Data Grab: The new Colonialism of Big Tech and how to fight back by Ulises A. Mejias, Nick Couldry
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
If you're not paying for the product, then you are the product. In the past, colonialism was a landgrab of natural resources, exploitative labour and private property from developing countries. It made shiny promises to modernise and civilise, but actually sought to control. It made native populations s ...Show more
Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin and the Victorian War Between Science and Religion by Michael Taylor
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
Impossible Monsters is the captivating story of the discovery of the dinosaurs and how it upended our understanding of the origins of the world - overturning the literal reading of the Bible, liberating science from the shackles of religion, and giving birth to the secular age.In 1811, a twelve-year-old ...Show more
The Intuition Toolkit: The New Science of Knowing What without Knowing Why by Joel Pearson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
Five easy rules for developing intuition, based on trailblazing research by a top Australian neuroscientist. Learn when it’s safe to rely on intuition in decision-making and when it’s not. Intuition has saved lives and averted disasters, and it also lies behind countless innovative decisions. Steve Jobs ...Show more
Why Am I Like This?: The Science Behind Your Weirdest Thoughts & Habits by Jen Martin
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science
Why can’t I stop taking photos? Why do I always feel like I’m missing out? Why can’t I remember why I walked into this room? In Why Am I Like This?, Dr. Jen Martin delves into the science behind our strangest thoughts and habits, from why smells make us homesick to why we stick our tongues out when we’r ...Show more
Every Living Thing by Jason Roberts
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
"The dramatic, globe-spanning and meticulously-researched story of two scientific rivals and their race to survey all life. In the 18th century, two men dedicated their lives to the same daunting task: identifying and describing all life on Earth. Their approaches could not have been more different. Car ...Show more
When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness by David M. Peña-Guzmán
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science
Arc humans the only dreamers on Earth? What goes on in the minds of animals when they sleep? David Peña-Guzmán brings together the latest behavioral and neuroscientific research on animal sleep with philosophical theories of dreaming, showing how dreams provide an invaluable window into the cognitive a ...Show more
The Mind of a Bee by Lars Chittka
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
Most of us are aware of the hive mind--the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities ...Show more
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
$59.99 AUD
Category: Science
A BEAUTIFUL NEW HARDBACK ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE MULTI-MILLION COPY SENSATION WITH A NEW AFTERWORD FOR YUVAL NOAH HARARI A beautiful new hardback anniversary edition of the multi-million copy sensation INCLUDES A NEW AFTERWORD FROM YUVAL NOAH HARARI What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What ...Show more
Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
Feeling anxious, powerless or confused about the future of our planet? This book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems - and how we can solve them We are bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won't be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, that ...Show more
Elemental - How Five Elements Changed Earth's Past and Will Shape Our Future by Stephen Porder
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science
An ecologist explores how life itself shapes Earth using the elemental constituents we all share It is rare for life to change Earth, yet three organisms have profoundly transformed our planet over the long course of its history. Elemental reveals how microbes, plants, and people used the fundamental ...Show more
Diamonds Everywhere - Awe-Inspiring Astronomy Discoveries by Tom Kerss; Royal Observatory Greenwich; Collins Astronomy
$37.99 AUD
Category: Science
Answers to the mysteries of the cosmos for inquiring minds. Explore the entire cosmos in 101 fascinating topics - from mind-blowing numbers, astonishing sights, to strange-but-true discoveries and everything in between. Feed your cosmic curiosity with this comprehensive guide to the Universe, featuring ...Show more
Ultrawild : An Audacious Plan to Rewild Every City on Earth by Steve Mushin
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
Mind-bendingly original and full of intricate illustrations, Ultrawild is totally unique, containing over one hundred outrageously funny, scientifically plausible inventions for rewilding cities and saving the planet. Join maverick inventor Steve Mushin as he tackles climate change with an avalanche of ...Show more