Most of us are clueless when it comes to the physics that makes our modern world so convenient. What's the simple science behind motion sensors, touch screens and toasters? How do we enter our offices using touch-on passes or find our way to new... Zobraziť viac
OUP Oxford: The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. This... Zobraziť viac
Specifically tailored to life science students, this textbook outlines the important physical ideas, equations and examples at the heart of contemporary physiology, along with the organization necessary to understand that knowledge. The equations are... Zobraziť viac
This book makes the radical argument that there was a "messianic forerunner" to Jesus named Menachem, the Messiah from Qumran, who lived a generation earlier and served as a sort of roll model for Jesus and his messianic movement. Zobraziť viac
This self-instructional manual on the interpretation and use of epidemiologic data deals with the basic concepts and skills needed for the appraisal of published reports or one's own findings. Applications in clinical medicine, public health, community... Zobraziť viac
The Handbook is targeted at scientific and clinical researchers in biomedicine, psychology and some aspects of the social sciences including stress and its management in the workplace. The audience would comprise appropriate faculty and graduate and... Zobraziť viac
Maths is the story of the world around us, and the wisdom it gives us can be the difference between success and disaster. We are all doing maths all the time, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel, ... Zobraziť viac
In a time when our political and cultural perspectives feel more divisive than ever, Tyson provides a much-needed antidote to so much of what divides us... Zobraziť viac
A New York Times Bestseller A cheeky up-close and personal guide to the secrets and science of our digestive system For too long, the gut has been the body's most ignored and least appreciated organ, but it turns out that it's ... Zobraziť viac
This book is about coping with being human. It's about how unexpected events smash and bash their way into our lives without permission. And how a love of the natural world - in particular birds- will help to raise you from these periodic depths... Zobraziť viac
The first introductory ecological economics text written specifically for natural scientists. Assumes no prior knowledge of economics or philosophy. Zobraziť viac
From the world's foremost neuroscientist of romantic love comes a personal story of connection and heartbreak that brings new understanding to an old truth: it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all... Zobraziť viac
In our scientific age an understanding of physics is part of a liberal education. Lawyers, bankers, governors, business heads, administrators, all wise educated people need a lasting understanding of physics so that they can enjoy those contacts with... Zobraziť viac
Subtitled "Fact and Fiction in the History of Scientific Discovery". 21 halftones. Zobraziť viac
A Brief History of Intelligence bridges the gap between AI and neuroscience by telling the evolutionary story of how the brain came to be.The entirety of the human brain's 4-billion-year story can be summarised as the culmination of five evolutionary... Zobraziť viac
This second edition of a successful textbook describes and explains in a refreshingly clear way the origin and evolution of plants as revealed by the fossil record. Zobraziť viac
"Cause and Chance: Causation in an Indeterministic World "is a collection of specially written papers by world-class metaphysicians. Its focus are the problems facing the 'reductionist' approach to causation. Zobraziť viac
An analysis of human and non-human animals' spatial cognitive, perceptual, and behavioural processes through mapping internal and external spatial knowledge. Zobraziť viac
A knowledge of matrix algebra is a prerequisite for the study of much of modern statistics, especially the areas of linear statistical models and multivariate statistics. This reference book provides the background in matrix algebra necessary to do... Zobraziť viac
Argues against the conceptions of individual autonomy which are widely relied on in bioethics. Zobraziť viac
