along the line, modern species\u2019 ancient ancestors must have made enormous evolutionary leaps to make these changes possible.<\/p>\n
How did dinosaurs develop wings for flight, and how did fish evolve lungs to breathe on land? The answer is that the questions are wrong. Big evolutionary changes happen by a different mechanism altogether: repurposing features that already exist.<\/p>\n
In Some Assembly Required<\/em>, Neil Shubin \u2013 co-discoverer of Tiktaalik, a \u2018missing link\u2019 between fish and land animals \u2013 explains how these changes came about.<\/p>\n
Listen to Neil on the\u00a0Science Focus Podcast<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
Buy the Some Assembly Required<\/em> audiobook from Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>Superior\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Angela Saini<\/strong><\/p>\n
Eugenics and the study of racial differences were rejected after WWII, but unfortunately, that doesn\u2019t mean their ideas ceased to have any influence on society.<\/p>\n
In Superior<\/em>, Angela Saini takes us through the history of race science, starting with the inception of race as a concept \u2013 which, by the way, has no basis in science. Saini follows the story all the way through to the present day, exploring why race science is rising again, and how it feeds dangerous far-right beliefs.<\/p>\n
Listen to Angela on the Science Focus Podcast<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
Listen to Superior<\/em> by Angela Saini for free with an Audible trial<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>Be Who You Want<\/h3>\n
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Christian Jarrett<\/strong><\/p>\n
They say that a leopard never changes its spots. Well, maybe it\u2019s true for leopards, but for humans, not necessarily. It\u2019s not quite as simple as setting a few New Year\u2019s resolutions and turning your whole life around, but neuroscientist Dr Christian Jarrett argues that, with enough time and effort, you can change aspects of your personality.<\/p>\n
If you have a specific goal in mind \u2013 say, to be more extraverted to help you succeed at work \u2013 then there are techniques that will help you achieve it. And it\u2019s all based on psychological research, so you have the best chance of making the changes stick.<\/p>\n
Listen to Christian on the Instant Genius<\/em> podcast<\/a><\/li>\n
Read an extract from Be Who You Want<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
Listen to Be Who You Want<\/em> by Christian Jarrett for free with an Audible trial<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>Psycho-Logical\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Dean Burnett<\/strong><\/p>\n
Mental health has become a big topic in recent years, with more and more campaigns to raise awareness of the issue. So, in general, we\u2019re well aware that mental illness can affect anybody, and that we all need help sometimes.<\/p>\n
But we\u2019re less aware of the science. What\u2019s going on in our brains when our mental health takes a knock? How do antidepressants and talking therapies actually help? And is it really \u2018all in your head\u2019? Neuroscientist Dean Burnett uses cutting-edge research to answer all these questions and more in Psycho-Logical<\/em>.<\/p>\n
Listen to Dean on the Science Focus Podcast<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
Buy Psycho-Logical<\/em> by Dean Burnett at Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>Invisible Women\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Caroline Criado Perez<\/strong><\/p>\n
Have you ever noticed a situation where men are considered the default, and women are a special case? Maybe it\u2019s in superhero movies, when only a couple of films in a cinematic universe have a female lead; maybe it\u2019s a new phone that\u2019s too big for the average woman to hold comfortably in her hand; maybe it\u2019s when someone assumes that \u2018Dr Smith\u2019 is a man.<\/p>\n
Often, these are just annoyances \u2013 but they can also be costly, or even deadly. Did you know, for example, that the EU didn\u2019t require new cars to be tested on a female crash-test dummy until 2015?<\/p>\n
In Invisible Women<\/em>, Caroline Criado Perez uncovers all the ways that our world is built with men in mind, why that\u2019s a problem, and what we can do to fix it.<\/p>\n
Listen to Caroline on the Science Focus Podcast<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
Read an extract from Invisible Women<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
Buy Invisible Women<\/em> by Caroline Criado Perez on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>Spoon-Fed<\/h3>\n
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Tim Spector<\/strong><\/p>\n
Everyone has their own ideas about what we should be eating, what diets we should follow and how best to lose weight. But while food and diet advice is everywhere, very little of it is backed up by good science.<\/p>\n
Luckily for us, epidemiologist Prof Tim Spector is here to explain why everything we\u2019ve been told about our diets is wrong \u2013 even in official government recommendations. Through the latest research, he explains the truth behind the myths and fads.<\/p>\n
Food myths debunked: 7 food \u201cfacts\u201d that are completely wrong<\/a><\/li>\n
Buy Spoon-Fed<\/em> by Tim Spector on Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>The best books of all time<\/h2>\n
We reckon this is a fine selection of science audiobooks, but if nothing here takes your fancy, take a look at a few more of our book recommendations:<\/p>\n
16 of the best quiz collections and puzzle books for adults in 2021<\/a><\/li>\n
7 of the best smart thinking books to read in 2021<\/a><\/li>\n
5 of the best dinosaur books for adults and kids<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/body><\/html>\n
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