Science is on the defensive. Half of Americans reject the theory of evolution and "Intelligent Design" campaigns are gaining ground. Classroom by classroom, creationism is overthrowing biology.
In Why Darwin Matters, bestselling author Michael...
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With a foreword by Tim Rice, this book will change the way you see the world. Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on a Friday? Why are showers always too hot or too cold? And what's the connection between a rugby player taking a conversion and...
The most accessible, entertaining, and enlightening explanation of the best-known physics equation in the world, as rendered by two of today’s leading scientists.
Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of...
Why Does Inequality...
"Coyne's knowledge of evolutionary biology is prodigious, his deployment of it as masterful as his touch is light." -Richard Dawkins
In the current debate about creationism and intelligent design, there is an element of the controversy that is...
Терри Иглтон, «Почему Маркс был прав». В этой книге Терри Иглтон оспаривает мнение о том, что марксизм мёртв и с ним покончено....
Психология
Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition and Other Confusions of Our Time. Abstract of the book
In this age of supposed scientific enlightenment, many people still believe in mind reading, past-life regression theory, New Age hokum, and alien abduction. A no-holds-barred assault on popular superstitions and prejudices, with more than 80,000...
Can drinking coffee help people live longer? What makes a stock’s price go up? Why did you get the flu? You contend with questions like these on a regular basis, but it’s unlikely you ever took a course on how to find causes or examined the...
Биология, Другие документальные
Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects
In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes—creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From...
Биология, Образовательная, прикладная, научно-популярная литература
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature’s most...