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Confidence lies at the core of what makes things happen.

Exploring the science and neuroscience behind confidence that has emerged over the last decade, clinical psychologist and neuroscientist Professor Ian Robertson tells us how confidence plays out in our minds, our brains and indeed our bodies.

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A lively and eclectic sequence of more than 150 concise and intellectually challenging essays in which the world's leading thinkers reflect on how the internet has changed their modes of thought.

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New Scientist's brilliant million-selling Christmas book comes of age, exploring everything from the science of bubbles to whether cats are better than dogs

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Why do men talk, women gossip, and which is better for you When is it good to be tall and why is monogamy a drain on the brain And why should you suspect someone who has more than 150 friends on Facebook

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Robin Dunbar explains how the distant past underpins our current behaviour, through the groundbreaking experiments that have changed the thinking of evolutionary biologists forever.

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"An original physicochemical contribution to the problem of understanding life and its emergence, incorporating concepts from planetary sciences, chemistry and biology"--

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We are attracted, whether we know it or not, to the hidden aspects of things and people. Some teenagers enjoy cutting themselves with razors. Some men pay good money to be spanked by prostitutes. The average Briton spends over a day a week watching television. This title examines the science behind these curious desires, attractions and tastes.

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The extraordinary story of how the human brain evolved... and is still evolving.

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The Just So stories retold in the light of evolution by France's brightest young natural scientist

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For anyone who has ever wondered, "How do they make that" How Things Are Made is an entertaining, illustrated exploration of the process behind the manufacture of everyday items.

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An argument in favor of finding a place for humans (and humanness) in the future digital economy.

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Part of the Little Ways to Live a Big Life series, an enlightening and informative book that teaches you how to count to infinity and beyond, by Britain's most celebrated mathematician.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about physics in 35 bite-size chapters.

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A fascinating exploration of how we can make better, accessible, mathematically-informed predictions about the world around us.

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A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing, cloning and neural downloading.

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How to develop robots that will be more like humans and less like computers, more social than machine-like, and more playful and less programmed.

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Introduces the reader to the niceties of samples (random or stratified random), averages (mean, median or modal), errors (probable, standard or unintentional), graphs, indexes, and other tools of democratic persuasion.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about science in 35 bite size chapters.

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A startling investigation of what it means to be human.

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How to Read is a personal master-class in reading, bringing you face to face with the work of some of the most influential and challenging writers in history

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In recent decades, we have witnessed an explosion in the number of visual images we encounter, as our lives have become increasingly saturated with screens. Drawing on art history, theory and everyday experience, this book provides an overview of how visual materials shape and define our lives.

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A collection of practical lessons that demonstrates how the true mathematician learns to draw unexpected analogies, tackle problems from unusual angles, and extract information from the data.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about maths in 35 bite-size chapters.

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Bruce isnt pretending that science isnt tricky, but in simple, maths-free explanations and just-the-good-parts historical recaps, he shows us that the greatest scientific discoveries and theories dont have to remain beyond our grasp.