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"The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet—from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu—on a five-star scale. John Green’s gift for storytelling shines throughout this...
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Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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"Drawn from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, This Explains Everything presents 150 of the most deep, surprising, and brilliant explanations of how the world works, with contributions by Jared Diamond, Richard Dawkins, Nassim Taleb, Brian Eno, Steven Pinker, and more"--
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Roost Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Introduces readers to the physics and chemistry, biology and ecology behind everyday play, including creating chemical reactions, exploring gravity and friction, transforming states of matter, playing with air pressure, and much more.
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The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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The atom, The Big Bang. DNA. Natural selection. All are ideas that have revolutionized science - and all were dismissed out of hand when they first appeared. The surprises haven't stopped in recent years, and in At The Edge Of Uncertainty, bestselling author Michael Brooks investigates the radical insights that are shaping the future of scientific discovery.
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Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2016]
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IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Did you know that advancements in robotics could soon make super-powered suits a reality? Or that some people have a rare gene that gives them superstrong bones? Hold onto your cape, you're about to become an expert on the high-flying science behind super powers!"--
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NBM
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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"In her easily accessible style, Margreet de Heer visualizes science and makes it approachable for those with little knowledge of the subject. Touching a number of topics in various scientific disciplines--including math, chemistry, physics, biology, geology, and quantum theory--this work ponders questions such as "Who exclaimed "Eureka" and why? Why did Galileo get into a fight with the Church? "and "What happens when you have your DNA tested?" This...
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2019.
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English
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The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, from the brilliant mind behind the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and the #1 New York Times bestsellers 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 complex, excessive, and inadvisable that no one would ever try it. How To is a guide to the third kind of approach. It's full of highly impractical advice for everything...
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Liveright Publishing Corporation, a Division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Weaves together more than twenty letters that illuminate the author's career and his motivations for becoming a biologist, explaining how success in the sciences depends on a passion for finding a problem and solving it.
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"The world is full of mind-blowing marvels and this book uncovers our planet's most peculiar phenomena, puzzles from the past, eye-opening inventions, astonishing animals, and so much more! "--Publisher annotation.
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W W Norton Company
Pub. Date
2008.
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English
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“Wolke, longtime professor of chemistry and author of the Washington Post column Food 101, turns his hand to a Cecil Adams style compendium of questions and answers on food chemistry. Is there really a difference between supermarket and sea salt? How is sugar made? Should cooks avoid aluminum pans? Interspersed throughout Wolkes accessible and humorous answers to these and other mysteries are recipes demonstrating scientific principles. There is...
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