Impossible, Possible, and Improbable: Science Stranger Than Fiction by John Gribbin
28.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
'Gribbin has inspired generations with his popular science writing' Jim Al-KhaliliA scintillating collection of short essays that really does cover 'life, the Universe, and everything'.From the mysteries of the subatomic world to the curious property of water that makes our planet inhabitable, master of ...Show more
A Brief History of Intelligence: Why the Evolution of the Brain Holds the Key to the Future of AI by Max Bennett
38.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A Brief History of Brains 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 breakthroughs, starting from the very first brains, all t ...Show more
Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Journey to the Edge of Physics by Antonio Padilla
30.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A dazzling exploration of the strange and extreme numbers that illuminate the ultimate nature of realityFor particularly brilliant theoretical physicists like James Clerk Maxwell, Paul Dirac or Albert Einstein, the search for mathematical truths - via ever more mind-boggling numbers - led to strange new ...Show more
The Maths Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained) by .
48.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Big Ideas
Take a journey through the fascinating story of fractions, numbers, patterns, and shapes in order to better understand the complex world we live in. Continuing the "Big Ideas" series' trademark combination of authoritative, clear text and bold graphics to chart the development of maths through history, ...Show more
Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles by Samuel Graydon
40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
DROPOUT. PACIFIST. PHYSICIST. CASANOVA. REFUGEE. REBEL. GENIUS.THINK YOU KNOW EINSTEIN? THINK AGAIN. His face is instantly recognisable. His name is shorthand for genius. Today, he's a figurehead as much as a man, symbolic of things larger than himself: of scientific progress, of the human mind, even o ...Show more
The LEGO® Engineer by Jeff Friesen
50.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
In The LEGO Engineer, you'll explore how some of humanity's greatest feats of engineering work, from towering skyscrapers to powerful rockets to speeding bullet trains. Then follow step-by-step instructions to build these marvels with LEGO bricks as you experience the world of engineering in a fun new w ...Show more
Dance of the Photons: From Einstein to Quantum Entanglement and Teleportation by Anton Zeilinger
30.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A Nobel Laureate explains quantum entanglement and teleportation and why Einstein was wrong about the nature of reality. What is the true nature of reality? To find out, Nobel Laureate Anton Zeilinger takes us (along with his fictional students Alice and Bob) on a voyage through a quantum wonderland, e ...Show more
Interstellar - The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future Beyond Earth by Avi Loeb
40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
'LOEB IS AN ASTRONOMICAL SHERLOCK HOLMES' Washington Post'A JOY IN CONJECTURE AND AN OMNIVOROUS SPIRIT OF INQUIRY. . . CARL SAGAN WOULD HAVE LIKED THIS BOOK' The TimesIn 2017, Avi Loeb, Chair of Harvard's Astronomy Department, went public with a theory that shook the scientific community - our solar sys ...Show more
Is Maths Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths by Eugenia Cheng
40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
One of the world's most creative mathematicians offers new ways to look at maths - focusing on questions, not answers Why is -(-1) = 1? Why do odd and even numbers alternate? What's the point of algebra? Is maths even real? From imaginary numbers to the perplexing order of operations we all had drilled ...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.'A wildly ambitious book by a formidably talented young writer.'ROBERT MACFARLANE'Vivid, epic, and full of curiosities. This is a book to delight and fascinate.'TIM HARFORD, bestselling author of How to M ...Show more
Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature by Sarah Hart
43.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
"An exuberant enthusiasm for mathematics (and life in general) shines through Dr. Hart." --The New York Times "An absolute joy to read!" --Steven Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics For fans of Seven Brief Lessons in Physics, an exploration of the many ways mathematics can tran ...Show more
Machines Behaving Badly : The Morality of AI by Toby Walsh
40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Can we build moral machines? Toby Walsh, AI expert, examines the ethical issues we face in a future dominated by artificial intelligence.Artificial intelligence is an essential part of our lives - for better or worse. It can be used to influence what we buy, who gets shortlisted for a job and even how w ...Show more