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A wise, personal, and wide-ranging meditation on science and society by the Nobel Prize–winning author of To Explain the World. For more than four decades, one of the most captivating and celebrated science communicators of our time has challenged the public to think carefully about the...

By calling everything into doubt, Descartes laid the foundations of modern philosophy. With the celebrated words "I think therefore I am," his compelling argument swept aside ancient and medieval traditions. He deduced that human beings consist of minds and bodies; that these are totally distinct "substances"; that God exists and that He ensures we can trust the evidence of our senses.

Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness in Other Minds Although mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher...

In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. These luminous, entertaining essays travel both the vastness of the cosmos and the intimacy of the human mind, posing such fascinating questions as how did the universe originate and how will it end, and how can we meld science and compassion to meet the challenges of the coming century?

 DNA Demystified satisfies the public appetite for and curiosity about DNA and genetics. The book begins with the basic groundwork and a brief history of DNA and genetics. Chapters then cover newsworthy topics, including DNA fingerprinting, using DNA in forensic analyses, and identifying cold-case criminals. For listeners intrigued by the proliferation of at-home DNA tests, the text includes fascinating explorations of genetic genealogy and family tree construction. 

A luminous guide to how the radical new science of counterfactuals can reveal that the scope of the universe is greater, and more beautiful, than we ever imagined There is a vast class of things that science has so far almost entirely neglected. They are central to the understanding of physical...

Brought to you by Penguin. A dazzling, passionate polemic against anti-science movements of all kinds Keats accused Newton of destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the origin of its colours. In this illuminating and provocative book, Richard Dawkins argues that Keats could not have...

"A maioria das pessoas parece ter, pelo menos, uma pseudociência de estimação. Ficaremos satisfeitos, nestes casos, em plantar no mínimo uma semente de ceticismo que leve o leitor a considerar: será?” “Energias curativas, bolinhas de açúcar mágicas, terapias que invocam os antepassados e maluquices inventadas sobre o poder avassalador dos desejos inconscientes operam, todas, sob ‘leis de tapete voador’.

This short, smart book tells you everything you need to know about "nothing". What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - "nothing" - exist? To answer these questions, eminent scientist Frank Close takes us on a lively and accessible journey that ranges from ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research, illuminating the story of how scientists have explored the void and the rich discoveries they have made there. 

Unser »Selbst« existiert gar nicht. Das bewusst erlebte Ich wird lediglich von unserem Gehirn erzeugt, und was wir wahrnehmen, ist nichts als »ein virtuelles Selbst in einer virtuellen Realität«. Dies beweisen, so der Philosoph und Bewusstseinsforscher Thomas Metzinger, die Erkenntnisse der aktuellen Forschung. Aber was bedeutet das für unser Menschenbild? Was sind die technologischen und kulturellen Konsequenzen?

A gleefully nasty deep dive into the biology and psychology of the paradoxically seductive emotion of disgust—from one of the most distinctive voices in science writing Life is gross. We laugh at each other’s farts, we lift the lid on those long-forgotten leftovers to check out that funky...

Leading-edge empirical observations are increasingly difficult to reconcile with "scientific" materialism, with analytic idealism—the notion that reality, while equally amenable to scientific inquiry, is fundamentally mental—a leading contender to replace it. In this book, the broad body of empirical evidence and reasoning in favor of analytic idealism is reviewed in an accessible manner. The resulting argument anticipates a historically imminent transition to a scientific worldview that regards mind, not matter, as the ground of all reality.

History is not a prerogative of the human species, Edward O. Wilson declares in Half-Earth, a brave work that becomes a radical redefinition of human history. Demonstrating that we blindly ignore the histories of millions of other species, Wilson warns of a point of no return that is imminent.

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...

人类首次跨越生物学的造物禁区，掌握直接篡改生命底层代码的基因工程与编辑技术，一场重塑未来医疗的科技狂飙已然降临。对于渴望在碎片化通勤时间里看懂前沿趋势，却苦于没有生物学基础的听众而言，这是一场极具沉...

Ontrafel het ultieme raadsel van meervoudige heelallen in deze geestverruimende reis door de hedendaagse natuurkunde. Terwijl je onderweg bent naar je werk of tijdens een rustige avond vol verwondering luistert, word je meegezogen naar de absolute rand van ons ruimte-tijdcontinuüm. Waar stopt...

抛开晦涩复杂的物理公式，我们将带你零门槛跃入广袤的早期宇宙，直击那场塑造万物起源的震撼大爆炸。哪怕你完全没有任何理科背景，只要怀揣着对星空的本能好奇，就能在这场声临其境的科普漫游中，看清万物从炽热浓...

Ontdek hoe een koppig buitenbeentje de wetten van de natuurkunde herschreef in deze meeslepende wetenschapsbiografie. Perfect voor tijdens het woon-werkverkeer of een moment van zelfontwikkeling, biedt dit fascinerende levensverhaal een intieme blik op een rebelse geest. Reis mee van een...

如果你正对枯燥乏味的日常现实感到厌倦，这场挣脱三维感官牢笼的烧脑思想实验，将彻底颠覆你对时间与空间的认知边界。没有晦涩难懂的物理公式，只有栩栩如生的生活碎片与引人入胜的原创故事。跟随充满好奇的旁白向...

Zrozum prawdziwą naturę rzeczywistości, łącząc twarde prawa fizyki z głęboką refleksją współczesnej filozofii. To spokojna i logiczna podróż, która idealnie sprawdzi się podczas drogi do pracy lub w chwilach głębokiego skupienia. Kiedy szukasz sensu w codziennym pędzie, ten...