The Society of Genes

Reducere. The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature is the 3rd book in the Language and Human Nature Tetralogy Series. From bestselling author Steph...

Why do we want--and why do we do--so many things that are bad for us? And how can we stop? In Mean Genes economist Terry Burnham and biologist Jay ...

Professor Robert Plomin, the world?s leading geneticist, said in 2014 of his search for genes that explain differences in our psychology- 'I have b...

More than 98 percent of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. Jared Diamond surveys out life-cycle,...

A cross-disciplinary tour-de-force, The Genes of Culture integrates insights from philosophy, the physical sciences, social psychology and cultural...

DescriptionThe Princeton Guide to Evolution is a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative reference to the major subjects and key concepts in evol...

Is there really such a thing as free will? How can humans make genuinely independent choices if we are just a cluster of cells and genes in a world...

Paperback edition of Ridley's bestselling follow-up to the acclaimed Genome. This time Ridley attempts to discover what makes us who we are, in a f...

Reducere. After tracking the lives of thousands of people from birth to midlife, four of the world's preeminent psychologists reveal what they have learned a...

Reducere. The Ape that Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. It opens with a question: How would an al...

Takes on received wisdom about gay identities and gay rights, arguing that we are not "almost there, " but on the contrary have settled for a water...

From the Black Death to Covid-19, pandemics have shaped and reshaped human society. Science and history can give us insight into two urgent questio...

Reducere. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020In this superbly articulate cri de coeur, Safina gives us a new way of looking at the natural world that is ra...

In the past century many people have assumed that we are shaped by our environment: a blank slate waiting to be inscribed by upbringing and culture...

"A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy, anthropology, genetics, sociology, economics, epidemiology, statistics, and more" (Frank Br...

Reducere. DescriptionCon texto organizado cuidadosamente en niveles y fotografias frescas y vibrantes captamos la atenci n de los j venes lectores para que a...

Reducere. This authoritative debunking of racist claims that masquerade as "genetics" is a timely weapon against the misuse of science to justify bigotry--no...

DescriptionAre you an artist? Then of course your baby will inherit your creative genes But how to get your prodigy started on the path of compleme...

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co IncNumber of pages: 658Collection: Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to LandscapesPublic...

DescriptionFor a century, social scientists have avoided genetics like the plague. But the nature-nurture wars are over. In the past decade, a smal...

Reducere. How Not To Die "A new way of looking at nutrition and health reveals the groundbreaking scientific evidence behind the only diet that can prevent a...

The Five Elements brings the wisdom of an ancient healing system to modern readers, helping them understand themselves--why they do what they do--b...

Reducere. Fans of Douglas Hofstadter, Daniel Bennet, and Richard Dawkins (as well as science buffs and readers of Wired Magazine) will revel in Aaron Lynch's...

Reducere. In Admirable Evasions, Theodore Dalrymple explains why human self-understanding has not been bettered by the false promises of the different school...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Simon LeVayWhat causes a child to grow up gay or straight? Neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evi...

DescriptionWidely considered the go-to reference--and now extensively revised with over 65% new material--this authoritative handbook surveys the l...

Reducere. Where do the roots of addictive behavior lie -- in our genes or in our environment, in our chemistry or in our character? In the Craving Brain, Dr....

Reducere. What do we do when we raise a child, teach a student, or educate a person as a member of society? For the French philosopher Michel Serres, all of ...

Reducere. This manual has been revised and updated to include even more strategies, techniques and secrets of persuasion. Covert Hypnosis is the utilization ...

Reducere. This fun, smart read for anyone eager to better understand (and improve) themselves argues that personality is driven not by nature nor nurture--bu...

DescriptionSome people are cleverer than others. This everyday observation is the subject of an academic field that is often portrayed as confused ...

DescriptionThis new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge abou...

Reducere. DescriptionPor qu existen los rel mpagos y los truenos? C mo se forman las distintas nubes? Por qu gira un tornado? Los ni os descubrir n las respu...

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'A truly fascinating - if unnerving - read'DAILY TELEGRAPH'Acute, mind-opening, highly accessible - this book doesn'...

Emotional Intelligence was an international phenomenon, appearing on the "New York Times" bestseller list for over a year and selling more than 5 m...

Reducere. Neo-Darwinian philosophy claims that random variation plus natural selection are sufficient to explain the emergence of order everywhere in the wor...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Cheryl Sasai EllicottAre you considering foster care or adoption? If so, are you fully prepared to succeed? We weren'tIn Th...

Reducere. Race is not a biological reality. Racism thrives on our not knowing this. Racist pseudoscience is on the rise--fueling hatred, feeding nationalism,...

Giant Humans, the Anunnaki from the planet Nibiru, bred, blessed, cursed and challenged us. They came for gold to rocket back to Nibiru, powder, an...

DescriptionCarolyn's parents did not, after all, make genomics history by synthesizing her genome in a lab. She has known she is the "Human Hoax" e...

Reducere. Aprende todo acerca de los delfines en este emocionante libro en espa ol. Con sus im genes encantadoras, los ni os aprender n todo sobre estos asom...

New York Times bestselling author Carl Safina brings readers close to three non-human cultures--what they do, why they do it, and how life is for t...

Since publishing his bestselling The Blue Zones, longevity expert and National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has discovered a new Blue Zone and ...

Veintisiete p ginas de diversi n feminista Este es un libro para colorear y para cualquier edad; y nunca somos demasiado grandes Las ni as pueden s...

DescriptionDesde gemas brillantes a cristales deslumbrantes, este libro impresionantemente ilustrado les presenta a los ni os al mundo emocionante ...

DescriptionWhy are you attracted to a certain "type?" Why are you a morning person? Why do you vote the way you do? From a witty new voice in popul...