Could good come from a wave of poisonings eight decades ago? Yes, argues Deborah Blum, in a quick, entertaining read. More
The Poisoner’s Handbook
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The Better Angels of our Nature
This is a long book with an audacious claim — that human violence has precipitously declined over the centuries. More
Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love and Language from the Insect World
To most of us, the instinctive response to insects is to swat, spray, scratch and swear, but not to biologist Marlene Zuk. More
Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid
Read this delectable book, and you are going to love squid. Not calamari on a plate, but in the ocean or the lab. More
What Technology Wants
Does technology have desires? Is it alive? Can technological change be predicted or controlled? More