Superhuman by Rowan Hooper
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Category: Science and Nature
This is a book about what it feels like to be exceptional - and what it takes to get there. Why can some people achieve greatness when others can't, no matter how hard they try? What are the secrets of long life and happiness? Just how much potential does our species have? In this inspirational book, N ...Show more
Seeds of Science - Why We Got It So Wrong on GMOs by Mark Lynas
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Category: Science and Nature
'Mark Lynas is a saint' Sunday Times 'Fluent, persuasive and surely right.' Evening Standard Mark Lynas was one of the original GM field wreckers. Back in the 1990s working undercover with his colleagues in the environmental movement he would descend on trial sites of genetically modified crops at night ...Show more
The Edge of Memory - Ancient Stories, Oral Tradition and the Post-Glacial World by Patrick Nunn
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Category: Science and Nature
We all know those stories that have been told in our families for generations. The ones that start 'Have I ever told you about your great-great-uncle...?' In some cultures these stories have been passed down for thousands of years and often reveal significant information about how the surrounding envi ...Show more
Nodding Off - The Science of Sleep from Cradle to Grave by Alice Gregory
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Category: Science and Nature
Getting a good night's sleep on a regular basis is essential to living a happy and healthy life, but why is it harder for some of us than others? How do our sleeping patterns change throughout our lives, and what are the long-term effects for bad sleepers? These are the types of questions that jump into ...Show more
30-Second AI and Robotics by Luis de Miranda
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Category: Science and Nature | Series: 30 Second
This comprehensive presentation of the core concepts and historical landmarks in robotics and artificial intelligence is a must-read for those who want to understand the important changes happening now in our everyday lives, in the workplace, and in our minds and bodies. What is deep in "deep learning"? ...Show more
Ten Drugs - How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine by Thomas Hager
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Category: Science and Nature
Behind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researcher's genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, a new breakthrough technology, or an unexpected but welcome side effect discovered during clinical trials. Piece together these stories, as Thomas Hager does in this re ...Show more
Do Dice Play God? The Mathematics of Uncertainty by Ian Stewart
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Category: Science and Nature
A celebrated mathematician explores how math helps us make sense of the unpredictable We would like to believe we can know things for certain. We want to be able to figure out who will win an election, if the stock market will crash, or if a suspect definitely committed a crime. But the odds are not in ...Show more
Autonomy: The Quest to Build the Driverless Car - and How It Will Reshape Our World by Lawrence Burns
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Category: Science and Nature
'A fascinating hybrid. Part freewheeling history of the rise of the modern autonomous vehicle, part intimate memoir from an insider who was on the front lines for much of that history, Autonomy will more than bring readers up to speed on one of today's most closely watched technologies' Brian Merchant, ...Show more
The Brain Warrior's Way: Ignite Your Energy And Focus, Attack Illness And Aging, Transform Pain Into Purpose by Daniel G. Amen
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Category: Science and Nature
Optimise your brain and fight Alzheimer's, depression, obesity, and a host of other illnesses with this prescription from two New York Times bestselling authors, now in paperback. The Brain Warrior's Way is a scientific program designed by Daniel and Tana Amen to help you master your brain and body for ...Show more
The Genetics of Health: Understand Your Genes for Better Health by Sharad P. Paul
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Category: Science and Nature
Take charge of your health by understanding the connection between our evolutionary past and our future wellbeing with this practical guide to personalised health and nutrition - from distinguished physician Dr. Sharad PaulRecognised as one of the best in his field, surgeon, academic, and philanthropist ...Show more
Endurance by Scott Kelly
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Category: Science and Nature
From the Nasa astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station - what it's like out there and what it's like now, back here. Enter Scott Kelly's fascinating world and dare to think of your own a little differently. The veteran of four space flights and the American recor ...Show more
How To Build A Universe (The Infinite Monkey Cage) by Prof. Brian Cox; Robin Ince; Alexandra Feachem
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Category: Science and Nature | Series: The Infinite Monkey Cage
The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms. Professor Brian Cox ...Show more