Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe by Lisa Randall
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Category: Science
66 million years ago, a ten-mile-wide object from outer space hurtled into the Earth at incredible speed and destroyed the dinosaurs, along with three-quarters of the other species on the planet. Where did it come from, and why? And how is this connected to dark matter - the most mysterious, elusive stu ...Show more
This Explains Everything - Deep, Beautiful, And Elegant Theories Of How The World Works by John Brockman
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Category: Science | Series: Edge Question Series
In This Explains Everything, John Brockman, founder and publisher of Edge.org, asked experts in numerous fields and disciplines to come up with their favorite explanations for everyday occurrences. Why do we recognize patterns? Is there such a thing as positive stress? Are we genetically programmed to b ...Show more
15 Million Degrees: A Journey to the Centre of the Sun by Lucie Green
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Category: Science
110 times wider than Earth; 15 million degrees at its core; an atmosphere so huge that Earth is actually within it: come and meet the star of our solar system Light takes eight minutes to reach Earth from the surface of the Sun. But its journey within the Sun takes hundreds of thousands of years. What i ...Show more
More Human: Designing a World Where People Come First by Steve Hilton
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Category: Science
Government, business, the lives we lead, the food we eat, the way our children are brought up, the way we relate to the natural world around us - it's all become too big and distant and industrialised. Inhuman. It's time to do something about it. It's time to put people first. It's time to make the worl ...Show more
Weather 101: From Doppler Radar and Long-Range Forecasts to the Polar Vortex and Climate Change, Everything You Need to Know about the Study of Weather by Kathleen Sears
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Category: Science | Series: Adams 101
Learn the science behind weather and weather prediction in this clear and straightforward new guide.Weather is everywhere, and while it's typically not thought about most of the time, it can get everyone's attention in an instant-whether it's the swirling destruction of a tornado, the wreckage from a hu ...Show more
Particle Physics Brick by Brick by Dr. Ben Still
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Category: Science
All matter comprises of twelve 'building block' particles. This book explains how these building blocks are formed and interact, using toy building blocks to create a uniquely visual and clear depiction of the way our universe is put together. This is the perfect introduction to the enigmatic and fascin ...Show more
The Signal and the Noise: The Art and Science of Prediction by Nate Silver
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Category: Science
Every time we choose a route to work, decide whether to go on a second date, or set aside money for a rainy day, we are making a prediction about the future. Yet from the financial crisis to ecological disasters, we routinely fail to foresee hugely significant events, often at great cost to society. In ...Show more
Ghost in My Brain by Clark A. Elliott
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Category: Science
In 1999, Dr Clark Elliott suffered a concussion when his car was rear-ended. Overnight his life changed from that of a rising professor to a humbled man struggling to get through a single day. In one final effort to resume a normal life, Elliott crossed paths with two brilliant Chicago-area research cli ...Show more
Astronomy 101: From the Sun and Moon to Wormholes and Warp Drive, Key Theories, Discoveries, and Facts About the Universe by Carolyn Collins Petersen
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Category: Science | Series: 101
Explore the curiosities of our galaxy! Too often, textbooks obscure the beauty and wonder of outer space with tedious discourse that even Galileo would oppose. Astronomy 101 cuts out the boring details and lengthy explanations, and instead, gives you a lesson in astronomy that keeps you engaged as you d ...Show more
And Then You're Dead by Cody Cassidy
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Category: Science
What would happen if you stuck your head into a nuclear particle accelerator? What if you jumped into an interstellar black hole, or slipped out of a deep-sea submarine wearing only a pair of Speedos? In And Then You're Dead: The world's most interesting ways to die, we'll give serious answers to these ...Show more
Testosterone Rex: Unmaking the Myths of Our Gendered Minds by Cordelia Fine
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Category: Science
Testosterone Rex is the powerful myth that squashes hopes of sex equality by telling us that men and women have evolved different natures. Fixed in an ancestral past that rewarded competitive men and caring women, these differences are supposedly re-created in each generation by sex hormones and male an ...Show more
Engineering : An Illustrated History From Ancient Craft To Modern Technology by Tom Jackson
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Category: Science | Series: Ponderables Ser.
From ancient aqueducts to soaring skyscrapers, explore engineering milestones over the centuries. Combining engaging text with captivating images and helpful diagrams, renowned science writer Tom Jackson guides readers through the history of Engineering in this engaging installment of the groundbreaking ...Show more