Sensational: A New Story of our Senses by Ashley Ward
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
Why do women have a better sense of smell than men?Has the iPhone changed how we touch? Does the Danube really look blue when you're in love?Our senses are at the heart of how we navigate the world. They help us recognise the expressions on a loved one's face, know whether fruit is ripe by its smell, or ...Show more
The Age of AI: And Our Human Future by Henry A Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
A Wall Street Journal Bestseller 'IT SHOULD BE READ BY ANYONE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF GEOPOLITICS TODAY' FINANCIAL TIMES Three of our most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society - and what it means for us all. An ...Show more
The Secret Lives of Molecules by Kathryn Harkup
$45.00 AUD
Category: Science
What happens when you really get under the skin of the world around you? Everything that surrounds us - and we ourselves - are made of molecules, constructed from a limited set of elements that can combine to form an almost limitless kaleidoscope of possibilities.Dr Kathryn Harkup reveals the inner live ...Show more
The Secret Lives of the Elements by Kathryn Harkup
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
'A delightful and engaging treasure trove of a book that brings the chemical elements to life and gives them personalities of their own. A wonderful read for young and old alike to get you inspired by chemistry.' Jim Al-Khalili'The perfect book to escape our human-sized existence and take a tour of the ...Show more
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women in Space by Loren Grush
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
The Six was an extraordinary cohort of women recruited by NASA in the seventies. Ride was just one member of the Six. Greeted in Houston by make-up bags designed for use in space, no designated locker rooms and flight suits that didn't fit, they went on to break barriers on earth and in space. In 1983 S ...Show more
The Undying: A Meditation on Modern Illness by Anne Boyer
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
Blending memoir with critique, an award-winning poet and essayist's devastating exploration of sickness and health, cancer and the cancer industry, in the modern world A week after her 41st birthday, Anne Boyer was diagnosed with highly aggressive triple-negative breast cancer. For a single mother livi ...Show more
The Universe: The Book of the BBC TV Series Presented by Professor Brian Cox by Andrew Cohen, Professor Brian Cox
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovere ...Show more
The Universe in a Box: A New Cosmic History by Andrew Pontzen
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
Illuminating, provocative and bold, The Universe in a Box is the story of the computer codes that allow us to look up, to learn, and to discover our place in the cosmosHow do scientists study the entire universe?How can we make sense of its vast, intricate workings?We are part of an incredible chain of ...Show more
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 revolutionary strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Tina Payne Bryson, Daniel J. Siegel
$26.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Mindful Parenting
Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your 11-year-old sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field. Do children conspire to make their parents' lives endlessly challenging? No - it's just their developing brain calling the shots! In this ...Show more
Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death by Nick Lane
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
For decades, biology has been dominated by the study of genetic information. Information is important, but it is only part of what makes us alive. Our inheritance also includes our living metabolic network, a flame passed from generation to generation, right back to the origin of life. In Transformer, b ...Show more
Voyager: The Constellations of Memory by Nona Fernandez
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
One of the world's foremost spots for astronomical observation, the Atacama Desert in Chile is also where, in October 1973, twenty-six people were executed by Pinochet's Caravan of Death. Decades on, a petition gathers for a constellation's stars to be dedicated to them. Nona Fernndez is made a god-moth ...Show more
18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
'For most of human history, sudden and unexpected deaths of a suspicious nature, when they were investigated at all, were examined by lay persons without any formal training. People often got away with murder. Modern forensic investigation originates with Frances Glessner Lee - a pivotal figure in polic ...Show more