A thrilling account of a centuries-old rivalry - an exploration of scientific discovery and its evolution in an ever-changing and displaced world....Loe edasi...
Featuring long-awaited selections from Robert M. Pirsigs unpublished writings, from before and after Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an original collection illuminating the central theme of Pirsigs thought: “Quality”...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031991202)
This book explores the evolution of the human brain, highlighting the critical role of diet, particularly micronutrients, in shaping our cognitive development. By examining the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300246148)
A lively account of the history of our planet, from its earliest origins to the present day, told through the major geological changes and scientific breakthroughs Where has our planet come from, and what lies beneath its surface? Ho...Loe edasi...
“I found this book amazing. I read it through quickly because it was so interesting, then turned around and read much of it again.”—Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and bestselling author of Thinking Fast & Slow...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Penguin USA, ISBN-13: 9780143137344)
Whether you’re a horror fan yourself or just want to better understand the true crime craze, this volume will open your eyes to the hidden benefits of exploring the dark side of human nature. Original. Illustrations. The leading expert on th...Loe edasi...
Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin reveals the miracle by which consciousness evolved out of the natural world from the birth of the cell to the majesty of our modern minds.Like the Zen Buddhist riddle pondering the imponderable — the...Loe edasi...
Integrative Fish Biomechanics, Volume 41, the latest release in the Fish Physiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this volume presenting insightful chapters written by leading experts. Covering a wide range of to...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Sep-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009452939)
The fully updated and revised fifth edition of this highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook provides an accessible and balanced introduction to evolutionary psychology. It includes new material on female homosexuality, AI, Covid-19, and the effects...Loe edasi...
The fully updated and revised fifth edition of this highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook provides an accessible and balanced introduction to evolutionary psychology. It includes new material on female homosexuality, AI, Covid-19, and the effects...Loe edasi...
This book is an exploration of paramount significance, delving into the fundamental principles, methodologies, and cutting-edge techniques that underpin the discipline of environmental forensics. Chapters unfold a comprehensive narrative, ranging...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Sep-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Little Brown and Company, ISBN-13: 9780316577588)
Anthropomorphism is the human tendency to attribute human-like thoughts, feelings, and intentions to non-human things. It’s a cognitive bias baked into the human mind that distorts our view of the world. But it doesn’t just affect our understandi...Loe edasi...
Fear is a universal emotion and is typically depicted as a despicable one. While fear is regarded as nature’s imperfect wisdom, often undesirable, and a sign of weakness, its role in maintaining human life is overlooked. In the middle of ubi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Sep-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691231990)
An anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevity-and explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burden. Our ability to live for decades may seem like a modern luxury made possible by clean water and adva...Loe edasi...
A natural history of cheating from selfish genes to lying politiciansNature is rife with cheating. Possums play possum, feigning death to cheat predators. Crows cry wolf to scare off rivals. Amphibians and reptiles are inveterate im...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Sep-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031917622)
How life can emerge in a lifeless environment is one of the major open scientific challenges. This book pays particular attention to self-organization phenomena that might have led to the appearance of the first protocells, i.e. cell-like structur...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 12-Sep-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031998591)
This book explores the biodiversity on Earth and describes the journey of humanity across the globe. It provides a vision of the multiple expansions of the human form in multiple waves of archaic and then anatomically modern humans from Africa to...Loe edasi...
