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The Honey Factory: Inside the Ingenious World of Bees

The Honey Factory: Inside the Ingenious World of Bees...

Author: Jurgen Tautz ,  Diedrich Steen
ISBN: 9781760640408
Format: Paperback
$36.99

An insightful look inside the life of a hive and the bees that make it a home.  Read More >>

Unwell: What Makes a Disease a Disease?

Unwell: What Makes a Disease a Disease?

Author: Mike McRae
ISBN: 9780702260315
Format: Paperback
$29.95

In a world where illness seems to be everywhere, where does failing biology stop and personal responsibility begin?...  Read More >>

Leben bleibt ratselhaft: Was wissen wir uber die grossen Fragen der Biologie?

Leben bleibt ratselhaft: Was wissen wir uber die grossen...

Author: Andreas Jahn
ISBN: 9783662566695
Format: Mixed media product
$47.49

Drei von sechs grundlegenden Fragen, die immer noch weitgehend offen sind und mit denen sich die moderne Biologie...  Read More >>

Life on Earth

Life on Earth

Author: David Attenborough
ISBN: 9780008294281
Format: Hardback
$64.69

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Cut in Half: The Hidden World Inside Everyday Objects

Cut in Half: The Hidden World Inside Everyday Objects...

Author: Mike Warren ,  Jonothan Woodward
ISBN: 9781452168623
Format: Hardback
$60.00

For fans of pop science, How Things Work, How It's Made, maker culture, and visual information, here's an entertaining...  Read More >>

What It's Like to Be a Dog: And Other Adventures in Animal Neuroscience

What It's Like to Be a Dog: And Other Adventures in...

Author: Gregory Berns
ISBN: 9781541672994
Format: Paperback
$52.77

Does your dog really love you? Neuroscientist Gregory Berns used an MRI machine to find out  Read More >>

A Play for Oil: The Stories Behind the Discovery and Development of Oil and Gas

A Play for Oil: The Stories Behind the Discovery and...

Author: Tim Daley
ISBN: 9783319885254
Format: Paperback
$90.54

You hold in your hands the most original guide to understanding the oil and gas world – from exploration and production...  Read More >>

The Computability of the World: How Far Can Science Take Us?

The Computability of the World: How Far Can Science...

Author: Bernd-Olaf Küppers ,  Paul Woolley
ISBN: 9783319884219
Format: Paperback
$77.60

In this thought-provoking book Küppers, an internationally renowned physicist, philosopher and theoretical biologist,...  Read More >>

The Allure of Fungi

The Allure of Fungi

Author: Alison Pouliot
ISBN: 9781486308576
Format: Paperback
$49.99

An interdisciplinary exploration of fungi, showcasing stunning photographs.  Read More >>

Night Parrot: Australia's Most Elusive Bird

Night Parrot: Australia's Most Elusive Bird

Author: Penny Olsen
ISBN: 9781486302987
Format: Paperback
$126.59

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Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions

Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions

Author: Sharon Begley
ISBN: 9781472140128
Format: Paperback
$25.85

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The Knowledge Illusion: The myth of individual thought and the power of collective wisdom

The Knowledge Illusion: The myth of individual thought...

Author: Steven Sloman ,  Philip Fernbach
ISBN: 9781509813087
Format: Paperback
$32.99

People are a little like bees and society like a beehive: our intelligence resides not in individual brains but...  Read More >>

Artificial Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction

Artificial Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Margaret A. Boden (Research Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Sussex)
ISBN: 9780199602919
Format: Paperback
$21.95

This concise guide explains the history, theory, potential, application, and limitations of Artificial Intelligence....  Read More >>

The Overproduction of Truth: Passion, Competition, and Integrity in Modern Science

The Overproduction of Truth: Passion, Competition, and...

Author: Gianfranco Pacchioni (Professor of Materials Chemistry, vice Rector for Research, Professor of Materials Chemistry, Vice Rector for Research, University of Milano Bicocca)
ISBN: 9780198799887
Format: Hardback
$51.95

This is a critical assessment of policies and behaviour in science production and publication, touching upon the...  Read More >>

The AI Delusion

The AI Delusion

Author: Gary Smith (Fletcher Jones Professor of Economics, Fletcher Jones Professor of Economics, Pomona College)
ISBN: 9780198824305
Format: Hardback
$48.95

Gary Smith argues that the real danger of artificial intelligence is not that computers are smarter than us, but...  Read More >>

The Romance of Science: Essays in Honour of Trevor H. Levere

The Romance of Science: Essays in Honour of Trevor H....

Author: Jed Buchwald ,  Larry Stewart
ISBN: 9783319864082
Format: Paperback
$284.60

The Romance of Science pays tribute to the wide-ranging and highly influential work of Trevor Levere, historian...  Read More >>

Modelle als Denkräume, Beispiele und Ebenbilder: Philosophische Dimensionen

Modelle als Denkräume, Beispiele und Ebenbilder: Philosophische...

Author: Wolfgang Meisenheimer
ISBN: 9783658201142
Format: Paperback
$43.96

Das Buch macht bedeutende Modellschemata deutlich, die in der Kunstgeschichte/Philosophiegeschichte eine Rolle gespielt...  Read More >>

Human Universe

Human Universe

Author: Professor Brian Cox ,  Andrew Cohen
ISBN: 9780008144753
Format: Paperback
$43.96

Top ten Sunday Times Bestseller  Read More >>

A Science Comic of Urban Metro Structure: Performance Evolution and Sensing Control

A Science Comic of Urban Metro Structure: Performance...

Author: Hehua Zhu
ISBN: 9789811305795
Format: Hardback
$64.66

This science comic presents the entire life cycle of the metro system in an accessible and fun way. Using cartoons,...  Read More >>

Programming Visual Illusions for Everyone

Programming Visual Illusions for Everyone

Author: Marco Bertamini
ISBN: 9783319877136
Format: Paperback
$116.41

If you find visual illusions fascinating Programming Visual Illusions for Everyone is a book for you. By the way,...  Read More >>

The Robot and Us: An 'Antidisciplinary' Perspective on the Scientific and Social Impacts of Robotics

The Robot and Us: An 'Antidisciplinary' Perspective...

Author: Maria Chiara Carrozza
ISBN: 9783319977669
Format: Paperback
$51.72

This book offers a clear, yet comprehensive overview of the role of robots in our society. It especially focuses...  Read More >>

Beekeeping – From Science to Practice

Beekeeping – From Science to Practice

Author: Russell H. Vreeland ,  Diana Sammataro
ISBN: 9783319869049
Format: Paperback
$116.41

This book will help beekeepers understand the fundamentals of beekeeping science.  Read More >>

Marine Shells of Goa: A Guide to Identification

Marine Shells of Goa: A Guide to Identification

Author: Sangeeta M. Sonak
ISBN: 9783319855660
Format: Paperback
$90.54

Therefore, in addition to the classification and identification of shells, the book also addresses aspects including...  Read More >>

Farm Hall and the German Atomic Project of World War II: A Dramatic History

Farm Hall and the German Atomic Project of World War...

Author: David C. Cassidy
ISBN: 9783319866543
Format: Paperback
$90.54

This gripping book brings back to life the events surrounding the internment of ten German Nuclear Scientists immediately...  Read More >>

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