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Probability and Random Processes: Fourth Edition - Paperback

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by Geoffrey Grimmett (Author), David Stirzaker (Author)The fourth edition of this successful text provides an introduction to probability and random processes, with many practical applications. It is aimed at mathematics undergraduates and postgraduates, and has four main aims. To provide a thorough but straightforward account of basic probability theory, giving the reader a natural feel for the subject unburdened by oppressive technicalities. To discuss important random processes in depth...

Amor Y Desamor En El Cerebro / Love and Lack of Love in the Brain - Paperback

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by Eduardo Calixto (Author) Por qu nos llama poderosamente la atenci n una persona? Qu factores intervienen en el cerebro para que nuestra sexualidad se vuelva torbellino y explosi n? C ales son las causas que nos llevan a los celos? Como s lo l sabe hacerlo, Eduardo Calixto detalla en este libro de manera sencilla, llena de humor y ampl sima investigaci n cient fica, c mo reacciona nuestro cerebro ante el deseo sexual, el enamoramiento, la pasi n er tica, entre otros temas candentes ...

The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains - Paperback

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by Robert H. Lustig (Author)"Explores how industry has manipulated our most deep-seated survival instincts."--David Perlmutter, MD, Author, #1 New York Times bestseller, Grain Brain and Brain Maker The New York Times-bestselling author of Fat Chance reveals the corporate scheme to sell pleasure, driving the international epidemic of addiction, depression, and chronic disease. While researching the toxic and addictive properties of sugar for his New York Times bestseller Fat Chance, Robert Lu...

Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything - Paperback

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by Michio Kaku (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement--quantum computing--which may eventually illuminate the deepest mysteries of science, supercharge artificial intelligence, and solve some of humanity's biggest problems, like global warming, world hunger, and incurable disease, by the bestselling author of The God Equation. The runaway success of the microchip processor may be reaching its end. Running up against the phys...

On the Fringe: Where Science Meets Pseudoscience - Hardcover

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by Michael D. Gordin (Author)Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience", typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella-- astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might come to mind. But defining what makes these fields "pseudo" is a far more complex issue. It has proved impossible to come up with a simple criterion that enables us to ...

Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies - Paperback

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by Geoffrey West (Author)"This is science writing as wonder and as inspiration." --The Wall Street Journal Wall Street JournalFrom one of the most influential scientists of our time, a dazzling exploration of the hidden laws that govern the life cycle of everything from plants and animals to the cities we live in. Visionary physicist Geoffrey West is a pioneer in the field of complexity science, the science of emergent systems and networks. The term "complexity" can be misleading, however, b...

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - Paperback

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by Robert M. Sapolsky (Author)The New York Times Bestseller"It's no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of the best nonfiction books I've ever read." --David P. Barash, The Wall Street Journal "It has my vote for science book of the year." --Parul Sehgal, The New York Times "Hands-down one of the best books I've read in years. I loved it." --Dina Temple-Raston, The Washington PostNamed a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal From the celebrated neurobiol...

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress - Paperback

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by Steven Pinker (Author)INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR"My new favorite book of all time." --Bill Gates If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science. By the author of the new book, Rationality. Is the world really falling apart?...

Smithsonian Handbook of Interesting Insects - Hardcover

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by Gavin Broad (Author), Blanca Huertas (Author), Ashley Kirk-Spriggs (Author)Stunning photographic guide to bugs, from the beautiful to the bizarre and every bug in between Smithsonian Handbook of Interesting Insects presents striking photographic profiles of insects, each one specially selected from the 34 million specimens found in one of the oldest and most important entomology collection in the world, held by London's Natural History Museum. The book showcases more than one hundred signi...

Psych: The Story of the Human Mind - Paperback

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by Paul Bloom (Author)A Next Big Idea Club Must-ReadA compelling and accessible new perspective on the modern science of psychology, based on one of Yale's most popular courses of all timeHow does the brain--a three-pound wrinkly mass--give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden sexual desires? What is the function of emotions such as disgust, gratitude, and shame? Renowned psychologist Paul Bloom answers these questions and many mo...

A Natural History of the Senses - Paperback

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by Diane Ackerman (Author)Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth. "Delightful . . . gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the senses take in." --The New York TimesFront JacketDiane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the se...

