July 2026's best popular science books: AI, mortality, volcanoes, and what it means to be human
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Liz Else
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A roundup of the most anticipated popular science books publishing in July 2026, curated by Liz Else. The article highlights key themes across the featured books, including artificial intelligence and its ethical implications, the nature of life and death, human consciousness and emotion, volcanology, and pharmacology. The piece serves as a curated preview of upcoming science reading, with each book briefly described in terms of its subject matter and appeal.
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Twitter / XJuly 2026's best popular science books: AI, mortality, volcanoes, and what it means to be humannewscientist.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledLife, being alive and death are big themes in the new popular science books out in July, not to mention that small thing of being a human and all the messy feelings and sensory stuff that goes with it.
Then there's also AI filling the future – in ways that worry one of the world's leading forensic scientists, as well as ethicists who are paid to think about this sort of thing.
I'm looking forward to delving into the worlds of volcanoes and pharmacology, which look positively safe and stable in comparison…
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