Guest Work • Feb 22, 2017 •
by Dr Rebecca Priestley On Friday last week, I noticed that the Royal Society of New Zealand’s Science Book Prize was no longer. I don’t recall ever seeing an announcement about it, but the online information about the prize now reads in the past tense, saying the prize “was a biennial book prize to encourage the writing, publishing and … Read More
Guest Work • Dec 29, 2015 •
Tales of strange alien worlds, fantastic future technologies and bowls of sentient petunias have long captivated audiences worldwide. But science fiction is more than just fantasy in space; it can educate, inspire and expand our imaginations to conceive of the universe as it might be. We invited scientists to highlight their favourite science fiction novel or film and tell us … Read More
SciBooks • Jun 16, 2014 •
The Royal Society of London’s annual book prize long list usually features a collection worth adding to your reading list. This is one of science writing’s most prestigious prizes and the author of the winning book picks up £25,000 The 12 books on the longlist for the Winton Prize include: Serving the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul … Read More
Ken Perrott • Nov 28, 2012 •
Every family has members who enjoy reading non-fiction. And often they particularly enjoy science books. So there’s an idea for Christmas presents. Fortunately, this weeks announcement of the Royal Society’s Winton Prize for Science Books presents some excellent choices for … Continue reading → … Read More