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How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Smart Predictions
Author: Kit Yates Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 A Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2023 'Delightfully clear and vivid to read...A splendid book! Philip Pullman 'Absolutely fascinating' James...
Where We Meet the World: The Story of the Senses
$15.00
Author: Ashley Ward Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 The thrilling story of how our senses evolved and how they shape our encounters with the world Our senses are what...
Sun Moon Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets
$17.50
Author: Tyler Nordgren Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 264 One of Amazon's Best Science Books of 2016On August 21, 2017, more than ten million Americans will experience an awe-inspiring phenomenon:...
The Body Fantastic
Author: Frank Gonzalez-Crussi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 280 The body in dreams, myths, legends, and anecdotes of the fantastic as expressions of human corporeality. The body in dreams, myths,...
Control: Now the major BBC Radio 4 series BAD BLOOD
Author: Adam Rutherford Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 * FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST * Throughout history, people have sought to...
Every Life Is On Fire: How Thermodynamics Explains the Origins of Living Things
$15.00
Author: Jeremy England Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Why are we alive? Most things in the universe aren't. And if you trace the evolutionary history of plants and animals...
The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests: Pollination Ecology and
Author: Geoff Williams Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 0 The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests provides a comprehensive introduction to the pollination ecology, evolution and conservation of Australian rainforest plants, with...
End Times: Asteroids, Supervolcanoes, Plagues and More
Author: Bryan Walsh Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 Newsweek and Bloomberg popular science and investigative journalist Bryan Walsh explores the history of extinction and offers a cutting-edge...
Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World
Author: Mark Miodownik Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 272 A unique and inspiring exploration of human creativity from one of the UK's best-known scientists A unique and inspiring...
The Forgotten Sense: The New Science of Smell
Author: Jonas Olofsson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Human olfaction - the sense of smell - enables us to appreciate food and drink, it warns us of dangers and...
Escape from Shadow Physics: The Quest to End the Dark Ages of Quantum
$20.00
Author: Adam Kay Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 The "artfully written...splendid history of classical and quantum physics" (Science) that "rightfully highlights the limitations of current physics" (Wall Street Journal)...
The Limits of Genius: The Surprising Stupidity of the World's Greatest Minds
Author: Katie Spalding Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 A hilarious look at how the line between 'genius' and 'extremely lucky idiot' is finer than we'd like to admit. The...
How to Spend a Trillion Dollars: The 10 Global Problems We Can Actually Fix
Author: Rowan Hooper Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 If you had a trillion dollars and a year to spend it for the good of the world and the advancement...
Hot Carbon: Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science
Author: Professor John Marra Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 280 There are few fields of science that carbon-14 has not touched. A radioactive isotope of carbon, it stands out for...
The Doomsday Calculation: How an Equation That Predicts the Future Is Transforming Everything We Know about Life and the Universe
$12.00
Author: William Poundstone Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 From the author of Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?, a fascinating look at how an equation that foretells...
The Long View: Why We Need to Transform How the World Sees Time
Author: Richard Fisher Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 'A beautifully turned, calmly persuasive but urgent book' IAN MCEWAN 'A landmark book that could help to build a much brighter...
Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life
Author: Timothy J. Jorgensen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 440 When we think of electricity, we likely imagine the energy humming inside our home appliances or lighting up our electronic...
Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials
Author: Andrew Baker Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 328 Most living carnivorous marsupials lead a secretive and solitary existence. From tiny insect eaters to theformidable Tasmanian Devil, Secret Lives of...
How to Find a Four-Leaf Clover: What Autism Can Teach Us About Difference, Connection and Belonging
$12.00
Author: Jodi Rodgers Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'We could all use a Jodi in our lives' The New York Times 'A splendid book, full of warmth and understanding'...
Why Balloons Rise and Apples Fall: The Laws That Make the World Work
$12.00
Author: Jeff Stewart Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 'Everything we do is touched by physics. Whether we're on the motorway, at the beach or in the pub, its laws...
The Magick of Matter: Crystals, Chaos and the Wizardry of Physics
Author: Felix Flicker Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'This is a book about wizardry. It will reveal the secrets of the wizard's art, and how you, too, can learn...
Microlands: The Future of Life on Earth (and Why It's Smaller Than You Think)
Author: J. Craig Venter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'An epic travelogue, brimming with the excitement of discovery. With characteristic panache, Venter unveils the teeming array of bacteria, viruses,...
Land of Wondrous Cold: The Race to Discover Antarctica and Unlock the Secrets of Its Ice
Author: Gillen D'Arcy Wood Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 312 A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughs.] Antarctica,...
Why We Love: The new science behind our closest relationships
Author: Anna Machin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'This book opens the Pandora's Box on this most complex and puzzling aspect of what it is to be human' Robin...
