Popular science books

This book analyses the forms of popular science, the social and economic status of those who practiced it and the...  Read More >>

Guides readers through the advances in stem cell research, telling stories of the researchers who are exploring...  Read More >>

Inspiring a documentary featuring Margaret Atwood, Stephen Hawking and Jane Goodall, A Short History of Progress...  Read More >>

For centuries, scientists have dreamt of discovering an underlying unity to nature. This book combines biography,...  Read More >>

Together these twenty-one articles on a wide range of today's most leading topics in science, from Dennis Overbye,...  Read More >>

Combining myth, biography, and wit, this is a highly original depiction of cutting-edge science and its profound...  Read More >>

This scientific exploration illustrates how man is biologically driven to create and maintain a system of beliefs....  Read More >>

A detailed account of Kristy Duncan's experiences as she organized a multi-national, multi-discipline scientific...  Read More >>

As politics, religion, and the media weigh in on the complex stem cell issue, more and more of the scientific reality...  Read More >>

From two premier maths minds - a renowned mathematics professor and a contributing editor to Scientific American...  Read More >>

A cutting-edge science book in the style of ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ and ‘Chaos’ from an exciting and accessible...  Read More >>

From the author of ‘Seven Wonders of the Industrial World’, the paperback edition of the TV tie-in charting the...  Read More >>

Taking us back roughly 45 million years into the Eocene, this book offers a different perspective on our deepest...  Read More >>

Gives us a glimpse into our future. This book allows the reader to understand the questions that scientists deal...  Read More >>

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Using all sorts of examples from the natural and scientific world Robyn Williams takes on the stalking monster of...  Read More >>

Presents the early 20th century's futuristic utopian plans for home and work. This work offers glimpses into smooth...  Read More >>

Offers a collection of over 20 science projects - from hydrogen fuel cells to computer-controlled radio transmitters....  Read More >>

The hunt for the 'Monster' of symmetry is one of the great mathematical quests. The Monster is a giant snowflake...  Read More >>

Reveals that we are all living longer, healthier lives, while science has advanced to the stage where medicines...  Read More >>

What is happiness? What makes us happy? Why do we strive for happiness? And how might we achieve it? Daniel Nettle...  Read More >>

Cosmologists yearn to behold the unseen elements of our universe. And as technologies become more powerful and precise,...  Read More >>

Combines the literary with the mathematical to explore logic - the one indispensable tool in man's quest to understand...  Read More >>

Examines five modernists in different disciplines - biology, painting, drama, fiction, and anthropology - whose...  Read More >>