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"A history of Cold War-era satellite communication largely from U.S. and Soviet perspectives"--

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A new, wide-ranging book from the acclaimed author of The Serpent's Promise and Darwin's Island

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A new, wide-ranging book from the acclaimed author of The Serpent's Promise and Darwin's Island

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Robert Wright challenges the conventional view that biological evolution and human history are aimless. Wright isolates the impetus behind life's basic direction: the impetus that, via biological evolution, created complex, intelligent animals, and then via cultural evolution, pushed the human species towards deeper and vaster social complexity.

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We judge others and whether we trust them not just by their words but by the way they talk: their intonation, their pitch, their accent.

Now Youre Talking explores the full range of our voice how we speak and how we sing;

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Oceans are the most mysterious places on earth. Their depths remain largely unexplored, yet ninety-five percent of the planet's habitable space lies within them. And now the life they support is in the balance. This title shows the catastrophic impact of humanity on the oceans, and also how we can restore them to life.

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Bragg's bestselling account of the greatest figures and discoveries in the history of science from Archimedes to DNA

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A fascinating exploration of how losing our sense of smell can shape our world, and how the global pandemic transformed our understanding of this mysterious sense.

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Have you ever thought about the uniqueness and simplicity of One Is Four really so square and why are there Seven days of the week, Seven deadly sins, indeed Seven wonders of the world This book takes a hands-on approach to such various topics as musical harmony, the probabilities in poker, code breaking and the lottery.

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A pioneering book that shows how the two great themes of classic science, order and chaos, are being reconciled in a new and unexpected synthesis.

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Leading neurologist Masud Husain shares seven fascinating and surprising cases of brain disorders from across his career - and what they can teach us about our own brains

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Is a baby whose personality has been chosen from a gene supermarket still a human If we choose what we create what happens to morality Is this the end of human nature

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"How modern technology is influencing how humans connect with each other, how it is creating gaps in need-fulfillment, and how genuine connections can be forged in a time where technology paradoxically creates both an abundance of opportunities for connection, but fewer opportunities for real intimacy"--

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The surprising--and terrifying--story of how math and stats work in the real world.

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The story of the search for p53--the most important gene in medicine.

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or the Grandfather Paradox - if you travelled back in time and killed your grandfather you would not have been born and would not therefore have killed your grandfather.

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Bestselling psychologist Richard Wiseman unravels the science behind our beliefs in telepathy, clairvoyants, mediums, ghosts, and more...

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For over 700 years the international language of science was Arabic. Surveying the golden age of Arabic science, the author reintroduces such figures as the Iraqi physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who practised the modern scientific method over half a century before Bacon.

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But it was a catastrophic failure, leaving Henry unable to create long-term memories.

Scoville's grandson, Luke Dittrich, takes us on an astonishing journey through the history of neuroscience, from the first brain surgeries in ancient Egypt to the New England asylum where his grandfather developed a taste for human experimentation.

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Everything in universe is made of them, including you. Like you, elements have personalities, attitudes, talents, shortcomings, stories rich with meaning. This book is packed with stories and unexpected information about the building blocks of our universe.