1. Why We Die
Ramakrishnan takes on ageing without drama, moving from cells to systems, and asking, quietly but directly, what science can actually do about death and what still remains out of reach.
— Venki Ramakrishnan
2. The Song of the Cell
The acclaimed author of the Emperor of all Maladies and The Gene now traces the story of the cell from early discovery to cutting edge medicine, blending history and lab insight, while leaving space for the complexity that still resists neat explanation.
— Siddhartha Mukherjee
3. Material World
Conway follows six essential materials that underpin our daily lives through mines, ports and supply chains, grounding global systems in physical stuff, and showing how fragile, and interconnected, those systems really are.
— Ed Conway
4. Vagina Obscura
A sharp, well-researched look at female anatomy and the gaps in how science has historically studied it, written with clarity and purpose.
— Rachel E. Gross
5. The Secret Body
Davis dives into the immune system, uncovering the ways it is woven through daily life, influencing the process of aging, our wellbeing both physically and emotionally and how we cope with disease – often in ways we’re only just beginning to understand.
— Daniel M. Davis
6. Einstein’s Fridge
A surprisingly engaging thread through the often overlooked science of temperature, from early experiments to modern physics, showing how controlling heat has quietly shaped the world we live in.
— Paul Sen
7. The World Behind the World
Hoel explores the mystery of consciousness and the idea that reality might have hidden layers…speculative at times, but grounded enough to keep one foot in established science.
— Erik Hoel
8. Into the Unknown
Clark focuses on the gaps in cosmology, dark matter, dark energy, and what we still can’t see, offering a measured look at how science moves forward with partial answers.
— Stuart Clark
9. Life on a Knife’s Edge
Drawing on neurosurgery, Jandial writes about survival and consciousness in real clinical contexts, where decisions are immediate and the science meets the limits of what’s possible.
— Rahul Jandial
Non-Fiction Reads
10. The Exceptions
A compelling account of women scientists at MIT challenging systemic bias, grounded in real lives and institutional change, with science and culture closely intertwined.
— Kate Zernike
