Books by Philip Ball
Philip Ball is an English science writer. He worked for the journal Nature for over 20 years, and continues to write for them, among many other publications. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has a degree in chemistry from Oxford and a doctorate in physics from Bristol University.
“There is certainly no shortage of books out there all vying for the title of best demystifier of this counterintuitive, yet powerful, theory of the subatomic world. Philip Ball’s book, which has received much praise since it was published last year, is one of the most lucid and enlightening books on the nature of reality of the quantum world that I have ever read.” Read more...
The Best Science Books to Take on Holiday
Jim Al-Khalili, Physicist
Interviews with Philip Ball
The best books on The Origins of Curiosity, recommended by Philip Ball
Modern science emerged only when it became acceptable to ask any question about anything – and that required erosion of traditional hierarchies, says the science writer Philip Ball
Interviews where books by Philip Ball were recommended
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Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
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Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter
by Cass Sunstein & Reid Hastie -
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Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
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Critical Mass
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On the Genealogy of Morality
by Friedrich Nietzsche, introduction and notes by Maudemarie Clark & Alan Swensen
The best books on The Psychology of Human Behaviour, recommended by Michael Hallsworth
The best books on The Psychology of Human Behaviour, recommended by Michael Hallsworth
While we may not always act as we should, research into human behaviour has taught us enough to improve things both individually and as a society, says behavioural scientist Michael Hallsworth, author of The Hypocrisy Trap. He talks us through his favourite books on human behaviour, from managing the voice in our head to avoiding the dangers of groupthink.
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Beyond Weird: Why Everything You Thought You Knew about Quantum Physics Is Different
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Hello World: How to Be Human in the Age of the Machine
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Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain
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The Order of Time
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
by Adam Rutherford
The Best Science Books to Take on Holiday, recommended by Jim Al-Khalili
The Best Science Books to Take on Holiday, recommended by Jim Al-Khalili
Aah, the holidays! Time to lie on the grass and read the latest novel. Or are you looking for something more demanding? Physicist and popular science author Jim Al-Khalili, who has just written his first sci-fi thriller, Sunfall, suggests some highly readable science books for those who prefer their holiday reads to be nonfiction.
