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  • Evolutions

    Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World

    par Oren Harman ...
    'Daring, learned and humane... A revelatory restoration of wonder' Stephen Greenblatt.We no longer think, like the ancient Chinese did, that the world was hatched from an egg, or, like the Maori, that it came from the tearing-apart of a love embrace. The Greeks told of a tempestuous Hera and a cunning Zeus, but we now use genes and natural selection to explain fear and desire, and physics to ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • Evolutions

    Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World

    par Oren Harman ...
    "An absolute joy to read . . . it is Harman's skill in blending contemporary science and traditional storytelling that makes this book truly brilliant." —Randy Rosenthal, New York Journal of BooksWe no longer think, like the ancient Chinese did, that the world was hatched from an egg, or, like the Maori, that it came from the tearing-apart of a love embrace. The Greeks told of a tempestuous Hera ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD

  • The Price of Altruism

    George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness

    par Oren Harman ...
    "Enthralling." —Frans de Waal, New York Times Book ReviewSurvival of the fittest or survival of the nicest? Since the dawn of time man has contemplated the mystery of altruism, but it was Darwin who posed the question most starkly. From the selfless ant to the stinging bee to the man laying down his life for a stranger, evolution has yielded a goodness that in theory should never be.Set against ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

  • Metamorphosis

    A Natural and Human History

    par Oren Harman ...
    **A search for the meaning of one of nature's greatest riddles: why do so many creatures transform?“Beautiful... Entertaining... Inspiring.”—Nature“A meditation on transformation . . . Warm [and] empathetic . . . wonderful.”****—Science“Startling . . . astounding . . . Animated by wonder.”—MIT's Undark“Steeped in wonderment. . . hauntingly timely.”**—Washington Independent Review of Books“How many ... En savoir plus

    $25.99 CAD

  • Evoluzioni

    Quindici miti che spiegano il nostro mondo

    par Oren Harman ...
    Traduit par Davide Fassio ...
    Per descrivere le inspiegabili forze degli elementi naturali, cercare un senso alla propria presenza nel mondo e interrogarsi sui misteri della vita e della morte, l'uomo ha sempre fatto ricorso ai miti: ingenui, suggestivi, terrificanti, meravigliosi. Poi è stato il momento della scienza, che ha imparato a leggere il libro della Natura, svelandone con disarmante razionalità i più oscuri recessi. ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Outsider Scientists

    Routes to Innovation in Biology

    Modifié par Oren Harman, Michael R. Dietrich ...
    Outsider Scientists describes the transformative role played by “outsiders” in the growth of the modern life sciences. Biology, which occupies a special place between the exact and human sciences, has historically attracted many thinkers whose primary training was in other fields: mathematics, physics, chemistry, linguistics, philosophy, history, anthropology, engineering, and even literature. ... En savoir plus

    $45.99 CAD

  • Dreamers, Visionaries, and Revolutionaries in the Life Sciences

    Modifié par Oren Harman, Michael R. Dietrich ...
    What are the conditions that foster true novelty and allow visionaries to set their eyes on unknown horizons? What have been the challenges that have spawned new innovations, and how have they shaped modern biology? In Dreamers, Visionaries, and Revolutionaries in the Life Sciences, editors Oren Harman and Michael R. Dietrich explore these questions through the lives of eighteen exemplary ... En savoir plus

    $47.99 CAD

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    Metamorphosis

    A Natural and Human History

    par Oren Harman ...
    Lu par Jefferson Mays ...

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    10 heure 58 min

    A search for the meaning of one of nature's greatest riddles: why do so many creatures transform?“How many creatures walking on this earth / Have their first being in another form?” the Roman poet Ovid asked two thousand years ago. He could not have known the full extent of the truth: today, biologists estimate a stunning three-quarters of all animal species on Earth undergo some form of ... En savoir plus

    $35.99 CAD

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    Evolutions

    Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World

    par Oren Harman ...
    Lu par Oren Harman ...

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    5 heure 49 min

    We don't think anymore, like the ancient Chinese did, that the world was hatched from an egg, or, like the Maori, that it came from the tearing apart of a love embrace. The Greeks told of a tempestuous Hera and a cunning Zeus, but we now use genes and natural selection to explain fear and desire, and physics to demystify the workings of the universe.Evolutions brings to life the latest scientific ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

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    Perception

    How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds

    Lu par Angela Dawe ...

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    7 heure 13 min

    A groundbreaking popular psychology book that explores the deep connection between our body and our brain.Over decades of study, University of Virginia psychologist Dennis Proffitt has shown that we are each living our own personal version of Gulliver’s Travels, where the size and shape of the things we see are scaled to the size of our bodies, and our ability to interact with them. Stairs look ... En savoir plus

    $30.99 CAD

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    Proof!

    How the World Became Geometrical

    par Amir Alexander ...
    Lu par Jonathan Todd Ross ...

    Version Longue

    10 heure 47 min

    An eye-opening narrative of how geometric principles fundamentally shaped our worldOne night in 1661, Nicholas Fouquet, a superintendent under Louis XIV, was arrested. His crime was peculiar: he had dared to construct a grand geometrical garden. In doing so, he violated an irrefutable hierarchy: that geometry, in its perfection, was a testament to divine right. The elegant, symmetrical designs ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

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    The Sentient Machine

    The Coming Age of Artificial Intelligence

    par Amir Husain ...
    Lu par Simon Jones ...

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    5 heure 45 min

    “A must-read for anyone looking to understand how artificial intelligence is poised to transform human society and life.” —Paul Scharre, Author of Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceThe future is now. Acclaimed technologist and inventor Amir Husain explains how we can live amidst the coming age of sentient machines and artificial intelligence—and not only survive, but ... En savoir plus

    $25.99 CAD