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One of our most brilliant, acclaimed novelists turns to nonfiction with a mind-expanding, slyly humorous personal exploration of the scientific imagination. In Lives of the Scientists: or, How to Predict the End of the World, Rivka Galchen offers a profound and playful exploration of the lives...

The shocking full story of the “human zoos” that exploited thousands of Indigenous people In the 19th century, as colonial expansion exposed previously unknown civilizations to the Western gaze, a small group of entrepreneurs, adventurers, and anthropologists created a new form of...

In this raucous tour of the history and psychology of innovation, one of today’s most entertaining science writers unpacks the five counterintuitive mental moves behind every breakthrough—and offers inspiration for anyone who dreams of inventing something new. Here’s the biggest mystery in...

How history’s most infamous disasters shaped the field of engineering, from the creator of the popular YouTube channel Practical Engineering When a giant bridge collapses, a gas explosion blows up a building, or a major dam bursts, it’s hard not to wonder how things could have gone so...

Als die Mauer fiel, war Joachim Sauer vierzig, er verbrachte also sein halbes Leben in der DDR. Hier erzählt er erstmals von seinem Aufwachsen in der SED-Diktatur, dem Beginn seiner Forscherkarriere als Quantenchemiker, dem Anpassungsdruck und der Abgrenzung sowie seinem Erleben der deutschen Einheit und dem Glück der Freiheit.

The untold story of an iconic river, from its origins to its possible futures on a rapidly warming planet The Nile River has captivated explorers and scientists for centuries, and its age and origins have been the subject of intense speculation since at least the days of Herodotus. The Nile...

Après « Les Origines », paru en 2024, ce volume raconte l'histoire de 70 nouvelles choses. Vous voulez savoir qui a inventé les chiens, les appareils dentaires ou les missiles hypersoniques ? Ce livre audio est pour vous.

The story of the mavericks and scientists, crackpots and artistic visionaries who imagined a future where machines fuse with our minds As humanity and technology become ever more tightly interwoven, Wireheads explores the final and most intimate frontier: the brain, and the electronic devices...

“A timely reminder that we are not just our brains. Arm yourself against the forces of misinformation by reading this book!”—Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain Challenge everything you think you know about your brain. Expose the myths. Embrace the complexity. Transform your...

A ‘Sleeping Beauty’ is a brilliant idea that is ahead of its time. So many breakthroughs in arts or science were like this, lost on their initial audience and only later revived and acknowledged to be great. This book asks, why do some ideas fall asleep? And how do they wake up? We love to...

Ciencia reúne de forma rigurosa y actualizada las ideas de Ikram Antaki sobre la naturaleza humana, el origen de las lenguas, las razas y el racismo, la inteligencia, la genética, el principio del universo, el tiempo, el cerebro y la descorazonada aventura de la modernidad científica que venció al oscurantismo.

From incomparable creative force David Byrne, a brilliant and inspiring reckoning with how breakthroughs across the arts and sciences get forgotten, and how they get rediscovered It’s nice to believe in a meritocracy of ideas—genius is always recognized, innovation always seized upon and...

当日常物理常识在亚原子世界彻底失效，真正的量子力学究竟隐藏着怎样颠覆认知的现实结构？抛开令人望而生畏的复杂数学公式，这场干货满满的科普之旅将直接带你跃入原子的核心地带。你将在极度震撼的物理奇观中，彻...

在二战战火的极致紧迫下，一场与时间赛跑的绝密军备竞赛彻底重塑了人类科技与权力的边界。当纳粹德国的核物理突破引发全球恐慌，顶尖科学家与无数普通人被卷入这场关乎国家存亡的浩大工程。无论你是渴望在通勤途中...

تتبع رحلة العلم والتاريخ لترويض الزمن، من مراقبة الظلال القديمة إلى دقات الساعات الذرية التي تحكم عالمنا المعاصر. استمع أثناء تنقلك اليومي أو في لحظات استرخائك...

Ontdek de fascinerende geschiedenis van de wetenschappelijke revolutie, waarin pioniers oude wereldbeelden omverwierpen. Waar blind vertrouwen in theologische autoriteit ooit de absolute norm was, ontketenden nieuwe meetinstrumenten, wereldreizen en de drukpers een onstuitbare storm van...

当完美的隐形凶手抹去所有痕迹，一滴干涸的血迹与一枚肉眼难辨的微量物证，便成了在犯罪现场替死者发声的最后武器。无论是清晨通勤的地铁上，还是渴望沉浸式智力推理的深夜，这段冷静克制却充满悬念的硬核科普之旅...

从直观的亲子相貌特征到主宰生命的分子密码，这是一场跨越千年的科学探索与遗传学突围。无论你是渴望解答自身血脉渊源的求知者，还是热衷于在通勤途中充实大脑的科普爱好者，这段波澜壮阔的生命史诗都将为你重塑对...

Ervaar de zenuwslopende historische race tegen de klok om de eerste atoombom te bouwen tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Terwijl je onderweg bent, word je direct meegesleept in een wereld vol politieke intriges en briljante wetenschappelijke doorbraken. Deze meeslepende non-fictie onthult hoe...