A sweeping intellectual history of games and their importance to human progress.We play games to learn about the world, to understand our minds and the...
Much has been written about the challenges tech presents to equality and democracy. But we can either criticize big data and automation or steer it...
Discover the world of science as never before in this richly illustrated guide. The history of humankind has been driven by scientific discovery. From our...
The kingdom of fungi has survived all five major extinction events. They are the architects of the natural world, integral to all life. They sustain...
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A beautiful new hardback anniversary edition of the multi-million copy sensationINCLUDES A NEW AFTERWORD FROM YUVAL NOAH HARARIWhat makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly?...
The way autoimmune disease is viewed and treated is undergoing a major change millions of people suffer from these conditions. For many patients, the key...
Congratulations! You're the proud owner of the most complex information processing device in the known universe. The human brain comes equipped with all sorts of...
English level: Pre-Intermediate A new, up-to-date course where students learn what they need to know for a career...
English level: Intermediate A new, up-to-date course where students learn what they need to know for a career...
How did we end up in a world where humans coexist with technologies we can no longer fully control or understand?George Dyson plots an unexpected...
All humans share three origins: the beginning of our individual lives, the appearance of life on Earth, and the formation of our planetary home. Wallace...
Using the papers from Einstein, Copernicus, Galilei, Kepler and Newton, this title explains how these works changed the course of science, ushering astronomy and physics...
In this fascinating foray into the millennia-long relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist and ",the world's best science communicator", (Times Literary Supplement) Neil...
'A scientific tour de force.' Dr Becky Smethurst'Highly recommended.' Tristan Gooley'Extravagantly entertaining ... warmly informative.' Lev Parikian'A fascinating look at the strange and...
The term ",metaverse", is suddenly everywhere, from debates over Fortnite to the pages of The New York Times to the speeches of Mark Zuckerberg, who...
Epigenetics upends natural selection and genetic mutation as the sole engines of evolution, and offers startling insights into our future heritable traits. In the 1700s,...
In this humane and important exploration of modern medicine, Druin Burch examines the future of medicine, our changing physicalities and the implications of longer life....
We know that our diet influences our health. But is there more to the adage ",you are what you eat?", Connecting the dots from agriculture...
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