Science & Math

Today the Northeast of Scotland is the picture of peace and tranquillity. Some of the highest quality agricultural land is to be found here. But it was not always like this. Although the area lacks...

Welsh doctor Henry Hicks had one huge passion: Geology. Author of over 60 important articles and academic papers, he made a major contribution to 19th century geological study and, despite being an amateur with no formal training in the subject, was eventually elected president of both the Geologist’s Association and the Geological Society.

What is life like at the edge of science in a pandemic? World renowned immunologist Professor Luke O’Neill tells all, sharing his diaries from the front-line of the scientific fight for a vaccine as the world grappled with Covid 19.

Professor Mark Woolhouse, advisor to the Scottish and UK governments, gives his account of the pandemic period, explains what was done wrongly and why, and warns that pandemics will recur.

Told for the first time, this is the extraordinary story of how an obscure Victorian Scottish minister invented the technology which may take us to the stars. Phillip Hills weaves science and history together to tell the story of one of the most exciting scientific developments the world has ever seen.

AI technologies are driving automation on so many fronts. Many commentators believe that within two decades forty to fifty percent of people will not be able to find paid employment. At the moment, no institution is preparing properly for this eventuality.

Professor Luke O’Neill, one of the leading voices of authority during the Covid 19 Pandemic, grapples with life’s biggest questions and tells us what science has to say about them. From gender to pandemics, a fascinating and thought-provoking addition to current popular debates.

Climate change is the greatest challenge to humankind today. Writer, scholar and broadcaster Alastair McIntosh sums up the present knowledge and shows that conventional solutions are not enough. In rejecting the blind alleys of climate change denial, exaggeration and false optimism, he offers a scintillating discussion of ways forward.

The story of the rise and spectacular fall of Steorn, the Irish Celtic Tiger company that believed they had defied the laws of physics and solved the world’s energy crisis. They had belief, they had investment, they just had to outsmart the laws of physics!

A genius picture-and-rhyme method for learning times tables devised by a mum whose son struggled to learn them.