Science: general issues

New York Times bestselling author of The Everything Store Brad Stone takes us deep inside the new Silicon Valley.

Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books, Richard Holmes's dazzling portrait of the age of great scientific discovery is a groundbreaking achievement.

As seen on “60 Minutes”: a “brilliant and sobering” (Paul Kennedy, Wall Street Journal) look at the history and human costs of pandemic outbreaksThe World Economic Forum #1 book to read for context on the coronavirus outbreak"Well-written, highly entertaining and relevant.

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius.

This edition does not include illustrations.

'Bad Science' hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science, becoming a 400,000 copy bestseller.

Based on exciting discoveries in mathematics, genetics, psychology and sociology, 'Connected' is an innovative and fascinating exploration of how social networks operate.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURED DIRECTED BY AND STARRING CHIWETEL EJIOFOR - AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX AND A NEW WEST END MUSICAL.

Welcome to the world of alternative medicine.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2025A GUARDIAN & TELEGRAPH BEST SCIENCE BOOK 2025WATERSTONES BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOK 2025'A vital and important book' David Olusoga From an award-winning historian of race, science and empire, a path-breaking and poignant history of extinction as a scientific idea, an imperial legacy and a political choiceAnyone alive today is among a tiny fraction of the once living: over 90% of species that ever existed are now extinct.

The ideas behind Ethereum in the words of its founder, describing a radical vision for more than a digital currency-reinventing organisations, economics, and democracy itself in the age of the internet.

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.

60 Vibrant and Versatile Vodka CocktailsVodka is the perfect spirit that can turn almost any combination of mixer, juice and garnish into a bold and boozy beverage.

Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time-war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, race, and tribalism-in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all.

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'Full of wonder and forensic intelligence' Isabella Tree, author of WildingA moving account of Madagascar told by a researcher who has spent over fifty years investigating the mysteries of this remarkable island.

'SYNC' IS A STORY OF A DAZZLING KIND OF ORDER IN THE UNIVERSE, THE HARMONY THAT COMES FROM CYCLES IN SYNC.

'Wide-ranging, witty and fresh .

There is not just one story of silk.

What is the true nature of the Creator?

In Cosmic Evolution Theory, Yousef Arrasheed presents a bold and unified vision of existence—one that moves beyond traditional cosmology and into a deeper philosophical and structural understanding of reality.

What if everything we think we know about reality is just a tiny fraction of what actually exists?

You cannot put a virus or a complex protein under a standard microscope and look at it.

Um ein schwarzes Loch am anderen Ende der Galaxie zu fotografieren, reicht ein normales optisches Teleskop nicht aus.

When the Apollo astronauts walked on the moon, they left behind several unassuming panels covered in small, geometric silica prisms.

To prove the exact severity of modern climate change, scientists must know exactly what the Earth's atmosphere was made of hundreds of thousands of years ago.

If you open a map app on your phone and spin around, the digital compass instantly spins with you.

Have you ever blown over the top of an empty glass bottle and heard a deep, humming note?

Am Nachmittag des 2.

Im September 1859 erlebte die Erde ein kosmisches Bombardement nie gekannten Ausmaßes.

Das Fundament - Modul 2Bewusstsein als Ursprung Werkzeug und Weg.

Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten stand lange vor einem Dilemma: Entweder man forschte gründlich und verlor Jahre in Bibliotheken - oder man arbeitete schnell und riskierte die Qualität.

Ein plötzlicher Schluckauf ist meist harmlos, aber zutiefst lästig.

Society frequently frames crying as a loss of emotional control, a sign of weakness, or a useless biological reflex.

Desde que, transportada por el tornado de la inter-, multi- y transdisciplinariedad, la psicología política del desarrollo aterrizó en el quizás-no-tan maravilloso País de Oz, los cuentos de hadas ya no son lo que eran.

Our brain is divided into two distinct hemispheres, each with its own specialized processing capabilities.

¿Qué está pasando en las sociedades actuales para que ser ancianos, como los de antaño, sea algo incorrecto, para que los jóvenes ya no tengan tiempo de ser jóvenes y para que la fragilidad y los defectos sean identificados como disfunciones?

El conocimiento científico nunca es definitivo.

Erleben Sie die faszinierende Transformation eines Industriestandortes, der die Zukunft der Energie und Chemie neu definiert!

THIS book contains twelve stories of great inventions, with a concluding chapter on famous inventors of today.

Wenn eine Maus ihre angeborene panische Angst vor dem Geruch von Katzenurin verliert und stattdessen mutig auf ihren natürlichen Feind zuläuft, hat sie nicht plötzlich Mut gefasst.

This book is the result of many years of contact with embalmers in training and in practice.

Es recurrente la presencia de la Proporción Áurea en elementos tan diversos como el sistema solar, el desarrollo embrionario, la evolución del cráneo humano o la trayectoria de caza de los halcones.

Der Klimawandel ist die größte Herausforderung unserer Zeit – und er betrifft uns alle.

T'has trobat mai assentint amb el cap mentre algu et parlava de fisica quantica tot i no entendre res?

We are taught that the human senses are outward-facing tools: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell exist to navigate the external world.

La historia del conocimiento humano esta repleta de nombres, acontecimientos e ideas increibles, y nunca mas cierto cuando hablamos de una de las disciplinas que mas han revolucionado el mundo cientifico en los ultimos siglos: la biologia.

When we look at a globe, we see seven distinct landmasses.

Gen-Z'ers zijn lui, maar wel erg maatschappelijk betrokken.

A comprehensive and current summary of machine learning-based strategies for constructing digital plant biology Machine Learning for Plant Biology provides a comprehensive summary of the latest developments in machine learning (ML) technologies, emphasizing their role in analyzing complex biological networks of plants and in modeling the responses of major crops to biotic and abiotic stresses.