The Contact Paradox - Challenging Our Assumptions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Keith Cooper
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In 1974 a message was beamed towards the stars by the giant Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico, a brief blast of radio waves designed to alert extraterrestrial civilisations to our existence. Of course, we don't know if such civilisations really exist. For the past six decades a small cadre of researchers ...Show more
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
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The God Delusioncaused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. His argument could hardly be more topical. While E ...Show more
The Gospel of the Eels: A Father, a Son and the World's Most Enigmatic Fish by Patrik Svensson
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Category: Environment & Sustainability | Reading Level: good
'I can't recall us ever talking about anything other than eels and how to best catch them, down there by the stream. Actually, I can't remember us speaking at all. Maybe because we never did.' The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is one of the strangest creatures nature ever created. Remarkably little ...Show more
The Little Book of Big Explorations - Adventures into the Unknown That Changed Everything by Jheni Osman
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Inspiring accounts of remarkable adventures and scientific discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of our world and tested the limits of human endurance. This is a collection of trailblazing journeys into the unknown that have had a profound effect on our understanding of the world, trans ...Show more
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
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Category: Popular Science | Series: Picador Classic
With an introduction by Will Self A classic work of psychology, this international bestseller provides a groundbreaking insight into the human mind. If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self - himself - he cannot know it, because he is no longer t ...Show more
The NeuroGeneration by Tan Le
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A highly engaging guided tour through the frontiers of what science knows about how the brain works, how to extend its power and how to fix it when it's broken.' - David Gillespie, author of Sweet Poison and Teen Brain'Tan Le writes with optimism and compassion about the extraordinary evolution of brain ...Show more
The New Nature by Tim Low
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Category: Environment & Sustainability
Forget about wilderness, Tim Low says, nature lives in our cities and gardens, exploiting everything we do. Many endangered species now live in industrial zones and cities. In our forests, native creatures have become pests. Fifteen years on,The New Naturecontinues to challenge the way we view the inter ...Show more
The Parrot in the Mirror by Antone Martinho-Truswell
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Humans are not like other mammals. In fact, this book argues, across the animal kingdom we demonstrate unusual behaviour, rarely found except in one other group: birds. Exploring the pressures that influenced our evolution alongside that of birds can lead us to a greater understanding of both avian inte ...Show more
The Periodic Table: A visual guide to the elements by Tom Jackson
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Which is the densest element? Which has the largest atoms? And why are some elements radioactive? From the little-known uses of gold in medicine to the development of the hydrogen bomb, this is a fresh new look at the Periodic Table.Combining cutting edge science with fascinating facts and stunning info ...Show more
The Science of Aliens - The Real Science Behind the Gods and Monsters from Space and Time by Mark Brake
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Discover the real science behind 2001, ET, Signs, and all your favorite fictional alien civilizations. As space telescopes continue to search for life in this unearthly Universe, the crucial questions remain unanswered. Are we awake to the revolutionary effects on human society and science that alie ...Show more
The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary Edition by Richard Dawkins
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Category: Popular Science | Series: Oxford Landmark Science Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view gi ...Show more
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How To Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake by Steven Novella
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A USA TODAY BESTSELLERAn all-encompassing guide to skeptical thinking from podcast host and academic neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine Steven Novella and his SGU co-hosts, which Richard Wiseman calls "the perfect primer for anyone who wants to separate fact from fiction."It is intimidati ...Show more