Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality by Venki Ramakrishnan
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. Our fear of death has underpinned our religions, inspired our cultures, and also driven our science. Today we are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in our understanding of why we a ...Show more
Our Moon: A Human History by Rebecca Boyle
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
'I learned more about the Moon by reading this book than after a lifetime of study'CHRIS HADFIELD, author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth'Boyle's writing shines, shifting through time and space, science and sentiment; a luminous read'REBECCA WRAGG SYKES, author of Kindred'A riveting feat of sci ...Show more
The Fast: The history, science, philosophy, and promise of doing without by John Oakes
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
A fascinating exploration of the unique history and biology of fasting - a practice resurging in popularity and an essential part of many health approaches, religions and philosophies. We fast all the time, even when we're not conscious of doing so. A fast manifests the idea of holding back, resisting t ...Show more
Death As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal by Juan José Millás, Juan Luis Arsuaga
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
A dazzling follow-up to Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal. 'We would love to discover that each species has a biological clock in its cells, because, if that clock existed and if we were able to find it, perhaps we could stop it and thus become eternal,' Arsuaga tells Millás in this book, in wh ...Show more
Diamonds Everywhere - Awe-Inspiring Astronomy Discoveries by Tom Kerss; Royal Observatory Greenwich; Collins Astronomy
$37.99 AUD
Category: Science
Answers to the mysteries of the cosmos for inquiring minds. Explore the entire cosmos in 101 fascinating topics - from mind-blowing numbers, astonishing sights, to strange-but-true discoveries and everything in between. Feed your cosmic curiosity with this comprehensive guide to the Universe, featuring ...Show more
How Infrastructure Works: The Systems That Run Our World - and How We Fix Them by Deb Chachra
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
'Pulsing with wisdom and humanity, How Infrastructure Works is a masterpiece' Ed Yong 'You won't see the world the same after reading this book!' Austin Kleon Every day, we are granted the power to travel at high speeds, fly, see in the dark, summon water from distant mountains and electricity from the ...Show more
The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions by Marek Kowalkiewicz
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
An insider's guide to the invisible new economy that is reshaping our lives Welcome to the economy of algorithms. It's here and it's growing. In the past few years, we have been flooded with examples of impressive technology. Algorithms have been around for hundreds of years, but they have only recently ...Show more
A Climate of the Heart - Only Relatedness Can Save Us by Ian Mills
$28.00 AUD
Category: Science
We are coming into dire catastrophe through our turning aside from inter-relatedness. Reality is relational, but our present way of being in the world is an adversarial going against others (our politics) and a displacement of our innate desire for relatedness into a grasping for ever more things (our e ...Show more
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science
Back on the earth after three spaceflights, Chris Hadfield's captivating memoir <i>An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth </i>reveals extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and shows how to make the impossible a reality. This edition contains a new afterword. Colonel Chris Hadfi ...Show more
Biomimetics: How Lessons from Nature can Transform Technology by Brian Clegg
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Hot Science Ser.
An exploration of the transformative ways in which nature has inspired the technological advancement of humankind.
Breath : The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing- take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how t ...Show more
Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making by Chris Packham
$55.00 AUD
Category: Science
‘Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough’s Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox’s Universe’ Guardian A beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part BBC TV series telling the most important story of all, the deep history of our own planet. With the trade ...Show more