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An entertaining journey through the ways in which we fool ourselves with numbers.

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As an acoustic engineer, the author has spent his career eradicating unwanted noises - echoes in concert halls, clamour in classrooms. Until the day he heard something so astonishing that he had an epiphany: rather than quashing rare or bizarre sounds, we should be celebrating these sonic treasures. This title tells the story of his investigation.

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The revised edition combines updated maps photographs, and illustrations to chart the solar system, the universe, and beyond.

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An engaging introduction to standards, the invisible infrastructure that shapes the built and digital environments of the modern world.

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For Star Trek fans and budding stargazers who are ready to launch their own space mission, this inventive book blends science and fiction, making learning fun and making Star Trek's 50th all the more worthy of celebration.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about what happens to bodies after they die. In this exploration into the macabre, Mary Roach tells a story that reaches from medieval pharmacies, stories of 19th century body snatching, to the present-day Body Farms, and conferences on human composting.

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What makes the human mind so unique And how did we get this way This fascinating tale explores the three leaps in our history that made us what we are - and will change how you think about our future.

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A provocative and entertaining scientific exploration of the self, and what it actually constitutes our sense of self.

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A provocative and entertaining scientific exploration of the self, and what it actually constitutes our sense of self.

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Superhuman is a fascinating, eye-opening and inspiring celebration of the best that the current human species has to offer.

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Superhuman is a fascinating, eye-opening and inspiring celebration of the best that the current human species has to offer.

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A multi-faceted story of heroes and villains, mystics and sceptics, earnest seekers of truth and charlatans, a narrative that bristles with the names of remarkable scholars, many famous, some now obscure.

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A multi-faceted story of heroes and villains, mystics and sceptics, earnest seekers of truth and charlatans, a narrative that bristles with the names of remarkable scholars, many famous, some now obscure.

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Dr. Pragya Agarwal unravels the way our implicit or unintentional biases affect the way we communicate and perceive the world, how they affect our decision-making, and how they reinforce and perpetuate systemic and structural inequalities.

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An enchanting biography of the most resonant and most necessary chemical element on Earth.

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Presents the story of order in the universe, the harmony that comes from cycles in sync. This book considers a range of applications - human sleep and circadian rhythms, menstrual synchrony, insect outbreaks, superconductors, Lasers, secret codes, heart arrhythmias and fads.

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A journey for the general reader from the earliest and most fundamental concepts of physics to the furthest limits of science and imagination. This book won an American Book Award.

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Award-winning journalist David Ewing Duncan sketches twenty-four visions of possible human-robot futures - short scenarios grounded in present-day technologies and ideas, but inspired by imagination. He explores how robots and AI systems may impact on individuals and societies over the next few years, centuries and beyond - for better or for worse.

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Award-winning journalist David Ewing Duncan sketches twenty-four visions of possible human-robot futures - short scenarios grounded in present-day technologies and ideas, but inspired by imagination. He explores how robots and AI systems may impact on individuals and societies over the next few years, centuries and beyond - for better or for worse.

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"Roberts uncovers the deep history of 10 familiar species with incredible wild pasts: dogs, apples and wheat; cattle, potatoes and chickens; rice, maize and horses--and, finally, humans. She reveals how becoming part of our world changed these animals and plants, and shows how they became our allies, essential to the survival and success of our own species"--Publisher marketing.

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John Willinsky creates a thought experiment to work out the distinctions of knowledge and information and what the computerisation of data holds for the uses of knowledge.

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How to understand our interactions with technology: considering the emotional, intellectual, and sensual aspects of the user experience.