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Deep brain stimulation primarily consists of implanting electrodes...  Read More >>

Contains extracts from the pages of ""Science"" and is supplemented by contributions from the magazine's editors....  Read More >>

BRAIN SURGEON combines the dramatic narrative power of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat with the fascinating...  Read More >>

Tells the story of how one creature's journey out of the water made the human body what it is today - and one man's...  Read More >>

The fascinating story of the most powerful source of energy the earth can yield.  Read More >>

The fascinating story of the most powerful source of energy the earth can yield.  Read More >>

The fascinating story of the most powerful source of energy the earth can yield.  Read More >>

Explains how Darwin came to his revolutionary views following his voyage on the Beagle - and his initial reluctance...  Read More >>

Offers an introduction to the most basic facts of genetics, evolution, and life as we know it. This book includes...  Read More >>

A guide to the issues surrounding global warming and the future of the world's energy supplies. It takes no sides...  Read More >>

The story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. Combining tales of devastating...  Read More >>

A fun foray of escapism grounded in sound science, Becoming Batman provides the background for attaining the realizable-though...  Read More >>

Why Evolution is True focuses on the hard evidence that proves evolution by natural selection to be a fact. Weaving...  Read More >>

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In this exciting book, paleontologist Phillip Manning presents the most astonishing dinosaur fossil excavations...  Read More >>

""Future Shock for the Web-apps era.... Compulsively readable—for nontechies, too.""—Fast Company  Read More >>

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Includes military, scientific, commercial, and infrastructure disasters such as: The Lead water pipes of Rome; Tacoma...  Read More >>

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""A stellar example of historical investigation at its probing best.""—Chuck Leddy, Boston Globe  Read More >>

In this groundbreaking look at the evolution of our brains, eminent...  Read More >>

A stunning narrative history of the emergence of electronic free culture'and a radically different organisation...  Read More >>

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This fascinating exploration of the great discoveries of history's most important mathematicians seeks an answer...  Read More >>