Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives - whether we get a job or a loan, how much we pay for insurance - are being made by mathematical models. In theory, this should lead to greater fairness- everyone is judged according to the same rules, and bias is eli ...Show more
Weather: A Force of Nature by The Royal Meteorological Society
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science
These are the most breathtaking images from previous years of the Weather Photographer of the Year competition, an annual contest held by The Royal Meteorological Society.They depict dramatic weather phenomena from every corner of the globe and often reveal fascinating stories about their impact on huma ...Show more
Weather Detective: Rediscovering Nature's Secret Signs by Peter Wohlleben
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science
Bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees,Peter Wohlleben, invites you to reconnect with natureAs soon as we step out of the door, nature surrounds. Thousands of small and large processes are taking place, details that are long often fascinating and beautiful. But we've long forgotten how to recogn ...Show more
Weather Science: How Meteorology Has Gone from Folklore to High-Tech by BRIAN CLEGG
$26.99 AUD
Category: Science
Everyone has an interest in the weather, whether it's to check the prospects for a day out or to know when best to harvest a crop. The Earth's weather systems also provide some of the most dramatic forces of nature, from the vast release of energy in a lightning flash to the devastating impact of tornad ...Show more
Welcome to the Universe in 3D: A Visual Tour by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott, Robert J. Vanderbei
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
Journey into the vast depths of the observable universe by visualising the most spectacular images in astronomy in stereoscopic 3D.Welcome to the Universe in 3D takes you on a grand tour of the observable universe, guiding you through the most spectacular sights in the cosmos — in breathtaking 3D. Prese ...Show more
What Do You Think You Are?: The Science of What Makes You You
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Category: Science
The popular science equivalent of Who Do You Think You Are? Popular science master Brian Clegg's new book is an entertaining tour through the science of what makes you you. From the atomic level, through life and energy to genetics and personality, it explores how the billions of particles which make up ...Show more
What If?2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
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Category: Science
WHAT IF you still had so many more strange questions about the universe? And WHAT IF Randall Munroe, former NASA roboticist and xkcd creator, were prepared to move mountains, fill the solar system with soup and alter the space-time continuum to answer them? Whether it's how to make a lava lamp out of la ...Show more
What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
WHAT IF... one man decided to answer all the unanswerable questions, using science. The Sunday Times-bestselling author and xkcd creator, Randall Munroe is here to provide the best answers yet to the important questions you probably never thought to ask. The millions of people around the world who rea ...Show more
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: good
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love ...Show more
What Is Life? Understand Biology in Five Steps by Sir Paul Nurse
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Category: Science
Life is all around us, abundant and diverse. It is truly a marvel. But what does it actually mean to be alive, and how do we decide what is living and what is not? After a lifetime of studying life, Nobel Prize-winner Sir Paul Nurse, one of the world's leading scientists, has taken on the challenge of d ...Show more
What Is Real? The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics by Adam Becker
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Category: Science
"A thorough, illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science." --New York Times Book ReviewEvery physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physi ...Show more
What the Frack?: Everything You Need to Know About Coal Seam Gas by Paddy Manning
$14.99 AUD
Category: Science
Australia has a new $60 billion-plus industry. Suddenly it seems, coal seam gas is being found everywhere: under homes, under farms, under forests. Communities across the country are up in arms and governments are scrambling to satisfy competing demands for affordable energy with protection of our land ...Show more