Fraud in the Lab: the High Stakes of Scientific Research, by Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis Book of the week: Jennifer Rohn is startled by a detailed account of the scale of academic malpractice By Jennifer Rohn 5 September
Einstein’s Wife: The Real Story of Mileva Einstein-Marić, by Allen Esterson, David C. Cassidy and Ruth Lewin Sime Jennifer Rohn enjoys an account that shatters some of the myths about Einstein’s marriage By Jennifer Rohn 18 April
The Effective Scientist: A Handy Guide to a Successful Academic Career, by Corey J. A. Bradshaw Book of the week: this book offers PhDs sound advice, Jennifer Rohn says, but it skirts the improbability of making it By Jennifer Rohn 3 May
Improving How Universities Teach Science: Lessons from the Science Education Initiative, by Carl Wieman Even scientists may be unmoved by evidence on how to make teaching better, finds Jennifer Rohn By Jennifer Rohn 27 July
Getting Risk Right: Understanding the Science of Elusive Health Risks, by Geoffrey C. Kabat Do mobile phones give you brain tumours? Don’t ask the people in white lab coats, says Jennifer Rohn By Jennifer Rohn 24 November
Snowball in a Blizzard: The Tricky Problem of Uncertainty in Medicine, by Steven Hatch Book of the week: In between what we know is good or bad for us is the rest of medical science, says Jennifer Rohn By Jennifer Rohn 23 June
When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi Book of the week: In an extraordinary voice, a neurosurgeon wrestles with his looming untimely death, says Jennifer Rohn By Jennifer Rohn 18 February
