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The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene
Category: Science | Series: Penguin Press Science Ser.
From Brian Greene, one of the world's leading physicists, comes a grand tour of the universe that makes us look at reality in a completely different way. Space and time form the very fabric of the cosmos. Yet they remain among the most mysterious of concepts. Is space an entity? Why does time have a dir ...Show more
The Mind of God by Paul C.W. Davies
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Press Science Ser.
This sequel to God and the New Physics explores the fascinating questions of modern physics such as why does maths, an abstract system of logic invented by man, prove to be so useful in understanding the laws of nature? And is the existence of intelligent life a random chance or in some sense an inevita ...Show more
The Private Life of the Brain by Susan Greenfield
Category: Science | Series: Penguin Press Science Ser.
An explanation of the various mysteries of pleasure in the workings of the mind. The book shows how different experiences give rise to similar sensations in the mind - such as sport, raves, or orgasm; explores the workings of recreational drugs; and explains the neurological character of pleasure. Paper ...Show more
The Red Queen by Matt Ridley
Category: Sexuality | Series: Penguin Press Science Ser.
Sex is as fascinating to scientists as it is to the rest of us. A vast pool of knowledge, therefore, has been gleaned from research into the nature of sex, from the contentious problem of why the wasteful reproductive process exists at all, to how individuals choose their mates and what traits they find ...Show more
The Secret Life of Trees - How They Live and Why They Matter by Colin Tudge
Category: Animals & Nature | Series: Penguin Press Science
'Everyone interested in the natural world will enjoy The Secret Life of Trees. I found myself reading out whole chunks to friends' The Times, Books of the YearWhat is a tree? As this celebration of the trees shows, they are our countryside; our ancestors descended from them; they gave us air to breathe. ...Show more
The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size by Tor Norretranders
Category: Science | Series: Penguin Press Science S.
As John Casti wrote, "Finally, a book that really does explain consciousness." This groundbreaking work by Denmark's leading science writer draws on psychology, evolutionary biology, information theory, and other disciplines to argue its revolutionary point: that consciousness represents only an infinit ...Show more