Science

"Humans are very adaptible: We can fix this. But the opportunity to do so will not last for long. We must start today.…

Earthquakes: not just for San Francisco anymore. Natural faultlines can be inactive for centuries; New England is due…

What really happens when royal families interbreed? How exactly does death by molten gold work? Can you actually crush…

An introduction for the busy yet curious. Want to get beyond everyone's go-to small talk? Or answer your four-year-old's…

In this new evolutionary history, geneticist Adam Rutherford explores the profound paradox of the human animal. Looking…

Poop is...well...poopy! But besides just being waste, it also serves an important and fascinating purpose. Who Gives a…

In this international bestseller, renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Daniel Kahneman,…

As of 2018, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office had granted its ten millionth patent. But with over 500,000 applications…

Drawing on the work of a wide range of thinkers from Georges Bataille to Donna Haraway, Pettman explores the…

Pangolins are adorable little scaled mammals that have been poached and trafficked for years to use their scales in…

A concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global.…

Bracingly intellectual, this book by a philosophy professor makes the argument that all higher meaning and purpose…

Have you ever wondered what exactly is going through your cat's head? Well, now you can try to ask your cat for…

In this timely new book, author Johann Hari explains the various factors that contribute to our distractedness as a…

Discover the true power of the human brain through the misunderstood relations of boredom and forgetfulness. In these…

In an impassioned defense of intellectual freedom and a clarion call to intellectual responsibility, Galileo’s Middle…

The animal world is full of sex. Even now creatures around the world are preening feathers, dancing elaborate attraction…

In We Have No Idea, Jorge Cham, PhD., and particle physicist Daniel Whiteson hilariously explain some of the biggest…

What is it about certain shapes that create associations and build aesthetic? What is it about shapes such as the…

When Borstel wrote this, he was studying to be a cardiologist. This book is a meditation on his studies, written in an…

Psychology—the study of the mind—has a history going back to Ancient Greece. Key concepts are explained here briefly…

In 1972, three scientists from MIT created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and production.…

An open and honest examination of the ethics of the medical industry and the impact they have in modern society. With…

What is to be done? 35 essays from the last 100 years, covering all main aspects of climate change. Calls to action from…

Data is everywhere... the real challenge is understanding it. From understanding the percentage probability that it…

A science book like no other, The Where, the Why, and the How turns loose 75 of today's hottest artists onto life's vast…

Reveals the carbon cost of everything we do and shows how to slash your own carbon footprint by 80% to 2.5 tonnes per…

As a society, we obsess over our health, our bodies, and death. From eating more kale to anti-aging products or…

For animal lovers everywhere, this book combines the best aspects of a field guide with the best aspects of a…

In this comprehensive yet concise little book, dive into the history of science and discover how discoveries…