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
Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors by Matt Parker
$28.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
What makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? How do billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? How does a building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wr ...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
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
Start at the End: How Reverse-Engineering Can Lead to Success by Dan Bigham
$32.99 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
In Start at the End, Dan uses his own story as a cycling champion as well as wider examples and case studies from the worlds of business, personal development and other sports to demonstrate how this approach can help you succeed in any walk of life. An inspiring and thought-provoking new book that expl ...Show more
Explaining Humans - What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships by Camilla Pang
$38.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Dr Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her. Desperate for a solution, Camilla asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without the blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camil ...Show more
The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our Elections, Our Economy and Our Health - and How We Must Adapt by Sinan Aral
$40.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
In this brilliant smart-thinking book about the power and influence of social media, Professor Sinan Aral shows how ‘hyper-socialization' has profoundly changed us. Why does fake news spread faster than the truth? Do products and ideas become popular because they are good or because they are rated high ...Show more
The Human Swarm - How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall by Mark W. Moffett
$27.99 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
The epic story and ultimate big history of how human society evolved from intimate chimp communities into the sprawling civilizations of a world-dominating species If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a different group, it will almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to Los Angel ...Show more