Applied Sciences
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Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life
$21.99 Add to cartAt the heart of the universe is a steady, insistent beat, the sound of cycles in sync. Along the tidal rivers of Malaysia, thousands of fireflies congregate and flash in unison; the moon spins in perf… [more below]
- Author: Strogatz, Steven H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 14 2004
- ISBN10: 0786887214
- Language: English
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The Science of Golf: The Math, Technology, and Data
$16.99 Read moreThe perfect gift for golf enthusiasts of all experience levels!
In The Science of Golf, seasoned sports broadcaster Will Haskett examines the science behind the beloved sport of golf. The author cover… [more below]- Author: Haskett, Will
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1510771859
- Language: English
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The Case for Mars
$18.00 Add to cartThe Case for Mars makes living in space seem more possible than ever in this updated 25th anniversary edition, featuring the latest information on the planet’s exploration and the drive to send humans… [more below]
- Author: Zubrin, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1982172924
- Language: English
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Science and Cooking: Physics Meets Food, from Homemade to Haute Cuisine
$35.00 Add to cartThe spectacular culinary creations of modern cuisine are the stuff of countless articles and social media feeds. But to a scientist they are also perfect pedagogical explorations into the basic scient
- Author: Brenner, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 0393634922
- Language: English
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Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
$15.99 Add to cartSometimes explosive, often delicious, occasionally poisonous, and always fascinating: the New York Times bestselling author of Stuff Matters offers an “entertaining discussion of the various ways our … [more below]
- Author: Miodownik, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 11 2020
- ISBN10: 0358108454
- Language: English
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Algorithms to Live by: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
$33.99 Add to cartAn exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind.
What should we do, or leave undo- Author: Christian, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 19 2016
- ISBN10: 1627790365
- Language: English
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The Physics of Baseball: Third Edition, Revised, Updated, and Expanded
$16.99 Add to cartBlending scientific fact and sports trivia, Robert Adair examines what a baseball or player in motion does-and why. How fast can a batted ball go? What effect do stitch patterns have on wind resistanc… [more below]
- Author: Adair, Robert K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 07 2002
- ISBN10: 0060084367
- Language: English
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Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
$21.99 Add to cartRepackaged with a new afterword, this “valuable and entertaining” (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature’s best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems.
Biomi
- Author: Benyus, Janine M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 17 2002
- ISBN10: 0060533226
- Language: English
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Chemistry for Breakfast: The Amazing Science of Everyday Life
$18.95 Add to cartFINALIST for the Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books
“This book shows that chemistry is not just relevant to life; it’s really, really interesting.”-Foreword Reviews, STARRED review
A perfect b
- Author: Nguyen-Kim, Mai Thi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 30, 2022
- ISBN10: 1778400329
- Language: English
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You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It’s Making the World a Weirder Place
$19.99 Add to cart“A deft, informative, and often screamingly funny primer on the ways that machine learning can (and often does) go wrong.” –Margaret Harris, Physics World
“You look like a thing and I love you” is on… [more below]- Author: Shane, Janelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 23 2021
- ISBN10: 316525227
- Language: English
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The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect
$21.99 Add to cartA Turing Award-winning computer scientist and statistician shows how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intelligence
“Correlation is not causation.”- Author: Pearl, Judea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1541698967
- Language: English
