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Where the Universe Came From
How Einstein's relativity unlocks the past, present and future of the cosmos
Häftad, 2021
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How did it all begin? Where is it all going?A little over a century ago, a young Albert Einstein presented his general theory of relativity to the world and utterly transformed our understanding of the universe. His theory changed the way we think about space and time, revealed how our universe has …
How Numbers Work
Discover the strange and beautiful world of mathematics
Häftad, 2022
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Think of a number between one and ten.No, hang on, let's make this interesting. Between zero and infinity. Even if you stick to the whole numbers, there are a lot to choose from - an infinite number in fact. Throw in decimal fractions and infinity suddenly gets an awful lot bigger (is that even …
How Your Brain Works
Inside the most complicated object in the known universe
Häftad, 2021
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Ever wondered what's going on inside your head?You are your brain. Everything that makes you you, and all your experiences of the world, are somehow conjured up by 1.4 kilograms of grey matter inside your skull. That might seem impossible, but science has advanced so much that we now understand not …
Human Origins
7 million years and counting
Häftad, 2022
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Where did we come from? Where are we going?Homo sapiens is the most successful, the most widespread and the most influential species ever to walk the Earth. In the blink of an evolutionary eye we have spread around the globe, taken control of Earth's biological and mineral resources, transformed …
How Long is Now?
Fascinating Answers to 191 Mind-Boggling Questions
Häftad, 2016
146 kr
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A Sunday Times bestsellerHow long is 'now'? The short answer is 'somewhere between 2 and 3 seconds'. The long answer involves an incredible journey through neuroscience, our subconscious and the time-bending power of meditation. Living in the present may never feel the same. Ready for some more? …
Universe Next Door
A Journey Through 55 Parallel Worlds and Possible Futures
Häftad, 2017
152 kr
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A journey through 55 alternative realities, parallel worlds and possible futures.It's lucky you're here. But for a series of incredible coincidences and roads not taken, your life could be very different. The same goes for reality. We live in just one of many possible worlds. In others, dinosaurs …
This Book Will Blow Your Mind
Journeys at the Extremes of Science
Häftad, 2018
146 kr
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What's the nature of reality? Does the universe ever end? What is time and does it even exist? These are the biggest imagination-stretching, brain-staggering questions in the universe - and here are their fascinating answers.From quantum weirdness to freaky cosmology (like white holes - which spew …
Brain
Everything You Need to Know
Inbunden, 2018
275 kr
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Congratulations! You're the proud owner of the most complex information processing device in the known universe. The human brain comes equipped with all sorts of useful design features, but also many bugs and weaknesses. Problem is you don't get an owner's manual. You have to just plug and play. As …
Why the Universe Exists
How particle physics unlocks the secrets of everything
Häftad, 2017
216 kr
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As you read this, billions of neutrinos from the sun are passing through your body, antimatter is sprouting from your dinner and the core of your being is a chaotic mess of particles known only as quarks and gluons.If the recent discovery of the Higgs boson piqued your interest, then Why The …
This is Planet Earth
Your ultimate guide to the world we call home
Häftad, 2018
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The ancient Greeks called it Gaia; the Romans Terra. We know it simply as Earth, the planet we call home. And what a planet it is.Formed around 4.6 billion years ago from the debris of the big bang and long-dead stars, at first it was nothing special, but somehow it evolved to become the most …
Human Origins
7 million years and counting
Häftad, 2018
216 kr
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Where did we come from? Where are we going?Homo sapiens is the most successful, the most widespread and the most influential species ever to walk the Earth. In the blink of an evolutionary eye we have spread around the globe, taken control of Earth's biological and mineral resources, transformed …
Chance
The science and secrets of luck, randomness and probability
Häftad, 2016
146 kr
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For you to be here today reading this requires a mind-boggling series of lucky breaks, starting with the Big Bang and ending in your own conception. So it's not surprising that we persist in thinking that we're in with a chance, whether we're playing the lottery or working out the likelihood of …
Will We Ever Speak Dolphin?
and 130 other science questions answered
Häftad, 2016
146 kr
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Ever wondered . . . - what is earwax for?- when is the moon blue?- why are there only two sexes?- do doctors live longer?Informative, hilarious, sometimes unsettling and always unexpected, the questions and answers from New Scientist readers in the magazine's popular 'Last Word' column are …
Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?
And 101 Other Intriguing Science Questions
Häftad, 2016
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From the phenomenal New Scientist series, with over 2,500,000 copies soldDo Polar Bears Get Lonely? is the third compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly. Following the phenomenal success of Does Anything …
Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?
