Discover how our universe came to be in this delightful new picture book from the #1 science author for kids! First the quark then the particle First atom then the molecule First the sun then the solar system First the earth then the...
Human evolution
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Author:Ferrie, ChrisSummary: - Author:Schrödinger, ErwinSummary:
Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century.
- Author:Wilson, Edward O.Summary:
Wilson boldly addresses age-old questions (Where did we come from? What are we? Where are we going?) while delving into the biological sources of morality, religion, and the creative arts.
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Author:Darwin, CharlesSummary:The first mature and persuasive work to explain the process of natural selection.
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Author:Tattersall, IanSummary:Nothing fascinates us more than explorations of human origins, and nobody tells the story better than Ian Tattersall. What makes us so different' How did we get this way' How do we know' And what exactly are we' These questions are what...
- Author:Swingle, Mari K.Summary:
Many of us would no more go out without our cell phone than we would leave the house without clothes. We live our lives on social media, and PDAs, tablets, computers and other devices are completely integrated into our global culture....
- Author:Swingle, Mari K.Summary:
Engaging and scientifically rigorous, this fully updated edition of i-Minds explores screen-based technology's assimilation into our lives, pondering them as both godsend and plague, demonstrating how constant connectivity is changing...
- Author:Rutherford, AdamSummary:
Race is not a biological reality. Racism thrives on our not knowing this. Racist pseudoscience is on the rise-fueling hatred, feeding nationalism, and seeping into our discourse on everything from sports to intelligence. Even the well-...
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Author:Changizi, MarkSummary:The scientific consensus is that our ability to understand human speech has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. After all, there are whole portions of the brain devoted to human speech. We learn to understand speech too quickly...
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Author:Suzuki, David T.Summary:This book "takes an unflinching look at where we are at this unprecedented moment in history. It reveals that a clear and present environmental danger is staring us in the face - but there is good news. We still have time to avoid...
- Author:Pattison, KermitSummary:
"A rip-roaring tale, Fossil Men is one of those rare books that can be a prism through which to view the world, exposing the fabric of the Earth and illuminating the Tree of Life."--New York Times bestselling author Peter...
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Author:Larsen, Clark SpencerSummary: - Author:Sengoopta, ChandakSummary:
In this course, University of Longon professor Chandak Sengoopta examines the major themes of Darwin's works and explores their diverse, often contradictory impacts on science and society from 1859 to the present.
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Author:Quinnett, PaulSummary:In this follow-up to his widely acclaimed Pavlov's Trout, internationally recognized psychologist and 50-year fisherman Paul Quinnett, Ph.D., explores the evolutionary foundations of fishing and why so many people have such a strong...
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Author:Hill, LawrenceSummary:Selected for The Globe 100 Books in 2013. With the 2013 CBC Massey Lectures, bestselling author Lawrence Hill offers a provocative examination of the scientific and social history of blood, and on the ways that it unites and divides us...
- Author:Heying, Heather, Weinstein, BretSummary:
A provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and our modern woes and what we can do about it. We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet we are listless, divided, and...
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Author:Rutherford, AdamSummary:"An effervescent work, brimming with tales and confounding ideas carried in the 'epic poem in our cells.'"-Guardian In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species-births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration...
