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An Optimist's Tour of the Future
Mark Stevenson has been to the future a few years ahead of the rest of us - and reckons it has a lot going for it. His voyage of discovery...
The Telomerase Revolution: The Story of the Scientific Breakthrough
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Science is on the cusp of a revolutionary breakthrough. We now understand more about ageing - and how to prevent and reverse it - than ever before. In The Telomerase...
Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early
The untold story of two sisters whose discoveries sped the growth of American science in the nineteenth centuryIn Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur uncovers the lives and work of Margaretta...
Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How
Nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Book.'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James' New York Post 'James writes with infectious enthusiasm and optimism'...
It's Not Rocket Science
THE EXPLOSIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERBlack holes.Dinosaurs.Exploding particles.Ever had the feeling that you are missing out on some truly mind-blowing science but never had the time to do something about it?Ben...
50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know
Master the chemistry ideas that shape the world we live in today.In a series of 50 accessible essays, Hayley Birch introduces and explains everything you need to know about the...
Robert Grosseteste and the Origins of Experimental Science 1100-1700
Crombie shows how the particular intellectual and practical interests of Western thinkers, especially from the 12th century, led them to ask particular kinds of questions about the natural world. In...
The Cradle of Chemistry: The Early Years of Chemistry at the
This book describes the progress of chemistry at the University of Edinburgh from the appointment of the first professor, James Crawford, in 1713 to the career of Thomas Charles Hope,...
Math-ish: Finding Creativity, Diversity, and Meaning in Mathematics
From Stanford professor, author of Limitless Mind, youcubed.org founder, and leading expert in the field of mathematics education Jo Boaler comes a groundbreaking guide to finding joy and understanding by...
The Self Illusion: Why There is No 'You' Inside Your Head
Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessing free will. The feeling that a...
Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn
'Sarma's book may be the most important work on education written this century' - SkepticAs the head of Open Learning at MIT, Sanjay Sarma has a daunting job description: to...
The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic
When the world stopped, all hopes rested on finding a vaccine. An unlikely team answered the call.Before Covid-19 was even given its name, a select group of scientists in Germany,...
The Globotics Upheaval: Globalisation, Robotics and the Future of Work
'A manifesto for future-proofing our jobs and prosperity' THE SUNDAY TIMESWe stand on the edge of a new era that will bring change to our world on a par with...
Isaac Newton on Mathematical Certainty and Method
Historians of mathematics have devoted considerable attention to Isaac Newton's work on algebra, series, fluxions, quadratures, and geometry. In Isaac Newton on Mathematical Certainty and Method, Niccolo Guicciardini examines a...
The Tides of Mind: Uncovering the Spectrum of Consciousness
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The holy grail of psychologists and scientists for nearly a century has been to understand and replicate both human thought and the human mind. In fact, it's what attracted the...
Math-ish: Finding Creativity, Diversity, and Meaning in Mathematics
From Stanford professor, author of Limitless Mind, youcubed.org founder, and leading expert in the field of mathematics education Jo Boaler comes a groundbreaking guide to finding joy and understanding by...
Apollo: To the Moon in 50 Objects
A celebration of the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, this narrative uses 50 key artifacts from the Smithsonian archives to tell the story of the groundbreaking...
Gut: the inside story of our body's most under-rated organ
The key to living a happier, healthier life is inside us. The key to living a happier, healthier life is inside us. Our gut is almost as important to us...
Attention Span: Finding Focus for a Fulfilling Life
AS SEEN ON ARMCHAIR EXPERT WITH DAX SHEPARD AND IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES AND THE TIMES**A COSMOPOLITAN BEST NEW NON-FICTION BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR TBR...
Influence: Understand it, Use it, Resist it
One of the government's former behavioural scientists reveals how you can do what you want, whilst everybody tries to influence you into doing what they want. Influence makes you think...
G. Evelyn Hutchinson and the Invention of Modern Ecology
Stephen J. Gould declared G. Evelyn Hutchinson the most important ecologist of the twentieth century. E. O. Wilson pronounced him "one of the few scientists who could unabashedly be called...
Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and
'A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart's lightness of touch and passion for both subjects make this book a delight to read. Bookworms...
Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of
Shortlisted for the BSHS Hughes PrizeWhat if Isaac Newton had never lived?Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were...
