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The best science non-fiction books of 2024 so far
Want to save our seas? Make exotic cocktails? Ponder life's meaning? Whatever your plans this July, Simon Ings rounds up the year's best non-fiction so far
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The best science fiction books of 2024 so far
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A powerful new book shows why it’s so important to understand war
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Matt Parker’s comic look at trigonometry is a bit heavy on the maths
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Save the planet, release your inner wild, urges a passionate new book
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New book explores how games shape the world – for better or for worse
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Engaging new book explores how vital mathematics is to map-making
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Léa Seydoux and George MacKay dazzle in shocking sci-fi film The Beast
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Michael Crichton and James Patterson’s novel Eruption fails to thrill
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How to take on AI’s challenge to ideas about what can be conscious
An impressive and exuberant book by neuroscientist Christof Koch challenges the idea that simulating intelligence and consciousness is identical to the real deal
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Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo tells her story in a potent memoir
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Ray Kurzweil and other experts clash over AI’s future in new books
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New psychology book reckons with separating solitude from loneliness
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Arielle Johnson digs into the science of flavour in her tasty new book
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