The Evolution of Co-Operation by Robert Axelrod
$30.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Penguin Press Science Ser.
How can co-operation emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists - whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals - when there is no central authority to police their actions? This title explores this question, and its implications in this age of nuclear weapons and arms talks.
AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future by Kai-Fu Lee, Chen Qiufan
$38.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
New York Times bestselling non-fiction author joins forces with a celebrated science-fiction novelist to blend imaginative storytelling and scientific forecasting to ask how artificial intelligence will change our world over the next 20 years. In this ground-breaking blend of imaginative storytelling an ...Show more
News and How to Use It: What to Believe in a Fake News World by Alan Rusbridger
$25.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A society that isn't sure what's true can't function, but increasingly we no longer seem to know who or what to believe. We're barraged by a torrent of lies, half-truths and propaganda: how do we even identify good journalism any more?At a moment of existential crisis for the news industry, in our age o ...Show more
The Oracle of Night: The History and Science of Dreams by Sidarta Ribeiro
$40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A ground-breaking history of the human mind told through our experience of dreams - from the earliest accounts to current scientific findings - and the essential role of dreams in the formation of who we are and the world we have made.What is a dream? Why do we dream? How do our bodies and minds use dre ...Show more
Break the Internet: In Pursuit of Influence by Olivia Yallop
$37.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Old media is over. The internet reigns. And in today's attention economy, influencers are kings. But who are they ... and how do you become one? Break the Internet takes a deep dive into the influencer industry, tracing its evolution from blogging and legacy social media such as Tumblr to today's world ...Show more
Elastic - The Power of Flexible Thinking by Leonard Mlodinow
$28.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
What do Pokemon Go and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein have in common? Why do some businesses survive, and others fail at the first sign of change? What gives the human brain the edge over computers?The answer- Elastic Thinking. It's an ability we all possess, and one that we can all learn to hone in order ...Show more
Emotional: The New Thinking about Feelings by Leonard Mlodinow
$40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
We've been told we need to master our emotions and think rationally to succeed. But cutting-edge science shows that feelings are every bit as important to our success as thinking You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how to influence people, and not one of them coul ...Show more
Splitting: The inside story on headaches by Amanda Ellison
$25.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
'An insightful, entertaining book' - Daily MailWritten by a leading neuroscientist, Splitting tells the fascinating true story about headaches, and the secrets they reveal about your brain and overall health. Did you know...- chocolate doesn't give you a headache - and may in fact prevent one happening? ...Show more
IFLScience! How to F***ing Save the Planet: The Brighter Side of the Fight Against Climate Change by Jennifer Crouch
$23.00 NZD
Category: Environment
A serious guide to the climate crisis with a humorous twist. The book includes rigorous scientific details to explain the issues that we face, while brightening the mood with humorous quotes, photos and illustrations. If you are a decent human being who believes in science, then IFLScience! How to F***i ...Show more
Toxic - A History of Nerve Agents, from Nazi Germany to Putin's Russia by Dan Kaszeta
$85.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Nerve agents are the world's deadliest means of chemical warfare. Nazi Germany developed the first military-grade nerve agents and massive industry for their manufacture--yet, strangely, the Third Reich never used them. At the end of the Second World War, the Allies were stunned to discover this advance ...Show more
Seeing Systems - Unlocking the Mysteries of Organizational Life by Barry Oshry
$70.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Berrett-koehler Ser.
This book is about seeing systems. It is about overcoming system blindness. It is about seeing our part in the context of the whole in ways that enable us to avoid misunderstandings and to interact more productively across organizational lines (Act One). It is about seeing the present in the context of ...Show more
Choke - What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal about Getting It Right When You Have To by Sian Beilock
$40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
It happens to all of us. You've prepared for days, weeks, even years for the big day when you will finally show your stuff in academics, in your career, in sports but when the big moment arrives, nothing seems to work. You hit the wrong note, drop the ball, get stumped by a simple question. In other wor ...Show more