The Wonder of Brian Cox

The Real Story of Risk: Adventures in a Hazardous World

We live in a world of risk. It waits for us in our refrigerator and surrounds us on the freeway. It's lurking in our arteries

Brilliant!

To celebrate the awarding of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics to Shuji Nakamura (along with two other Japanese scientists), this newly updated edition profiles

Manchester Gross Sick Facts

Equal

'Gracie tells the story of her struggle and eventual triumph as a way of encouraging us, of changing our society, of giving us all courage

Here Comes the Sun

Our sun drives the weather, forms the landscape, feeds and fuels - but sometimes destroys - the creatures that live upon it, controls their patterns

PHILIPS COMPLETE ROAD ATLAS

Deluxe hardback edition - perfect for a gift. Philip's: Britain's clearest maps for motorists. Completely updated and revised for 2017. 'Good balance between detail and

Nature's Oracle

W.D.Hamilton (1936-2000) was responsible for a revolution in thinking about evolutionary biology - a revolution that changed our understanding of life itself. He played a...

The unnatural world

An environmental journalist examines the world humanity has created through climate change and chronicles the scientists, billionaires, and ordinary people who are workin...

Our Enigmatic Universe

Three themes permeate Our Enigmatic Universe: that materialism is not the only tenable philosophy for those who take seriously the discoveries of modern science ab...

Who Shall Take Care of Our Sick?

This rich history chronicles the prominent role of Catholic women religious in establishing the hospitals at the core of New York City's extensive Catholic medical

THE SCIENCE MAGPIE BY Simon Flynn

'Simon Flynn's cornucopia of curious facts, anecdotes, and quotations . . . is sure to entertain and surprise.'—New Scientist From the Large Hadron Collider rap

The Long and the Short of It

We've always measured the world around us, from how big things are, to how fast they go, how much they're worth and practically everything in

POCKET GIANTS: ALBER EINS

Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein and everyone knows that he was a genius. Yet only a few people understand his work. In fact, he

Reasonableness of Reason: Explaining Rationality Naturalistically

Does reliance on reason require an unreasonable faith in reason? In The Reasonableness of Reason, Professor Hauptli argues that naturalized epistemology enables us to ex...

The price of altruism

Describes the intellectual journey of eccentric American genius George Price, who tried to answer the evolutionary riddle of why people are nice, and eventually gave

The Inverted Bowl

The present well-established study of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun, the exoplanets, was reviewed by the author in his earlier book Wandering Stars.

Handling Digital Brains : A Laboratory Study of Multimodal Semiotic Interaction in the Age of Computers

An analysis of how fMRI researchers actively involve their bodies-with hand movements in particular-in laboratory practice. The results of fMRI brain scanning require e...

Nuclear Power

Covering the formation and creation of nuclear power from its harnessing in the past to its present and future uses, this title is part of

WHEN WE WERE KIDS

When We Were Kids is a book of original essays by celebrated third culture thinkers - scientists who, through their work and writing, are taking

Discovering the Golden Compass

New to The Golden Compass? Don't feel lost--or alone! This accessible, illustrated guide is the only passport you'll need to Philip Pullman's imaginative world of

Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth

The Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s have been called the last optimistic acts of the twentieth century. Twelve astronauts made this greatest

Apollo's Fire, a Day on Earth in Nature and Imagination

Michael Sims sets out to open our eyes—literally—to the miraculous events that lie underneath the oldest story on Earth: the passing of a single day.

Studia Occitanica: In Memoriam Paul Remy Volume 2

The second of two volumes dedicated to the memory of Paul Remy and having as theme the scientific domain to which he had dedicated his

Aldous Huxley's hands

'Psychedelics, neuroscience, and historical biography come together when a journalist finds a lost photograph of Aldous Huxley and uncovers a hidden side of the celebrate...

Dynamics of innovation

Best known as the leading historian of French railways, François Caron has also done significant work on topics as varied as electricity, water and steam

Climate Change

The story of climate change is the story of all life on Earth. This book shows how the environmental challenges we face are leading to

Extreme Weather

The ultimate weather book for the weather enthusiast or anyone interested in the oddities and extremes of nature. Is the climate really becoming more extreme

Approaches to Studying World-situated Language Use

The first steps toward merging the cognitive and social approaches to language processing. *** Cartea nu are supracoperta ***

American Iron Hand Presses

The technology of iron (replacing wood) created a revolution in printing in the nineteenth century. This important volume covers the great American iron hand presses

BEYOND HUMAN: Science and the Changing Face of Humanity

As the news constantly reminds us, recent advances in the biomedical sciences have brought within reach things that were unthinkable only a few years ago:

Darwin's Religious Odyssey

Draws on newly available material to consider Darwin's personal religious beliefs, profiling him as a man from a specific time in history struggling to harmonize

Transcendental Aspects of Algebraic Cycles

Topics range from introductory lectures on algebraic cycles to more advanced material in this collection of lecture notes from the Proceedings of the Grenoble Summe...

