Symphony in C - Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything by Robert Hazen
Category: Popular Science
An enchanting biography of the most resonant - and most necessary - chemical element on Earth. Carbon. It is the building block of every cell that makes up every living thing. It is the essential component of the food we eat, the fuel we burn, the wood we use and the air we breathe. It is worth billion ...Show more
Rivers of Power: How a Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World by Laurence C. Smith
Category: Popular Science
A sweeping natural history of rivers as engines of civilization Rivers, more than any road, technology or political event, have shaped the course of civilization. In Rivers of Power, geographer Laurence C. Smith tells the sweeping story of rivers and how they made us. Rivers have opened frontiers, defin ...Show more
Lifespan: Why We Age - and Why We Don't Have To by David Sinclair
Category: Popular Science
In this paradigm-shifting book from acclaimed Harvard Medical School doctor and one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people on earth, Dr. David Sinclair reveals that everything we think we know about ageing is wrong, and shares the surprising, scientifically-proven methods that can help readers l ...Show more
Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things by Josh Clark, Chuck Bryant
Category: Popular Science
From the duo behind the massively successful and award-winning podcast Stuff You Should Know comes an unexpected look at things you thought you knew.Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant started the podcast Stuff You Should Know back in 2008 because they were curious - curious about the world around them, curious ...Show more
Kingdom of Lies - Adventures in Cybercrime by Kate Fazzini
Category: Popular Science
Would you say your phone is safe, or your computer? What about your car? Or your bank? There is a global war going on and the next target could be anyone - an international corporation or a randomly selected individual. From cybercrime villages in Romania to intellectual property theft campaigns in Chin ...Show more
Seven Pillars of Science: The Incredible Lightness of Ice, and Other Scientific Surprises by John Gribbin
Category: Popular Science
The seven fundamental - and surprising - scientific truths of our existence. John Gribbin, author of Six Impossible Things, shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize, presents a tour of seven fundamental scientific truths that underpin our very existence. These 'pillars o ...Show more
Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime by Sean Carroll
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
Quantum physics is not mystifying. Its implications may be mind-bending, and not yet fully understood, but the theory is illuminating. It is the best explanation of reality we have. And no, God does not play dice with the universe. Spanning the history of quantum discoveries, from Einstein and Bohr to t ...Show more
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe
Category: Popular Science | Series: Useless Self Help Guide | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, from the brilliant mind behind the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and the million-selling What If? and Thing Explainer For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally bad that no one would ever try i ...Show more
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections by Richard Platt
Category: Popular Science
This children's book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings.Whether it's a Spanish galleon or a medieval castle, each cross-secti ...Show more
Out of the Shadow of a Giant by John Gribbin; Mary Gribbin
Category: Popular Science
What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Whilst Newton is widely regarded as one of the greatest ...Show more
Destination Mars : The Story of Our Quest to Conquer the Red Planet by Andrew May
Category: Popular Science | Series: Hot Science Ser. | Reading Level: General Adult
Mars is back. Suddenly everyone - from Elon Musk to Ridley Scott to Donald Trump - is talking about going to the Red Planet. When the Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon in 1969, many people imagined Mars would be next. However NASA's Viking 1, which landed in 1976, was just a robot. The much-anticipat ...Show more
We Are Our Brains: by Dick Swaab
Category: Popular Science
Description: Everything we think, do and refrain from doing is determined by our brain. From religion to sexuality, it shapes our potential, our desires and our characters. Taking us through every stage in our lives, from the womb to falling in love to old age, Dick Swaab shows that we don't just have ...Show more