Charles Darwin - Victorian Mythmaker by A N Wilson
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Category: Science
Darwin was described by his friend and champion, Thomas Huxley, as a 'symbol'. But what did he symbolize? In Wilson's portrait, both sympathetic and critical, Darwin was two men. On the one hand, he was a naturalist of genius, a patient and precise collector and curator who greatly expanded the possibil ...Show more
The Nocturnal Brain Tales of Nightmares and Neuroscience by Guy Leschziner
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Category: Science
What happens to our brain at night? Are we really fully asleep and if so how is it that some individuals end up doing what they do? Or can it be the case that perhaps the brain never fully goes to sleep and that in some individuals there is a disconnect between the sleeping part of their brain and the a ...Show more
Man-Made: How the bias of the past is being built into the future by Tracey Spicer
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Category: Science
Walkley Award-winning journalist Tracey Spicer exposes the next frontier of feminism. Man Made aims to open readers’ eyes to a transformative technological shift in society and give them the tools to make positive change. `Mum, I want a robot slave.’ Broadcaster Tracey Spicer had an epiphany when her ...Show more
The Frontier Below: The 2000 Year Quest to Go Deeper Underwater and How It Impacts Our Future by Jeff Maynard
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Category: Science
A journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see the ocean when we look at the water that blankets more than two thirds of our planet. We only see the entrance to it. Beyond that entrance is a world hostile to humans, yet critical to our survival. ...Show more
The Social Lives of Animals: How Co-operation Conquered the Natural World by Ashley Ward
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Category: Science
Everything you ever wanted to know about how animals live together, and what that means for us 'Any writer who can evoke the existential sadness of a lonely cockroach, or make krill thrilling, or describe a snorkelling colleague being engulfed in a "gargantuan cetacean bum detonation" is a real gift to ...Show more
Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos by Ogi Ogas, Sai Gaddam
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Category: Science
Why do you exist? How did atoms and molecules transform into sentient creatures that experience longing, regret, compassion, and even marvel at their own existence? What does it truly mean to have a mind--to think? Science has offered few answers to these existential questions until now.Journey of the M ...Show more
Before the Big Bang: The Origin of Our Universe from the Multiverse by Laura Mersini-Houghton
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Category: Science
Beyond the Big Bang presents a new cutting-edge theory from a pioneering scientist about the origins of our universe.Professor Laura Mersini-Houghton takes the reader through a brief history of ideas about the universe from ancient Greece to the latest frontiers of theory and observation, in which the a ...Show more
The Science of the Earth by DK
$65.00 AUD
Category: Science
Elegant design combined with beautiful images to explore and explain Earth's natural riches. This is an informative, visually arresting introduction to planet Earth. The core of the book features large, detailed photographs of single objects, many of them small enough to be held in the hand, that each s ...Show more
The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg
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Category: Science
The world's leading climate activist has gathered over one hundred voices to tell the biggest story in the world. We still have time to change the world. From Greta Thunberg, one of the world's leading climate activist, comes the essential handbook for making it happen. You might think it's an imposs ...Show more
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need by Bill Gates
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Category: Science
Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. Bill Gates explains why he cares so deeply about clim ...Show more
Stars and Planets by DK
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Category: Science
A compact, comprehensive guide to looking at stars and planets for readers from around the worldThe clearest, most accessible guide to observing the night sky. Authoritative text, crystal-clear charts, and a systematic approach make the DK Handbook of Star and Planets the perfect beginner's guide to the ...Show more
The Medicine Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
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Category: Science | Series: Big Ideas Ser.
How are illnesses diagnosed? What is cancer? Why are some pandemics so deadly? This book explores big questions like these, explaining the breakthroughs and discoveries that have shaped our modern-day understanding of medicine and helped us protect and promote our health. Written in plain English, The M ...Show more