Results for: books tagged ‘Popular Science’
The Trouble with Science: Robin Dunbar
The 'trouble' with science began in 1632, when Galileo demolished the belief that the earth is the centre of the universe. Yet despite the bewildering success of the scientific revolution, ... More
Frontiers of Complexity: Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield
'If evidence were needed that [complexity] really is more than chaos in a teacup, then Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield provide it in abundance. They stake out its claims in ... More
Cultural Babbage: Francis Spufford and Jenny Uglow
With contributions from writers on both sides of the science/humanities divide, this is a collection of quirky and offbeat essays on technology, culture and forgotten or imaginary histories. Taking as ... More
Time, Love, Memory: Jonathan Weiner
The origin of the species was one of the great unanswered questions. Until Darwin. The origins of the universe and of life itself are fundamental questions still. But perhaps the ... More
Laughter: Robert Provine
Why do we laugh? Laughter has surprisingly little to do with jokes and funny stories. It is an ancient, unconsciously controlled vocal relic that co-exists with our relatively modern speech ... More
Mauve: Simon Garfield
Mauve is the beguiling story of a man who invented a colour, and in the process transformed the world around him. Before 1856, artificial colour was derived with difficulty and ... More
Mosquito: Andrew Spielman and Michael D'Antonio
'Consider the most common mosquito on Earth. This soft, little, dusty-brown insect is Culex Pipiens. You've seen her land on your arm. You have caught her just at the end ... More
Savage Girls and Wild Boys: Michael Newton
Savage Girls and Wild Boys traces the compelling history of extraordinary children, brought up in the wilderness, or locked up for long years in solitary confinement. In a poignant and ... More
Living Dolls: Gaby Wood
Living Dolls looks at humanity's age-old obsession with moving dolls and speaking robots, intelligent machines and bionic men. It tells the remarkable story of men who wanted to play God ... More
Darwin and the Barnacle: Rebecca Stott
The story of one tiny creature and history's most spectacular scientific breakthrough.In 1846, Charles Darwin has a secret: an essay, sealed in an envelope and locked in his study drawer, ... More
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