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Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
DAVID CHRISTIAN · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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A captivating history of the universe -- from before the dawn of time through the far reaches of the distant future.Most historians study the smallest slivers of time, emphasizing specific dates, individuals, and documents. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from... |
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions
STEPHEN HAWKING · Bantam
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant and page-turning posthumous work.Why are we here? Will we survive? Will technology save us? How can we thrive?Stephen... |
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
David Wallace-Wells · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US, "500-year"... |
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Women of Invention: Life-Changing Ideas by Remarkable Women
CHARLOTTE MONTAGUE · Chartwell Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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Hypatia was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who invented the hydrometer in about 400 AD. Described as a charismatic teacher, she was seen as an evil symbol of the pagan science of learning and she was eventually murdered by Christian zealots. For many women in years gone... |
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Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover
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An exploration of the age-old complicity between skywatchers and warfighters, from the best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson... |
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The Secret Life of the Mind: How Your Brain Thinks, Feels, and Decides
MARIANO SIGMAN · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From a world-renowned leader in neuroscience, a provocative, enthralling journey into the depths of the human mind.Where do our thoughts come from? How do we make choices and trust our judgments? What is the role of the unconscious? Can we manipulate our dreams? In this mind-bending international... |
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Food Fight: GMOs and the Future of the American Diet
Mckay Jenkins · Avery Pub Group
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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Are GMOs really that bad? A prominent environmental journalist takes a fresh look at what they actually mean for our food system and for us. In the past two decades, GMOs have come to dominate the American diet. Advocates hail them as the future of food, an enhanced method of crop breeding... |
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The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science
Marcus du Sautoy · Viking
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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"Brilliant and fascinating. No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting." - Bill Bryson A captivating journey to the outer reaches of human knowledgeEver since the dawn of civilization we have been driven by a desire to know - to understand the physical world... |
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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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