Science/maths book for teen DD

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Does anyone have any recommendations for a science or maths book that would suit a teenager? I think she's thinking of something popular science, with digestible information. Not a 'women in science' type book.

Just out: Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World

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There’s an interview with the author in today’s The Times Magazine (though dated September 29th).

Anything by Martin Gardner (old but great maths/logic puzzle books). I was hooked on them as a teenager.

The Code Book by Simon Singh.

Why Do Buses Come In Threes? by Rob Eastaway.

Bad Science by Ben Goldacre, lots of variety and encourages critical thinking, also super interesting. And freakanomics for maths and similar reasons. Forgotten the title but there's a stats book by Nate Silverman that I enjoyed. I'd look up the title but I'll lose this post on my phone, sorry!

Sorry, Nate Silver.

How old is she? My sister and I loved Richard Feynman's books as teenagers. (DS was in Y12 at the time, taking science A-levels; I was in Y10 and wasn't scientific).

Wow thanks for all the ideas, off to look these up! She is Yr10. We do have Freakonomics and I have just been trying to find it as I think she'd like it. Has anyone read any of Marcus du Sautoy's books?

Also wondering about Alex Bellos... Although I find his puzzles in the Guardian quite hard.

Have looked up Richard Feynman so far and he looks great. Might go for Six Easy Pieces.

It is a bit sad all the books seem to be by men!

Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith is a really good read - its about he evolution of intelligent life, but centred around the octopus. My ds very much enjoyed it. 99p on Kindle today as well.
I enjoyed Entangled Life (fungi) though the audio book is dreadful.
What sort of thing is she interested in? I read a lot of science books over a wide range so could make some more recommendations in a more specific area

The David Acheson books are great - the Calculus Story and 1089 and all that were popular here.

Storm in a Teacup by Helen Czerski
Anything by Hannah Fry

Having said anything by Hannah Fry, particularly Hello World: how to be human in the age of the machine.

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It is a bit sad all the books seem to be by men!

Quick look through my kindle app - these are the first I saw:

Bill Bryson's short history of nearly everything.

Tom Whipple's GCSE books are quite fun. They are loosely aimed at the GCSE courses, but give background information to everything. She might enjoy those. There would be enough in them for a bright, sciency student!

Four Colours Suffice (Williams)
The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets (Singh)
Can you solve my problem? (Bellos)
Flatlands (can’t remember!)
Actually must stuff by Simon Singh is worth looking at.

You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place is a 2019 nonfiction book by optics research scientist Janelle Shane. - female author and topical

Hannah Fry and Adam Rutherford have a new book out this week; it looks very promising

Fry Rutherford

My DS really likes Matt Parker (maths), I think his book is called Humble Pi

And Bill Bryson The Body for biology!

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is excellent.