5 October 2022
Tom Mustill's How to Speak Whale and Karen Bakker's The Sounds of Life explore what we know about the way life on Earth communicates, from whales to coral reefs. They are both must-reads
28 September 2022
Saving unusual vegetable varieties from extinction is essential for protecting crop diversity, which is under threat from mechanisation, argues Adam Alexander in his richly detailed new book
14 September 2022
Over 17 years, YouTube has transformed from a place to share home videos to a cultural juggernaut that helps elect presidents. A new book from Mark Bergen gives unparalleled insights into the platform's rise
29 June 2022
David McRaney's argument that it is possible to find common ground with those holding diametrically opposing views is a tonic, finds Chris Stokel-Walker
15 June 2022
Our neat ways of measuring tend to seem like they have always existed. A romp through history shows it is much messier and more human than that
16 March 2022
Living for likes and subscribers can be a poisoned chalice or a dream come true, according to Get Rich or Lie Trying by journalist Symeon Brown
