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GREAT INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Discover the inventions that have made our world what it is today A great invention opens the door to a new era in human history.

GREAT INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Discover the inventions that have made our world what it is today A great invention opens the door to a new era in human history.

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On the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking, a prominent Titanic researcher offers a final chance to see the ship before it disappears forever The Titanic was the biggest, most luxurious passenger ship the world had ever seen; the ads proclaimed it to be unsinkable.

A book that challenges common misconceptions about the nature of intelligence Satoshi Kanazawa's Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters (written with Alan S.

Who do we love?

Who do we love?

Two crackerjack science journalists from NPR look at why some things (and some people!

Reveals how AI works and provides insight into what we can expect of it now and in the future.

Surprising, humourous and thought-provoking, Much Like Us invites us on a journey to explore the inner lives of animals.

Reveals how AI works and provides insight into what we can expect of it now and in the future.

Surprising, humourous and thought-provoking, Much Like Us invites us on a journey to explore the inner lives of animals.

Extinction of quagga zebras left behind historical records, art, literature, and DNA whose information led to their rebreeding.

Extinction of quagga zebras left behind historical records, art, literature, and DNA whose information led to their rebreeding.

Man-made toxins affect our health, safety, and lives: this book plots an empowering, hopeful path to a safer, cleaner world.

Leading public intellectuals give perspectives on the theme of vision from a range of fields across science and the arts.

Man-made toxins affect our health, safety, and lives: this book plots an empowering, hopeful path to a safer, cleaner world.

Leading public intellectuals give perspectives on the theme of vision from a range of fields across science and the arts.

Completely updated edition; the big picture of how humanity can combat the climate emergency, from a leading environmental author.

Mass extinctions, the fossil record, and whether we can avoid a disastrous human-made mass extinction event.

Mass extinctions, the fossil record, and whether we can avoid a disastrous human-made mass extinction event.

Completely updated edition; the big picture of how humanity can combat the climate emergency, from a leading environmental author.

This book refutes anti-scientific, superficially mathematical arguments used to support anti-evolutionism in language accessible for both lay and professional audiences.

This book refutes anti-scientific, superficially mathematical arguments used to support anti-evolutionism in language accessible for both lay and professional audiences.

An accessible introduction to how DNA ancestry tests work, what they can be used for, and the associated ethical issues.

A thorough guide to all stages of preparing, writing and publishing high-quality scientific research papers in academic journals.

A uniquely accessible introduction to abstract mathematics and category theory written by popular science author of How to Bake Pi.

An accessible but rigorous introduction to genes for non-experts, explaining what genes are and what they can and cannot do.

A thorough guide to all stages of preparing, writing and publishing high-quality scientific research papers in academic journals.

A concise environmental history of the near-extinction of the bison from the mid-eighteenth century to the present.

Why is evolution so difficult to understand?

Eight interdisciplinary essays by leading scholars and public figures discuss the timely theme of migration in a range of contexts.

Eight interdisciplinary essays by leading scholars and public figures discuss the timely theme of migration in a range of contexts.

Explores how free speech and open inquiry are integral to science, politics, and society for the survival and progress of our species.

Explores how free speech and open inquiry are integral to science, politics, and society for the survival and progress of our species.

Presents the observations that helped establish our theories of the cosmos, from a unique and engaging perspective.

Presents the observations that helped establish our theories of the cosmos, from a unique and engaging perspective.

A short and accessible introduction to philosophy of science for students and researchers across the life sciences.

A timely and accessible synthesis of the strengths, weaknesses and reality of science through the eyes of a practicing scientist.

A timely and accessible synthesis of the strengths, weaknesses and reality of science through the eyes of a practicing scientist.

A definitive handbook to photographing the night sky using DSLR cameras, including projects for both beginners and more advanced enthusiasts.

Essays by leading intellectuals and public figures explore extreme events, environments, and achievements.

A practical, step-by-step guide to rearing freshwater mussels, one of the most imperiled groups of animals in the world.

Prominent public intellectuals offer their expertise on the games that shape aspects of all of our lives.

Algorithms will be what we want them to be: we must choose the world we want to live in.

A practical, step-by-step guide to rearing freshwater mussels, one of the most imperiled groups of animals in the world.