Roland Ennos

When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world. ‘A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood…’ John Carey, The Sunday Times How did the descendants of small arboreal primates manage to stand on our own two feet, become top predators and take over the world? In The Wood...

Overlooked, under-explored and misunderstood – this is the story of spin, the force which, quite literally, makes the world go round. In this comprehensive and wide-ranging book, Roland Ennos examines the seemingly infinite ways spin affects our lives, from the structure of galaxies to the way we walk. Artfully moving between astrophysics and anthropology, Ennos provides a riveting account of...

Why are humans the most feared predator in the world?Over three million years ago, a group of primates discovered tools. Perhaps it was a large rock, ideal for cracking nuts, or a stick to extract honey from a beehive. Regardless, the future of our planet was changed forever.Slowly, the primate evolved, abandoning the trees for solid ground and four legs...

When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world. A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood… John Carey, The Sunday Times How did the descendants of small arboreal primates manage to stand on our own two feet, become top predators, and take over the world? In The Wood...