Science & Engineering

To this day A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders....

Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space....

Kids love the ocean - it’s mysterious and unknown, home to monsters of the imagination and some of the most fascinating life forms on the planet. But while many grown-ups might love being by or on the sea, how much do we actually know about the world beneath the waves....

From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to understanding the workings of human memory, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living....

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....

Bill Bryson teams up with The Science Museum to celebrate the ideas and inventions of the incurably curious....

Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The Design of Everyday Things shows that good, usable design is possible....

Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data....

The Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history, from best-selling, prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee....

Hawking takes us on a fascinating journey through the telescopic lens of modern physics to gain a new glimpse of the universe....

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman....

Feel overwhelmed by your thoughts? Struggling with anxiety about your daily tasks? Or do you want to stop worrying about life? The truth is we all experience the occasional negative thought....

Wir sind in einem Thriller. Sie und ich. Nicht als Hörer und Autor. Als Akteure. Besagter Thriller schreibt sich seit Menschengedenken fort und wechselt dabei immer wieder den Titel. Aktuell heißt er Klimakrise. Pandemie. Digitalisierung. Terror. In der Vergangenheit hieß er Kalter Krieg, Wettrüsten, davor Zweiter Weltkrieg, Erster Weltkrieg. Doch nie waren wir so vielen potenziellen Schrecknissen gleichzeitig ausgesetzt wie heute. Falls Sie also dem Klimaschutz vorübergehend Ihre Aufmerksamkeit entzogen haben, um mit einer Pandemie zurechtzukommen, ist das schlichtweg menschlich.

On the evening of April 13, 1970, the three astronauts aboard Apollo 13 were just hours from the third lunar landing in history. But as they soared through space, 200,000 miles from Earth, an explosion badly damaged their spacecraft. Thirteen is the shocking and miraculous true story of how the astronauts and ground crew guided Apollo 13 back to Earth. Expanding on dispatches written for The New Yorker, Henry S. F. Cooper Jr. brings listeners unparalleled detail on the moment-by-moment developments of one of NASA’s most dramatic missions.

Was wird, was gibt‘s? Herbsturlaub, all inclusive, oder Bürgerkrieg? Inflation oder Deflation? Aktien oder Wodka? Tesla oder Fahrrad? Saatgut oder Gold? Wo parken, wenn die Barrikaden brennen? Und was horten, Armbrüste oder Keulen? Sind unsere Renten sicher oder sicher weg? Was ist morgen noch normal? Was wird? Was gibt‘s? Und was nie mehr? Die "alte Normalität" ist Geschichte und kehrt nicht zurück. Wie aber wird die "neue" aussehen? Wer gestaltet die neue Welt? Wer, wenn nicht Bill, könnte das schon? Einer muss es doch machen.

For succulent results every time, nothing is more crucial than understanding the science behind the interaction of food, fire, heat, and smoke. This is the definitive guide to the concepts, methods, equipment, and accessories of barbecue and grilling. The founder and editor of the world's most popular BBQ and grilling website, amazingribs.com, Meathead Goldwyn applies the latest research to backyard cooking more than 100 thoroughly tested recipes.

Michele Cassetta, medico chirurgo e giornalista, dialoga con medici, scienziati e neuroscienziati per spiegare come funziona il nostro cervello e come le scelte che facciamo siano influenzate da programmi mentali automatici che si formano sulla base delle nostre esperienze. Scopriremo come funziona la nostra memoria, cosa accade quando sogniamo, quando abbiamo paura e quando ci emozioniamo, capiremo anche in che cosa il nostro cervello si differenzia da quello delle altre specie viventi e non mancherà uno sguardo al futuro.

Michele Cassetta, medico chirurgo e giornalista, dialoga con medici, scienziati e neuroscienziati per spiegare come funziona il nostro cervello e come le scelte che facciamo siano influenzate da programmi mentali automatici che si formano sulla base delle nostre esperienze. Scopriremo come funziona la nostra memoria, cosa accade quando sogniamo, quando abbiamo paura e quando ci emozioniamo, capiremo anche in che cosa il nostro cervello si differenzia da quello delle altre specie viventi e non mancherà uno sguardo al futuro.