Books by Steve Ramirez
“How to Change a Memory is science on the hoof. It’s very much a personal story, and it’s written in a very lively style, presenting the helter-skelter of fast-moving science. It is a remarkable thing, to be able to say that you can take a brain and alter its memory. That you can go in and remove a sad memory, or remove the feeling of unhappiness, and make a person happy. Or, a rat, at least. But how far you go with that, I just don’t know. I’d love to hear what the philosophers have to say.” Read more...
The Best Popular Science Books of 2026: The Royal Society Book Prize
Michael Benton, Scientist
Interviews where books by Steve Ramirez were recommended
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The Age of Alchemy: The Secret History of Chemistry from Ancient Magic to Modern Science
by Kit Chapman -
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Bad Influence: How the Internet Hijacked Our Health
by Deborah Cohen -
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Despite It All: A Handbook for Climate Hopefuls
by Fred Pearce -
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Every Last Fish: A Deep Dive into the World of Fishes and Fishing
by Rose George -
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Hidden Guests: Migrating Cells and How the New Science of Microchimerism Is Redefining Human Identity
by Lise Barnéoud, translated by Bronwyn Haslam -
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How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Alter the Past
by Steve Ramirez
The Best Popular Science Books of 2026: The Royal Society Book Prize, recommended by Michael Benton
The Best Popular Science Books of 2026: The Royal Society Book Prize, recommended by Michael Benton
The Royal Society celebrates the best new popular science writing every year through the prestigious Trivedi Science Book Prize. We asked Professor Michael Benton, the eminent palaeontologist and chair of the 2026 judging panel, to talk us through their six-book shortlist: from a globe-trotting history of alchemy to a fast-paced account of memory manipulation by optogenetics researchers at the cutting edge of science.