And 114 Other Questions
Häftad, 2016
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From the phenomenal New Scientist series, with over 2,500,000 copies soldThe second compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly. Following the phenomenal success of Does Anything Eat Wasps? - the Christmas 2005 …
Does Anything Eat Wasps
And 101 Other Questions
Häftad, 2016
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Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly, in the hope that the answers to them will be given in the 'Last Word' column - regularly voted the most popular section of the magazine.Does Anything Eat Wasps? is a collection of the best …
New Scientist: The Origin of (almost) Everything
Av New Scientist, Stephen Hawking m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
146 kr
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Introduction by Professor Stephen Hawking.When Edwin Hubble looked into his telescope in the 1920s, he was shocked to find that nearly all of the galaxies he could see through it were flying away from one another. If these galaxies had always been travelling, he reasoned, then they must, at some …
How to Be Human
Inbunden, 2019
154 kr
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If you thought you knew who you were, THINK AGAIN. Did you know that half your DNA isn't human? That somebody, somewhere has exactly the same face? Or that most of your memories are fiction? What about the fact that you are as hairy as a chimpanzee, various parts of your body don't belong to you, …
This Book Could Save Your Life
The Science of Living Longer Better
Av New Scientist, Graham Lawton
Häftad, 2020
174 kr
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AN FT SUMMER BOOK OF 2020We all want to be healthier, stronger and live longer, but what really works? From stress to saturated fats, HIIT to HRT, veganism to vitamins, This Book Could Save Your Life debunks the fads and explores the real science of better health.What's the best way to lose weight …
This Book Could Save Your Life
The Science of Living Longer Better
Av New Scientist, Graham Lawton
Häftad, 2021
152 kr
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We all want to be healthier, stronger and live longer, but what really works? From stress to saturated fats, HIIT to HRT, veganism to vitamins, This Book Could Save Your Life debunks the fads and explores the real science of better health.What's the best way to lose weight (and keep it off)? How …
This Book Could Fix Your Life
The Science of Self Help
Av New Scientist, Helen Thomson
Häftad, 2022
146 kr
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We all want to be happier, more successful and less stressed, but what really works?From building confidence and boosting creativity to forming better relationships and getting smarter (and healthier), This Book Could Fix Your Life explores the real science behind self-help. HOW TO BOOST YOUR IQ …
Why Do Boys Have Nipples?
And 73 other weird questions that only science can answer
Häftad, 2019
164 kr
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Why aren't there any green mammals?Is eating bogeys bad for you?Do dolphins and whales get thirsty?Why can't you tickle yourself?Where do astronauts put their dirty underwear?Children make excellent scientists - they're inquisitive, keen to learn and have open minds. And they especially love to …
How to Be Human
The Ultimate Guide to Your Amazing Existence
Häftad, 2021
146 kr
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If you thought you knew who you were, THINK AGAIN.Did you know that half your DNA isn't human? That somebody, somewhere has exactly the same face? Or that most of your memories are fiction?What about the fact that you are as hairy as a chimpanzee, various parts of your body don't belong to you, or …
Cats vs Dogs
Misbehaving mammals, intellectual insects, flatulent fish and the great pet showdown
Inbunden, 2020
146 kr
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Informative, surprising and hilarious, New Scientist tackles questions about the animal kingdom from readers in the magazine's popular 'Last Word' column. This book brings together the best of the bunch:Why do millipedes have so many legs? Will we ever speak dolphin?Do geese always fly in a V …
Brain
Everything You Need to Know
Häftad, 2022
159 kr
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CAN YOU BOOST YOUR IQ?WHAT IF YOU COULDN'T FORGET ANYTHING?WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU GET AN IDEA?COULD YOU BE A PSYCHOPATH?. . . NEW SCIENTIST HAS ALL THE ANSWERSFrom the strange ways to distort what we think of as 'reality' to the brain hacks that can improve memory, The Brain takes you …
The Quantum World
The disturbing theory at the heart of reality
Häftad, 2021
155 kr
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Forget everything you thought you knew about reality.The world is a seriously bizarre place. Things can exist in two places at once and travel backwards and forwards in time. Waves and particles are one and the same, and objects change their behaviour according to whether they are being watched. …
The End of Money
The story of bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and the blockchain revolution
Häftad, 2021
160 kr
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Murder for hire. Drug trafficking. Embezzlement. Money laundering... These might sound like plot lines of a thriller, but they are true stories from the short history of cryptocurrencies - digital currencies conceived by computer hackers and cryptographers that represent a completely new sort of …
Why the Universe Exists
How particle physics unlocks the secrets of everything
Häftad, 2022
133 kr
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As you read this, billions of neutrinos from the sun are passing through your body, antimatter is sprouting from your dinner and the core of your being is a chaotic mess of particles known only as quarks and gluons.If the recent discovery of the Higgs boson piqued your interest, then Why The …
Your Conscious Mind
Unravelling the greatest mystery of the human brain
Häftad, 2022
133 kr
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What is this strange mental world that seems so essential to being human? The conscious mind brings together sensations, perceptions, thoughts and memories to generate the seamless movie of a person's life. It makes us aware of the world around us and our own self. How all this emerges from a …
Machines that Think
Everything you need to know about the coming age of artificial intelligence
Häftad, 2022
133 kr
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Sometime in the future the intelligence of machines will exceed that of human brain power. So are we on the edge of an AI-pocalypse, with superintelligent devices superseding humanity, as predicted by Stephen Hawking? Or will this herald a kind of Utopia, with machines doing a far better job at …
