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Why are we influenced by the behaviour of complete strangers?

This book is about how big is the universe and how small are quarks, and what are the sizes of dozens of things between these two extremes.

This book is about how big is the universe and how small are quarks, and what are the sizes of dozens of things between these two extremes.

The realm of theoretical physics is teeming with abstract and beautiful concepts.

Recreational drug use is a world-wide phenomenon.

How can the tiny plankton in the sea just off Western Europe be affected by changes 6000 km away on the other side of the North Atlantic Ocean?

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Jacquard's Web is the story of some of the most ingenious inventors the world has ever known, a fascinating account of how a hand-loom invented in Napoleonic France led to the development of the modern information age.

The Asian tsunami of Christmas 2004 killed more than a quarter of a million people and shattered the lives of many more.

Welcome back to Ian Stewart's magical world of mathematics!

The Nobel Prizes enjoy enormous prestige throughout the world.

'Coen's book is spiced with historic quotations and examples of plants' and animals' intriguing behaviour contains a wealth of interesting material Coen communicates his immense learning with a hundred appealing tales' Max Perutz How is a tiny fertilised egg able to turn itself into a human being?

What are the odds against winning the Lottery, making money in a casino, or backing the right horse?

When do the hands of a clock coincide?

Oxygen has had extraordinary effects on life.

The Nobel Prizes enjoy enormous prestige throughout the world.

Rising from a humble background in rural southern Ireland, John Tyndall became one of the foremost physicists, communicators of science, and polemicists in mid-Victorian Britain.

Rising from a humble background in rural southern Ireland, John Tyndall became one of the foremost physicists, communicators of science, and polemicists in mid-Victorian Britain.

The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages.

The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages.

In this book, Henry Bar, physicist and the first quantum superhero, guides the reader through the amazing quantum world.

Up to the 1960s, psychology was deeply under the influence of behaviourism, which focused on stimuli and responses, and regarded consideration of what may happen in the mind as unapproachable scientifically.

Up to the 1960s, psychology was deeply under the influence of behaviourism, which focused on stimuli and responses, and regarded consideration of what may happen in the mind as unapproachable scientifically.

What is like to live without touch or movement/position sense (proprioception)?

What is like to live without touch or movement/position sense (proprioception)?

The habitats of most species have been fragmented by human actions, isolating small populations that consequently develop genetic problems.

One of the greatest unmet challenges in conservation biology is the genetic management of fragmented populations of threatened animal and plant species.

CERN, the European Laboratory for particle physics, regularly makes the news.

CERN, the European Laboratory for particle physics, regularly makes the news.

Measurement is a fundamental concept that underpins almost every aspect of the modern world.

Measurement is a fundamental concept that underpins almost every aspect of the modern world.

This book introduces the reader to the visible memorabilia of science and scientists in all the five boroughs of New York City - statues, busts, plaques, buildings, and other artifacts.

This book introduces the reader to the visible memorabilia of science and scientists in all the five boroughs of New York City - statues, busts, plaques, buildings, and other artifacts.

What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds of paradise to the antlers on deer?

What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds of paradise to the antlers on deer?

The applications of Artificial Intelligence lie all around us; in our homes, schools and offices, in our cinemas, in art galleries and - not least - on the Internet.

The applications of Artificial Intelligence lie all around us; in our homes, schools and offices, in our cinemas, in art galleries and - not least - on the Internet.

The applications of Artificial Intelligence lie all around us; in our homes, schools and offices, in our cinemas, in art galleries and - not least - on the Internet.

The applications of Artificial Intelligence lie all around us; in our homes, schools and offices, in our cinemas, in art galleries and - not least - on the Internet.

Since the birth of civilisation, human beings have manipulated other life-forms.

Since the birth of civilisation, human beings have manipulated other life-forms.

First discovered in 1976, and long regarded as an easily manageable virus affecting isolated rural communities, Ebola rocketed to world prominence in 2014 as a deadly epidemic swept through Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia in West Africa.

First discovered in 1976, and long regarded as an easily manageable virus affecting isolated rural communities, Ebola rocketed to world prominence in 2014 as a deadly epidemic swept through Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia in West Africa.

Everything around us is made of 'stuff', from planets, to books, to our own bodies.

Everything around us is made of 'stuff', from planets, to books, to our own bodies.

The management and conservation of natural populations relies heavily on concepts and results generated from models of population dynamics.

When young children first begin to ask 'why?

Infinity is an intriguing topic, with connections to religion, philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and physics as well as mathematics.

Infinity is an intriguing topic, with connections to religion, philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and physics as well as mathematics.

Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like?