Three March Reads

1. SPACE ODDITIES by Harry Cliff

Harry Cliff, a physicist renowned for his work on the Large Hadron Collider, takes readers on a thrilling journey through the most perplexing mysteries of the universe in his book Space Oddities. In his quest for answers, Cliff travels across continents, from the high telescopes in the Atacama Desert to the cutting-edge particle colliders in underground caverns. He meets with the men and women who have devoted their careers and reputations to unravelling the mysteries of the universe, all while facing the uncertain promise of new physics.

​Cliff investigates whether these anomalies are accidents of nature or indications of vast, hidden worlds.

2. DEVIL IN THE STACK by Andrew Smith

Expected Release: March 26, 2024

​Technological revolutions throughout history have been driven by the invention of machines. However, today, the power of the technology transforming our world lies in an intangible and impenetrable cosmos of software: algorithmic code. In a world increasingly governed by technologies that so few can comprehend, who - or what - controls the future?

Devil in the Stack follows Andrew Smith on his immersive trip into the world of coding. He passes through the stories of logic, machine learning, and early computing, from Ada Lovelace to Alan Turing, and up to the present moment. He goes behind the scenes into the lives and minds of the pioneers of the 21st century - those who write code. Smith embarks on a quest to understand this sect in what he believes to be the only way possible: by learning to code himself.

3. AGE OF REVOLUTIONS by Fareed Zakaria

The famous CNN host and best-selling author explores the past and present revolutions that define the polarized and unstable era we live in. The early decades of the 21st century are marked by populist anger, ideological fracture, economic and technological shocks, war, and an international system full of catastrophic risks. However, these challenges are not new.

​Humans have lived and thrived through more than one great realignment. The author seeks to identify these revolutions and uncover how they can help us to comprehend our complicated world.