Books & Arts in 2015

Douwe Draaisma enjoys the autobiography of Michael Gazzaniga, who has studied split brains for half a century.

Robert P. Crease examines Steven Weinberg's radical retelling of the story of science.

Philip Ball sees something of Macbeth in a play about J. Robert Oppenheimer, leader of the Manhattan Project.

Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week's best science picks.

Alison Abbott analyses Tom Stoppard's latest play, which tackles the crucial question in neuroscience.

Jim Al-Khalili revisits Ibn al-Haytham's hugely influential study on its millennium.

Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week's best science picks.

Sharon Weinberger ponders a chronicle claiming that fresh evidence has cracked the 'Pontecorvo affair'.

Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week's best science picks.

Herbert Gintis applauds two books that powerfully enrich the dialogue on behavioural science.

Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week's best science picks.

Monya Baker reviews a documentary film profiling two scientists bent on longevity.

Steven Aftergood appraises a study on the hidden impacts of personal data collection.

Philip Ball finds much wrestling with ideas in alchemists' scribbled-over texts.

Peter Gluckman finds US presidential science adviser John Marburger's posthumous collection enigmatic.

Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week's best science picks.

A study of China's Yellow River shows how water shapes the nation, finds Philip Ball.

Andrew Bloodworth weighs up a study revealing the high cost of our technology-driven lust for rare metals.