Books

Here today; coming tomorrow
The Novella siblings' provocative book advocates a rational examination of technology.
Strength in numbers
Paulos links politics, puzzles and probability — and lies, logic and religion — to tell us how we may become better citizens by acting on the connections.
The artful storyteller
Siddhartha Mukherjee has crafted a literary biography of the cell, disease, scientists, patients, colleagues, relatives, and of himself.
Building blocks out of nothing
Manil Suri wants to strip readers of the almost natural wariness, bordering on fear, of numbers.
Break the mould
Mycologist Keith Seifert offers readers a personalised account of his exploratory journey through the labyrinths of the fungal kingdom.