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The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change Nuclear power is a dangerous distraction from the urgent task of decarbonizing our energy systems. The climate crisis has...

The Surprising Science Of Human Goodness Cynicism is making us sick; Stanford psychologist Dr Jamil Zaki has the cure - a 'ray of light for dark days' (Adam Grant, #1 New...

How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023A NEW SCIENTIST BEST BOOK OF 2023WINNER OF THE LA TIMES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023 BOOK...

How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing) The first book on the AI transformation of education, its implications for parenting, and harnessing its power for goodWhether...

How Quantum Computers will Unlock the Mysteries of Science - and Address Humanity's Biggest Challenges An exhilarating guide to the astonishing future of quantum computing, from the international bestselling physicistThe...

How to Think Like a Scientist, Learn How to Fail and Embrace the Unknown What can we learn about ourselves if we think like scientists? A scientist's journey from observation...

How Stories, Statistics and Studies Exploit Our Biases - And What We Can Do About It A ground-breaking book that reveals why our human biases affect the way we receive...

A poetic and intimate essay collection on the lives of plants and their entanglement with our human worldsA seed slips beyond a garden wall. A seaweed drifts through an ocean....

Know and care for your body with this information-packed guide to gut health and wellbeingBecome body literate with Gut- An Owner's Guide, the next book in The Body Literacy Library, an enlightening...

Debunk the Myths and Discover What Goes into Your Beauty Routine Accessible, illustrated beauty and skincare expertise from Instagram's cosmetic chemist Dr Michelle Wong a.k.a Lab Muffin Beauty ScienceWill eating...

The expert guide to a happier and healthier feline What does a cat need besides food, a comfortable home and access to veterinary care? Play! This practical guide from leading...

An expert in nutrition and the gut reveals what inflammation is, why it lies behind many modern diseases and what we can all do to help combat itInflammation has traditionally...

An interrogation of ecotourism, a celebration of animals and an impassioned call for the need to protect our natural world Thirty years ago, two trips to iconic destinations, Africa and...

When it comes to fighting anxiety, you have more control than you think- the power is at the end of your fork. We're in the middle of a global anxiety...

Climate change is not only about the exhaustion of the planet, it's about the exhaustion of so many of us, our lives, our worlds, even our minds. So, what is...

Explore the relationship between environmental sustainability and human behaviourUnveil the obscured world of air pollution as you embark on a compelling journey with Ian. In this gripping book, each chapter...

A radical reexamination of memory by pioneering neuroscientist and internationally-renowned memory researcher, Charan Ranganath. We talk about memory as a record of the past, but here's a surprising twist: we...

'A thrilling ride through the science of ageing and death. A must-read.' - STEPHEN FRY Would you want to live forever? Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan transforms our understanding...

One of Inc.com's 6 New Leadership Books You Need to Read This Fall “Daring . . . This visionary guide calls for a new form of advocacy that is both...

Every day, we are granted the power to travel at high speeds, fly, see in the dark, summon water from distant mountains and electricity from the sun. The systems that...

A spellbinding look at the philosophical and moral implications of animal dreaming Are humans the only dreamers on Earth? What goes on in the minds of animals when they sleep?...

From the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene, the stunning odyssey of the cell - the key to life and ourselves**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize...

A Brain Surgeon's Reflections on Life, Loss and SurvivalAcclaimed neuroscientist and bestselling author, Rahul Jandial, provides an honest account of the valuable lessons we can learn from humanity at its...

Drawing on centuries of history and science, a prize-winning journalist upends our assumptions about migration revealing it not to be the story of our time, but an ancient, essential response...

How the genetic era will change the worldA vision of the future where the latest Silicon Valley tech meets cutting-edge genetics. Decoding the World is a buddy adventure about the...

Take a dive into the deep and discover what it is about water that seduces us, heals us and brings us together.Join writer and swimmer Bonnie Tsui as she explores...

A Guide To Pandemic PsychologyFor all the horrifying statistics of the number infected by Covid-19, multiply by a factor of 20 to approximate how many worldwide are suffering stress, depression,...

Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next OneFrontline Covid-19 health journalist, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has had insider access to the unfolding pandemic, including exclusive conversations...

The True Power of Women and the Science That Shows ItAre women more nurturing than men? Are men more promiscuous than women? Are males the naturally dominant sex? And can...

In our small corner of the universe, we know how some matter behaves most of the time and what even less of it looks like, and we have some good...

Unravelling unconscious biasUncovers the science behind our 'unintentional' biases using real world stories underpinned by scientific theories and research.For the first time, behavioural and data scientist, activist and writer Dr...

How It Works and How It Could Change the WorldThe everything-you-need-to-know WIRED guide to quantum computingQuantum computing has been hailed as a technological game-changer. But what precisely is it and...

Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a DayFrom the constant pull of technology to the 24-hour news cycle to the overwhelming demands of work, our ability to...

An illustrated guide for truly understanding your catJapan's leading cat doctor tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about feline behaviourCats are so mysterious. What makes them climb into tiny...

What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth and PowerAn exuberant work of popular history: why something as seemingly mundane as an address can save lives or serve the powerful.A...

A Gripping HistoryFor the first time, this quirky and engaging history reveals the secrets of one of our most ancient social gestures.Strangers do it, friends do it, politicians do it...

Adventures at the Frontier of Birth, Food, Sex & DeathWhat if we could have babies without bearing children, eat meat without killing animals, have a perfect sexual relationship without involving...

You've got questions: about space, time, gravity, and the odds of meeting your older self inside a wormhole. All the answers you need are right here. As a species, we...

How viruses emerge to cause pandemics, how our immune system combats them, and how diagnostic tests, vaccines, and antiviral therapies work.Throughout history, humans have contended with pandemics. History is replete...

How proteins, machine learning and molecular chemistry can teach us about human behaviour WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2020 How do we understand the people...

In the bestselling tradition of Stuff Matters and The Disappearing Spoon — a clever and engaging look at materials, the innovations they made possible, and how these technologies changed us....

All About Your Vajayjay and Why You Probably Shouldn't Call it ThatIn This is How You Vagina, Dr. Nicole Williams presents readers with a much-needed resource on the history, science,...

Speaking the truth with impartial scientific knowledge, and advocating justice for the silent Words and actions can mean a thousand things in any mortality case, but only the body can...

On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared DestiniesA leader in the fields of animal ethics and neurology, Dr. Aysha Akhtar examines the rich human-animal connection and how interspecies empathy enriches our...

A Guide for Improving Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral OutcomesA body-based, science-backed method for regulating behavior, thoughts, and feelings and improving well-being--shown to shorten therapy time and improve emotional outcomes.In the...

A Curious History of the World's Worst DiseasesA very timely history of disease outbreaks, from the authors of Quackery: stories of outbreaks (and their patient zeros), plus chapters on the...

Forensic psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das diagnoses, treats and rehabilitates mentally ill offenders — or the 'criminally insane' — in prisons and secure hospitals, many of whom have committed serious violence,...

The Science of How Moving To a Beat Is Good for Body, Brain, and SoulDiscover why humans were designed for dancing — and learn how to boogie for better health...

Adjust the Code that Runs Your BrainAchieve happiness through compassion and generosity towards yourself – and towards others.To fix a machine, first you need to find out what’s wrong with...

Building the Computer That Defeated the World Chess ChampionISBN: 9780691235134 | Published: 3 May 2022 | Paperback | pages