As influential today as when it was first published, <i>The Selfish Gene </i>has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units... Zobraziť viac
What makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? Billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? A building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths... Zobraziť viac
It's time for us to rewrite the story of what we are and how we came to be, no matter how weird or hilarious the truth is. From the way we grow our nails to how we think, everything we call human is fundamentally shaped by how our bodies evolved... Zobraziť viac
Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world ... Zobraziť viac
In Our Mathematical Universe, Max Tegmark, one of the most original physicists at work today, leads us on an astonishing journey to explore the mysteries uncovered by cosmology and to discover the nature of reality ... Zobraziť viac
The presenter of BBC's "The Incredible Human Journey" takes a surprising tour around the human body, explaining how we function and how we might evolve. Roberts has 50,000 Twitter followers. Now in paperback. Zobraziť viac
'An expansive, engrossing, enlightening jaunt through time and technology, exploring the concept of heredity in both personal and universal terms . . . [She Has Her Mother's Laugh] is about the question genetics was invented to address: how did the... Zobraziť viac
A lively, accessible history of mathematics throughout the ages and across the globe Mathematics is fundamental to our daily lives. Science, computing, economics—all aspects of modern life rely on some kind of maths. But how did our ancestors think... Zobraziť viac
In July 2015, a young black woman named Sandra Bland was pulled over for a minor traffic violation in rural Texas. Minutes later she was arrested and jailed. Three days later, she committed suicide in her cell. What went wrong? ... Zobraziť viac
A new, beautifully illustrated edition of David Attenborough’s groundbreaking Life on Earth. Zobraziť viac
Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the internet-revealing how online influence and the creators who amass it have reshaped our world, online and off... Zobraziť viac
Martin Stevens explores the extraordinary variety of senses in the animal kingdom, and discusses the cutting-edge science that is shedding light on these secret worlds... Zobraziť viac
Our planet hasn't seen the current rate of extinction since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, and global conservation efforts are failing to halt this... Zobraziť viac
Being able to speak is what makes us human. If you’ve ever felt the shock of listening to a recording of your own voice, you realise how important your voice is to your personal identity. We judge others – and whether we trust them ... Zobraziť viac
Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. Whether they be the outlandish leaps predicted in the 1920s, like multi-purpose utility belts with climate control capabilities... Zobraziť viac
An introduction to the geometry which, as modern science now suggests, underlies the structure of the universe... Zobraziť viac
In a stunning, historical narrative, 'The Music of the Primes' reveals the history behind one of the biggest ideas in science... Zobraziť viac
In Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them, leading theoretical physicist and YouTube star Antonio Padilla takes us on an irreverent cosmic tour of nine of the most extraordinary numbers in physics... Zobraziť viac
The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Self-replicating moon bases and nuclear weapons. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable man: John von Neumann... Zobraziť viac
