Konrad Lorenz was the author of some of the most popular books ever published about animals, including the best-selling Man Meets Dog and King Solomon`s Ring. On Aggression was one of his finest works, as well as the most controversial. Through an... Zobraziť viac
The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student’s Handbook provides comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual perception and attention, through to memory and language. Zobraziť viac
Humans – who are we? Physically, we’re unremarkable in the animal world – a hairless ape. But somehow, in combination, our characteristics make us remarkable. How can our fingers open this book with such precision, prising apart pages just a fraction... Zobraziť viac
100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us.Homo sapiens. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we co Zobraziť viac
Výsledky moderní evoluční biologie naznačují, že mravnost v lidských společnostech není jen nějakou konvenční „nadstavbou“, nýbrž navazuje na podstatné rysy všeho živého a rozvíjí je specificky lidskou kulturou. Jednající ... Zobraziť viac
Nový, zcela netradiční pohled na vzájemné ovlivňování zdraví. Autoři této nanejvýš neobvyklé knihy - oba vystudovaní veterináři - jsou přesvědčení, že zaměříme-li se na to, co nám naši zvířecí přátelé svými symptomy... Zobraziť viac
Kniha sumarizuje z biologických věd všechno, co dnes mohou studenti psychologie na kterékoli české (i slovenské) univerzitě pro své vzdělání potřebovat. Po krátké úvodní kapitole, vymezující vzájemný vztah biologie, psychologie... Zobraziť viac
Zatiaľ ešte nevieme zachrániť svet, ale z našich záhrad dokážeme veľmi jednoducho vytvoriť oázy ako stvorené pre krásne pestrofarebné motýle. V tejto pestrofarebnej publikácii nájdete mnohé zaujímavé tipy, ako ich znova prilákať do našich záhrad a parkov. Zobraziť viac
If you thought you knew who you were, THINK AGAIN. Did you know that half your DNA isn't human? That somebody, somewhere has exactly the same face? Or that most of your memories are fiction... Zobraziť viac
An awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets... Zobraziť viac
No other life form on the planet has generated a brain like ours... Zobraziť viac
The heart is our most important – and perhaps most mysterious – organ. Every day it pumps 9000 litres of blood and beats around 100,000 times. But the heart is more than just a pump... Zobraziť viac
Few things are as fundamental to human happiness as sex, and few writers are as entertaining about the subject as Mary Roach... Zobraziť viac
David A. Sinclair ist einer der größten Durchbrüche in der Biologie gelungen: Er hat das Altern bei Labortieren nicht nur verlangsamt, sondern umgekehrt. Wenn auch die Versuche mit Menschen an der Harvard-Universität gelingen... Zobraziť viac
A comprehensive, yet flexible and holistic approach to the human body for artists, Roberto Osti's method of teaching anatomy is exhaustive, but never loses sight of the fact that this understanding should lead to the creation of art... Zobraziť viac
Flowers have been a popular motif in art for centuries. As the epitome of natural beauty and earthly mortality since the Baroque era, flowers have lost none of their fascination for artists in the 20th and 21st centuries... Zobraziť viac
Birds catch the public imagination like no other group of animals; in addition, birders are perhaps the largest non-professional naturalist community. Genomics and associated bioinformatics have revolutionised daily life in just a few decades. At the... Zobraziť viac
A user's guide to the future: from the algorithms in DNA to why time is like a cocktail glass, interstellar migrations, transhumanism, the fate of the galaxy, and the last black hole... Zobraziť viac
Dive into this uniquely elegant visual exploration of the sea... Zobraziť viac
Warum schlafen so wichtig ist: Prof. Dr. Matthew Walker, Direktor des Schlaflabors der UC Berkeley, teilt seine bahnbrechenden Forschungserkenntnisse und verdeutlicht die enorme Wirkung der Nachtruhe... Zobraziť viac
