Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?: And 101 Other Intriguing Science Questions by New Scientist
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Category: Science
From the phenomenal New Scientist series, with over 2,500,000 copies sold Do Polar Bears Get Lonely? is the third compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly. Following the phenomenal success of Does Anything Eat W ...Show more
Life 3.0 - Being human in the age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark
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Category: Science
In this authoritative and eye-opening book, Max Tegmark describes and illuminates the recent, path-breaking advances in Artificial Intelligence and how it is poised to overtake human intelligence. How will AI affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has ...Show more
How Science Works (The Facts Visually Explained) by Nicholas Dawidoff
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Category: Science
Answering all your burning scientific questions, from what it means to be alive to why things explode, How Science Works explains science facts throughout amazing diagrams and infographics. Unlock the secrets of the universe, such as whether a robot takeover is possible, and marvel at the surprising sim ...Show more
Revolutionary Genius of Plants: A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior by Stefano Mancuso
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Category: Science
"Fascinating...full of optimism...this quick, accessible read will appeal to anyone with interest in how plants continue to surprise us." --Library Journal Do plants have intelligence? Do they have memory? Are they better problem solvers than people? The Revolutionary Genius of Plants--a fascinating ...Show more
The Science of Can and Can't: A Physicist's Journey Through the Land of Counterfactuals by Chiara Marletto
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Category: Science
A young theoretical physicist's guide to how the radical new science of counterfactuals can reveal the full scope of our universe. There is a vast class of properties that science has so far almost entirely neglected. These properties are central to an understanding of physical reality both at an every ...Show more
Proving Ground - The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer by Kathy Kleiman
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Category: Science
"Fans of Dava Sobel's The Glass Universe and Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures are in for a treat" (Publishers Weeky) with this untold, World War II-era story of the six American women who programmed the world's first modern computer.After the end of World War II, the race for technological supremac ...Show more
What's Eating the Universe?: And Other Cosmic Questions by Paul Davies
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Category: Science
Combining the latest scientific advances with storytelling skills unmatched in the cosmos, an award-winning astrophysicist and popular writer leads us on a tour of some of the greatest mysteries of our universe. In the constellation of Eridanus, there lurks a cosmic mystery: It's as if something has tak ...Show more
Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence: The Groundbreaking Meditation Practice by Daniel J. Siegel
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Category: Science
This groundbreaking new book from New York Times bestselling author Daniel J. Siegel, MD, introduces readers to his pioneering, science-based meditation practice. Aware provides practical instruction for mastering the Wheel of Awareness, a life-changing tool for cultivating more focus, presence, and pea ...Show more
What's the Use?: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics by Ian Stewart
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Category: Science
A bestselling author tries to rehabilitate a much-maligned field.
Escape from Model Land: How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do About It by Erica Thompson
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Category: Science
'A brilliant account of how models are so often abused and of how they should be used' John KayHow do mathematical models shape our world - and how can we harness their power for good?Models are at the centre of everything we do. Whether we use them or are simply affected by them, they act as metaphors ...Show more
The Invisible Kingdom - Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meghan O'Rourke
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Category: Science
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION Named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2022 by NPR, The New Yorker, Time, and Vogue"Remarkable." -Andrew Solomon, The New York Times Book Review "At once a rigorous work of scholarship and a radical act of empathy." ...Show more
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson
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Category: Science
The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a compelling account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies. When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she c ...Show more