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How can new insights into evolution help us solve problems in life, art, business and science? A wonderful, mind-expanding book. Prepare to be sur...

When the imperial explorer James Cook returned from his first voyage to Australia, scandal writers mercilessly satirised the amorous exploits of hi...

From the visionary founder of the Self-Assembly Lab at MIT, a manifesto for the dawning age of active materialsThings in life tend to fall apart. C...

A fresh look at electricity and its powerful role in life on EarthWhen we think of electricity, we likely imagine the energy humming inside our hom...

A revelatory tale of how the human brain develops, from conception to birth and beyondBy the time a baby is born, its brain is equipped with billio...

The neuroscience of why bad habits are so hard to breakand how evidence-based strategies can help us change our behavior more effectivelyWe all hav...

As news of war and terror dominates the headlines, scientist Malcolm Potts and veteran journalist Thomas Hayden take a step back to explain it all....

How magicians exploit the natural functioning of our brains to astonish and amaze usHow do magicians make us see the impossible? The Illusionist Br...

''The book is a house of wonders'' The New York Times''Steven Johnson is the Darwin of technology'' Walter Issacson, author of Steve JobsWhat conne...

What if we told you...that dishonesty in children is a positive traitthat arguing in front of your kids can make you a good role modeland that if y...

'A first class book' Sunday Times Were all conspiracy theorists. Some of us just hide it better than others. Conspiracy theorists do not wear tin...

Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger was one of the most distinguished scientists of the twentieth century; his lectures on the history and philosophy ...

The fantastic first book in the Sunday Times bestselling Science of Discworld seriesWhen a wizardly experiment goes adrift, the wizards of Unseen ...

More people than ever are using alternative medicine. But, as expert Dr Paul Offit explains, these untested therapies are ineffective, expensive an...

Winner of the 2013 British Psychological Society's Book Awards Popular Science category.Time rules our lives, but how much do we really understand ...

Humans and dolphins have a unique bond. We know that dolphins are highly intelligent, intensely sociable beings who recognize their own reflections...

Born to parents who were enthusiastic naturalists, and linked through his wider family to a clutch of accomplished scientists, Richard Dawkins was ...

The quiet revolution of mega-farming that is threatening our countryside, farms and food. This eye-opening book . . . deserves global recognition H...

What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds of paradise to the antlers on dee...

Did you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that its sold on the Internet for 262 times the price of oil? Feted and f...

A Guardian Best Book of 2014A 2014 Brain Pickings Best Book on Psychology, Philosophy, and How to Live MeaningfullyWhy is it hard to fall asleep th...

Two scientists give an enthusiastic, layperson's overview of a new supermaterial now in development that could transform many features of daily lif...

Sam Harris's first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most...

The Periodic Table is one of the most recognizable images in science - and in our culture. Its 118 elements make up everything on our planet and in...

Our civilisation stands on the brink of catastrophe. Our thirst for energy has led to threats from global warming, nuclear disaster and conflict in...