Science: general issues

A hydraulic machine for astonishing wild pigs was one of the many technological highlights the author encountered in the course of his career as a research scientist and science writer.

An influential scientist in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) explains its fundamental concepts and how it is changing culture and society.

This survey of the rise and decline of English watchmaking fills a gap in the historiography of British industry.

This Handbook offers a broad yet unified treatment of many philosophical issues connected with climate change, ranging from foundational puzzles to detailed applications.

This Handbook offers a broad yet unified treatment of many philosophical issues connected with climate change, ranging from foundational puzzles to detailed applications.

Philippe Rochat's FINITUDE is a rumination on time and self-consciousness.

This survey of the rise and decline of English watchmaking fills a gap in the historiography of British industry.

Philippe Rochat's FINITUDE is a rumination on time and self-consciousness.

This book develops an original theory of decision-making based on the concept of plausibility.

This book develops an original theory of decision-making based on the concept of plausibility.

An influential scientist in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) explains its fundamental concepts and how it is changing culture and society.

Bestselling author and New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik embarks on a wildly creative inquiry into perhaps the oldest question: how do we learn a new skill?

Das Standardwerk der Bestsellerautorin überarbeitet, aktualisiert und extrem unterhaltsam: Franca Parianen schreibt über ein Thema, das uns alle angeht: Hormone.

The United States spends more than 17% of its GDP on healthcare, while other developed countries average 8.

The United States spends more than 17% of its GDP on healthcare, while other developed countries average 8.

PLANTS AS BIOREACTORS FOR INDUSTRIAL MOLECULES An incisive and practical discussion of how to use plants as bioreactors In Plants as Bioreactors for Industrial Molecules, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an insightful and global perspective on the use of plants as bioreactors.

What does it mean to think with images?

This volume brings Bergson's key ideas from Matter and Memory into dialogue with contemporary themes on memory and time in science, across analytic and continental philosophy.

What does it mean to think with images?

This volume brings Bergson's key ideas from Matter and Memory into dialogue with contemporary themes on memory and time in science, across analytic and continental philosophy.

In the 1930s, hundreds of scientists and scholars fled Hitler's Germany.

This book is a Q-and-A tour for anyone with a curious mind.

In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read.

Unternehmerischer Erfolg braucht Innovation, doch mehr als die Hälfte aller Innovationen scheitert bei der Markteinführung.

A lively exploration of how invisibility has gone from science fiction to fact Is it possible for something or someone to be made invisible?

Presenting for the first time, in original detail, Drs Edwards and Steptoe''s breakthroughs leading to the birth of Louise Brown.

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK'Powerfully argued.

Longlisted for the 2024 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science BooksLonglisted for the 2024 Green Earth Book AwardGet the facts you'll really want to know when you really need to go.

The 3rd edition of this textbook offers clear explanations of optical spectroscopic phenomena and shows how spectroscopic techniques are used in modern chemistry, biochemistry and biophysics.

This book aims to help research practitioners in technology science avoid some of the most common pitfalls or at least make them easier to overcome.

This book focuses on health humanities in application.

A tech insider who has been hailed by The New Yorker for her ';forceful critique' of Big Tech describes what must be done to stop its erosion of democracyOver the past decades, under the cover of ';innovation,' technology companies have successfully resisted regulation and have even begun to seize power from governments themselves.

The most comprehensive and up-to-date general reference book on honey bee biologyHoney bees are marvelously charismatic organisms with a long history of interaction with humans.

MRI/DTI Atlas of the Human Brainstem in Transverse and Sagittal Planes presents a detailed view of the human brainstem in DTI/MRI.

This new volume highlights a selection of novel applications for food processing, food preservation, and food decontamination methods.

This new volume explores the integration of bionanomaterials and sustainable resources for the development of new and emerging sustainable processes.

This new volume highlights a selection of novel applications for food processing, food preservation, and food decontamination methods.

This new volume explores the integration of bionanomaterials and sustainable resources for the development of new and emerging sustainable processes.

Plant Ionomics A thoroughly up-to-date exploration of nutrient uptake in plants In Plant Ionomics: Sensing, Signaling and Regulation, accomplished botanists and researchers Dr.

Plant Ionomics A thoroughly up-to-date exploration of nutrient uptake in plants In Plant Ionomics: Sensing, Signaling and Regulation, accomplished botanists and researchers Dr.

What is it like to live in a world built by humans?

This book highlights some of the latest advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials from leading researchers in Ukraine, Europe and beyond.

iOLab is re-imagining the idea of the physical lab.

This thought-provoking book points out that the most significant change in international relations in the 20th century was not the defeat of communism, nor the end of the Cold War, but the huge advances in communications technologies.

A world where little light penetrates.

A look at the surprising nineteenth-century technology that inspires this literary and cultural movement: "e;I was very impressed by this book.

The annual treasury for sky-watchers and stargazers, including references and a variety of fascinating articles.