Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic by Matt McCarthy
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: 4 Science
Physician, researcher, and ethics professor Matt McCarthy is on the front lines of a groundbreaking clinical trial testing a new antibiotic to fight lethal superbugs, bacteria that have built up resistance to the life-saving drugs in our rapidly dwindling arsenal. This trial serves as the backdrop for t ...Show more
Superhuman - Life at the Extremes of Mental and Physical Ability by Rowan Hooper
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
Sunday Times Book of the Year This is a book about what it feels like to be exceptional - and what it takes to get there. Why can some people achieve greatness when others can't, no matter how hard they try? What are the secrets of long life and happiness? Just how much potential does our species have? ...Show more
Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything by Robert Hazen
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: 4 Science
An enchanting biography of the most resonant – and most necessary – chemical element on Earth. Carbon. It's in the fibres in your hair, the timbers in your walls, the food that you eat and the air that you breathe. It's worth billions as a luxury and half a trillion as a necessity, but there are still m ...Show more
The Cat in the Box by Chris Ferrie
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science
Finally, a simplified explanation of Schrödinger's cat paradox for quantum mechanics enthusiasts! Have you been lying awake at night pondering quantum superposition? Have you fretted about how to explain its flawed interpretation? Are you a fan of Schrödinger's cat? Or do you know someone who is? This ...Show more
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements by Lisa Congdon
$37.99 AUD
Category: Science
A gorgeous nonfiction book for kids from bestselling artist and author Lisa Congdon The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements leads young readers in an exploration of all 118 known elements. From their discoveries to their uses to their special properties, this vibrant book explores all things el ...Show more
The Number of the Heavens - A History of the Multiverse and the Quest to Understand the Cosmos by Tom Siegfried
$64.99 AUD
Category: Science
One of the most controversial, cutting-edge ideas in cosmology--the possibility that there exist multiple parallel universes--in fact has a long history. Tom Siegfried reminds us that the size and number of the heavens have been contested since ancient times. His story offers deep lessons about the natu ...Show more
The Periodic Table: A visual guide to the elements by Tom Jackson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science
Which is the densest element? Which has the largest atoms? And why are some elements radioactive? From the little-known uses of gold in medicine to the development of the hydrogen bomb, this is a fresh new look at the Periodic Table.Combining cutting edge science with fascinating facts and stunning info ...Show more
The Road to Conscious Machines by Michael Wooldridge
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Pelican Bks.
In this mythbusting guide to AI past and present, one of the world's leading researchers shows why our fears for the future are misplaced The ultimate dream of artificial intelligence is to build machines that are like us: conscious and self-aware. While this remains a remote possibility, rapid progres ...Show more
The Seven Measures of the World by Piero Martin
$39.95 AUD
Category: Science
The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world "Entertaining popular science and a literate tale of why things are as they are."--Kirkus Reviews From the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the human experienc ...Show more
The Weather Machine - How We See into the Future by Andrew Blum
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
Shall we take an umbrella... or evacuate the city? The Weather Machine is about a miraculous-but-overlooked invention that helps us through our daily lives - and sometimes saves them - by allowing us to see into the future. When Superstorm Sandy hit North America, weather scientists had predicted its ar ...Show more
Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophica.. by Eric Schwitzgebel
$65.00 AUD
Category: Science
A collection of quirky, entertaining, and reader-friendly short pieces on philosophical topics that range from a theory of jerks to the ethics of ethicists.Have you ever wondered about why some people are jerks? Asked whether your driverless car should kill you so that others may live? Found a robot ado ...Show more
Third Thoughts - The Universe We Still Don't Know by Steven Weinberg
$37.99 AUD
Category: Science
"The phrase 'public intellectual' is much bandied about. Just a few real heavyweights in the world merit the title, and Steven Weinberg is preeminent among them." --Richard Dawkins "Weinberg has a knack for capturing a complex concept in a succinct, unforgettable image... One of the smartest and most di ...Show more