The Future of Everything: Big, Audacious Ideas for a Better World by Tim Dunlop
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
We are in the middle of the greatest technological revolution in history. Its epicentre lies in Silicon Valley, but its impacts are felt on all corners of the earth. It could give all of us a better quality of life and new, more cooperative ways of living. Or it could further concentrate the world's wea ...Show more
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe by Steven Novella
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
'A fantastic compendium of skeptical thinking and the perfect primer for anyone who wants to separate fact from fiction.' Richard Wiseman, author 59 Seconds 'Thorough, informative, and enlightening... If this book does not become required reading for us all, we may well see modern civilization unravel b ...Show more
Australia's Amazing Whales and Dolphins by Lauren Smith (Editor)
$19.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Australia's Amazing Animals Ser.
The Death Algorithm and Other Digital Dilemmas by Roberto Simanowski; Jefferson Chase
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Untimely Meditations Ser.
Provocative takes on cyberbullshit, smartphone zombies, instant gratification, the traffic school of the information highway, and other philosophical concerns of the Internet age.In The Death Algorithm and Other Digital Dilemmas, Roberto Simanowski wonders if we are on the brink of a society that views ...Show more
Spaceflight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiosity by DK
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science
This compelling story of exploration charts and celebrates humankind in space, from Sputnik's launch in 1957 through the Apollo Moon landings and the International Space Station to future missions to Mars and beyond. Spaceflight chronicles how, in the six decades that followed Sputnik, the world was rev ...Show more
The Intelligence Trap: Why smart people do stupid things and how to make wiser decisions by David Robson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
'As a rule, I have found that the greater brain a man has, and the better he is educated, the easier it has been to mystify him,' Houdini to Arthur Conan Doyle Smart people are not only just as prone to making mistakes as everyone else-they may be even more susceptible to them. This is the "intelligenc ...Show more
101 Ways to Go Zero Waste by Kathryn Kellogg
$27.95 AUD
Category: Science
We all know how important it is to reduce our environmental footprint, but it can be daunting to know where to begin. Enter Kathryn Kellogg, who can fit all her trash from the past two years into a 16-ounce mason jar. How? She starts by saying "no" to straws and grocery bags, and "yes" to a reusable wat ...Show more
2020 Australasian Sky Guide by Nick Lomb
$16.95 AUD
Category: Science
Compact, easy to use and reliable, this popular guide by well-known astronomer and author Dr Nick Lomb has been providing stargazers with everything they need to know about the southern night sky for over 25 years. The 2020 guide contains monthly sky maps, an Indigenous astronomy section, viewing tips a ...Show more
Wildhood by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Kathryn Bowers
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
A revelatory investigation of human and animal adolescence and young adulthood from the New York Times bestselling authors of Zoobiquity. Teenagers- behind the banter, the tediously repetitive games and clicks, the shouting and screaming, the fast living, and the strutting and preening lie the rules of ...Show more
A Water Story - Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future by Geoff Beeson
$69.99 AUD
Category: Science
Freshwater scarcity is a critical challenge, with social, economic, political and environmental consequences. Water crises in Australia have already led to severe restrictions being applied in cities, drought ravaging farmlands, and the near-terminal decline of some rivers and wetlands. A Water Storypr ...Show more
The 100% Solution - A Plan for Solving Climate Change by Solomon Goldstein-Rose
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
"An important frame of reference for everyone seeking to address the greatest threat to our children and future generations." --US Rep. Jim McGovern The world must reach negative greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in order to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. This is not a goal that c ...Show more
Lost Feast - Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food (HB) by Lenore Newman
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
A rollicking exploration of the history and future of our favorite foods.When we humans love foods, we love them a lot. In fact, we have often eaten them into extinction, whether it is the megafauna of the Paleolithic world or the passenger pigeon of the last century. In Lost Feast, food expert Lenore N ...Show more