Living in Data - A Citizen's Guide to a Better Information Future by Jer Thorp
40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Jer Thorp's analysis of the word "data" in 10,325 New York Times stories written between 1984 and 2018 shows a distinct trend: among the words most closely associated with "data," we find not only its classic companions "information" and "digital," but also a variety of new neighbors--from "scandal" and ...Show more
Brainscapes: An Atlas of Your Life on Earth by Rebecca Schwarzlose
25.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A trailblazing journey through the maps etched into your brain, and how everything depends on them. Your brain is a collection of maps. That is no metaphor: scrawled across your brain's surfaces are actual schematic images of the sights, sounds, and actions that hold the key to your survival. Scientists ...Show more
Will We Survive on Earth? by Stephen Hawking
18.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Brief Answers, Big Quest Ser.
'Be brave, be curious, be determined, overcome the odds. It can be done'Will we survive on Earth?Should we colonise space?Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. In Will We Survive on Earth? the world- ...Show more
What Is Inside a Black Hole? by Stephen Hawking
15.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Brief Answers, Big Quest Ser.
'If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up. There's a way out'What is inside a black hole?Is time travel possible?Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. In What Is Inside a Black Hole? Hawkin ...Show more
The Curious World of Science: A visual miscelllany of stories, theories, discoveries & curiosities by Simon Flynn
45.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
To some, science is simply a means to an end; to others it is an almost spiritual meditation on theories and formulae. The Curious World of Science embraces both views and much more besides. Focusing onthe human endeavours at the heart of science, it presents a miscellany of essentialclassifications, in ...Show more
Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement by James Vincent
37.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A revelatory and vibrant story of measurement which will make you look at the world around you anew. We measure rainfall and radiation, the depths of space and the emptiness of atoms, calories and steps, happiness and fear. If we could not measure then we could not observe the world around us; we could ...Show more
This Is Your Mind On Plants: Opium-Caffeine-Mescaline by Michael Pollan
26.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The instant New York Times bestseller A Washington Post Notable Book One of NPR's Best Books of the Year "Expert storytelling . . . [Pollan] masterfully elevates a series of big questions about drugs, plants and humans that are likely to leave readers thinking in new ways."--New York Times Book Review. ...Show more
Sticky - The Secret Science of Surfaces by Laurie Winkless
33.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
You are surrounded by stickiness. With every step you take, air molecules cling to you and slow you down; the effect is harder to ignore in water. When you hit the road, whether powered by pedal or engine, you rely on grip to keep you safe. The Post-it note and glue in your desk drawer. The non-stick pa ...Show more
Fake Medicine: Exposing the wellness quacks and cons costing us our health by Bradley McKay
38.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
We all want to be healthy, live longer and avoid cancer, but too many of us are being scammed by sciencey-sounding crooks and nonsense marketing. Dr Brad McKay, GP and experienced Australian science communicator, has watched how misinformation and 'alternative facts' have come to permeate every facet of ...Show more
Remember - The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova
38.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice. Have you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of t ...Show more
How Things Work - The Inner Life of Everyday Machines (HB) by Theodore Gray; Nick Mann (Photographer)
50.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Million-copy bestselling author of The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions Theodore Gray applies his trademark mix of engaging stories, real-time experiments, and stunning photography to the inner workings of machines, big and small, revealing the extraordinary science, beauty, and rich history of everyd ...Show more
Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things by Josh Clark, Chuck Bryant
38.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
From the duo behind the massively successful and award-winning podcast Stuff You Should Know comes an unexpected look at things you thought you knew.Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant started the podcast Stuff You Should Know back in 2008 because they were curious - curious about the world around them, curious ...Show more