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Der Geist Im K rper: Das Ich Und Sein Raum

Der Geist Im K rper: Das Ich Und Sein Raum

Author: Sandra Blakeslee ,  Monika Niehaus-Osterloh
ISBN: 9783827420992
Format: Hardback
$105.47

Als ein Reporter den ber hmten Biologen J. B. S. Haldane fragte, was ihm seine biologischen Studien ber Gott gelehrt...  Read More >>

Das ethische Gehirn: Der determinierte Wille und die eigene Verantwortung

Das ethische Gehirn: Der determinierte Wille und die...

Author: Wolfgang Seidel
ISBN: 9783827421265
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Die Frage, ob der Mensch nun einen autonomen freien W- len hat oder nicht, ist seit Jahrhunderten ein zentraler...  Read More >>

Extinct Animals: An Encyclopedia of Species that Have Disappeared during Human History

Extinct Animals: An Encyclopedia of Species that Have...

Author: Ross Piper ,  Renata Cunha
ISBN: 9780313349874
Format: Hardback
$142.00

Portrays over 60 remarkable animals that have been lost forever during the relatively recent geological past. This...  Read More >>

Lies, Damned Lies, and Science: How to Sort through the Noise Around Global Warming, the Latest Health Claims, and Other Scientific Controvers

Lies, Damned Lies, and Science: How to Sort through...

Author: Sherry Seethaler
ISBN: 9780137155224
Format: Hardback
$65.97

“Comprehensive, readable, and replete with current, useful examples, this book provides a much-needed explanation...  Read More >>

Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search...

Author: Seth Shostak
ISBN: 9781426203923
Format: Hardback
$71.28

For twenty-five years, SETI has been looking for proofof alien life, and as the program’s senior astronomer, Seth...  Read More >>

Guilty Robots, Happy Dogs: The Question of Alien Minds

Guilty Robots, Happy Dogs: The Question of Alien Minds...

Author: David McFarland (Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford)
ISBN: 9780199219308
Format: Paperback
$42.11

Do animals have thoughts and feelings? Could robots have minds like our own? Can we ever know, or will the answer...  Read More >>

When Science Goes Wrong: Twelve Tales from the Dark Side of Discovery

When Science Goes Wrong: Twelve Tales from the Dark...

Author: Simon Levay
ISBN: 9781906308087
Format: Paperback
$20.67

Science is the world's new religion - but what happens when it goes terribly wrong?  Read More >>

Science: A Four Thousand Year History

Science: A Four Thousand Year History

Author: Patricia Fara (, Senior Tutor, Clare College, Cambridge)
ISBN: 9780199226894
Format: Hardback
$92.27

A groundbreaking new history of science, from ancient Babylon right up to the latest hi-tech experiments in genetics...  Read More >>

Shapes: Nature's Patterns: a Tapestry in Three Parts

Shapes: Nature's Patterns: a Tapestry in Three Parts...

Author: Philip Ball (Freelance writer and consultant editor for Nature)
ISBN: 9780199237968
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Philip Ball explores the science of the shapes we see in nature, revealing how, from the stripes of a zebra to the...  Read More >>

Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home and School

Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving...

Author: John Medina
ISBN: 9780979777745
Format: Paperback
$39.60

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The Bluffer's Guide to Genetics.

The Bluffer's Guide to Genetics.

Author: Gwen Acton
ISBN: 9781903096895
Format: Paperback
$20.99

Be an instant expert in genetics and bluff your way with 'expressivity' among those who claim a strong pedigree...  Read More >>

Kleines 1x1 der Relativitätstheorie: Einsteins Physik mit Mathematik der Mittelstufe

Kleines 1x1 der Relativitätstheorie: Einsteins Physik...

Author: Gottfried Beyvers ,  Elvira Rosenbaum
ISBN: 9783540852018
Format: Hardback
$105.47

Das ist für viele eine echte Chance, mehr als bisher von diesen Theorien zu verstehen.“ (Die Welt)""Da die Autoren...  Read More >>

Animate Earth: Science, Intuition and Gaia

Animate Earth: Science, Intuition and Gaia

Author: Stephan Harding
ISBN: 9781900322546
Format: Paperback
$43.96

Animate Earth argues that we need to establish a right relationship with the planet as a living entity in which...  Read More >>

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape...

Author: Dan Ariely
ISBN: 9780007256532
Format: Paperback
$19.99

Why do smart people make irrational decisions every day? The answers will surprise you. Predictably Irrational is...  Read More >>

Bad Science

Bad Science

Author: Ben Goldacre
ISBN: 9780007326761
Format: Paperback
$23.26

Guardian columnist Dr Ben Goldacre takes us on a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the bad...  Read More >>

Human Evolution, Diet and Health: The Case for Palaeolithic Nutrition

Human Evolution, Diet and Health: The Case for Palaeolithic...

Author: Mark Hines
ISBN: 9780955380020
Format: Paperback
$18.09

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Cerebrum 2009: Emerging Ideas in Brain Science

Cerebrum 2009: Emerging Ideas in Brain Science

Author: Dana Press ,  Thomas R. Insel
ISBN: 9781932594447
Format: Paperback
$39.47

Collects the developments in brain science. This title features articles that offer analyses and perspectives on...  Read More >>

The Bone Readers: Atoms, genes and the politics of Australia's deep past

The Bone Readers: Atoms, genes and the politics of Australia's...

Author: Claudio Tuniz ,  Richard Gillespie
ISBN: 9781741147285
Format: Paperback
$36.99

Eminent scientists set the record straight for readers puzzled by the myriad of claims and counterclaims about Australia's...  Read More >>

Haywired: Pointless (Yet Awesome) Projects for the Electronically Inclined

Haywired: Pointless (Yet Awesome) Projects for the Electronically...

Author: Mike Rigsby
ISBN: 9781556527791
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Offers helpful hints on soldering, wire wrapping, and multimeter use pair with step-by-step details and circuit...  Read More >>

Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths About Science and Religion

Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths About Science and...

Author: Ronald L. Numbers
ISBN: 9780674033276
Format: Hardback
$73.79

Examines episodes in the history of science and religion through the values and knowledge of the actors themselves....  Read More >>

Life in Space: Astrobiology for Everyone

Life in Space: Astrobiology for Everyone

Author: Lucas John Mix
ISBN: 9780674033214
Format: Hardback
$74.95

Mix is a congenial guide through the depths of astrobiology, exploring how the presence of planets around other...  Read More >>

Lighter Side of Adaptive Optics

Lighter Side of Adaptive Optics

Author: Robert K. Tyson
ISBN: 9780819475619
Format: Paperback
$59.40

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Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions

Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and...

Author: Ronald H. Fritze
ISBN: 9781861894304
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Invented Knowledge is an exploration of the murky world of fake science and pseudo-history: fields that generally...  Read More >>

Chiamalo x!: ovvero Cosa fanno i matematici?

Chiamalo x!: ovvero Cosa fanno i matematici?

Author: Emiliano Cristiani
ISBN: 9788847010901
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Dedicato a tutti coloro che vorrebbero studiare matematica ma che non lo hanno mai (o ancora) fatto, questo libro...  Read More >>

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