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This collection of shark stories is edited by Australian shark expert Valerie Taylor.  Read More >>

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The concept of intelligence wields a powerful influence on research dealing with the brain and on how individuals...  Read More >>

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Is science amoral? Are scientists ethical? How do great ideas originate? This work presents an overview of the major...  Read More >>

Offers a glimpse into the real world of science through profiles of scientists collected from the New York Times'...  Read More >>

The metaphor of ""science wars"" has taken on a predominant position within the collective conscious and some in...  Read More >>

The metaphor of ""science wars"" has taken on a predominant position within the collective conscious and some in...  Read More >>

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In this classic work Anne Sayre, a journalist and close friend of Franklin, puts the record straight.  Read More >>

Many scientists, philosophers, and laypeople imagine pain to operate like a rigid, simple signaling system, yet...  Read More >>

The Code Book is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer...  Read More >>

Dabei beschränkt er sich nicht auf die wirtschaftliche Seite, sondern zeigt in ganz grundsätzlicher Weise auf, welche...  Read More >>

This book bridges generations in the ongoing dialogue about science and philosophy, war and peace.  Read More >>

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Focusing on the writings of British 18th-century travellers, the book shows how a new view of Europe was created,...  Read More >>

How the science of complexity can help save the natural world from collapse.  Read More >>

A state-of-the-ocean report on the sea and its science.  Read More >>

In this remarkable book Jonathan Miller considers the functioning of the body as a subject of private experience....  Read More >>

Mel Greaves shows how the origins of cancer are inextricably linked with our evolutionary heritage, and considers...  Read More >>

Chance, coincidence and chaos in human evolution.  Read More >>

This collection of essays illustrates various anomalies of human development, the lives of the remarkable individuals...  Read More >>

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Based upon interviews with professionals who work with animals, Eugene Linden demonstrates that many animals possess...  Read More >>

In this illuminating investigation of the epidemic of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and its most widely prescribed...  Read More >>