Impossibility : The limits of science and the science of limits by John D. Barrow
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What can we never do? Barrow looks at what limits there might be to human discovery, and what we might find, ultimately, to be unknowable, undoable, or unthinkable, Science is a big success story, but where will it end? And, indeed, will it end? Weaving together a tapestry of surprises, Barrow explores ...Show more
H is for Hawk: A BBC2 Between the Covers pick by Helen Macdonald
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As a child, Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. Years later, when her father died, she became obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She bought Mabel for £800 on a Scottish quayside and took her home to Cambridge, ready to embark on the long, strange business of trying to ...Show more
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space by Janna Levin
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"This is empirical poetry. A fascinating tale of human curiosity beautifully told, and with black holes and lasers too." (Robin Ince). Travel around the world 100 billion times. A strong gravitational wave will briefly change that distance by less than the thickness of a human hair. We have perhaps less ...Show more
The Origin of Species: and The Voyage of the Beagle (Vintage Classics) by Charles Darwin; Ruth Padel (Introduction by)
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"WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DARWIN'S GREAT-GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER, RUTH PADEL When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the H.M.S Beagle in 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence which would form the basis of his landmark theory of evolution of species by a proc ...Show more
Apocalypse Never Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All by Michael Shellenberger
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Climate change is real but it's not the end of the world. It is not even our most serious environmental problem. Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world's last unprotected redwoods. He co-created the predecessor to today's Green New Deal. And h ...Show more
What Can I Do? The Truth About Climate Change and How to Fix It by Jane Fonda
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This is the last possible moment in history when changing course can mean saving lives and species on an unimaginable scale. It's too late for moderation. In the fall of 2019, frustrated with the obvious inaction of politicians and inspired by Greta Thunberg, Naomi Klein, and student climate strikers, J ...Show more
Metazoa: Animal Minds and the Birth of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
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From the human being to the octopus, the shark to the humble sea squirt, all animals are physical beings made up entirely of cells. And yet they can think, to varying degrees. How did this come to be? How did a mind first grow from the matter that is the body? And at what stage did that clump of cells b ...Show more
Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything by Robert Hazen
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An enchanting biography of the most resonant – and most necessary – chemical element on Earth. Carbon. It's in the fibres in your hair, the timbers in your walls, the food that you eat and the air that you breathe. It's worth billions as a luxury and half a trillion as a necessity, but there are still m ...Show more
The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World by Times Atlases
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The 15th edition contains over 200,000 place names, more than any other world atlas, which means even small villages are included in the index and on the maps. It is a benchmark of cartographic excellence, trusted by governments, media and international organisations as well as being a go to reference s ...Show more
Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key to everything. It is an in ...Show more
Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life by Peter Godfrey-Smith
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'Brilliant' GuardianWaterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (March) SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE What if intelligent life on Earth evolved not once, but twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter? ...Show more
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
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A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives. In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show us how the simple, precise algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions ...Show more