White Elephant Technology: 50 Crazy Inventions That Should Never Have Been Built, And What We Can Learn From Them by JOHN J. GEOGHEGAN
$57.99 AUD
Category: Science
Showcasing some of the most unusual and innovative inventions that somehow still failed in the marketplace... The majority of commercial ventures might end in failure, but the world would be a poorer place without invention. This is the story of 50 truly remarkable inventions, from personal helicopters ...Show more
White Holes: Inside the Horizon by Carlo Rovelli
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
A mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Let us journey, with beloved physicist Carlo Rovelli, into the heart of a black hole. Let us slip beyond its boundary, the horizon, and tumble - on and on - down this crack in the un ...Show more
Why Trust Science? by Naomi Oreskes
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthy Are doctors right when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when so many of our political leaders don't? Nao ...Show more
Will Artificial Intelligence Outsmart Us? by Stephen Hawking
$12.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Brief Answers, Big Questions Ser.
'Real science can be far stranger than science fiction, and much more satisfying'Will artificial intelligence outsmart us?Is there other intelligent life in the universe?Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest my ...Show more
Will We Survive on Earth? by Stephen Hawking
$12.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Brief Answers, Big Quest Ser.
'Be brave, be curious, be determined, overcome the odds. It can be done'Will we survive on Earth?Should we colonise space?Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. In Will We Survive on Earth? the world- ...Show more
Willpower: Why Self-Control is the Secret of Success by Roy F. Baumeister
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
Can you resist everything except temptation? In a hedonistic age full of distractions, it's hard to possess willpower - or in fact even understand why we should need it. Yet it's actually the most important factor in achieving success and a happy life, shown to be more significant than money, looks, bac ...Show more
Windfall: Unlocking a Fossil-Free Future by Ketan Joshi
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
We've had a decade of distraction and inaction on climate change, but what made things go so very wrong in Australia? And what can the rest of the world learn from our mistakes – and opportunities? In Windfall, renewable energy expert Ketan Joshi examines how wind power inspired the creation of a weird, ...Show more
Wise Animals: How Technology Has Made Us What We Are by Tom Chatfield
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
Combining compelling storytelling with erudite, compassionate and often profound insight about the human condition, this book will transform how you navigate the world.' - Richard Fisher, author of The Long ViewWise Animals explores the history of our relationship with technology, and our deep involveme ...Show more
With Factor 8 Mobility System Future - With a Factor 8 to the Mobility System of the Future by Cathy Macharis
$56.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
- Professor Cathy Macharis puts her finger on the problem of reducing CO2 emissions and translates meeting the climate goals into a concrete and sustainable mobility plan to which everyone can and will have to do their bit Climate change is here. We are in the middle of it and cannot turn a deaf ear to ...Show more
Wonders of the Universe by Brian Cox; Andrew Cohen
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
"Cox brings a magical enchantment to this life-changing book. . . . I swear that you will never be the same again after you turn the last page of this unique and irresistible book." --Sunday Express (London) Experience the cosmos as never before with Brian Cox's Wonders of the Universe, a gorgeously il ...Show more
Woo's Wonderful World of Maths by Eddie Woo
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
Why is a rainbow curved? Why aren't left-handers extinct? How is a sunflower like a synchronised swimmer? Why is 'e' a magic number?The answer to these questions is contained within one simple word: MATHS. Because maths is all about patterns, and our universe is extraordinarily patterned.With enthusiasm ...Show more