Why We Remember: The Science of Memory and How it Shapes Us by Charan Ranganath
39.99 NZD
Category: Science
A radical re-examination of memory by pioneering neuroscientist and internationally-renowned memory researcher, Charan Ranganath. We talk about memory as a record of the past, but here's a surprising twist: we aren't supposed to remember everything. In fact, we're designed to forget. Over the course of ...Show more
Crystals and Crystal Growing by Alan Holden; Phylis S. Morrison
89.99 NZD
Category: Science
This clearly illustrated explanation of the basic principles of crystals may be used as a text or supplementary sourcebook by high-school students (for which it was originally written), students at the junior college or undergraduate level, or the general reader with an interest in science.
Cave of Bones A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins by Lee Berger, John Hawks
44.99 NZD
Category: Science
A true-life scientific adventure story, this thrilling book takes the reader deep into South African caves to discover fossil remains that compel a monumental reframing of the human family tree. In the summer of 2022, Lee Berger lost 50 pounds in order to wriggle though impossibly small openings in the ...Show more
The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger
39.99 NZD
Category: Science
A narrative investigation into the new science of plant intelligence and sentience, from National Association of Science Writers Award winner and Livingston Award finalist Zoe Schlanger'. Look at the green organism across the room or through the window: the potted plant, or the grass, or a tree. Think h ...Show more
Moons: The Mysteries and Marvels of our Solar System by Kate Howells
49.99 NZD
Category: Science
ALMOST EVERY PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS ONE, SO WHY DO WE KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT MOONS? Join astronomer Kate Howells on an interplanetary voyage to explore the mind-boggling moons of our solar system, from the volcanic hellscape of Io to the ice mountains and methane seas of Titan. Beautifully illustr ...Show more
Nuts and Bolts - Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way) by Roma Agrawal
29.99 NZD
Category: Science
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2023* *AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 START THE WEEK, OFF AIR WITH FI AND JANE AND 99% INVISIBLE* 'Delightful' TIM HARFORD, FINANCIAL TIMES 'Appeals to the nerdy side of just about all of us... a great book to give' JANE GARVEY 'A splendid book: clearly writte ...Show more
Everything Is Predictable: How Bayes' Remarkable Theorem Explains the World by Tom Chivers
39.99 NZD
Category: Science
Thomas Bayes was an eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician whose obscure life belied the profound impact of his work. Like most research into probability at the time, his theorem was mainly seen as relevant to games of chance, like dice and cards. But its implications soon be ...Show more
Mushroom Magic by Sapphire McMullan-Fisher
34.99 NZD
Category: Science
Mushrooms have existed for millennia, which can make it overwhelming to dip into mycology. Used throughout human history for food, medicine, and expanding the consciousness, fungi have shaped the planet and the past, appearing everywhere from fairy tales and health-food stores to The X-Files. There's an ...Show more
Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World by Tim James
39.99 NZD
Category: Science
We may imagine that science is a process of breakthroughs and light bulb moments. But in reality, science goes wrong 99% of the time.Almost every idea a scientist comes up with is quickly disproved by a failed experiment or rival research. Science moves at a rate of inches per decade and we like it that ...Show more
The Miracle of Man - The Fine Tuning of Nature for Human Existence by Michael Denton
55.00 NZD
Category: Science
The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself by Sean Carroll
21.99 NZD
Category: Science
'Fascinating' - Brian Cox, Mail on Sunday Books of the Year Where are we? Who are we? Do our beliefs, hopes and dreams hold any significance out there in the void? Can human purpose and meaning ever fit into a scientific worldview? Award-winning author Sean Carroll brings his extraordinary intellect to ...Show more
On the Origin of Species - A Facsimile of the First Edition by Ernst Mayr (Introduction by); Charles Darwin
63.99 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Harvard Paperbacks Ser.
It is now generally recognized that the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859 not only decisively altered the basic concepts of biological theory but had a profound and lasting influence on social, philosophic, and religious thought. This work is rightly regarded as one of the most important ...Show more