Z bosons 72, 75
Zimbabwe 12, 98, 364
zombie insects 264–5
zombies 263, 264–5
Image Credits
p. 23: The Scientific Method © Dima/Alamy Stock Photo
p. 112: The Two-Slit Experiment © Samya Jakane/Alamy Stock Vector
p. 115: Image of a Hydrogen Atom, reprinted figure with permission from A. S. Stodolna, A. Rouzée, F. Lépine, S. Cohen, F. Robicheaux, A. Gijsbertsen, J. H. Jungmann, C. Bordas, and M. J. J. Vrakking, Physical Review Letters, 110, 213001, Published 20 May 2013 © 2013 by the American Physical Society: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.213001
p. 138: The Sun’s Position in the Milky Way, courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltec
p. 156: Anatomy of the Earth © Yuri Arcurs/Alamy Stock Photo
p. 177: DNA Structure © Jawad/Alamy Stock Vector
p. 275: Structure of a Neuron Cell © KKT Madhusanka/Alamy Stock Photo
p. 279: A Network of Neurons © Siarhei Yurchanka/Alamy Stock Photo
p. 306: Timeline of Human History, illustration of the first primate © Friedrich Saurer/Alamy Stock Photo, and hominin illustration © Puwadol Jaturawutthichai/Alamy Stock Photo
p. 360: Big Five Personality Traits © Chavapong Prateep Na Thalang/Alamy Stock Vector
THE SCIENCE OF WHY WE EXIST
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