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On 14 March 1964 Richard Feynman, one of the greatest scientific thinkers of the 20th Century, delivered a lecture entitled 'The Motion of the Planets Around the Sun'. The result is a vital and absorbing account of one of the fundamental puzzles of science, and an invaluable insight into Feynman's charismatic brilliance.

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From the New Yorker's most exciting young writers: a brilliant breakdown of how algorithms have shaped our physical and artistic worlds.

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This new book from the author of 'The Music of the Primes' combines a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with the story of one of the biggest adventures in mathematics: the search for symmetry.

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Exploring the science in George R.R. Martin's fantastical world from the physics of an ice wall to the genetics of the Targaryens and Lannisters.

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From a former RAF technician, a unique and gorgeously illustrated celebration of humankind's most ambitious undertaking: flight

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Tells the story of the author's lifelong struggle to solve the sea's mysteries, and shares his most surprising discoveries. It recounts how flotsam has changed the course of history-leading Viking mariners to safe harbours, Columbus to the New World, and Japan to open up to the West - and how it may even have made the origin of life possible.

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Discover why the odds are better than youd think in this mathematical tribute to the great coincidences of life

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A Financial Times Book of the Week

A fascinating, in-depth investigation into the complex landscape of misinformation from someone who has spent his career trying to combat fake news Angela Saini

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A Financial Times Book of the Week

A fascinating, in-depth investigation into the complex landscape of misinformation from someone who has spent his career trying to combat fake news Angela Saini

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Reveals the cutting edge of New Science and shows how established science disallows inquiry that challenges the status quo--even when it produces verifiable results.

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"This edited volume uses the concept of fragility as a way to explore the work of care, maintenance, and repair of infrastructure in the anthropocene"--

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The original 1818 text of Mary Shelley's classic novel, with annotations and essays highlighting its scientific, ethical, and cautionary aspects.

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We face radical new threats to our freedom of thought heres how to retain control

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This volume predicts the pace of environmental change during the next 30 years and the ways in which the individual must face and learn to cope with personal and social change.

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Groundbreaking biography of Galileo, one of the greatest scientists and religious heretics in history

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The fascinating story of how India is transforming itself into a global science superpower.

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The fastest way to grasp the basics of genetics and evolution

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A rich account of the world s leading science prize told through the lives it has changed, the controversies it has generated, and the impact it has made on the public.

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Hstorian Pyne explores how the authenticity of eight genuine fakes depends on their unique combinations of history, science, and culture. Drawing from historical archives, interviews, museum exhibits, science fiction as well as her own research, Pyne brings each genuine fake to life through unexpected and often outrageous stories.

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This book provides many humorous anecdotes and insightful examples of how our daily lives are affected by Game Theory. Game Theory is the mathematical formalization of interactive decision-making - it assumes that each player's goal is to maximize his/her benefit, whatever it may be.

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"This book addresses the need for scientists to understand the framework and approach in large science projects, both from the technical project management side as well as the sociology and governance of large science collaborations"--

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John McCrone takes the reader inside the brain itself, to discover how it literally 'grows awareness".