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The father of nanotechnology shows that we're closer to a nano-scale engineering revolution than ever before, and how it will change the world as we know it.

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Bestselling author Garreau argues that an acceleration of technology is rapidly setting the course of the next stage of human evolution, raising serious questions about the future of culture, society, and humanity itself.

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'A meticulous guide not only to the vagina but to changing perceptions of womanhood' OBSERVER
'An empowering and enlightening book' IRISH TIMES

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A fresh and fascinating investigation into cancer and how genetics holds the key to overcoming it.

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However much we want certainty in our lives, it feels as if we live in an uncertain and dangerous world. But are we guilty of exaggerating the chances of some unwanted event happening to us Are we misled by our ignorance of the reality of risk This title illustrates how we can learn to make sense of statistics and turn ignorance into insight.

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A surprising, liberating and scientifically informed guide to overcoming the anxiety that permeates modern life.

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In 1809, when Darwin was born, much of the world was an unexplored wilderness. Our knowledge of the past was nonexistent, and our picture of our species' history little more than a set of fantastic myths and fairytales. But a new era was dawning.

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Winner of the Aventis Science Book Prize. 'A scientific detective story, a brilliant cross between Edgar Allan Poe and Gray's anatomy' J G Ballard, New Stateman Books of the Year

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In China, for the first time, the people who weigh too much now outnumber those who weigh too little. In Mexico, the obesity rate has tripled in the past three decades. This title exposes the practices of some of the recognisable (and profitable) companies and brands of the last half century.

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An examination of synthetic biology and how it could impact food, medicine, and climate.

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A definitive and authoritative guide to drugs and why we're all hooked from the presenter of the top-rated podcast, Say Why to Drugs.

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A definitive and authoritative guide to drugs and why we get high from the creator of the top-rated podcast, Say Why to Drugs.

(Paperback, 2nd Edition, New Edition of Parapsychology and the Skeptics)

A factual and conscientious argument against materialisms vehement denial of psi phenomena.

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'Required reading for everyone' Adam Rutherford

Medicine, education, psychology, economics - wherever it really matters, we look to science for guidance.

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They know the creatures who lived there escaped the impending Big Freeze by inventing the space elevator - they even intervened to rid the planet of a plague of elves, who attempted to divert humanity onto a different time track. Can the God of Evolution come to humanity's aid and ensure Darwin writes a very different book

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Written by self-confessed geeks, and experienced science writers who are adept at translating the complicated concepts of 'hard science' into engaging insights for the general reader, this is a light-hearted, yet incredibly useful guide to life.

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Do aliens with acid blood exist Will we ever go Back to the Future And just why were the original Planet of the Ape movies so terrible

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'Michael Gordin's excellent Scientific Babel asks what drives the languages science uses, and how English came to dominate.' - New Scientist

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206 bones. One heart. Two eyes. Ten fingers. You may think you know what makes up a human. But it turns out our bodies are full of surprises.

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In Self Comes to Mind, world-renowned neuroscientist Antonio Damasio goes against the long-standing idea that consciousness is separate from the body, presenting compelling new scientific evidence that consciousness - what we think of as a mind with a self - is in fact a biological process created by a living organism.

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An enthralling examination of some of the most remarkable creatures in the animal kingdom, and what they tell us about what it means to be human.

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Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Anger.