Pillars of Creation: How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos
An in-depth account of both the decades-long effort to design, construct, and launch the James Webb Space Telescope and the too-numerous-to-quantify discoveries that are now challenging and changing our understanding of the universe.
The Trouble with Gravity: Solving the Mystery Beneath Our Feet
A metaphysical romp about a concept everyone assumes we understand, except scientists, who know we don't.
The 4% Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality
Scientists have discovered that only 4 percent of the universe consists of the matter that makes up people, planets, stars, and galaxies. The rest is ... who knows? In-depth, on-site reporting captures an intimate portrait of the eureka moments and blind alleys that have redefined science and reinvented the universe.
The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum
(by Temple Grandin and Richard Panek)
The world’s foremost expert on autism teams up with a leading interpreter of the history and philosophy of science to explore and explain what we know and don’t know about the human brain.