Frank Whittle (Icon Science): The Invention of the Jet
Author: Andrew Nahum Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 Frank Whittle always maintained that he was held back by a lack of government support. At the very moment...
Megacatastrophes!: Nine Strange Ways the World Could End
Author: David Darling Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 200 Which will get us first? The asteroid hurtling towards us from outer space? The Black Plague: Round Two? Swiss...
Intuition: Unlock Your Brain's Potential to Build Real Intuition and Make Better Decisions
Author: Joel Pearson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 We have all experienced a 'gut reaction' or acted 'on a hunch' we've used our intuition.Until recently, science didn't have a...
Introducing Quantum Theory: A Graphic Guide
Author: J.P. McEvoy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 Quantum theory confronts us with bizarre paradoxes which contradict the logic of classical physics. At the sub-atomic level, one particle seems...
Coral Reefs of Australia
Author: Sarah M. Hamylton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 344 Australia's coral reefs stretch far and wide, covering 50 000 square kilometres from the Indian Ocean in the West to...
The Great Barrier Reef
Author: Pat Hutchings Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 488 The iconic and beautiful Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world....
Operation Moonglow: A Political History of Project Apollo
Author: Teasel Muir-Harmony Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 On July 20th, 1969, over half of the world's population tuned in to witness the first lunar landing, waiting with bated...
Life as We Made It: How 50,000 Years of Human Innovation RefinedaEURO"and RedefinedaEURO"Nature
$25.00
Author: Beth Shapiro Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 From the first dog to the first beefalo, from farming to CRISPR, the human history of remaking nature When the 2020...
Escape from Model Land: How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do about It
$20.00
Author: Erica Thompson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Why mathematical models are so often wrong, and how we can make better decisions by accepting their limits Whether we are...
Know Thyself: The New Science of Self-Awareness
Author: Stephen M Fleming Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 How do you know when you've studied enough to pass an exam? Should you accept the testimony of an eyewitness?...
Hot Molecules, Cold Electrons: From the Mathematics of Heat to the Development of the Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable
Author: Paul Nahin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 232 An entertaining mathematical exploration of the heat equation and its role in the triumphant development of the trans-Atlantic telegraph cable Heat,...
The Genetic Age: Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life
Author: Professor Matthew Cobb Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 'Brilliant .. I cannot recommend this book strongly enough' - Henry Marsh, New Statesman (about The Idea of the Brain)...
Wild Cities: Discovering New Ways of Living in the Modern Urban Jungle
Author: Chris Fitch Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 'Mind-shifting, heart-lifting' ISABELLA TREE 'Inspiring and essential' ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS 'As entertaining as it is enlightening' INDEPENDENT The majority of the world...
A Housefly Buzzes in the Key of F: Hilarious and fascinating facts on
Author: BBC Studios Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 FROM THE TEAM BEHIND BBC RADIO 4'S AWARD-WINNING NATURE AND COMEDY SERIES NATURE TABLE Did You Know That... A housefly buzzes...
The Hawkesbury River
Author: Paul I. Boon Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 584 The Hawkesbury River is the longest coastal river in New South Wales. A vital source of water and food, it...
Mars: A beginner's guide to exploring the Red Planet
Author: Brendan Owens Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 Perfect for anyone eager to learn more about the Red PlanetDiscover all you need to know about Mars - including the...
We Are Electric: The New Science of Our Body's Electrome
Author: Sally Adee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 You may be familiar with the idea of our body's biome - the bacterial fauna that populates our gut and can...
Into the Grey Zone: Exploring the Border Between Life and Death
Author: Dr Adrian Owen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 In 2006 Dr Adrian Owen and his team made medical history. They discovered a new realm of consciousness, somewhere between...
Diamonds Everywhere: Awe-inspiring astronomy discoveries
Author: Tom Kerss Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Answers to the mysteries of the cosmos for inquiring minds. Explore the entire cosmos in 101 fascinating topics - from mind-blowing...
Planetary Geoscience
Author: Harry Y. McSween, Jr (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 350 For many years, planetary science has been taught as part of the astronomy curriculum, from...
Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty and Solidarity
Author: Timothy Snyder Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 176 In a time of pandemic and tyranny Our Malady is an urgent diagnosis of the vital link between health...
Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World
Author: Tim James Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Book. 'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James'...
When We Touch: Handshakes, hugs, high fives and the new science behind why touch matters
Author: Professor Michael Banissy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 'A mind-expanding tour of what touch means.' DAVID EAGLEMAN, neuroscientist and author of Incognito and Livewired Why is a hugged...
The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
Author: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 Science, like most fields, is set up for men to succeed, and is rife with racism, sexism, and shortsightedness as a...