Philosophy & Social Aspects
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Science, the Endless Frontier
$14.95 Add to cartThe classic case for why government must support science–with a new essay by physicist and former congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from science today
Science, the Endless Frontier is rec- Author: Bush, Vannevar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 691186626
- Language: English
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The Quick Fix: Why Fad Psychology Can’t Cure Our Social Ills
$25.00 Add to cartAn investigative journalist exposes the many holes in today’s bestselling behavioral science, and argues that the trendy, TED-Talk-friendly psychological interventions will never be enough to truly ad
- Author: Singal, Jesse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1250829461
- Language: English
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Science Fictions
$24.99 Add to cartAn insider’s view of science reveals why many scientific results cannot be relied upon – and how the system can be reformed.
Science is how we understand the world. Yet failures in peer review and mis- Author: Ritchie, Stuart
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: December 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1250841860
- Language: English
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Philosophy of Biology: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartOver the last forty years the philosophy of biology has emerged as an important sub-discipline of the philosophy of science. Covering some of science’s most divisive topics, such as philosophical issu… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Okasha, Samir
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: February 01 2020
- ISBN10: 019880699X
- Language: English
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The Joy of Science
$16.95 Add to cartQuantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili reveals how 8 lessons from the heart of science can help you get the most out of life
Today’s world is unpredictable a- Author: Al-Khalili, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 0691211574
- Language: English
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Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices
$30.00 Add to cartHow to live a morally decent life in the midst of today’s constant, complex choices
In a world of often confusing and terrifying global problems, how should we make choices in our everyday lives? D… [more below]- Author: Rieder, Travis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0593471970
- Language: English
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The Magic of Reality: How We Know What’s Really True
$18.99 Add to cartAn elegant, text-only edition of the New York Times bestseller that’s been hailed as the definitive authority on…everything.
Richard Dawkins, bestselling author and the world’s most celebrated evolu- Author: Dawkins, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 11 2012
- ISBN10: 1451675046
- Language: English
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Free Will
$15.00 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Faith, a thought-provoking, “brilliant and witty” (Oliver Sacks) look at the notion of free will–and the implications that it is an illusion. … [more below]
- Author: Harris, Sam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: March 06 2012
- ISBN10: 1451683405
- Language: English
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Meditations
$14.99 Read moreThe Meditations are a set of personal reflections by Marcus Aurelius. He writes about the vicissitudes of his own life and explores how to live wisely and virtuously in an unpredictable world.
Part of- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1529015022
- Language: English
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Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind
$20.00 Add to cart“Enthralling . . . breathtaking . . . Metazoa brings an extraordinary and astute look at our own mind’s essential link to the animal world.” —The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)
“A great- Author: Godfrey-Smith, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 1250800269
- Language: English
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Serendipity: The Unexpected in Science
$27.95 Read moreFrom the bestselling author of Imperfection, a theory of uncertainty as the very core of the scientific method–and the essence of its wonder.
How many times have we looked for something and found som- Author: Pievani, Telmo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0262049155
- Language: English
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Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin’s Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives
$22.00 Add to cartWith stories that entertain as much as they inform, renowned evolutionist David Sloan Wilson outlines the basic principles of evolution and shows how, when properly understood, they can illuminate the… [more below]
- Author: Wilson, David Sloan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 26 2007
- ISBN10: 385340923
- Language: English
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Into the Groove: The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl
$18.00 Read more‘By mixing lo-fi charm into hi-fi science Into the Groove captures all the wonder and absurdity of its subject, jumping and skipping with real analogue delight.’ – Sunday Times
The story of recorded so- Author: Scott, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1472979834
- Language: English
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The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality
$19.00 Add to cartA brilliant new theory of the mind that upends our understanding of how the brain interacts with the world
“This thoroughly readable book will convince you that the brain and the world are partners in- Author: Clark, Andy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0525567259
- Language: English
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The Bright Side: How Optimists Change the World, and How You Can Be One
$29.99 Add to cartIn the thought-provoking tradition of Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now and Yuval Noah Harari’s Homo Deus, a fascinating and reassuring look at the philosophy, psychology, and practice of optimism, an… [more below]
- Author: Paul-Choudhury, Sumit
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 166803140X
- Language: English
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The Endless Refrain: Memory, Nostalgia, and the Threat to New Music
$19.99 Read moreA veteran music journalist argues that the rise of music streaming and the consolidation of digital platforms is decimating the musical landscape, with dire consequences for the future of our culture… [more below]
- Author: Rowell, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 168589139X
- Language: English
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Una Buena Vida / The Good Life (Spanish Edition)
$22.95 Add to cartCuál es la clave de una buena vida? Hace más de ocho décadas, la universidad de Harvard puso en marcha el mayor estudio realizado hasta la fecha. Eligieron a cientos de personas y durante años es
- Author: Schulz, Marc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 6073902336
- Language: Spanish
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The Path to Singularity: How Technology Will Challenge the Future of Humanity
$32.95 Read moreIn a rapidly changing world, are we on the brink of creating technology that outpaces our ability to control it?
Astrophysicist J. Craig Wheeler, former president of the American Astronomical Society,
- Author: Wheeler, J. Craig
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1493085433
- Language: English
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Science: The Definitive Visual Guide
$50.00 Add to cartDelve into the story of science – from astronomy and biology to geology and mathematics – with this illustrated guide to the great scientists, discoveries, and inventions that shaped our world.
Going- Series: DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 520
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0744045614
- Language: English
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Ears to the Ground: Adventures in Field Recording & Electronic Music
$20.00 Add to cartFrom the cacophonous surrounds of London to the sea stacks of Orkney, via the abandoned military facilities of the Suffolk coast and the watery expanses of the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, from the qu… [more below]
- Author: Murphy, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1913231526
- Language: English
