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Nov 27, 2017
Any of us without the knowhow might be totally lost if it weren’t for the talented writer-scientists who take the time to pen popular science books about their respective fields.

These are the best in popular science from the past year – books that will enlighten, entertain, terrify and make you feel bad about how little you remember from school.

The Times UK team travels from our ancient past to a robotic future:


Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins

Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins

Garry Kasparov

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In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in the world, was...


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This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

Adam Kay

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Adam Kay was a junior doctor from 2004 until 2010, before a devastating experience on a ward caused...

Face Value: The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions

Face Value: The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions

Alexander Todorov

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The scientific story of first impressions--and why the snap character judgments we make from faces...


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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Max Tegmark

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A.I. is the future of science, technology, and business - and there is no person better qualified or...

What Doesn’t Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning

What Doesn’t Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning

Scott Carney

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A New York Times bestseller Our ancestors crossed deserts, mountains, and oceans without even a...


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    Science meets comedy and pop culture on StarTalk Radio! Astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium...

    IRrelevant Astronomy

    IRrelevant Astronomy

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    It's the series Aint-It-Cool-News calls ''the most (intentionally) hilarious series of educational...