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The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect
Judea Pearl · Basic Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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How the study of causality revolutionized science and the world"Correlation is not causation." This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, instigated by Judea Pearl... |
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What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics
Adam Becker · Basic Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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The untold story of the heretical thinkers who dared to question the nature of our quantum universeEvery physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed... |
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Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
Thor Hanson · Basic Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers, a natural and cultural history of the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round.Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart of relationships... |
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The Performance Cortex: How Neuroscience Is Redefining Athletic Genius
Susan Sarah Cohen · Dutton Books
Pages: 384
Format: eBook
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Athletic genius explained. A groundbreking new perspective on the science of elite sporting performance. Why couldn't Michael Jordan, master athlete that he was, hit a baseball? Why can't modern robotics come close to replicating the dexterity of a five-year-old? Why do good quarterbacks... |
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Getting Science Wrong: Why the philosophy of science matters
Paul Dicken · Bloomsbury Academic
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover
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When Galileo dropped cannon-balls from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, he did more than overturn centuries of scientific orthodoxy. At a stroke, he established a new conception of the scientific method based upon careful experimentation and rigorous observation - and also laid the groundwork... |
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The Horse Lover's Bible: The Complete Practical Guide to Horse Care and Management
Tamsin Pickeral · Firefly Books
Format: Print book
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Reviews for the hardcover edition: An extremely useful book for the general rider. --Horse Country Written in accessible language... reader-friendly layout includes color photos on every page. --Sci-Tech News This comprehensive and up-to-date reference takes a different approach... |
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The Devil's Cormorant: A Natural History
Richard J. King · New Hampshire; 1ST edition
Format: Book
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Behold the cormorant: silent, still, cruciform, and brooding; flashing, soaring, quick as a snake. Evolution has crafted the only creature on Earth that can migrate the length of a continent, dive and hunt deep underwater, perch comfortably on a branch or a wire, walk on land, climb up cliff... |
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Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe
Roger Penrose · Princeton University Press
Pages: 424
Format: Print book
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What can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, theoretical physicists are immune to mere trends, dogmatic beliefs, or flights of fancy? In fact, acclaimed physicist and bestselling author Roger Penrose... |
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Gardening for the Birds: How to Create a Bird-Friendly Backyard
George Adams · Timber Press
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You may already have a bird feeder in your yard, but you can attract a far wider range of species, and they will stay longer, if you create a bird-friendly landscape. Gardening for the Birds shows you how.With the right native plants, arranged to mimic natural ecosystems, you will provide... |
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Mark Miodownik · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestseller An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does?... |
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Beyond: Our Future in Space
Chris Impey · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Beyond dares to imagine a fantastic future for humans in space -- and then reminds us that we're already there.Human exploration has been an unceasing engine of technological progress, from the first homo sapiens to leave our African cradle to a future in which mankind promises to settle... |
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Monkeytalk: Inside the Worlds and Minds of Primates
Julia Fischer · The University of Chicago Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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Monkey see, monkey do - or does she? Can the behavior of non-human primates - their sociality, their intelligence, their communication - really be chalked up to simple mimicry? Emphatically, absolutely: no. And as famed primatologist Julia Fischer reveals, the human bias inherent in this... |
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Free-Range Chicken Gardens: How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-Friendly Yard
Jessi Bloom · Timber Press (OR)
Pages: 221
Format: Paperback
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Many gardeners fear chickens will peck away at their landscape, and chicken lovers often shy away from gardening for the same reason. But you can keep chickens and have a beautiful garden, too In this essential handbook, award-winning garden designer Jessi Bloom offers step-by-step instructions... |
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Make: 3D Printing: The Essential Guide to 3D Printers
Anna Kaziunas France · Maker Media, Inc; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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The 3D printing revolution is well upon us, with new machines appearing at an amazing rate. With the abundance of information and options out there, how are makers to choose the 3D printer thats right for them? MAKE is here to help, with our Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing. With articles... |
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