The Eureka Factor: Creative Insights and the Brain
Where do great ideas come from? What actually happens in your brain during a 'Eureka' moment? And how can we have more of them?It has been two millenia since Archimedes...
What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health
David R. Montgomery and Anne Bikle take us far beyond the well-worn adage to deliver a new truth: the roots of good health start on farms. What Your Food Ate...
Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703): Volume III (October
Containing many previously unpublished letters, this third volume of a six volume collection of the complete correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703), documents an important period in the history of the...
The Origins of Creativity
In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each...
House of Lost Worlds: Dinosaurs, Dynasties, and the Story of Life on
A gripping tale of 150 years of scientific adventure, research, and discovery at the Yale Peabody Museum This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about...
Galileo's Mistake: A New Look at the Epic Confrontation Between
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The classic understanding of the notorious 1633 trial of Galileo by the Inquistition is that of Science and Reason persecuted by Ignorance and Superstition--of a lonely, courageous freethinker oppressed by...
The Universe
Where did the universe come from? From early religions through Greek philosophy and Western science, man has always attempted to discover the meaning of his place in the universe. In...
Servants of Nature: A History of Scientific Institutions, Enterprises,
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"Servants of Nature" explores the fascinating interaction between scientific practice and public life from antiquity to the present. The authors reveal how, in Asia, Europe, and the New World, advances...
Mother Brain: Separating Myth from Biology - the Science of the
'Promises a new route through the parenting wilds' Sunday Times'Powerful, honest and reassuring' Professor Gina Rippon'A vital new narrative . . . Meticulously researched, compelling and compassionate' Elinor Cleghorn'A compelling...
How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Predictions and
A Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2023'Delightfully clear and vivid to read...A splendid book! Philip Pullman'Absolutely fascinating' James O'Brien'An exceptional book - readable, funny and more needed than ever'...
The Long View: Why We Need to Transform How the World Sees Time
'A beautifully turned, calmly persuasive but urgent book' IAN MCEWAN 'A landmark book that could help to build a much brighter future' DAVID ROBSON A wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration of...
Words And Rules
How does language work? How do children learn their mother tongue? Why do languages change over time, making Chaucer's English almost incomprehensible? Steven Pinker explains the profound mysteries of language...
The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of our Solar
A "captivating, behind-the-scenes account" of NASA's historic OSIRIS-REx mission to return an asteroid sample and unlock the mystery of formation on life on earth braided with the remarkable life story...
Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers
Ian Stewart explores the astonishing properties of numbers from 1 to 10 to zero and infinity, including one figure that, if you wrote it out, would span the universe. He...
Testosterone: The Story of the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us
***'With all the talk about testosterone in sex, sports and politics, we need a good explanation of the science and its implications, and this one is outstanding.' STEVEN PINKER, bestselling...
Why Balloons Rise and Apples Fall: The Laws That Make the World Work
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'Everything we do is touched by physics. Whether we're on the motorway, at the beach or in the pub, its laws tell us what happens in our world and why.'From...
Science and Providence: God's Interaction with the World
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Introducing Quantum Theory: A Graphic Guide
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to
From renowned historian and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari comes the story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world From renowned historian and #1...
Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life
An Economist book of the year 2024.The dramatic, globe-spanning and meticulously-researched story of two scientific rivals and their race to survey all life.In the 18th century, two men dedicated their...
The Neuroscience of Manifesting: The Magical Science of Getting the
Discover the magical science of getting the life you want In The Neuroscience of Manifesting, psychologist and neuroscientist Dr Sabina Brennan uses cutting edge research to demonstrate that the power...
Intuition: Unlock Your Brain's Potential to Build Real Intuition and
We have all experienced a 'gut reaction' or acted 'on a hunch' we've used our intuition.Until recently, science didn't have a good explanation for how intuition works. In fact, some...
The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic
When the world stopped, all hopes rested on finding a vaccine. An unlikely team answered the call.Before Covid-19 was even given its name, a select group of scientists in Germany,...
The Good Virus: The Untold Story of Phages: The Most Abundant Life
CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY WATERSTONES AND THE TIMES'The book that might change the world ... This is luxury-class science writing'TELEGRAPH'One of the best books of...
Astroquizzical: A Beginner's Journey Through the Cosmos
In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own 'family tree'. Our parent the Earth and its sibling planets in...