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A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains

Max Solomon Bennett - HarperAudio
Format: Hardcover

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Her Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe

Shohini Ghose - The MIT Press
Format: Hardcover

An exciting new title in the vein of Hidden Figures, which tells the inspiring stories of long-overlooked women physicists and astronomers who discovered the fundamental rules of the universe and reshaped the rules of society.. Women physicists and astronomers from around the world have...
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Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

Robert M. Sapolsky - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating case against free will, an argument with profound consequences. Robert Sapolsky's Behave, his now classic account of why humans...
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For the Love of Farming: Farmer Will's Guide to Life in the Fields

Farmer Will - White Lion Publishing
Format: Hardcover

"The Steve Irwin of Farm Animals" You fell in love with Farmer Will for his hilarious, informative - and insanely cute - TikTok vids. How would you like to visit his farm, meet his animals and escape to the world of this loveable TikToker and champion of modern farming? Farmer...
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How to Prevent Dementia: Understanding and Managing Cognitive Decline

Richard Restak - Skyhorse
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive guide to preventing Alzheimer's and other thinking disorders from bestselling author and renowned authority Dr. Richard Restak!. How to Prevent Dementia begins with the principle that the more we know about dementia, the easier it is to prevent or delay it. A better...
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A Brief History of Black Holes

Becky Smethurst - Pan
Format: Paperback

Right now, you are orbiting a black hole.. The Earth orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the centre of the Milky Way: a supermassive black hole, the strangest and most misunderstood phenomenon in the galaxy.. In A Brief History of Black Holes, the award-winning University of Oxford researcher...
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The Milkweed Lands: An Epic Story of One Plant: Its Nature and Ecology

Eric Lee-Mäder - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover

Ecologist Eric Lee-Mäder and noted botanical artist Beverly Duncan have teamed up to create this unique exploration of the complex ecosystem that is supported by the remarkable milkweed plant, often over-looked or dismissed as a roadside weed. With stunning, up-close illustrations and engaging...
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Ignition: Lighting Fires in a Burning World

M.R. O'Connor - Bold Type Books
Format: Hardcover

A work of on-the-ground reporting into the science of, and cultural ideas around, wildfires and fire management that challenges the ethos of the conservation movement, offering a hopeful vision of the connection between humans and our environment.. In a riveting investigation of the science...
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The Oceans: The Maritime Photography of Chris Burkard

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