You Are the Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic Self and Why It Matters - Paperback

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by Deepak Chopra (Author), Menas C. Kafatos (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Deepak Chopra joins forces with leading physicist Menas Kafatos to explore some of the most important and baffling questions about our place in the world. "A riveting and absolutely fascinating adventure that will blow your mind wide open!" --Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi What happens when modern science reaches a crucial turning point that challenges everything we know about reality? In this brilliant, timely, and pract...

Science: A Four Thousand Year History - Paperback

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by Patricia Fara (Author)In Science, Patricia Fara rewrites science's past to provide new ways of understanding and questioning our modern technological society. Sweeping through the centuries from ancient Babylon right up to the latest hi-tech experiments in genetics and particle physics, Fara's book also ranges internationally, challenging notions of European superiority by emphasizing the importance of scientific projects based around the world, including revealing discussions of China and...

The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming - Paperback

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by David Wallace-Wells (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The Uninhabitable Earth hits you like a comet, with an overflow of insanely lyrical prose about our pending Armageddon."--Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday DemonWith a new afterword It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible--food shortages, refugee emergencies, climate wars and economi...

Anatomy 101: From Muscles and Bones to Organs and Systems, Your Guide to How the Human Body Works - Hardcover

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by Kevin Langford (Author)An all-in-one guide to the human body Anatomy 101 offers an exciting look into the inner workings of the human body. Too often, textbooks turn the fascinating systems, processes, and figures of anatomy into tedious discourse that even Leonardo Da Vinci would reject. This easy-to-read guide cuts out the boring details, and instead, provides you with a compelling lesson in anatomy. Covering every aspect of anatomical development and physiology, each chapter details th...

True Hallucinations: Being an Account of the Author's Extraordinary Adventures in the Devil's Paradis - Paperback

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by Terence McKenna (Author)This mesmerizing, surreal account of the bizarre adventures of Terence McKenna, his brother Dennis, and a small band of their friends, is a wild ride of exotic experience and scientific inquiry. Exploring the Amazon Basin in search of mythical shamanic hallucinogens, they encounter a host of unusual characters -- including a mushroom, a flying saucer, pirate Mantids from outer space, an appearance by James and Nora Joyce in the guise of poultry, and translinguistic ...

2084 and the AI Revolution, Updated and Expanded Edition: How Artificial Intelligence Informs Our Future - Paperback

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by John C. Lennox (Author)Will technology change what it means to be human You don't have to be a computer scientist to have discerning conversations about artificial intelligence and technology. We all wonder where we're headed. Even now, technological innovations and machine learning have a daily impact on our lives, and many of us see good reasons to dread the future. Are we doomed to the surveillance society imagined in George Orwell's 1984 Mathematician and philosopher John Lennox believ...

Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance: The World's Best-Selling Bicycle Repair and Maintenance Guide, 6th Edition - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Lennard Zinn (Author)Join the millions of cyclists who swear by the name Zinn. Now in its sixth edition, Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance is the world's best-selling guide to bicycle repair and maintenance. Lennard Zinn is the world's leading expert on bike maintenance and repair. From basic repairs like how to fix a flat tire to advanced overhauls of drivetrains and brakes, his illustrated, step-by-step guide explains the tools you'll need and how ...

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by Or Graur (Author)An eminently readable overview of the history and physics of galaxies. In Galaxies, Or Graur offers a brief and fascinating overview of the history, physics, and astrophysical uses of galaxies. Starting with the history of the last two thousand years of galaxy studies, Graur discusses the types of galaxies we observe and the physics that drive them; the myths and physical structure of the Milky Way; how galaxies were used to discover and study the mysterious phenomena of d...

The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time - Paperback

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by Jonathan Weiner (Author)PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - A dramatic story of groundbreaking scientific research of Darwin's discovery of evolution that "spark[s] not just the intellect, but the imagination" (Washington Post Book World). "Admirable and much-needed.... Weiner's triumph is to reveal how evolution and science work, and to let them speak clearly for themselves."--The New York Times Book ReviewOn a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first i...

The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance - Hardcover

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by Nate Zinsser (Author)Believe and be unshakable.The Director of West Point's influential Performance Psychology Program shares the secrets of mental toughness and self-belief in this definitive guide to mastering confidence, the key to performance in any field.Dr. Nate Zinsser has spent his career training the minds of the U.S. Military Academy's cadets as they prepare to lead and perform when the stakes are the very highest--on the battlefield. Alongside this work, he has coached world-cl...

Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts - Paperback

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by Michel J. Kaiser (Editor), Martin J. Attrill (Editor), Simon Jennings (Editor)Striking full colour illustrations and photographs bring this integrated and stimulating survey of marine ecology to life. Through its unique structure, Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts offers a systems-orientated approach from a truly modern and global perspective. The text introduces key processes and systems from which the marine environment is formed and the issues and challenges which surround...

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by William Grill (Author), Gavin Pretor-Pinney (Author)A beautifully illustrated guide to clouds and the sky for inspiring and educating curious minds with meteorological wonder. Renowned journalist, public speaker, and founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society Gavin Pretor-Pinney details the key facts and characteristics about each major cloud type. To accompany these scientific tidbits, William Grill's gorgeous illustrations of vast colorful skies and mesmerizing cloud patterns create a cal...

Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe - Hardcover

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by Sean Carroll (Author)Quanta and Fields, the second book of Sean Carroll's already internationally acclaimed series The Biggest Ideas in the Universe, is an adventure into the bare stuff of reality. Sean Carroll is creating a profoundly new approach to sharing physics with a broad audience, one that goes beyond analogies to show how physicists really think. He cuts to the bare mathematical essence of our most profound theories, explaining every step in a uniquely accessible way. Quantum f...

Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution - Paperback

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by Carlo Rovelli (Author), Erica Segre (Translator), Simon Carnell (Translator)Named a Best Book of 2021 by the Financial Times and a Best Science Book of 2021 by The Guardian "Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator... This is the place where science comes to life." ―Neil Gaiman "One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline...[a] momentous book" ―John Banville, The Wall Street Journal A startling new look at quan...

Viruses: The Invisible Enemy - Paperback

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by Dorothy H. Crawford (Author)bFor all our hubris, humans can be felled rapidly by an invisible enemy - viruses./b All around us are minute entities that can damage and kill: the millions of viruses that pervade the natural world. Our bodies harbour many that we have long tolerated, but a new one, that jumps into humans from another species, can be lethal - as we have seen most recently with the virus responsible for COVID-19. But what are viruses, how do they cause disease, and how can we f...

The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are - Paperback

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by Libby Copeland (Author)A deeply reported look at home genetic testing and the seismic shock it has had on our culture and on individual lives You swab your cheek or spit in a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain genetic risks. Or, the report could reveal a long-buried family secret that upends your entire sense of identity. Soon a lark becomes an obsession, a relentless drive to ...

The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer - Paperback

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by Elizabeth Blackburn (Author), Elissa Epel (Author)The New York Times bestselling book coauthored by the Nobel Prize winner who discovered telomerase and telomeres' role in the aging process and the health psychologist who has done original research into how specific lifestyle and psychological habits can protect telomeres, slowing disease and improving life. Have you wondered why some sixty-year-olds look and feel like forty-year-olds and why some forty-year-olds look and feel like sixty-...

Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything - Hardcover

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by James R. Doty (Author)A deep exploration of the neuroscience behind manifestation, with a six-part plan for realizing your dreams For decades the practice of manifestation has been widely dismissed as self-involved, materialistic pseudoscience. But as neuroscientist and recognized compassion leader Dr. James Doty reveals, manifestation introduces us to different possibilities, and it lays the groundwork for a kinder, better world. Doty grounds us in the practices that change our brain stru...

Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon - Paperback

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by Robert Kurson (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The riveting inside story of three heroic astronauts who took on the challenge of mankind's historic first mission to the Moon, from the bestselling author of Shadow Divers. "Robert Kurson tells the tale of Apollo 8 with novelistic detail and immediacy."--Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian and Artemis By August 1968, the American space program was in danger of failing in its two most important objectives: to land...

Deadliest Animals on the Planet - Paperback

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by National Geographic Kids (Author)"Meet the world's most dangerous animals and mind-blowing stuff about them in this furr-ocious new book"--Author BiographyJENNIFER SZYMANSKI is a freelance science writer and editor. She specializes in writing materials that support both teachers and students in meeting national and state science standards, but she considers her "real" job to be helping students of all ages connect science to everyday life. She lives with her family and pets near Pittsburgh...

How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now - Paperback

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by Stanislas Dehaene (Author)"There are words that are so familiar they obscure rather than illuminate the thing they mean, and 'learning' is such a word. It seems so ordinary, everyone does it. Actually it's more of a black box, which Dehaene cracks open to reveal the awesome secrets within."--The New York Times Book Review An illuminating dive into the latest science on our brain's remarkable learning abilities and the potential of the machines we program to imitate them The human brain is ...