Beneath the Night: How the stars have shaped the history of humankind by Stuart Clark
27.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
From Stone Age to space age, people have looked up at the stars and been inspired by their beauty, their patterns, and their majesty.Beneath the Night is a history of humanity, told through our relationship with the night sky. From prehistoric cave art and Ancient Egyptian zodiacs to the modern era of s ...Show more
Inspire: Life Lessons from the Wilderness by Ben Fogle
28.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
The latest adventure from bestselling author Ben Fogle explores what we can learn from nature about living well and living wild. What can rowing across the Atlantic teach us about boredom and about patience? Can coming down from Everest take more resilience than climbing up in the first place? How ca ...Show more
Outbreaks and Epidemics by Meera Senthilingam
23.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Hot Science Ser.
The latest title in Icon's Hot Science series, exploring the cutting edge of science and technology. For centuries mankind has waged war against the infections that, left untreated, would have the power to wipe out communities, or even entire populations. Yet for all our advanced scientific knowledge, o ...Show more
Where the Universe Came From - How Einstein's Relativity Unlocks the Past, Present and Future of the Cosmos by New Scientist
30.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: New Scientist Instant Ex Ser.
How did it all begin? Where is it all going?WHY GENERAL RELATIVITY LEAVES UNFINISHED BUSINESS WITH THE COSMOS A little over a century ago, a young Albert Einstein presented his general theory of relativity to the world and utterly transformed our understanding of the universe. He overturned centurie ...Show more
Brains Explained: How They Work & Why They Work That Way | STEM Learningabout the Human Brain | Fun and Educational Facts about Human Body by PhD Alison Caldwell
43.00 NZD
Category: No Category
Curious about how billions of neurons make up your consciousness? How anxiety hijacks your body? Why Freud was such a weirdo? Whether AI will replace your therapist? This witty, enlightening book, written by a brilliant neuroscientist and clinical therapist duo, uncovers the stunningly-intricate univers ...Show more
Explaining Humans by Camilla Pang
26.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Dr Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her. Desperate for a solution, Camilla asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without the blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camil ...Show more
Light to Life - The Miracle of Photosynthesis and How It Can Save the Planet by Raffael Jovine
28.00 NZD
Category: Environment
Putting the Earth under a microscope, this book shines a light on one of the most powerful and unsung forces of nature... "Read this book and you will learn how photosynthesis was discovered, how it works, and how we can produce more food to feed the world." - PAUL NURSE, Nobel Prize winner and auth ...Show more
Universe by DK
75.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Marvel at the wonders of the Universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our Solar System and beyond. Universe opens with a look at astronomy and the history of the Universe, using 3D artworks to provide a comprehensive grounding in the fundamental concepts of as ...Show more
Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World by Toby Walsh
40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A prescient analysis of what makes artificial intelligence so ... artificial Artificially intelligent machines are set to play an increasingly important role in our lives. They will take the dirty tasks of life off our hands, as well as the dull, the difficult and the dangerous - which is a good thing. ...Show more
On the Origin of Evolution - Tracing 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea' from Aristotle to DNA by John Gribbin; Mary Gribbin
28.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been examined and debated by philosophers the world over for thousands of years. This lively history traces the evolution of the idea of evolution, showing how it h ...Show more
Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions by Sabine Hossenfelder
28.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do we have free will? Is the universe compatible with God? Do we live in a computer simulation? Does the universe think? Physicists are great at complicated research, but they are less good at telling us why it matters. In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, theoretica ...Show more
Everybody Hertz: The Amazing World of Frequency, from Bad Vibes to Good Vibrations by Richard Mainwaring
40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A voyage of discovery through the vibrations that move us, whether we can hear them or not. Vic Tandy was a level-headed scientist, but there was no denying it: at this late hour in his lonely lab at Coventry University, he kept seeing a grey apparition out of the corner of his eye. Bathed in a cold sw ...Show more