Mathematics Of Life

Reducere. "Will this book do for biomathematics what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time did for relativity and cosmology? Time will tell. Until then, ...

A new partnership of biologists and mathematicians is picking apart the hidden complexity of animals and plants to throw fresh light on the behavio...

Is the most important language in the universe also capable of making us happy in simple and profound ways? Can we really weave the foundations of ...

Reducere. In this profound and hopeful book, a mathematician and celebrated teacher shows how mathematics may help all of us--even the math-averse--to unders...

Reducere. "A first-rate survey of the world of mathematics...Great reading for the intellectually curious, " (Kirkus Reviews) from the bestselling author of ...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Francois JacobNumber of pages: 376Collection: Princeton Science LibraryPublication date: 2022Dimens...

As featured in The New York Times Magazine, and on an upcoming PBS documentary series: the surprising and important story of how humans gained what...

A humorous guide to the hidden calculations that are essential to everything we do.Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books LtdAuthor(s): Chris WaringIllust...

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Stephen Jay Gould's writings on history - both of the natural world and of the study of that natural world - had made him a household name by the t...

A prize-winning biography of one of the foremost intellects of the twentieth century: Claude Shannon, the neglected architect of the Information Age.

Reducere. The vitality and accessibility of Fritjof Capra's ideas have made him perhaps the most eloquent spokesperson of the latest findings emerging at the...

Reducere. Over the past thirty years, a new systemic conception of life has emerged at the forefront of science. New emphasis has been given to complexity, n...

DescriptionThroughout the history of all humanity, including the native people in the western hemisphere, God made his existence known through the ...

Reducere. This is a detailed history of one of the most important and dramatic episodes in modern science, recounted from the novel vantage point of the dawn...

Capra argues that at the end of the 20th century we are shifting away from the mechanistic world of Descartes and Newton to a holistic, ecological ...

An entertaining guide to how maths is relevant to our everyday lives.

Reducere. Evolution recreates the 3.5-billion-year story of life on Earth in stunning detail through vivid full-color illustrations and graphics, the latest ...

We barely talk about them and seldom know their names. Philosophy has always overlooked them; even biology considers them as mere decoration on the...

An entertaining exploration of the misuse of mathematics in our everyday lives that shows how we can combat the rising tide of misinformation.

Reducere. Let's face it: From adenines to zygotes, from cytokinesis to parthenogenesis, even the basics of genetics can sound utterly alien. So who better th...

Reducere. The Breath of Life - Mal-respiration, and its effects upon the enjoyments & life of man is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original editi...

A refining of Darwin's theory of natural selection, emphasising how physics play into the biological situation of evolution. Cockell is one of the ...

Maths underpins nearly everything we do, but few of us know that it is often a matter of life and death.Illustrations: 35 illustrations

Reducere. Have you ever heard of an invertebrate that spends its whole life inside another animal? What about a beetle that spends most of its life undergrou...

}University Challenge{ cult contestant gives a personal slant on the uplifting and life-shaping potential of maths.

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Where did our search to understand life come from? And where will it take us?Publisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): J. Craig VenterNumber of...

Is life written into the laws of nature, or just a bizarre accident, unique in the universe? How can a mix of non-living chemicals be transformed i...

"Not since Darwin has an author so lifted the science of ecology with insight and delightful imagery" - Richard Dawkins. In this book a master scie...

Evolution is one of the most fundamental principles that governs life. Its actions may be subtle, but they can be observed every day, such as preda...

Reducere. Popular science at its most exciting: the breaking new world of chronobiology - understanding the rhythm of life in humans and all plants and anima...

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DescriptionThe most up-to-date book on invertebrates, providing a new framework for understanding their place in the tree of lifeIn The Invertebrat...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): John K. (Associate Professor, California State University, Fullerton) DavisIllustration(s): 17 graphs; 17 Illust...

Charles Darwin's theories, first published more than 150 years ago, still set the paradigm of how we understand the evolution of life--but scientif...

Yuval Noah Harari's bestselling phenomenon now in a beautifully packaged new special edition. Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old.

Harold C. Urey (1893-1981), whose discoveries lie at the foundation of modern science, was one of the most famous American scientists of the twenti...

The question of why an individual would actively kill itself has long been an evolutionary mystery. Pierre M. Durand's ambitious book answers this ...

A fresh approach to biology centred on a clear narrative, active learning, and confidence with quantitative concepts and scientific enquiry. Spanni...

A fourth edition of this standard introduction to the science of biochemistry. 8pp illus.

This new extended edition of Story of Life is the perfect gift for those with a love of the natural world. Wander the galleries - open 365 days a y...

Reducere. DescriptionEvolution can be a difficult idea to wrap our brains around: it deals with random, unlikely events, combined with vast lengths of time t...

Over the past thirty years, a new systemic conception of life has emerged at the forefront of science. New emphasis has been given to complexity, n...

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Reducere. Thirsty for the Water of Life? Family hardships. Relationship tensions. Indecision and restlessness... emptiness. Are you overwhelmed with life--dr...

A bright star of the Italian Renaissance, Girolamo Cardano was an internationally-sought-after astrologer, physician, and natural philosopher, a cr...

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Reducere. The cell is the basic building block of life. In its 3.5 billion years on the planet, it has proven to be a powerhouse, spreading life first throug...

A captivating journey through nature, this book explains why life is like it is

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Robert OrnduffAuthor: Phyllis M. FaberAuthor: Todd Keeler WolfCalifornia's unique plants range in size from the stately Coa...

Interweaving images of the manuscript, portraits, medical instruments and contemporary diagrams into her narrative, Sharon Ruston shows how this ex...

In The Secret Life of Bones, Brian Switek frames the history of our species through the importance of bone from instruments and jewellery, to objec...

Reducere. Lee Smolin offers a new theory of the universe that is at once elegant, comprehensive, and radically different from anything proposed before. Smoli...

Through an innovative combination of image and text, Peter Atkins explains the processes involved in chemical reactions. He introduces the 'tool ki...

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Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and A New York Times Notable Book of 2018. Our understanding of the `tree of life', with powe...

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This book will take an evidence-based approach to current knowledge about biomolecules and their place in our lives, inviting readers to explore ho...

As our minds develop we create a personalized inner world based on our experiences. But during periods of intense emotion, such as anger, fear or e...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Mary F.E. EbelingNumber of pages: 218Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 230 x 20Cover type...

A remarkable account of the brilliant, troubled mathematician and philosopher Kurt Goedel. From his famous Incompleteness Theorem, which shook the ...

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DescriptionThe captivating possibilities of extraterrestrial life on exoplanets, based on current scientific knowledge of existing worlds and forms...

Reducere. Nothing is as elemental, as essential to human life, as the air we breathe. Yet around the world, in rich countries and poor ones, it is quietly po...

The processes that delineate our thoughts, judgements, dreams and unconscious are revealed, building on a particularly popular TED talk from Sigman...

Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was a pioneer of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. This book tel...

Reducere. DescriptionIt's been nearly four decades since Carl Sagan first addressed the general public from a scientist's perspective, confronting the possib...

Describes the ten greatest inventions of life, including DNA, sex, sight and consciousness, based on their historical impact, role in living organi...

Reducere. ""Deals in a very entertaining way with problems in normal life related to mathematics, luck, coincidence, gambling."" ? The Independent (London)Wh...