Science
Discover a range of science books, including fiction novels about science, intriguing science facts, and essential physics books. Explore the best sci-fi books and top-selling science titles
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Why Peacocks?: An Unlikely Search for Meaning in the World's Most Magnificent BirdAn acclaimed journalist seeks to understand the mysterious allure of peacocks--and in the process discovers unexpected and valuable life lessons. 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Longlist Selection When Sean Flynn's neighbor in North Carolina texted "Any chance you guys want a peacock? No...
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Nature Fast and Nature Slow: How Life Works, from Fractions of a Second to Billions of YearsThis book is a vision of biology set within the entire timescale of the universe. It is about the timing of life, from microsecond movements to evolutionary changes over millions of years. Human consciousness is riveted to seconds, but a split-second time delay in...
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The Self-Assembling Brain: How Neural Networks Grow SmarterWhat neurobiology and artificial intelligence tell us about how the brain builds itself How does a neural network become a brain? While neurobiologists investigate how nature accomplishes this feat, computer scientists interested in artificial intelligence strive to achieve this through technology. The Self-Assembling Brain...
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A History of BiologyA comprehensive history of the biological sciences from antiquity to the modern era This book presents a global history of the biological sciences from ancient times to today, providing needed perspective on the development of biological thought while shedding light on the field's upheavals...
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Coming to Our Senses: A Boy Who Learned to See, a Girl Who Learned to Hear, and How We All Discover the WorldA neurobiologist reexamines the personal nature of perception in this groundbreaking guide to a new model for our senses. We think of perception as a passive, mechanical process, as if our eyes are cameras and our ears microphones. But as neurobiologist Susan R. Barry...
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The antibacterial of Peganum harmala, muscle relaxant, hypnotic seedsP. harmala is a famous medicinal plant used in Iraq. Various studies have shown that P. Harmala has different pharmacological and therapeutic effects. The Harmaline, Harmalol and Harmine may have pharmacodynamic effect on the central nervous system, ranged between stimulation and depression, depending on...
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The Witness of the StarsE. W. Bullinger was a 19th century English clergyman, scholar, and prolific author. He was best-known in his lifetime for the publication of a detailed Concordance and a six-part Companion Bible. In "The Witness of the Stars", first published in 1893, Bullinger takes the...
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Rebirding: Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global Conservation: Restoring Britain's WildlifeWINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON GLOBAL CONSERVATIONWinner of the Richard Jefferies Society and White Horse Book Shop Literary Prize'splendid' --Guardian'visionary' --New StatesmanRebirding takes the long view of Britain's wildlife decline, from the early taming of our landscape and its long-lost elephants...
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Think, Do, and Communicate Environmental ScienceMany students find it daunting to move from studying environmental science, to designing and implementing their own research proposals. This book provides a practical introduction to help develop scientific thinking, aimed at undergraduate and new graduate students in the earth and environmental sciences. Students...
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Handbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion ControlHandbook of MARINE CRAFT HYDRODYNAMICS AND MOTION CONTROL The latest tools for analysis and design of advanced GNC systemsHandbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion Control is an extensive study of the latest research in hydrodynamics, guidance, navigation, and control systems for marine craft....
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A History of Science: From Agriculture to Artificial IntelligenceEvery great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination - John Dewey In A History of Science, Mary Cruse takes readers on a fascinating journey through the evolution of this discipline in its many strands. From the Cradle of Civilization...
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Notes from an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and BackONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR NPR - Esquire - The Guardian - Washington Independent Review of Books "Harrowing, tender-hearted, and funny as hell." --Jenny Offill"Smart, funny, irreverent, and philosophically rich." --Wall Street Journal By the author of the award-winning To Be...
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Artificial Neural Networks for Renewable Energy Systems and Real-World ApplicationsArtificial Neural Networks for Renewable Energy Systems and Real-World Applications presents current trends for the solution of complex engineering problems in the application, modeling, analysis, and optimization of different energy systems and manufacturing processes. With growing research catering to the applications of neural networks...
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A Hiker's Guide to Trailside Plants in HawaiiAuthor: John B. HallPublisher: Mutual PublishingPublished: 01/01/2008Pages: 237Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 7.95h x 4.96w x 0.39dISBN: 9781566478724
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Global Environmental PoliticsGlobal Environmental Politics has provided an accurate, up-to-date, and unbiased understanding of the world's most pressing environmental issues for thirty years. The eighth edition continues this practice by covering critical new developments in global environmental politics and policymaking. Updated case studies on key issues...
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The Problem with Science: The Reproducibility Crisis and What to Do about ItRecent events have vividly underscored the societal importance of science, yet the majority of the public are unaware that a large proportion of published scientific results are simply wrong. The Problem with Science is an exploration of the manifestations and causes of this scientific...
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On Extinction: How We Became Estranged from NatureRealizing the link between her own estrangement from nature and the cultural shifts that led to a dramatic rise in extinctions, award-winning writer Melanie Challenger travels in search of the stories behind these losses. From an exploration of an abandoned mine in England to...
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Fusion Capitalism: A Clean Energy Vision for ConservativesFusion Capitalism is a conservative vision and platform for addressing one of mankind's biggest threats. The science of climate change is now incontrovertible, so it's time to turn threat into opportunity, ingenuity into enterprise, and leadership into American destiny. Inside, Steve Melink tells his...
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Engineering Rules: Global Standard Setting Since 1880Private, voluntary standards shape almost everything we use, from screw threads to shipping containers to e-readers. They have been critical to every major change in the world economy for more than a century, including the rise of global manufacturing and the ubiquity of the...
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Back to RealityWhat is time? What is space? What is matter? What is life? What is consciousness? These fundamental questions may seem distinct, even unrelated. However, take a closer look, and you will find that there is an essential unity to Nature. As surprising as it...
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