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By the simple expedient of asking questions and conducting experiments to answer them, science has transformed our understanding of the world. It h...

If you have a passion for philosophy, especially if youre interested by the possibility of conscious life after death, then this book is for you. L...

Scientific evidence has proven the power of kindness to change the brain, impact the heart and immune system, and even be an antidote to depression...

Every year, air pollution prematurely kills seven million people around the world, in rich countries and poor ones. It is strongly linked to stroke...

The attractive, elegant design makes this title an ideal gift for all those fascinated by science history.

For most of human history, sudden and unexpected deaths of a suspicious nature, when they were investigated at all, were examined by lay persons wi...

The International Bestseller, as featured in The Times Fat is a vital yet hugely under-rated organ. Fat has become a dirty word, but we know so l...

The phenomenon of friendship is universal and elemental. Friends, after all, are the family we choose. But what makes these bonds not just pleasant...

Free yourself from cosmological tyranny! Everything started in a Big Bang? Invisible dark matter? Black holes? Why accept such a weird cosmos? For ...

In Skeptic, Shermer turns a critical eye toward questions big, small, and trivial. His trademark combination of deep scientific understanding and e...

Ours is the Age of Food. Food is a central obsession in all cultures, nations, the media, and society. Our future supply of food is filled with ris...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONShe Has Her Mothers Laugh presents a profoundly original perspective on what we pass ...

Ackerman is justly celebrated for her unique insight into the natural world and our place in it. In this landmark book, she confronts the unprecede...

Previously published as Careful!The modern world can be a dangerous place, filled with fast cars, smart phones, drugs and extreme sports. Meanwhile...

'Sacks is rightly renowned for his empathy . . . anyone with a taste for the exotic will find this beautifully written book highly engaging' Sunda...

Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessin...

It''s the twenty-first century, and although we tried to rear unisex children-boys who play with dolls and girls who like trucks-we failed. Even th...

This book is a science text about light for the general reader; it is also an adventure story and a detective story revealing how the secrets of li...

This book is a science text about light for the general reader; it is also an adventure story and a detective story revealing how the secrets of li...

From the world''s foremost neuroscientist of romantic love comes a personal story of connection and heartbreak that brings new understanding to an ...

The incredible and inspiring book behind the primetime Channel 4 documentary, Peter: The Human Cyborg'Peter's story is one of the most extraordinar...

'[A] fascinating, incisive account of how the human brain evolved to keep us orientated . . . Beautifully written and researched.' Isabella Tree, a...