David Deutsch is an Israeli physicist, trained at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford, who is able to think about major issues in a very original way. He seems to me an outstanding example of “out of the box” thinking that does not shy away from speculating on fundamental issues in a radical and provocative... » read more
One of my favorite popular science book writer is John D. Barrow. His books focuses on his two academic and research specialties: mathematics and physics. He writes about these matters quite clearly, although in this facet I think there are other authors who elaborate or take more risks to explain complex concepts to a general... » read more
I wanted to see what can be achieved by using a comic format to tell us something about science. I chose a couple of examples that I found interesting. The first work is Logicomix, a colour graphic novel with a detailed and pleasant visual style. Note: I don’t enter into the discussion of whether mathematics... » read more