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  1. Quantum Mechanics : The Theoretical Minimum

    Susskind, Leonard; Friedman, Art
    Penguin Books Ltd 2014

    'Quantum mechanics for real. This is the good stuff, the most mysterious aspects of how reality works, set out with crystalline clarity. The place to start' Sean Carroll, physicist...

  2. The Sixth Extinction : An Unnatural History

    Kolbert, Elizabeth
    Bloomsbury Publishing 2014

    ________________ WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION ________________ 'An invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the p...

  3. Neanderthal Man : In Search of Lost Genomes

    Pääbo, Svante
    Basic Books 2014 1. edition

    A preeminent geneticist, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine, hunts the Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes to answer the biggest question of them all: how did our ancestors b...

  4. The Triple Package : What Really Determines Success

    Rubenfeld, Jed; Chua, Amy
    Bloomsbury Publishing 2014

    Why do Jews win so many Nobel Prizes and Pulitzer Prizes? Why are Mormons running the business and finance sectors? Why do the children of even impoverished and poorly educated...

  5. The Future of the Colored Race in America

    Aikman, William
    Duke Classics 2014

    Travel back in time to the midst of Civil War-torn America and get a first-hand glimpse into how progressive American thinkers were conceptualizing race relations and grappling wit...

  6. Kvanttimies : Richard Feynmanin elämä tieteessä

    Krauss, Lawrence M.
    Tähtitieteellinen yhdistys Ursa ry 2013 1. edition

    Richard Feynmania pidetään 1900-luvun jälkipuolen suurimpana fyysikkona. Richard Feynman muutti tapamme ymmärtää kvanttimekaniikkaa, kaikkein hämmentävintä fysiikan teoriaa. Hän sa...

  7. Universumi sisällämme : kivien, planeettojen ja ihmisten yhteinen historia

    Shubin, Neil
    Tähtitieteellinen yhdistys Ursa ry 2013 1. edition

    Neil Shubin kertoo kirjassaan, miten maailmankaikkeuden koko 14 miljardin vuoden historia ilmenee kehossamme. Hän aloittaa kertomuksensa fossiileista, kääntää katseensa taivaalle j...

  8. Lähiasteroidit ja komeetat : kuinka ne löydetään ennen kuin ne löytävät meidät

    Yeomans, Donald K.
    Tähtitieteellinen yhdistys Ursa ry 2013 1. edition

    Kaikista meitä uhkaavista luonnonkatastrofeista ainoastaan komeetan tai asteroidin törmäys voi tehdä lopun koko sivilisaatiostamme yhdellä iskulla. Donald K. Yeomans tutustuttaa lu...

  9. The Gap : The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals

    Suddendorf, Thomas
    Basic Books 2013 1. edition

    There exists an undeniable chasm between the capacities of humans and those of animals. Our minds have spawned civilizations and technologies that have changed the face of the Eart...

  10. Social : Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect

    Lieberman, Matthew D.
    Crown 2013

    We are profoundly social creatures—more than we know.  In Social, renowned psychologist Matthew Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience revealing that ou...

  11. Braiding Sweetgrass : Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

    Kimmerer, Robin Wall
    Milkweed Editions 2013

    As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that...

  12. My Brief History

    Hawking, Stephen
    Random House Publishing Group 2013

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries of the universe. Now, for the first time, perhaps the most br...

  13. 50 and More Essential NMR Experiments: A Detailed Guide

    Findeisen, Matthias; Berger, Stefan
    John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2014 1. edition

    This book is the perfect link for learning how to perform the experiments after only having studied theory. In eight chapters more than 50 essential NMR experiments are described i...

  14. Invisible Nature : Healing the Destructive Divide Between People and the Environment

    Worthy, Kenneth
    Prometheus 2013

    A revolutionary new understanding of the precarious modern human-nature relationship and a pathto a healthier, more sustainable world.Amidst all the wondrous luxuries of the modern...

  15. Abominable Science! : Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids

    Loxton, Daniel; Prothero, Donald R.
    Columbia University Press 2013

    “A sharp analysis of the quest for unreal critters―cryptids, as they are called―and the people who pursue them . . . entertaining and thoroughly documented.” —The Wall Street Journ...

  16. A History of Salem Witchcraft : And Other Works

    Stowe, Harriet Beecher
    Duke Classics 2013

    Harriet Beecher Stowe was an author and abolitionist who is best remembered as the creator of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a much-beloved novel that brought emotional resonance and depth to...

  17. CETI Revisited

    Isomäki, Risto
    Into Kustannus 2013 1. edition

    CETI Revisited investigates the old idea of communicating with extraterrestrial civilizations from a number of new angles. It proposes a new and affordable strategy for humanity’s...

  18. Olemisen porteilla

    Enqvist, Kari
    WSOY 2011 1. edition

    Voiko tietoisuutta selittää alkeishiukkasten avulla? Mitä on aine, mitä henki ja mitä tarkoittaa olemassaolo? Kari Enqvist ottaa rohkeasti kantaa 1990-luvulla paljon keskustelua he...

  19. Kosmoksen hahmo

    Enqvist, Kari
    WSOY 2012 1. edition

    Kosmologia on tieteenala, jonka tutkimusalue on laajin mahdollinen: koko maailmankaikkeus. Viime vuosikymmeninä se on muuttunut filosofisesta spekulaatiosta täsmätieteeksi, jonka a...

  20. Ovela lintubongari ja muita tarinoita

    Koivisto, Ilkka
    Minerva Kustannus 2013 1. edition

    Ilkka Koivisto (1926-2012) oli koko kansan luontosetä, joka tuli tunnetuksi radion luontoilloista, tv-ohjelmista, lehtikirjoituksista ja vuosistaan Korkeasaaren johtajana. Viimei...