BOOK REVIEW 24 April 2026 Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. By Andrew Robinson Andrew Robinson is a writer based in London and author of Earthshock (1993), The Story of Measurement (2007) and Einstein in Oxford (2024). Up Lucy Rogers Doubleday (2026) Engineer Lucy Rogers notes that “we do not cast our eyes upwards as often as our great-grandparents did”, instead looking down at our smartphones’ glow. Living on a narrowboat pushes her to learn from looking up, and her vivid book traces what she finds by paying attention to air, sky and space. In Borneo, she watches millions of bats stream from a jungle cave at dusk; in India, she observes kites fluttering above rooftops during a festival; and in Florida, she stands among spectators witnessing astronauts lift off. The Invention of the Future Bruno Carvalho Princeton Univ. Press (2026) In 2018, 55% of the world’s population lived in cities; the share is projected to reach 68% by 2050.…