Autumn Books in 2011

Highlights from this season's releases

Chris Lintott assesses an idea that unites individual scientific expertise with collective intelligence.

John Gilbey savours a fast-paced technological thriller based at the intersection of the real world and the cyber-universe.

W. F. Bynum applauds the life of a great educator who fought for parental choice.

Jacek Debiec enjoys two complementary books charting the psychology and neuroscience of decision-making.

Edward C. Holmes welcomes a robust account of how viruses emerge and how pandemics can be prevented.

Stuart West is inspired by Robert Trivers' evolutionary argument that self-deception is crucial to deceiving others effectively.

The struggle to find a theory of the weak nuclear force reveals intriguing personalities, finds Edwin Cartlidge.