Some geologists believe that gases from the earth caused the Delphic oracle’s fits of passion and her prophecies. But the scientific answer does not mean the Greeks were foolish to believe they had a relationship with Apollo; it does not erase the relationship they had with their gods.

All organisms make ecological living places, altering earth, air, and water... In the process, each organism changes everyone’s world.

Paris Review contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories of makeup, flowers, perfume, silk, and other beautiful objects. Available for pre-order...

Explores seven hundred years of writers, thinkers, scientists, and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human One of Publishers Weekly's Best Nonfiction Books of 2023. Paperback edition. Available for pre-order.

For fans of Sapiens and The Dawn of Everything, a groundbreaking exploration of gendered oppression—its origins, its histories, our attempts to understand it, and our efforts to combat it...

Albert Einstein. Steve Jobs. Katharine Johnson. These geniuses are all visual thinkers. Are you? On order!

Shimmering poetry and stunning cut-paper art portray epic concepts—the evolving biography of the universe and the symbiotic relationship between science and story. Available for Preorder...

I encouraged my students to question authority, especially my authority, because only rarely can we recognize our biases without help.

May your kindness abound like hydrogen, which fuels every star.

The 25th-anniversary edition of the groundbreaking book that changed anthropology, asserting that ethnographers needn’t exclude themselves or their vulnerabilities from their work...