A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK A TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR A SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Powerfully argued... Fascinating and pacy' Sunday Times, Book of the Week 'Superbly written... sure to please readers of Yuval Noah Harari or Rutger Bregman' The Times 'Full of amazing facts' Observer 'The book shines when it brings cutting-edge science to bear' Financial Times 'A dizzying range of material' The Economist 'A humbling story for humankind' Spectator Challenges some of the great…Show more