🌍 The wonders of the world, explained (or at least explored).
From black holes to backyard ecosystems, these books unpack the hows and whys of the universe—curious minds welcome, lab coats optional.
"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) explores the irresistibly strange universe of life without gravity in this New York Times bestseller.The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life...
The amateur astronomer’s step-by-step guide to predicting and calculating the positions of stars, planets, the sun, the moon, and satellites using a personal computer and high school mathematics!Our knowledge of the universe is expanding rapidly, as space probes...
"God does not play dice with the universe." So said Albert Einstein in response to the first discoveries that launched quantum physics, as they suggested a random universe that seemed to violate the laws of common sense. This 20th-century scientific revolution...
To see video demonstrations of key concepts from the book, please visit this website: press.uchicago.edu/sites/timewarp/index.html. Sci-fi makes it look so easy. Receive a distress call from Alpha Centauri? No problem: punch the warp drive and you're there in minutes....
World renowned physicist Fred Alan Wolf explains the scientific concepts of quantum mechanics in accessible language for nonscientists.Winner of the National Book AwardTaking the Quantum Leap entertainingly traces the history of physics from the observations of the...
Ever since men first hunted for honeycomb in rocks and daubed pictures of it on cave walls, the honeybee has been seen as one of the wonders of nature: social, industrious, beautiful, terrifying. No other creature has inspired in humans an identification so...
The visually arresting and often misunderstood octopus has long captured popular imagination. With an alien appearance and an uncanny intellect, this exceptional sea creature has inspired fear in famous lore and legends—from the giant octopus attack in 20,000 Leagues...
An all-encompassing guide to skeptical thinking from podcast host and academic neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine Steven Novella and his SGU co-hosts, which Richard Wiseman calls "the perfect primer for anyone who wants to separate fact from fiction."...
From a world-renowned leader in neuroscience, a provocative, enthralling journey into the depths of the human mind. Where do our thoughts come from? How do we make choices and trust our judgments? What is the role of the unconscious? Can we manipulate our dreams? In...
A New York Times Bestseller and winner of the PEN / E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award"Game-changing." —Sy Montgomery, New York Times Book ReviewMama’s Last Hug is a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals, beginning with Mama, a...