The Art of Logic: how to make sense in a world that doesn't by Eugenia Cheng
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
Emotions are powerful. In newspaper headlines and on social media, they have become the primary way of understanding the world. But strong feelings make it more difficult to see the reality behind the rhetoric. In The Art of Logic, Eugenia Cheng shows how mathematical logic can help us see things more c ...Show more
The Rocks Don't Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood by David R. Montgomery
$22.95 AUD
Category: Science
In Tibet, geologist David R. Montgomery heard a local story about a great flood that bore a striking similarity to Noah s Flood. Intrigued, Montgomery began investigating the world s flood stories and drawing from historic works by theologians, natural philosophers, and scientists discovered the counter ...Show more
When Galaxies Collide (Signed by Lisa Harvey-Smith) by Lisa Harvey-Smith
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Category: Science
Why is the Milky Way blue? Why isn't a black hole dark? How many stars can you see with your naked eye?* How much hotter are blue stars than red ones?** Humans are the only known astronomers in the universe. When we look up at the night sky, we are linked to our ancestors. Away from city lights, we c ...Show more
Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking
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Category: Science
'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' Steven Poole, DAILY TELEGRAPH The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work. Is there a God? How did it all begin? C ...Show more
50 Shades of Grey Matter by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science
Welcome to the wonderful world of Dr Karl: where oddities are embraced, facts reign supreme, curiosity is king and brightly coloured shirts are compulsory! In 50 Shades of Grey Matter, Australia's National Living Treasure Dr Karl Kruszelnicki applies his trademark straight-talkin'-no-high-falutin' scien ...Show more
Curious and Curiouser by Karl Kruszelnicki
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Category: Science
Did you know that the vast majority of our universe is missing? Or that Santa would spontaneously combust if he tried to deliver presents to all the children of the world? Is a hand dryer more hygienic than a paper towel? When will we be able to cryogenically freeze ourselves? Does Coca-Cola really diss ...Show more
Game of Knowns: Science is Coming by Karl Kruszelnicki
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Category: Science
<b>There are Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, and Unknown Unknowns. And then there is Dr Karl. </b> <b>"Dr Karl is Australia's incumbent President of Science" <i>The Age</i></b> <b>"There's no topic on which Dr Karl does not have an interestingly expressed opinio ...Show more
Climate Change Delusion and the Great Electricity Ripoff by Ian Plimer
$56.95 AUD
Category: Science
How did one of the worlds largest exporters of coal, gas and uranium end up with unreliable and expensive energy? Massive subsidies for renewable energy, gaming of the electricity market and government mandates have closed coal-fired generators that previously provided cheap reliable electricity. Five h ...Show more
Solar System - Understanding Every Planet, Star and Space Object That Surrounds Us by David W. Hughes; Carole Stott
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
Featuring incredible photography from satellites and manned spaceflights, from the International Space Station to the Hubble telescope, this book brings the night sky to life. The cosmos are an expansive and fascinating area to study. There is much that we don't know about space, but science has made le ...Show more
Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
This is the complete guide to exploring the fascinating world of maths you were never told about at school. Stand-up comedian and mathematician Matt Parker uses bizarre Klein Bottles, unimaginably small pizza slices, knots no one can untie and computers built from dominoes to reveal some of the most exo ...Show more
Out of Eden: The Peopling of the World by Stephen Oppenheimer
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Category: Science
In a brilliant synthesis of genetic, archaeological, linguistic and climatic data, Oppenheimer challenges current thinking with his claim that there was only one successful migration out of Africa. In 1988, "Newsweek" headlined the startling discovery that everyone alive on the earth today can trace the ...Show more
Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read by Stanislas Dehaene
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
"Brings together the cognitive, the cultural, and the neurological in an elegant, compelling narrative. A revelatory work." -Oliver Sacks, M.D. The act of reading is so easily taken for granted that we forget what an astounding feat it is. How can a few black marks on white paper evoke an entire univ ...Show more