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Darwin's First Theory: Exploring Darwin's Quest for a Theory of Earth
R L Wesson · Pegasus Books Pages: 384 Format: Print book
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An acclaimed geologist leads the reader on an adventure through the landscape that absorbed and inspired Charles Darwin.Everybody knows -- or thinks they know -- Charles Darwin, the father of evolution and the man who altered the way we view our place in the world. But what most people... |
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Calculating the Cosmos: How Mathematics Unveils the Universe
Ian Stewart · Basic Books Pages: 360 Format: Print book
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In Calculating the Cosmos, Ian Stewart presents an exhilarating guide to the cosmos, from the solar system to the Galaxy and the entire universe. He describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's... |
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Your Brain Is a Time Machine: The Neuroscience and Physics of Time
Dean Buonomano · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 304 Format: Print book
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A leading neuroscientist embarks on a groundbreaking exploration of how time works inside the brain.In Your Brain Is a Time Machine, brain researcher and best-selling author Dean Buonomano draws on evolutionary biology, physics, and philosophy to present his influential theory of how we tell,... |
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The Stars: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Cosmos
Dk. · Dk Publishing Pages: 256 Format: Print book
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The definitive visual guide to exploring all the marvels of the stars, the Milky Way, and the universe beyond.Chart the wonders of the cosmos in our own solar system and beyond with The Stars. Packed with 3-D artworks of each constellation and incredible new imagery from the Hubble Space... |
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Light: A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age
Bruce Watson · Bloomsbury Pages: 282 Format: Print book
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Light begins at Stonehenge, where crowds cheer a solstice sunrise. After sampling myths explaining First Light, the story moves on to early philosophers' queries, then through the centuries, from Buddhist temples to Biblical scripture, when light was the soul of the divine. Battling darkness... |
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If Our Bodies Could Talk: A Guide to Operating and Maintaining a Human Body
James Hamblin · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover
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"If you want to understand the strange workings of the human body, and the future of medicine, you must read this illuminating, engaging book." - Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Gene In 2014, James Hamblin launched a series of videos for The Atlantic called "If Our Bodies... |
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Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies
Mark Zegarelli · For Dummies Pages: 312 Format: Print book
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Master the fundamentals first for a smoother ride through math Basic Math & Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies is your ticket to finally getting a handle on math! Designed to help you strengthen your weak spots and pinpoint problem areas, this book provides hundreds of practice problems... |
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Deviate: The Science of Seeing Differently
Beau Lotto · Hachette Books Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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Beau Lotto, the world-renowned neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and two-time TED speaker, takes us on a tour of how we perceive the world, and how disrupting it leads us to create and innovate. Perception is the foundation of human experience, but few of us understand why we see what... |
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Fluke: The Math and Myth of Coincidence
Joseph Mazur · Basic Books Pages: 273 Format: Print book
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What are the chances? This is the question we ask ourselves when we encounter the strangest and most seemingly impossible coincidences, like the woman who won the lottery four times or the fact that Lincoln's dreams foreshadowed his own assassination. But, when we look at coincidences mathematically,... |
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The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond
Christophe Galfard · Flatiron Books Pages: 400 Format: Print book
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"If Ms. Frizzle were a physics student of Stephen Hawking, she might have written THE UNIVERSE IN YOUR HAND, a wild tour through the reaches of time and space, from the interior of a proton to the Big Bang to the rough suburbs of a black hole. It's friendly, excitable, erudite, and cosmic."... |
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If our bodies could talk : a guide to operating and maintaining a human body
James Hamblin · Doubleday Format: Paperback
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"If you want to understand the strange workings of the human body, and the future of medicine, you must read this illuminating, engaging book." --SiddharthaMukherjee,author ofThe Gene In 2014, James Hamblin launched a series of videos for The Atlantic called "If Our Bodies... |
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Hot, Hungry Planet: The Fight to Stop a Global Food Crisis in the Face of Climate Change
Lisa Palmer · St. Martin's Press Pages: 240 Format: Print book
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The U.N. predicts the Earth will have more than 9.6 billion people by 2050. With resources already scarce, how will we feed them all? Journalist Lisa Palmer has traveled the world for years, documenting the cutting-edge innovations of people and organizations on the front lines of fighting... |
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The Meaning of Science: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
Tim Lewens · Basic Books Pages: 272 Format: Print book
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Science has produced explanations for everything from the mechanisms of insect navigation to the formation of black holes and the workings of black markets. But how much can we trust science, and can we actually know the world through it? How does science work and how does it fail? And how can the work... |
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