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  • Time's Second Arrow

    Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature

    A distinguished geoscientist and rising-star astrobiologist offer a stunning new theory upending 150 years of established science—and an inspiring new vision of our universe.Of the codified laws of nature, famously, only one inscribes a direction to time: the dreaded second law of thermodynamics, which declares that the disorder of a closed system tends to increase as time passes. New shoes ... Read more

    $19.89 USD

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    Time's Second Arrow

    Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature

    Unabridged

    5 hours 16 min

    Of the codified laws of nature, only one inscribes a direction to time: the dreaded second law of thermodynamics, which declares that the disorder of a closed system tends to increase as time passes. New shoes eventually scuff, our bodies weaken and die. Yet our senses tell us that miraculous order constantly emerges, too: children grow and learn; spontaneous patterns manifest in murmurations of ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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    The Laws of Thought

    The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind

    by Tom Griffiths ...
    Narrated by Tom Griffiths ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 51 min

    From the coauthor of Algorithms to Live By, an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred years ago to the ideas behind modern AI systems and the ways in which they still differ from human mindsEveryone has a basic understanding of how the physical world works. We learn about physics and chemistry in school, letting us explain the ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

    **Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold.The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.**What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs

    The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

    by Lisa Randall ...
    "Takes readers on illuminating scientific adventure, beginning sixty-six million years ago, that connects dinosaurs, comets, DNA, and the future of the planet." — Huffington PostIn this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist and New York Times–bestselling author of Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven's Door uses her research into dark matter to ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand

    Fifty Wonders That Reveal an Extraordinary Universe

    by Marcus Chown ...
    A mind-bending journey through some of the most weird and wonderful facts about our universe, vividly illuminating the hidden truths that govern our everyday lives.Fact: You could fit the whole human race in the volume of a sugar cube.Fact: The electrical energy in a single mosquito is enough to cause a global mass extinction.Fact: You age more quickly on the top floor than on the ground floor.So ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fundamentals

    Ten Keys to Reality

    by Frank Wilczek ...
    **“Fundamentals might be the perfect book for the winter of this plague year. . . . Wilczek writes with breathtaking economy and clarity, and his pleasure in his subject is palpable.” —The New York Times Book ReviewOne of our great contemporary scientists reveals the ten profound insights that illuminate what everyone should know about the physical world**In Fundamentals, Nobel laureate Frank ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • First You Build a Cloud

    And Other Reflections on Physics as a Way of Life

    by K. C. Cole ...
    This clearly written and compelling look at physics and physicists offers "thousands of new ways to see our daily world more richly" (Douglas Hofstadter, author of Gödel, Escher, Bach).For many of us, physics has always been a thing of mystery and complexity. K. C. Cole, an award-winning science writer, specializes in making its wonders accessible to the everyday reader.This book uses lively prose ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Universe in Creation

    A New Understanding of the Big Bang and the Emergence of Life

    by Roy R. Gould ...
    " In a unique take on the cosmos, Gould makes the case that the emergence of a great many things are not only pre-ordained, but predictable." ( Forbes)We know the universe has a history, but does it also have a story of self-creation to tell? Yes, in Roy R. Gould's account. He offers a compelling narrative of how the universe?with no instruction other than its own laws?evolved into billions of ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life as No One Knows It

    The Physics of Life's Emergence

    An intriguing new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges.What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. None help us understand how life originates or the full range of possibilities for what life on other planets might look like.In ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $11.99 USD

  • Atom

    An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond

    The story of matter and the history of the cosmos from the perspective of a single oxygen atom, told with the insight and wit of one of the most dynamic physicists and writers working today.Through this astonishing work, he manages to stoke wonder at the powers and unlikely events that conspired to create our solar system, our ecosystem, and us. ... Read more

    Was $9.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

  • Science Matters (New Edition, Expanded and Updated)

    Achieving Scientific Literacy

    A science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers. “Hazen and Trefil [are] unpretentious—good, down-to-earth, we-can-explain-anything science teachers, the kind you wish you had but never did.”—The New York Times Book ReviewKnowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD