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A dizzying tour of the ways technologies, both real and imagined, can transform humanity The mind of the machine, the body suspended in time, organs exchanged, thought computed, genes manipulated,...

An accomplished young scientist solves one of the greatest mysteries of evolution: What caused the dramatic explosion of life half a billion years ago?. The Cambrian Explosion is universally referred...

"This is an important book and likely the most thoughtful of the year in the social sciences Highly recommended, it is likely to prove one of the most thought-provoking books...

How does a single-cell creature, such as an amoeba, lead such a sophisticated life? How does it hunt living prey, respond to lights, sounds, and smells, and display complex sequences...

The idea that some day robots may have emotions has captured the imagination of many and has been dramatized by robots and androids in such famous movies as 2001 Space...

This volume discusses the implications of teaching our computers and robots to think. The authors, a paleontologist and an artificial intelligence guru, team up to present some of the sociological,...

In 1809, when Darwin was born, much of the world was an unexplored wilderness. Our knowledge of the past was nonexistent, and our picture of our species' history little more...

Jellyfish are mysterious creatures, luminously beautiful with remarkably varied life cycles. These simple, ancient animals are found in every ocean at every depth, and have lived on Earth for at...

In the warped world of prescription drug pricing, generic drugs can cost more than branded ones, old drugs can be relaunched at astronomical prices, and low-cost options are shut out...

The authors have updated each of the books eight units to reflect the progress in our understanding of life at many levels, from molecules to ecosystems. The sixth edition has...

Darwin based his revolutionary theory of evolution on competition between individuals, lending to the accumulation of gradual changes, dictated by natural selection. However, he overlooked the creative importance of living...

Now in paperback, this richly illustrated edition of Charles Darwin's paradigm-shattering masterpiece brings Darwin's life and controversial theories into full view. Edited and with an introduction by award-winning science journalist...

Locked away remote from the rest of the body in its own custom-built casing of skull bone, with no intrinsic moving parts, the human brain remains a tantalising mystery. But...

"A highly readable survey of the historical prelude to the study of the origins of life, as well as selected areas of current research, including the search for extraterrestrial life."-NatureWhere...

Provides an authoritative and accessible overview of the relationship between mind and brain. The eleven chapters and the epilogue originally appeared as articles in the September 1992 issue of Scientific...

The big bang theory of cosmology - the idea that the universe originated in a single cataclysmic explosion between ten and twenty billion years ago - has become the foundation...

"Arielle changed the way that I think about flavor, and in these pages, she will do the same for you" (Rene Redzepi, chef of Noma). A 2025 JAMES BEARD AWARD...

What is it that allows human beings to think the way we do? What enables us to communicate with one another through the use of speech? Is the difference between...

A scientific look at the nature of knowledge and the Darwinian processes which it propogates, both in the minds of human beings and in the genes of all species. Through...

If you think Intelligent Design Theory (IDT) is merely the respectable face of Christian fundamentalism, and Evolution the only sensible scientific world-view, think again. Historically, the situation is almost exactly...

With more than half the population of the US not believing that humans are descended from apes, and to prepare the way for the 150th anniversary of the publication of...

A New York Times -bestselling astrophysicist and a Nobel laureate describe the quest to discover how and where the universe breathed life into matter For a long time, scientists have...

J. Allan Hobson presents a critical overview of conceptions of consciousness, relating it to specific areas of the brain and their chemical and physical states. He charts the various states...

A compelling look at the quest for the origins of human language from an accomplished linguist Language is a distinctly human gift. However, because it leaves no permanent trace, its...

What is the mind? How does it work? How does it influence behavior? Some psychologists hope to answer such questions in terms of concepts drawn from computer science and artificial...

"As someone who has spent forty years in psychology with a long-standing interest in evolution, I'll just assimilate Howard Bloom's accomplishment and my amazement."-DAVID SMILLIE, Visiting Professor of Zoology, Duke...

At once a pioneering study of evolution and an accessible and lively reading experience, a book that offers the most convincing-and radical-explanation for how and why the human mind evolved....

A moving, inspiring, personal look at the vastly changing world of wildlife on planet earth as a result of human incursion, and the crucial work of animal and bird preservation...

The Maths Gene explains how the human mind came to - and continues to - perform mathematical reasoning. Where does this ability come from? Our prehistoric ancestors' brains were essentially...

How scientists are using nature as model and metaphor to reinvent computing- a survey of an emerging field.As computers and the tasks they perform become increasingly complex, researchers are looking...

Artificial Life is the study of synthetic systems that exhibit behaviors characteristics of natural living systems. It complements the traditional biological sciences concerned with the analysis of living organisms by...

In this groundbreaking work, computer scientist Leslie G. Valiant details a promising new computational approach to studying the intricate workings of the human brain.

Neuroscientists once believed your brain was essentially "locked down" by adulthood. No new cells. No major changes. If you grew up depressed, angry, sad, aggressive, or nasty, you'd be that...

DNA - the very building blocks of life. Its discovery by Francis Crick and James Watson has had astounding implications for mankind's present and future - opening up a whole...

The author of Gutbliss and one of today's preeminent gastroenterologists distils the latest research on the microbiome into a practical program for boosting overall health. The microbiome - the collective...

Investigating some of the great breakthroughs in modern biology, involving the cloning and deciphering of the genes that control susceptibility or resistance to cancer, Angier explores a richly human community...

A practical companion to the international bestseller Dopamine Nation , for individuals, families, counsellors, teachers, and anyone who wants to go beyond the narrative and engage in practices that will...

Sparked by the a provocative comment to BigThink.com last fall, and fueled by a highly controversial debate with Creation Museum curator Ken Ham, Bill Nye's campaign to confront the scientific...

Challenges the belief that the Neandertal was the first true human species, revealing the existence of humans fifty thousand years earlier, and considering why the Neandertal species died out.

Do you want to be happy? If so - read on. This book has all the answers.* In The Happy Brain , neuroscientist Dean Burnett delves deep into the inner...

In the modern world, we have become addicted to positivity. We try to eradicate pain through medication and by insulating ourselves from risk and offence, even though we are the...

Historians relying on written records can tell us nothing about the 99.9% of human evolution which preceded the invention of writing. It is the study of genetic variation, backed up...

A New York Times -bestselling astrophysicist and a Nobel laureate describe the quest to discover how and where the universe breathed life into matter For a long time, scientists have...

Excerpt from International Atlas of Clouds and of States of the Sky: For the Use of Observers Since 1922 the International Commission for the Study of Clouds has been engaged...

If forests are the lungs of the planet, then animals migrating across oceans, streams, and mountains-eating, pooping, and dying along the way-are its heart and arteries, pumping nitrogen and phosphorus...

Outlines the current advances in molecular biology that have brought mankind to the threshold of a profound new awareness. This understanding will reach fruition through the recently launched Human Genome...

This book, the latest in the continuing debate between the genetic reductionists (such as Richard Dawkins, John Maynard Smith and E.O. Wilson) and those who argue for a rather more...

It's barely 40 years ago that James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the code of law that governs inheritance, the base-pairing rules of DNA. Since then, there has been an...