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SuperCooperators
Beyond The Survival of the Fittest: Why Cooperation, not Competition, is the Key to LifeIf life is about survival of the fittest, then why would we risk our own life to jump into a …
Virtual You
The visionary science behind the digital human twins that will enhance our health and our futureVirtual You is a panoramic account of efforts by scientists around the world to …
The Dance of Life
'Quite simply the best book about science and life that I have ever read' - Alice Roberts How does life begin? What drives a newly fertilized egg to keep dividing and growing until …
Supercooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed
"Exactly the message we need to counter the mythology of the 'rugged individual'" (Bill Moyers, Progressive Reader).Martin Nowak, one of the world's experts on evolution and game …
Frontiers of Complexity: The Search for Order in a Choatic World
"SCIENCE JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST. . . An impeccably researched, amazingly up-to-date, crisply written and well-illustrated survey."--NatureAt the cutting edge of the sciences, a …
Science Museum Stephen Hawking Genius at Work
Can Reindeer Fly?
This perennial Christmas bestseller takes a lighted-hearted scientific look at the rituals and icons of Christmas. What are the thermodynamics involved in cooking a turkey? What …
After Dolly
A timely investigation into the ethics, history, and potential of human cloning from Professor Ian Wilmut, who shocked scientists, ethicists, and the public in 1997 when his team …
Stephen Hawking Genius at Work
"This sumptuously illustrated celebration of Hawking's life captures perfectly its depth and breadth." - Marcus Chown -- A behind-the-scenes tour of the inner sanctum of one of the …
The Private Lives of Albert Einstein
This controversial account of Albert Einstein's scandalous personal life challenges the image of this genius, painting a shocking portrait that exposes him as "an adulterous, …
The Science of Harry Potter: How Magic Really Works
Behind the magic of Harry Potter--a witty and illuminating look at the scientific principles, theories, and assumptions of the boy wizard's world, newly come to life again in Harry …