What is This Thing Called Science? by Alan Chlamers
$35.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A brand new edition of an internationally renowned science bestseller. Now well into its fourth decade, What is this thing called science? has become something of a classic the world over (it's available in nineteen languages). Each decade Alan Chalmers has drawn on his experience as a teacher and resea ...Show more
Untangling the Web by Aleks Krotoski
$29.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The World Wide Web is the most revolutionary innovation of our time. In the last decade, it has utterly transformed our lives. But what real effects is it having on our social world? What does it mean to be a modern family when dinner table conversations take place over smartphones? What happens to priv ...Show more
Forbidden Universe by Lynn Picknett
$29.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Were the first scientists hermetic philosophers? What do these occult origins of modern science tell us about the universe today? The Forbidden Universe reveals the secret brotherhood that defined the world, and perhaps discovered the mind of God. All the pioneers of science, from Copernicus to Newton ...Show more
Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever by Christopher Hitchens
$42.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great, a provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages--with never-before-published pieces by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Christopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a sp ...Show more
Algorithms to Live by by Brian Christian; Tom Griffiths
$34.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives. In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show us how the simple, precise algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions ...Show more
The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time and Beyond by Christophe Galfard
$24.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Imagine if The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy were a real, practical book about the mysteries of the universe...The Universe In Your Hand takes us on a wonder-filled journey to the surface of our dying Sun, shrinks us to the size of an atom and puts us in the deathly grip of distant Black Holes. Along ...Show more
DNA;Is You! - The Marvelous Science Behind Your Individually Awesome You-Ness by Katie McKissick
$28.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Learn all about how your DNA makes you who you are--an awesome, unique individual--in this fun and simple illustrated guide Did you know your sense of purpose is determined by your genes? And that DNA determines your reaction to poison ivy, and maybe even your sex drive? In DNA Is You , the author behi ...Show more
Plastic: Past, Present and Future by Eun-Ju Kim
$35.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The world consumes over 300 million tonnes of plastic each year. But when did we start using plastic? And why? Where does all the plastic waste go? Journey through the life cycle of plastic - how plastics are produced, the many uses of plastics throughout the last century, how our plastic use has spiral ...Show more
Stop Reading the News - A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life by Rolf Dobelli
$29.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: near fine
News is to the mind as sugar is to the body. In 2013 Rolf Dobelli stood in front of a room full of journalists and proclaimed that he did not read the news. It caused a riot. Now he finally sets down his philosophy in detail. And he practices what he preaches: he hasn't read the news for a decade. Stop ...Show more
Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behaviour (or, How to Understand Those Who Cannot Be Understood) by Thomas Erikson
$30.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Do you ever think you're the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Or does your colleague's abrasive manner get your back up?You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, ...Show more
Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal by Juan José Millás, Juan Luis Arsuaga
$37.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Prehistory is all around us. We just need to know where to look. Juan Jose Millas has always felt like he doesn't quite fit into human society. Sometimes he wonders if he is even a Homo sapiens at all, or something simpler. Perhaps he is a Neanderthal who somehow survived? So he turns to Juan Luis Arsua ...Show more
How Things Work - The Inner Life of Everyday Machines (HB) by Theodore Gray; Nick Mann (Photographer)
$50.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Million-copy bestselling author of The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions Theodore Gray applies his trademark mix of engaging stories, real-time experiments, and stunning photography to the inner workings of machines, big and small, revealing the extraordinary science, beauty, and rich history of everyd ...Show more