Science: general issues books

In the era of evidence-based medicine (EBM), discussions of medical knowledge have largely focused on the role of...  Read More >>

A novel perspective on scientific fraud-how undisclosed ""tweaks"" to research designs and model specifications...  Read More >>

How nutrition and the body became matters of national importance in modern Germany. What does it mean to eat well,...  Read More >>

The NPR host Alexis Madrigal reveals how the Port of Oakland explains the world.  Read More >>

Rising prosperity was supposed to bring democracy to China, yet the Communist Party’s political monopoly endures....  Read More >>

John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare...  Read More >>

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History is littered with scientific errors. This contrasts sharply with the image of science as providing a systematic...  Read More >>

Experiences with strange phenomena such as ghosts, UFOs, psychics, and miracle cures make for titillating stories....  Read More >>

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This book maps the hidden constitutions of major platforms and shows how they govern speech, trade and data as if...  Read More >>

An energetic and impassioned work of popular science about scientists who have had to fight for their revolutionary...  Read More >>

The book can be used throughout bachelor programs and parts of masters programs, presenting a comprehensive suite...  Read More >>

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Brainjacking takes us on a journey through advertising and marketing's attempts to understand and influence our...  Read More >>

Nanotechnology could be the key to future scientific and engineering breakthroughs, space travel and kickstarting...  Read More >>

Madeleine Orr pulls back the curtain on climate change’s devastating impacts on sport, and offers a bold and optimistic...  Read More >>

A big idea book about how the world around us shapes how we think and defines the ten different 'thinker types'...  Read More >>

How do we know what's true? The bestselling author of The Rules of Contagion mines two millennia of knowledge to...  Read More >>

This systematic introduction to the theory of contextuality requires no previous familiarity with the subject and...  Read More >>

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From the Marginalian creator and bestselling author Maria Popova, a bold exploration of what makes a meaningful...  Read More >>

Who is Conscious? is an adventure into animal minds. It looks at recent evidence for consciousness in various animal...  Read More >>

A groundbreaking book that defines the ten different 'thinker types' we all inhabit, by leading academic Marius...  Read More >>