Unexpected Elements
BBC World Service
The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Unexpected Elements podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Stuffed
A Political History of What We Eat and Why It Matters
Pen Vogler
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Unequal, the maths of when things do and don't add up
Unequal – The Maths of When Things Do (and Don’t) Add Up
Eugenia Cheng
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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James Joyce
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
In Search of Lost Time
Swann's Way
Stephane Heuet
Marcel Proust
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A Suitable Boy
Vikram Seth
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Kryptos
a large copper sculpture with four panels, each with a secret code carved into it in letters
Jim Sanborn
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Bible
Bible
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Dream Super Express
Jessamine Abel
