While millions of consumers carry on unaware, powerful companies are racing to gain more knowledge and data than anyone, including any government, has ever had. The goal is to understand consumer beha
To listen to most pundits and political writers, evolution, stem cells, and climate change are the only scientific issues worth mentioning?and the only people who are anti-science are conservatives. Y
We all know the history of science that we learned from grade school textbooks: How Galileo used his telescope to show that the earth was not the center of the universe; how Newton divined gravity fr
This anthology showcases the most exceptional science fiction stories written by women in recent decades, from classic stars like Ursula K. Le Guin and James Tiptree Jr. to science-fiction greats such
Two superstars revolutionizing economics?indeed all social science? provide breakthrough ideas for taking on big, complicated problems, using colorful stories from their travels and experiments around
Newly revised and updated, an essential handbook for writers, editors and PR specialists serves up more than 5,000 entries in A-to-Z format, covering the Associated Press rules of grammar, punctuation
K. Eric Drexler is the founding father of nanotechnology?the science of engineering on a molecular level. In Radical Abundance, he shows how rapid scientific progress is about to change our world. Tha
Geometry defines the world around us, helping us make sense of everything from architecture to military science to fashion. And for over two thousand years, geometry has been equated with Euclid’s Ele
The founder of the popular PsyBlog website explores the science of habit while counseling readers on how to change habits for the better, sharing insights based on hundreds of studies to explain how t
Reexamines previous high-profile criminal investigation cases using new technologies and advances in forensic science, including the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the Oklahoma City bombing, and t
In Massive, prize-winning science journalist Ian Sample tells the story of the race to locate the Higgs Boson, the elusive particle whose existence remains to be proven. Since 1964, when Peter Higgs
Features up-to-date comprehensive nutritional data, including glycemic-index values, for nearly 1,500 foods, in a book that includes shopping lists, tips for meal planning and dining out and additiona
Translated as "the science of living wisely and well," the holistic medical system of Ayurveda teaches us how to obtain harmony within ourselves while maintaining harmony with nature. In this beautifu
"For as long as we've gathered by campfires to tell ghost stories, humans have always loved a good scare. From the splatter flicks of the 70s, to Japan's obsession with drowned girls, to creepy modern
In the first week of June 2013, the American people discovered that for a decade, they had abjectly traded their individual privacy for the chimera of national security. The revelation that the federa
In the first week of June 2013, the American people discovered that for a decade, they had abjectly traded their individual privacy for the chimera of national security. The revelation that the federa
The renowned financial commentator and author of F.I.A.S.C.O. explains the mysteries and transformative power of the well-time pause to reveal how delay can improve decision making, sharing provocativ
Borderline personality disorder, autism, narcissism, psychosis, Asperger's: All of these syndromes have one thing in common--lack of empathy. In some cases, this absence can be dangerous, but in other
Sexology, founded in 1933, was America's first sex magazine. Through its fifty-year run, Grandma and Grandpa got a rollicking taste of sexual exotica in articles such as...? Extra Breasts in Women? Se
"In What Stays in Vegas, journalist Adam Tanner exposes the greatest threat to privacy today. It's not the NSA, but good-old American companies. Internet giants, leading retailers and other firms are
"In the past few decades, personality psychology has made considerable progress in raising new questions about human nature-and providing some provocative answers. New scientific research has transfor
In the past few decades, personality psychology has made considerable progress in raising new questions about human nature?and providing some provocative answers. New scientific research has transfor
"In What Stays in Vegas, journalist Adam Tanner exposes the greatest threat to privacy today. It's not the NSA, but good-old American companies. Internet giants, leading retailers and other firms are
"A must-read for any cat lover, Cat Sense is a revolutionary new account from one of the leading scientific experts on these little-understood animals. As he did in his acclaimed, best-selling Dog Sen
Based on compelling new scientific and social science research on early childhood malnutrition, a new generation of activists have been inspired to rethink old approaches to feeding the world.’ The ne
From the bestselling author of The Theoretical Minimum, an accessible introduction to the math and science of quantum mechanicsQuantum Mechanics is a (second) book for anyone who wants to learn how to
In "Healing Through Exercise," internationally bestselling science writer Jorg Blech sets out the actual physiological effects of exercise: it triggers the growth of new brain cells, induces stem cell
For as long as we've gathered by campfires to tell ghost stories, humans have always loved a good scare. From the splatter flicks of the 70s, to Japan's obsession with drowned girls, to creepy modern
