Hybrid Humans - Dispatches from the Frontiers of Man and Machine by Harry Parker
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
An eye-opening account of how robotics, computing and AI are altering our understanding of what it means to be human - from the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Soldier Our ever-increasing intimacy with technology is changing our bodies and our brains. What can those at the frontiers tell us about wh ...Show more
Sleeping Beauties: The Mystery of Dormant Innovations in Nature and Culture by Andreas Wagner
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Why do some of nature's marvels have to wait millions of years for their time in the sun? Life innovates constantly, producing perfectly adapted species - but there's a catch. A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF 2023 'Hopeful and fascinating.' THE TIMES Many animals and plants eke out seemingly unremark ...Show more
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming by Paul Hawken
35.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
For the first time ever, an international coalition of leading researchers, scientists and policymakers has come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. All of the techniques described here - some well-known, some you may have never heard of - are economically viable, ...Show more
This Is Your Mind On Plants: Opium-Caffeine-Mescaline by Michael Pollan
35.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: very good
Of all the many things humans rely on plants for, surely the most curious is our use of them to change consciousness- to stimulate, calm, or completely alter, the qualities of our mental experience. In This Is Your Mind On Plants, Michael Pollan explores three very different drugs - opium, caffeine, and ...Show more
Shake Puppies by Carli Davidson
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
This highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling book Shake features more than 130 photographs of adorable puppies. This brilliant, brightly colored collection truly captures the squishy cuteness of a puppy—its tousled fur, floppy ears, and endearing expression—in the moment when our tiny, wide-eyed ...Show more
Astronomy: A Visual Guide by DK
42.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Take a look through the lens and discover the beauty and science of the magnificent night sky - and beyond.This stunningly illustrated handbook is split into eight sections which cover every aspect of astronomy. Learn about the history of discoveries in the field and astronomical phenomena, from the ear ...Show more
The Alignment Problem - Machine Intelligence and Human Values by Brian Christian
29.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
How do we prevent AI working against us?
Golden Section: Nature's Greatest Secret by Scott Olsen
14.95 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
What was the golden secret known to Leonardo da Vinci, Kepler, Plato and the ancient magicians? Can there really be a key to nature and life itself? In this small but compact volume, internationally renowned divine proportion supersleuth Dr. Olsen unravels perhaps the greatest mystery of all time, a cod ...Show more
Climate Aotearoa: What's Happening and What We Can Do About It by Helen Clark (ed)
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
The science on climate change in Aotearoa New Zealand now and in the future, and what changes we all need to make. Contributions from a range of climate scientists and commentators Rob Bell, Jason Boberg, Adelia Hallett, Sophie Handford, Rhys Jones, Haylee Koroi, Matt McGlone, Jamie Morton, Rod Oram, Ji ...Show more
Anaximander: And the Nature of Science by Carlo Rovelli
29.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics tells the thrilling story of one of the greatest intellectual leaps of all time Over two millennia ago, a Greek philosopher had a number of wondrous insights that paved the way to cosmology, physics, geography, meteorology and biology, setting in ...Show more
Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia by Kuiter Rudie
19.95 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Photographic Guides
A guide for the diver, traveller, fishing enthusiast, or layperson, which aims to provide easy identification of the 222 species of fish covered. Photographs and distribution maps accompany each description, and some show juvenile and adult, or sex variations.
NeuroTribes: The legacy of autism and how to think smarter about people who think differently by Steve Silberman
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
What is autism: a devastating developmental condition, a lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more - and the future of our society depends on our understanding it. Following on from his ground ...Show more