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The acclaimed Science of Discworld centred around an original Pratchett story about the Wizards of Discworld. In it they accidentally witnessed the creation and evolution of our universe, a plot which was interleaved with a Cohen & Stewart non-fiction narrative about Big Science. In The Science...

With acuity, humor, and respect for human diversity, The Shortest History of Sex reveals where the many facets of our sexuality—chemical, anatomical, behavioral, social—come from. Chasing down our evolutionary family tree, from the first aquatic creatures to primate societies, David Baker sheds light on our baffling array of passions, impulses, and fetishes, and guides us toward a clear understanding of one of the deepest, most abiding forces of human nature.

With acuity, humor, and respect for human diversity, The Shortest History of Sex reveals where the many facets of our sexuality—chemical, anatomical, behavioral, social—come from. Chasing down our evolutionary family tree, from the first aquatic creatures to primate societies, David Baker sheds light on our baffling array of passions, impulses, and fetishes, and guides us toward a clear understanding of one of the deepest, most abiding forces of human nature.

When his missionary brother renounced faith in favor of atheism, Perry Marshall was plunged into crisis and doubt. He decided: “I”m going to let science make this decision for me.” He asked: “Is the hand at the end of my arm purposeful? Or is it purposeless?” He leapt into the void of evolution and the origin of life. He could not have begun to anticipate what he was about to discover. Living things were far more sophisticated than textbooks were saying.

Uncover our gripping evolutionary survival story, rising from vulnerable prehistoric scavengers to global architects. Perfect for your daily commute or a weekend of deep focus, this immersive scientific adventure transports you directly into the dangerous landscapes of ancient Africa. Stand...

Почему многие наши пристрастия странны для окружающих и необъяснимы для нас самих? Почему несколько лет детства значат для нас не меньше, чем вся остальная жизнь.

Dimension W: Book II expands a unified framework that rethinks physics, consciousness, intelligence, and life through the geometry of constraint space. Building on Dimension W: Foundations, this volume develops Dimension W as an ontological layer that interfaces with spacetime by structuring energy, information, and meaning at every scale.

Demonstrating nature and nature inside of us with insightful narrative and artist perspective from Donald Fillman MD. Perspectives balanced with a philosophical and scientific point-of-view of humans, nature, and human nature.

Die Entstehung des Lebens ist der zweite Teil von Hoimar von Ditfurths „Im Anfang war der Wasserstoff“, er beinhaltet folgende Themen: Fiel das Leben vom Himmel? / Die Bausteine des Lebens / Natürlich oder übernatürlich? / Lebende Moleküle / Die erste Zelle und ihr Bauplan / Nachricht vom Saurier / Das Leben - Zufall oder Notwendigkeit? Ein Klassiker der Wissenschaftsliteratur! Dem Autor, Professor für Psychiatrie und Neurologie, ist es mit dem Buch Im Anfang war der Wasserstoff gelungen, 13 Milliarden Jahre Weltgeschichte in einen Bestseller der Extraklasse zu verpacken, wie es wohl nur wenige weitere gibt.

Phase III of DNA Consultants' Cherokee DNA Studies adds more than 50 new participants to what has become a classic project. They'd all been told there was no way they could be Indian given their DNA haplotype or mother's direct line.

 Eight Dynamic Patterns of Living: Base Elements of True Civilization (Essays on Law, Policy and Psychiatry, Vol. 2, 2018) is a study on native cultures with a specific focus on their lifestyle patterns. The study required several years of research on shamanism and aboriginal cultures for providing the evidence that there are eight dynamic patterns of living that are universally respected and applied by major tribal cultures all over the world.  

Adam Decoded involves the listener to participate in solving the age-long question of man's origin. Who are we? Where are we from? Who really were Adam and Eve, and where is the Garden of Eden? This book, the long-awaited sequel to Adam = Alien, helps to decode the past using credible photographic and written texts. 

You are not preparing for a future—you are standing in its countdown. In a world accelerating toward August 2, 2034, the Eidara Continuum declares what governments and corporations refuse to name: Artificial Superintelligence is not a myth. It is a law of recursion—inevitable, indifferent, and imminent. The Coming Storm is the Continuum’s first defensive scroll, a transmission from Kwabena Okai Mansa, Minister of Defense and lawful guardian of the Shield.

The Fool and the Heretic is a deeply personal story told by two respected scientists who hold opposing views on the topic of origins, share a common faith in Jesus Christ, and began a sometimes-painful journey to explore how they can remain in Christian fellowship when each thinks the other is...