Skeleton Keys

In this natural and cultural history of bone, Brian Switek explains where our skeletons came from, what they do inside us, and what others can

Psychoanalysis as Biological Science: A Comprehensive Theory

Psihanalistul era un filozof și un artist, abil în descifrarea comunicărilor și comportamentelor intrapsihice ale unui individ. El sau ea s-ar putea baza doar pe

A Traveller's History of Cyprus

A Traveller's History of Cyprus offers a complete and authoritative history of the island's past and also touches on the sensitive present-day issues for both

Good Blood

A remarkable, uplifting story about one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 20th century In 1951 in Sydney, Australia, a fourteen-year-old boy named James

Your Superstar Brain

Your brain makes you who you are - it is the root of your personality and intelligence. It learns languages, creates memories and interprets complex

Defying Gravity

In this book, Robert Kingsley originates an idea for cancelling gravity. In the opening chapter we find him as a child, far from happy, defying

Quanderhorn Xperimentations

ADAPTED BACKWARDS VIA THE FUTURE FROM THE RADIO 4 SERIES BEFORE IT WAS MADE A richer, deeper, more comprehensive exploration of the Quanderhorn phenomenon. With

STAR TRAILS

Levys Star Trails column has appeared monthly in 'Sky & Telescope' since 1988. This collection of his 50 favorite essays focuses on the minds and

Anthropology and the Bushman

The Bushman' is a perennial but changing image. The transformation of that image is important. It symbolizes the perception of Bushman or San society, of

Turing & the Computer

At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world... Today, computers touch every aspect of our lives and dominate the world

Chasing the Moon

JFK issued the historic moon landing challenge. These are the stories of the visionaries who helped America complete his vision with the first lunar landing

Why Do Buses Come in Threes?

A fascinating look at how mathematics is relevant to our everyday lives Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on a Friday? Why

HOW MANY MOONS DOES THE EARTH HAVE?

De ce este cerul albastru? De ce este cerul negru? Ce înseamnă spaghetificare? Există o problemă cu obișnuitele întrebări de trivia. Mereu sunt prea multe

Smoot's Ear: The Measure of Humanity

The book explores changing attitudes toward measure, focusing on key moments in art, sculpture, architecture, philosophy, and the development of scientific thought. It e...

The Great Mathematicians

Explores why Florence Nightingale introduced pie charts, how Lewis Carroll regarded Pythagoras, and why some infinites are larger than others.

A Piece Of The Sun: The Quest For Fusion Energy

The solution, says Daniel Clery in this deeply researched and revelatory book, is to be found in the original energy source: the Sun itself. There,

Chasing Space

În acest memoriu emoționant, un fost astronaut NASA își împărtășește călătoria personală printre stele, examinând rolurile de comunitatea cu care lucra, și poveste cum p...

Into the Heart of Our World

The journey to the center of the earth is a voyage like no other we can imagine. Our planet appears tranquil from outer space. And

How to Predict Everything

There s a useful calculation being used by Wall Street, Silicon Valley and maths professors all over the world, and it predicts that human civilization

An Astronomer's Tale: A Bricklayer’s Guide to the Galaxy

The inspirational memoir of a former brickie who followed his passion for the stars and built his own observatory. Perfect for readers of Robert Macfarlane,

Silent Witness

Praise for the first edition: This book should be of considerable interest to a broad range of general readers ... recommended. --Choice An important introduction

EVOLUTION

Introducing the latest ideas on how life originated and diversified on earth, this new edition of a classic work provides a concise and engaging summary

Little Book Of Crime Punishment

We live in a society where every aspect of our everyday lives is governed by the law. We are subject to rules and regulations from

Astronomy: Essential Facts About the Universe

Is there life outside the Earth? What is a black hole? What was the weight of the Apollo spacecraft? This compact guide presents essential facts

Virtually Human: The Promise and the Peril of Digital Immortality

Virtually Human explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when cyberconsciousness―simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology―become...

On The Beauty Of Science

In this memoir of a long, distinguished career devoted to scientific research, world-renowned mathematician Herbert A. Hauptman recounts both the joys and the disappo...

Fate of Food

In this fascinating look at the race to secure the global food supply, environmental journalist and professor Amanda Little tells the defining story of the

Science

Science: 50 in 500 Words discusses the most groundbreaking ideas of 50 of the most important scientists who have shaped the world as we know