Secrets of the Grown-up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-aged Mind by Barbara Strauch
32.00 NZD
Category: Science
Barbara Strauch examines how the brain reaches its peak in middle age, and how to keep it there. She explores the findings that demonstrate that the middle-aged brain is more flexible and more capable than previously thought. By describing the ways a healthy brain functions over time, she also explains ...Show more
Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Questions by New Scientist
24.99 NZD
Category: Science
How long can I live on beer alone? Why do people have eyebrows? Has nature invented any wheels? Plus 99 other questions answered. Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to "New Scientist", the world's best-selling science weekly, in the hope that the answers to them will be given in the 'Las ...Show more
The Puzzle of Lefthandedness by Rik J.C. Smits
49.99 NZD
Category: Science
The Puzzle of Left-handedness is an enlightening, engaging, and often entertaining odyssey through the puzzles and paradoxes, endless philosophizing and theorizing, of lefthandedness lore.
Schrodinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality by John Gribbin
29.99 NZD
Category: Science
In this eagerly anticipated sequel to the classic bestseller In Search of Schrodinger's Cat, John Gribbin digs even deeper into the mysterious and confounding world of quantum mechanics. Gribbin takes infinitely complex, mind-bending experiments, brings them to life, and makes them accessible to the la ...Show more
The God Instinct : The Psychology of Souls, Destiny and the Meaning of Life by Jesse Bering
29.99 NZD
Category: Science
The psychology of souls, destiny and the meaning of life. An entertaining and thought-provoking book that argues a belief in higher forces, though ridiculous to some, is hardwired into our genetic makeup and has carried with it massive evolutionary benefi ts. In today’s world, these psychological illusi ...Show more
The Planets by Dava Sobel
9.99 NZD
36.99 (72% off)
Category: Science
After the huge national and international success of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of our solar system.This groundbreaking new work traces the lives of each member of our solar family, from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to the l ...Show more
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley
31.99 NZD
Category: Science
The genome's been mapped. But what does it mean?Arguably the most significant scientific discoveru of the new century, the mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome raises almost as many questions as it answers. Questions that will profoundly impact the way we think ...Show more
Q&A by Robert Matthews
29.99 NZD
Category: Science
A lighthearted guide to scientific conundrums shares accessible information on a wide variety of topics from the possible causes of the Big Bang and the mysterious fate of odd socks to what would happen to someone in a black hole and the reason it is so difficult to pour ketchup from a full bottle. Orig ...Show more
Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners by Ranjit Kumar
85.00 NZD
Category: Science
Written specifically for students with no previous experience of research and research methodology, the third edition of Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners breaks the process the process of designing and doing a research project into eight manageable steps and provides lots of exam ...Show more
The Big Questions: Mathematics by Tony Crilly
39.99 NZD
Category: Science | Series: The Big Questions
The Big Questions series is designed to let renowned experts address the 20 most fundamental and frequently asked questions of a major branch of science or philosophy. Each 3000-word essay simply and concisely examines a question that has eternally perplexed enquiring minds, and provides answers from hi ...Show more
100 Most Important Science Ideas by Mark Henderson
45.00 NZD
Category: Science
Compelling, informative, and thought-provoking, '100 Most Important Science Ideas' unravels the fundamental concepts at the heart of three of the most ground-breaking disciplines of science: genetics, physics, and mathematics. In a series of one hundred concise and accessible essays, the authors explain ...Show more