Stumbling On Happiness, Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert's investigation into the scientific basis for joy, has beaten the tale of the world's most famous tortoise and the history of humans in Britain to be named this year's best science book.
April 2007
Tale of a sexless tortoise shortlisted for science book prize
Epic tales of the earliest Britons, misguided quests for happiness and the long, long life of a sexless tortoise are among the finalists shortlisted for the Royal Society's prestigious annual science book prize, announced today.
Queerer than we suppose
Tim Radford
Tim Radford: From life on Mars to the creation of memory, the science book shortlist offers the best non-fiction.
Doctor Who battles tortoise for book prize
A book about the science of Doctor Who, a biography of a tortoise and a compilation of Sun headlines are among the contenders for the most prestigious awards in popular science writing.