Scatterbrain: How the mind’s mistakes make humans creative, innovative and successful by Henning Beck
$29.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
In this mind-bending book, award-winning neuroscientist Henning Beck explains why perfectionism is pointless – and argues that mistakes, missteps and flaws are the keys to success. Remember that time you messed up simple maths or forgot the name of your favourite song? What if someone told you that o ...Show more
The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman
$32.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are "you"? How do you make decisions? W ...Show more
The Best Australian Science Writing 2019 by Bianca Nogrady (Editor); Lisa Harvey-Smith (Foreword by)
$29.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE | Series: The\Best Australian Science Writing Seri Ser. | Reading Level: 4 Science
Good science writing makes us feel. It makes us delight in the discovery of a black hole munching on a star, laugh at the image of aliens puzzling over golf balls on the Moon, wonder at the mystery of the Spanish influenza's deadly rampage, grieve for baby shearwater chicks dying with plastic-filled sto ...Show more
The Nature Of Nature The Discovery of SuperWaves and How It Changes Everything by IRVING DARDIK
$29.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
What is everything made of? How do things change and how do they work? What is life? In The Nature of Nature, visionary scientist Irv Dardik tackles these questions by introducing his discovery of SuperWaves, a singular wave phenomenon whose design generates what we experience as matter, space, time, mo ...Show more
The World According to Physics by Jim Al-Khalili
$29.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE | Series: Princeton University Press
Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili offers a fascinating and illuminating look at what physics reveals about the world Shining a light on the most profound insights revealed by modern physics, Jim Al-Khalili invites us all to understand what this crucially ...Show more
The Astronomy Book - Big Ideas Simply Explained by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
$39.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE | Series: Big Ideas Simply Explained Ser.
An essential guide to milestone developments in astronomy, telling the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos--from ancient times to the present day.From planets and stars to black holes and the Big Bang, take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Featuring topics f ...Show more
Dr Karl's Surfing Safari through Science by Karl Kruszelnicki
$35.00 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
Australia's favourite science guru returns with a new haul of extraordinary stories from our incredible Universe - includes pop-up Dr Karl holograms! Dr Karl is surfing the Universe for all that's gnarly, awesome, weird and wonderful.Why is sharpening a pencil in space a risky business?What makes a suns ...Show more
Pain: The Science of the Feeling Brain by Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen
$29.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
Told through case studies and medical history, this is an enlightening, in-depth book on the fascinating science behind pain and the complexities of its treatment, by one of the leading doctors in this area.
Natural Asset Farming - Creating Productive and Biodiverse Farms by David B. Lindenmayer, Suzannah M. Macbeth, David G. Smith, Michelle L. Young
$44.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
Farm dams, creeklines, vegetation and rocky outcrops are natural assets that are essential for healthy, sustainable farms. Protecting and enhancing these elements of natural capital on farms not only supports biodiversity, but also contributes to farm productivity and to the well-being of farmers and fa ...Show more
Tales of Two Planets: Stories of Climate Change and Inequality in a Divided World by John Freeman (Editor)
$29.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
Building from his acclaimed anthology Tales of Two Americas, beloved writer and editor John Freeman draws together a group of our greatest writers from around the world to help us see how the environmental crisis is hitting some of the most vulnerable communities where they live. In the past five year ...Show more
Paris Out of Hand by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
$19.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
From the author of The Transitive Vampire comes an invitation to a strangely illuminated City of Light, Paris out of Hand. This seductively beautiful replica of a 19th-century travel book guides readers through the Paris that is, that might be, and that never was. Over 100 color and b&w illustration ...Show more
Science That Changed the World (HB) by Stuart Kumar-Terry
$19.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
History is full of men and women who asked big questions and found exciting answers. People are still making incredible discoveries about our strange and beautiful world. By questioning, guessing, observing and thinking, we have more knowledge and technology than ever before. With vibrant pictures a ...Show more