The Knowledge Machine - How an Unreasonable Idea Created Modern Science by Michael Strevens
$26.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
It is only in the last three centuries that the formidable knowledge-making machine we call modern science has transformed our way of life and our vision of the universe - two thousand years after the invention of law, philosophy, drama and mathematics. Why did we take so long to invent science? And how ...Show more
A Lab of One's Own: One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science by Rita Colwell PhD
$35.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
A "beautifully written" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have take to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system. If you think sexism thrives only on ...Show more
The Complete Language of Birds: A Definitive and Illustrated History by Wellfleet Press
$50.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT | Series: Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia Ser.
Expand your bird knowledge with this gorgeous encyclopedia of over 500 bird species around the world, unique for its inclusion of both their physical and mythological characteristics. If you're a nature lover who thrives on bird videos and photography, go beyond the scope of standard field guides wi ...Show more
The Known Unknowns: The Unsolved Mysteries of the Cosmos by Lawrence M. Krauss
$25.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
Our understanding of ourselves and the cosmos has advanced immeasurably over the last five hundred years of modern science, yet many fundamental mysteries of existence persist. How did our Universe begin, if it even had a beginning? How big is it? What's at the bottom of a black hole? How did life on Ea ...Show more
Warming Up - How Climate Change Is Changing Sport by Madeleine Orr
$45.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
"Couldn't be a bolder, more forthright SOS for sport" The Observer The world of sport has a new opponent: climate change. In recent years, a world championship marathon was held at midnight to avoid the blistering sun. Professional athletes needed oxygen tanks to play during wildfire season in Cali ...Show more
Is Maths Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths by Eugenia Cheng
$27.99 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
Why is -(-1) = 1? Why do odd and even numbers alternate? What's the point of algebra? Is maths even real? From imaginary numbers to the perplexing order of operations we all had drilled into us, Eugenia Cheng - mathematician, writer and woman on a mission to rid the world of maths phobia - brings us mat ...Show more
I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast: Plants Around the World(HB) by Michael Holland
$37.99 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
Enter the incredible world of plants to learn about the green machines of the natural world.Using just the rays of the sun, trees and flowers help create everything from rubber to honey. Find out the powerful science going on in every leaf, petal and stem with vibrant illustrations that will make you lo ...Show more
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
$26.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the p ...Show more
Living Planet by David Attenborough
$40.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough's seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet. Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt t ...Show more
Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse by Dave Goulson
$40.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
An urgent and riveting new book from the bestselling author- his first major work of popular science and environmental activism - part love letter to the insect world, part elegy, part rousing manifesto for change. Insects are essential for life as we know it. As they become more scarce, our world will ...Show more
The Secret Body - How Science Reveals Our Hidden Nature by Daniel M. Davis
$38.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
'A perfect blend of cutting-edge science and compelling storytelling. Daniel Davis has a rare knack for making complex science comprehensible and thrilling' BILL BRYSON Welcome to a revolution in the science of human health. Imagine... - Knowing years in advance whether you are likely to get certain can ...Show more
Beyond Infinity - An Expedition to the Outer Limits of the Mathematical Universe by Eugenia Cheng
$24.99 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
Even small children know there are infinitely many whole numbers - start counting and you'll never reach the end. But there are also infinitely many decimal numbers between zero and one. Are these two types of infinity the same? Are they larger or smaller than each other? Can we even talk about 'larger' ...Show more