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An accessible pop science book which offers readers a clear, navigable path through the big questions that confront us all today, using science to reveal the hidden truths in the universe. Author Dr Spackman examines questions such as: Is there such thing as absolute truth? How ...
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'For some scientific questions, Antarctica is the best - and sometimes the only - place to look for answers. Visiting this frozen landscape is to gain a fresh perspective on our world, almost like going to another planet and looking back with renewed wonder on Earth.' In Science ...
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A provocative account of the astounding new answers to the most basic philosophical questions: Where did the universe come from and how will it end?
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Do we have bigger brains than dolphins? Does your dog remember where it buried its bone? Why don't sheep laugh or gorillas lie? Why do we remember faces but not names? In 21 short walks around the human brain, acclaimed psychologist Michael Corballis answers these and other quest ...
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Bridges are remarkable structures. Often vast, immense, and sometimes beautiful, they can be icons of cities. David Blockley explains how to read a bridge, how they stand up, and how engineers design them to be so strong. He examines the engineering problems posed by bridges, and ...
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How did computers take over the world? From the lowliest iPhone app to Google's sprawling metazoan codes, we live in a world of self-replicating numbers and self-reproducing machines. This title re-creates the experimentation, mathematical insight and creative genius that led to ...
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* An engaging, accessible and fascinating look at science's 'best bits' by popular comedian and particle physicist Ben Miller
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Sportsmen and women achieve extraordinary feats through hard work and natural talent. But some do use drugs to push the body further. How do the drugs work? Do they work? Is it possible to test for them? Chris Cooper explains the biochemistry, revealing how people cheat now, and ...
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The last 20,000 years has seen our world flip from icehouse to greenhouse, provoking earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic outbursts. Like a giant stirring from a long sleep, the Earth beneath our feet tossed and turned. Bill McGuire argues that climate change is once more setting t ...
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With vivid descriptions and master storytelling, Martin Brasier introduces the quest for the missing history of life and the cell. Covering the period from 1 to 2 billion years ago we explore the formation of the complex (eukaryotic) cell; and discover a fundamental turning point ...
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