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In Waves in an Impossible Sea, physicist Matt Strassler tells a startling tale of elementary particles, human experience, and empty space. He begins with a simple mystery of …
The long history of one of physics' most enticing ideas: that the universe we know isn't the only one? Our books, our movies-our imaginations-are obsessed with extra dimensions, …
A top scholar reveals the most complete picture to date of how early human speech led to the languages we use today The emergence of language began with the apelike calls of our …
From one of America's top physicians, a "riveting," "fascinating," and "timely" (Nature) history of risk in medicine Every medical decision--whether to have chemotherapy, an …
The first biography of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose As a little boy, Roger Penrose and his father discovered a sundial in a …
In Then I Am Myself the World, Christof Koch explores the only thing we directly experience: consciousness. At the book's heart is integrated-information theory, the idea that the …
How the path from climate change to a habitable future winds through the world's forests In recent years, planting a tree has become a catchall to represent "doing something good …
A leading astronomer and gifted teacher takes readers on a wondrous tour of how science confronts the big questions--about the universe's origins, destiny, and fundamental …
A New York Times-bestselling astrophysicist and a Nobel laureate describe the quest to discover how and where the universe breathed life into matter For a long time, scientists …
A bold defense of the internet, arguing that attempts to fix and regulate it are often misguided The internet stands accused of dividing us, spying on us, making us stupid, and …