Addy ProssSeventy years ago, Erwin Schrodinger posed a profound question: 'What is life, and how did it emerge from non-life?' This problem has puzzled biologists and physical scientists ever since.Living...

What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry John Markoff “This makes entertaining reading. Many accounts of the birth of personal computing have been written,...

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Mick O'HareWhy Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? is the latest compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly. Following...

Andrew Newberg, MD, Eugene D'Aquill, MD, PhD, and Vince Rause Why have we humans always longed to connect with something larger than ourselves? Even today in our technologically advanced age,...

Glenn MurphyA fun, doodle-filled reworking of Why is Snot Green? by the acclaimed Glenn Murphy!304 pagesPublished September 11th 2014 by Pan MacMillan (first published January 1st 2007)

Amir D AczelThe renowned science writer, mathematician, and bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem masterfully refutes the overreaching claims the "New Atheists," providing millions of educated believers with a clear,...

Robert M SapolskyAn Updated Guide To Stress, Stress Related Diseases, and CopingThis delightful, empowering book encourages readers to understand stress, to laugh about it, and then to bring it under...

North Parade PublishingWonders of Learning: Discover My Animal Encyclopedia: Wonders Of Learning Omnibus

Franklin FoerFranklin Foer reveals the existential threat posed by big tech, and in his brilliant polemic gives us the toolkit to fight their pervasive influence.Over the past few decades there...

Catherine O'Niell GraceIntroduces the world of visual illusion describing the workings of the eye-brain system and how different types of illusions occur.

Neil Shubin Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales...