Dr Karl's Surfing Safari through Science by Karl Kruszelnicki
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Category: Popular Science
Australia's favourite science guru returns with a new haul of extraordinary stories from our incredible Universe - includes pop-up Dr Karl holograms! Dr Karl is surfing the Universe for all that's gnarly, awesome, weird and wonderful.Why is sharpening a pencil in space a risky business?What makes a suns ...Show more
Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality by Venki Ramakrishnan
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Category: Popular Science
The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. Our fear of death has underpinned our religions, inspired our cultures, and also driven our science. Today we are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in our understanding of why we a ...Show more
Quantum Body: The New Science of Living a Longer, Healthier, More Vital Life by Deepak Chopra
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Category: Popular Science
What is the best way to age well and live longer?For decades, millions of people have tried to crack the secret of time and how to withstand it. The question affects the way we eat, treatments we invest in, and expensive packages sold by online gurus offering magical solutions. But without understanding ...Show more
Why We Remember: The Science of Memory and How it Shapes Us by Charan Ranganath
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Category: Popular Science
A radical re-examination of memory by pioneering neuroscientist and internationally-renowned memory researcher, Charan Ranganath. We talk about memory as a record of the past, but here's a surprising twist: we aren't supposed to remember everything. In fact, we're designed to forget. Over the course of ...Show more
42 Reasons to Hate the Universe (And One Reason Not to) by Chris Ferrie, Wade David Fairclough, Byrne LaGinestra
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Category: Popular Science
From bestselling author Chris Ferrie comes an out of this world pop science space book on how the universe is, indeed, trying to kill us all. If you've always suspected the universe was out to get you... you were right! Yes, the universe we live in is cosmically beautiful and mysterious and all that cr ...Show more
Cave of Bones A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins by Lee Berger, John Hawks
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Category: Popular Science
A true-life scientific adventure story, this thrilling book takes the reader deep into South African caves to discover fossil remains that compel a monumental reframing of the human family tree. In the summer of 2022, Lee Berger lost 50 pounds in order to wriggle though impossibly small openings in the ...Show more
The Best Australian Science Writing 2023 by Donna Lu (Editor)
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Category: Popular Science | Series: The\Best Australian Science Ser.
The annual collection — now in its thirteenth year — celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing.Should we alter animals’ DNA to save them from extinction? What secrets will old ice reveal to us about the Earth’s deep past? How is the world’s most expensive — and explosive — substance ma ...Show more
The Book of Humans - The Story of How We Became Us by Adam Rutherford
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Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
'Charming, compelling and packed with information. I learned more about biology from this short book than I did from years of science lessons. A weird and wonderful read' PETER FRANKOPAN We like to think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but is there really anything special about us that sets us apart ...Show more
Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World by Yuval Noah Harari
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Category: Popular Science
From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes an incredible new story of the human race, for younger readers. We humans aren't strong like lions, we don't swim as well as dolphins, and we definitely don't have wings! So how did we end up ruling the world? The answer to that is one of th ...Show more
Aussie STEM Stars: Michelle Simmons: Quantum computing scientist by Nova Weetman
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Category: Popular Science | Series: Aussie Stem Stars Ser.
Age range 9+Growing up in London, Michelle’s interests frequently bumped up against expectations of girls which she pushed through, including her love of playing soccer and chess, and later, her passion for science and technology. Professor Simmons is well-known for creating the field of atomic electron ...Show more
What You Need to Know About AI: A beginner s guide to what the future holds by Brian David Johnson
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Category: Popular Science
The only book you need on AI - for all curious, fact-gobbling kids age 7+.What actually is AI? Will it take over the world? And one day, will it tidy your bedroom...?In this beginner's guide, learn everything you need to know about AI, from how it helps us discover epic stuff up in space or under the se ...Show more
The Coming Wave: A.I., Power, and the 21st Century's Greatest Dilemma by Mustafa Suleyman
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Category: Popular Science
Cofounder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind sounds the alarm on the unprecedented risks to global order posed by a wave of fast-developing technologies like artificial intelligence and genetic engineeringA stark and urgent warning on the unprecedented risks that a wave of fast-developing technologie ...Show more