The Universe : An Illustrated History of Astronomy by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Ponderables Ser.
Astronomers today believe that the Universe may have begun 13.7 billion years ago, when its entire energy, mass, space, and even time, expanded out from a single point. New, empty space was lit by innumerable baby stars and infant galaxies, their light finally reaching Earth many billions of years later ...Show more
Particle Physics Brick by Brick by Dr. Ben Still
$26.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
All matter comprises of twelve 'building block' particles. This book explains how these building blocks are formed and interact, using toy building blocks to create a uniquely visual and clear depiction of the way our universe is put together. This is the perfect introduction to the enigmatic and fascin ...Show more
What Would Freud Do? by Sarah Tomley
$22.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
What Would Freud Do? uses the key ideas of more than 80 psychological thinkers, past and present, to shine new light onto today's everyday problems. Ever wondered what a great therapist like Freud or Jung would have to say about your horrible boss, your phone-checking addiction or an occasional wish to ...Show more
Junk DNA: A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome by Nessa Carey
$22.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
For decades, 98 per cent of our DNA was written off as 'junk' on the grounds that it did not code for proteins. From rare genetic diseases to Down's Syndrome, from viral infections to the ageing process, only now are the effects and the vital functions of these junk regions beginning to emerge. Scientis ...Show more
Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science by John Brockman
$24.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Best of Edge Ser.
The newest addition to John Brockman's Edge.org series explores life itself, bringing together the world's leading biologists, geneticists, and evolutionary theorists-including Richard Dawkins, Edward O. Wilson, J. Craig Venter, and Freeman Dyson. Scientists' understanding of life is progressing more ra ...Show more
Science : A History in 100 Experiments by Mary Gribbin
$49.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
A history of science distilled into 100 notable experiments - epic moments that have fuelled our understanding of Earth and the Universe beyond. The history of science is a fascinating and long one, covering thousands of years of history. The development of scientific experiments involves some of the mo ...Show more
The Hidden Beauty of the Microscopic World: What the tiniest forms of life can tells us about existence and our place in the universe by James Weiss
$49.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
The videographer behind the Journey to the Microcosmos YouTube channel (386K subscribers) James Weiss presents a beginner's guide to the extremely small and utterly strange life that surrounds us. . With over 100 stunning photographs and illustrations created by the author, this is a gorgeously present ...Show more
Secret Network of Nature by Peter Wohlleben
$29.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
'Peter Wohlleben doesn't merely look, he sees. Let's all learn as much from him as we can, and quickly.'Rosamund Young, author of THE SECRET LIFE OF COWSDid you know that trees can influence the rotation of the earth?Or that wolves can alter the course of a river?Or that earthworms control wild boar pop ...Show more
The Equations of Life - The Hidden Rules Shaping Evolution by Charles Cockell
$29.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
One of Britain's foremost astrobiologists offers an accessible and game-changing account of life on Earth. Why do gazelles have legs and not wheels? Why is all life based on carbon rather than silicon? And beyond Earth, would life - if it exists - look like our own? The puzzles of life astound and conf ...Show more
Origin of Species: (Patterns of Life) by Charles Darwin
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Category: Popular Science | Series: Patterns of Life Ser.
A series of special editions of the best popular science books to explore the patterns of our planet. Designed by Patternity, the award-winning creative studio and pattern consultancy. Discover this beautiful special edition of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking theory on human evolution. When the eminent ...Show more
The Puzzle Universe - A History of Mathematics in 315 Puzzles (PB) by Ivan Moscovich
$34.95 AUD
Category: Popular Science
A renowned puzzle master and game inventor presents 315 new and traditional puzzles. Longlisted, 2016 School Library Association Information Book Award 12+ "A great read for anyone interested in puzzles or mathematics." --Publishers Weekly "Gift Guide Selection 2015. Moscovich, a celebrated puzzle i ...Show more
The Science of Rick and Morty: What Earth's Stupidest Show Can Teach Us about Quantum Physics, Biological Hacking and Everything Else in Our Universe by Matt Brady
$29.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Learn about quantum physics, evolutionary biology and many of modern science's big questions through Rick and Morty. What is concentrated Dark Matter? Can idiot brainwaves disguise genius ones? Are you living in a simulation operating at 5% capacity? Rick and Morty may seem like the most idiotic show on ...Show more