Books & Arts in 2015

Nathaniel Comfort takes issue with the second instalment of the evolutionary biologist's autobiography.

Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week's best science picks.

Richard Holmes re-examines the legacy of Ada Lovelace, mathematician and computer pioneer.

Philip Ball gets to grips with a revolutionary history of the scientific revolution.

Anthony King tours a playful exhibition that probes covert data collection and tracking.

John Gilbey goes on the road in the US far west to refine the science in his fiction.

Andrea Tone admires the history of a radical shift in the treatment of mental illness.

Chris Gunter examines a comprehensive history of the science and culture surrounding autism studies.

Brendan Maher reviews a play inspired by a famous clash between geneticists and a Native American tribe.

Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week's best science picks.

Val Gibson enjoys the autobiography of Mary K. Gaillard, the first female physics professor at Berkeley.

Elsbeth Stern weighs up two studies probing the idea of the brain as the body's servant.

Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week's best science picks.

Susanne Ahmari applauds neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux's redefinition of anxiety.

Douwe Draaisma is impressed by a study on the science behind 'maladies of the self'.

Brendan Maher reviews two films probing notorious US psychological experiments.

Michael Harris relishes a biography of the playful, complicated group theorist John Horton Conway.

Gregory Benford probes Kim Stanley Robinson's politics-drenched tale of interstellar travel.

As government education experts call for toddler literacy, and baby apps proliferate, are we losing sight of materials-based learning? Infant scientists and young explorers thrive in the open air and through free play, eager to grasp the world — literally.

Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week's best science picks.