Natural sciences
Air-Borne
The fascinating, untold story of the air we breathe, the hidden life it contains, and invisible dangers that can turn the world upside down
Every day we draw in two thousand gallons of air—and thousands of living things. From the ground to the stratosphere, the air teems with invisible life. This last great biological frontier remains so mysterious that it took over two years for scientists
€16.00 excl tax
Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space
A thrilling nonfiction tour of the cosmos that brings the universe down to Earth, from one of the all-time masters of science fiction.
No one makes sense out of science like Isaac Asimov. Are you puzzled by pulsars? Baffled by black holes? Bewildered by the big bang? If so, here are succinct, crystal-clear answers to more than one hundred of the most significant questions abou
€4.10 excl tax
Humans
An exhilarating journey through the most creative and catastrophic f**k ups in human history, from our very first ancestor falling out of that tree, to the most spectacular fails of the present day. Perfect for fans of Sarah Knight and Giles Milton. This is HUMANS. In the seventy thousand years that modern human beings have walked this earth, we've come a long way. Art, science, culture, trade - o
€7.50 excl tax
Fractals: On The Edge Of Chaos
What are fractals? Why are they such fun? How do you make one? Why is a dripping tap not as random as it seems? What is chaos? Is the Mandelbrot Set really the most complex object in mathematics?
In this beautifully illustrated book, fractal-hunter Oliver Linton takes us on a fascinating journey into the mathematics of fractals and chaos, diving into many kinds of self- similar structures to rev
€4.60 excl tax
Numbers: To Infinity and Beyond
What are numbers? Where do they come from? Are there different kings of number? Why was Pythagoras fascinated by triangular and square numbers? Is there a link between perfect numbers and primes?
In this enlightening illustrated pocket book, mathemagician Oliver Linton reveals the wonderful world of numbers, visiting the questions and answers of great number theorists along the way, from Euclid
€4.10 excl tax
Sacred Geometry
Is there a secret visual language all around us? What´s so special about the shape of the Great Pyramid? Why is there something so sexy about circles? How many ways can you tile the plane?
Lavishly illustrated by the author, this enchanting small introduction to one of the oldest and most widely-used ancient traditions on Earth will forever change the way you look at a triangle, arch, window, fa
€4.60 excl tax
Fear
It's been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we're a more fearful society than ever before. Yet fear, and the panic it produces, have long been driving forces - perhaps the driving force - of world history: fear of God, of famine, war, disease, poverty, and other people. In Fear: An Alternative History of the World, Robert Peckham considers the impact of fea
€19.90 excl tax
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION FINALIST • THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved, offering a paradigm shift in our thinking about what the female body is, how it came to be, and how this evolution still shapes all our lives today
“A page-turning whistle-stop tour of mammalian developmen
€6.70 excl tax
Time Expansion Experiences: The Psychology of Time Perception and the Illusion of Linear Time
Have you ever been in an accident and felt that time slowed down? Have you felt time stretch radically, or even apparently disappear, in a state of deep meditation?
Psychologist Dr Steve Taylor calls these Time Expansion Experiences, and in this book he shares his years of research into this life-changing phenomenon.
Most of us will have experienced a TEE, an experience of time slowing do
€11.00 excl tax
Raccoons
The word raccoon is drawn from the Native American Algonquian language. Their term arakun roughly translates to "he who scratches with his hands." Anyone who has found a raccoon rummaging around in a once securely closed trash container can attest to how skilful raccoons are with their front paws. In fact, they have four times as many sensory receptors in their forepaw skin as they do in their hin
€9.30 excl tax
Wise Animals
A brilliantly original exploration of humanity's intimate relationship with technology, from the emergence of our species to the emergence of AI and beyond.
€7.50 excl tax
How Life Works
Drawing on recent discoveries and insights, How Life Works outlines a new vision of our understanding of life for the 21st century.
€9.70 excl tax
Why We Remember
THE UNFORGETTABLE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Popular science at its best: entertaining and thought-provoking.' FINANCIAL TIMES
'You don't have to be a victim to your past and the way you used to think . . . A wonderful book.' DR RANGAN CHATTERJEE
'A radically new and engaging
€7.50 excl tax
Space Oddities
An eye-opening and accessible account of the latest as-yet-inexplicable phenomena of the universe - oddities that could transform our understanding of the fundamental nature of reality.
€7.50 excl tax
In Search Of Schrodinger's Cat
'A primer for the magical, near inexplicable world of quantum mechanics... Mind-blowing' Dara O Briain
Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it underpins all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no molecular biology, no understanding of DNA, no genetic engineering, no computers.
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€8.40 excl tax
Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age
From the author of The Immortal King Rao, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, a personal and provocative exploration of how technology companies have both fulfilled and exploited the human desire for understanding
When it was released to the public in November 2022, ChatGPT awakened the world to a secretive project: teaching AI-powered machines to write. Its creators had a sweeping ambition—to
€10.10 excl tax
Amazing Facts About Baby Animals
A whimsically illustrated collection of fascinating, surprising, and funny facts about baby animals and their parents, from the author of The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts. Who doesn't love baby animals? Amazing Facts About Baby Animals is an adorable celebration of all kinds of fuzzy, fluffy, scaly, and feathery animal babies and their parents. This charming collection by
€7.50 excl tax
The Botanic Garden: The world's greatest botanical sanctuaries
This rich and beautiful guide from bestselling garden writer Ambra Edwards explores the most magnificent botanic havens from every continent across the world.
There has never been a better time to celebrate botanic gardens. From Brooklyn and San Francisco, to Colombia and Brazil; Oxford and Kew, to Cape Town and Mauritius; Norway and Germany, to Sydney and Thailand, discover surprising diversity
€20.40 excl tax
Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life
Boken skildrar den vetenskapliga rivaliteten mellan Carl von Linné och Georges-Louis de Buffon på 1700-talet, där de båda strävade efter att katalogisera allt liv på jorden. Roberts utforskar deras motsatta synsätt på naturen och hur deras idéer har påverkat den moderna biologin och synen på mänskligheten.
€8.90 excl tax
Empire of AI
From a brilliant longtime AI insider with intimate access to the world of Sam Altman's OpenAI from the beginning, an eye-opening account of arguably the most fateful tech arms race in history, reshaping the planet in real time, from the cockpit of the company that is driving the frenzy
When AI expert and investigative journalist Karen Hao first began covering OpenAI in 2019, she thought they were
€11.00 excl tax
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