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Jaron Lanier Shows how the new power paradigm operates, how it is conceived and controlled, and why it is leading to a collapse in living standards. Arguing that the 'information economy' ruins... | George Dyson In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory... |
Lee Smolin Nothing seems more real than time passing. We experience life itself as a succession of moments. We identify certain truths as 'eternal' constants, from moral principles to the laws of... | Owen Hatherley The urban state of the nation - from Olympic dreams to broken Britain |
Jim Robbins An extraordinary investigation into the world of trees - and the inspiring story of one man's quest to help save the world's oldest and greatest specimens | Philip Ball There was a time when curiosity was condemned. Through curiosity, our innocence was said to be lost. Ye this hasn't deterred us. Today we spend vast sums trying to recreate... |
Callum Roberts 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... | Daniel Kahneman Our minds have two ways of thinking: fast and intuitive, and slow and logical. This explains how we make decisions and how to use this knowledge to your advantage. |
Peter J. Bentley Everyone uses computers today. But what do you really know about them? Using the voices of pioneers and leading experts, Peter J. Bentley tells the story of computer science; explaining... | Mark Henderson The geeks are coming. Whether we want to improve education or cut crime, to enhance public health or to generate clean energy, we need the experimental methods of science -... |
Gary Marcus A renowned neuroscientist with no musical talent investigates what it takes to make music | Brian Switek The first book on the hunt for evolution's 'missing links' over the last three decades - and what palaeontologists' findings mean for our place on earth. |
Richard Martin In this groundbreaking account of an energy revolution in the making, award-winning science writer Richard Martin introduces us to thorium, an alternate source of energy and how it is revolutionizing... Delivery: To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £18.99 | £13.86 | 27% |  Despatched in 1 business day. |   Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 11am today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £18.99 | £16.14 | 15% |  Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
| Patrick Moore; Chris North Collects questions sent in by viewers and fans, answered by Sir Patrick Moore and "Sky at Night" co-presenter Dr Chris North. Featuring sections on the solar system, cosmology, the bizarre... |
Tim Birkhead A hugely engaging book about birds, their senses and behaviour that is informed by an attractive blend of personal experience, entertaining stories and cutting-edge science. | Gabrielle Walker A full and intimate portrait of the most mysterious continent on earth, and how it holds the key to all our futures. Delivery:To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £20.00 | £14.60 | 27% | Despatched in 1 business day. | Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 11am today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £20.00 | £17.00 | 15% | Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
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