Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book analyses the clashes between evidence-based medicin......more
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"Clever, charming, amusing, and just plain brilliant. Ken Krimstein is the most inventive graphic biographer on the plan......more
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Through portraits of readers and their responses to texts, Reading Practice reconstructs the contours of the knowledge e......more
Through portraits of readers and their responses to texts, Reading Practice reconstructs the contours of the knowledge e......more
A tour of Mars in the human imagination, from ancient astrologers to modern explorers. Mars and its secrets have fascina......more
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Modernism’s Inhuman Worlds explores the centrality of ecological precarity, species indeterminacy, planetary change, and......more
The Large-Scale Structure of Inductive Inference investigates the relations of inductive support on the large scale, amo......more
The Large-Scale Structure of Inductive Inference investigates the relations of inductive support on the large scale, amo......more
Johann Gottfried Herder did not himself use the term "naturalism", which only appears in the later nineteenth century, b......more
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In the eighteen years since Ivan Illich’s death, David Cayley has been reflecting on the meaning of his friend and teach......more
Provides a multidisciplinary treatment of prediction markets, including diverse perspectives from mathematical economics......more
This book delivers a uniquely comprehensive and detailed discussion of the properties of optical resonators and the prop......more
This book highlights stories of the most important 13 ground-based observatories and 14 space probes in human history, l......more
This book explores the nexus of science, technology and nutrition that shapes the way we produce, consume and experience......more
This book examines the discourse on ’primitive thinking’ in early twentieth century Germany. It explores texts from the ......more
Discover the secret method used to build the world... For millennia, humans have used one simple method to solve problem......more
This book is the first to examine the history of imaginative thinking about intelligent machines. As real Artificial Int......more
This book bridges a gap between two major communities of Condensed Matter Physics, Semiconductors and Superconductors, t......more
’For all those who want their audiences to listen and understand’ JEREMY BOWEN ’Precision, deftness and a calming expert......more
Quantum theory is the bedrock of contemporary physics and the basis of understanding matter in its tiniest dimensions an......more
Two leading physicists discuss the importance of the Higgs Boson, the future of particle physics, and the mysteries of t......more
In this stunning jacketed hardback, Jon Balchin introduces 50 of the world’s most influential scientists of all time and......more
A theory of biopolitical power that updates Foucault, illustrating the moral implications of modern evolutionary theory.......more
The life of our planet has reached a critical stage. Its survival depends on our ability to rethink our relationship wit......more
From a pioneer in the field of complexity science and chaos theory, a plan for solving the world’s most pressing problem......more
The ability to use computers to solve mathematical relationships is a fundamental skill for anyone planning for a career......more
Traces a commonplace average--sea level--from its origins in charting land to its emergence as a symbol of global warmin......more
Parametric array loudspeakers (PALs) are capable of generating highly directional audio beams from nonlinear interaction......more
This volume details in methods to assess memory B cell formation and function in mice and humans. Chapters guide readers......more
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Explore the incredible discoveries and innovations of today and tomorrow with this 2025 science calendar! Remarkable sci......more
As old worlds become hostile and new spaces become hospitable, many species are shifting their ranges to live in locatio......more
As old worlds become hostile and new spaces become hospitable, many species are shifting their ranges to live in locatio......more
Albert the Great created a new programme of science in the thirteenth-century Latin world by extensively commenting upon......more
General Surgery Board Review: A Guide to the 99th Percentile is aimed at general surgery residents preparing for the ann......more
A scientific career is a long and winding journey. Many factors assemble to determine the trajectory and products of sci......more
This book provides a detailed examination of the questions that preoccupied British alienists throughout the second half......more
Species are going extinct, forests are burning, and children are worried about the future and their peers worldwide. But......more
A timely history of the connections between science, segregation, and species in twentieth-century South Africa. Through......more
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This book untangles the connections between British industrialization and colonial expansion in the late-eighteenth and ......more
A contemporary defense of conservationist Aldo Leopold’s vision for human interaction with the environment. Informed by ......more
A contemporary defense of conservationist Aldo Leopold’s vision for human interaction with the environment. Informed by ......more
In 1971, psychologist Philip Zimbardo ran the now famous Stanford prison experiment to show that prison could make norma......more
This volume provides a wide-ranging introduction to Kepler’s work, with essays on his religion, his cosmological theorie......more
This new book focuses on mathematical and numerical methods for medical images and data. The book presents the various m......more
This new volume focuses on design principles for building self-powered AIoT (artificial intelligence of things) applicat......more
This book describes the latest progress in reliability analysis of microelectronic products. The content grows out of an......more
High Entropy Materials covers the fundamental concepts of these materials and their emerging applications. To fulfil gro......more
The definitive account of the great Bohr-Einstein debate and its continuing legacy In 1927, Niels Bohr and Albert Einste......more
Sound Affects: A User’s Guide is a collection of sonically-charged concepts ranging from those felt, ’heard’ and repeate......more
Physiology or medicine is the third prize category Alfred Nobel mentioned in his will. Nobel had an active interest in m......more
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Take a journey into the extraordinary world of healing sound, exploring the science and application of crystal singing b......more
Recent decades have witnessed the creation of new types of property systems, ranging from data ownership to national con......more
"The term "Metaverse" is thirty years old, yet only recently entered mainstream conversation, attracting both fascinatin......more
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This comprehensive book portrays the long-overdue recognition of women’s work in chemistry, which only materialized with......more
Sustainable production presented from an overarching perspective. The book provides information on the identification an......more
This book is an essential read for everyone who is curious about how we humans came to exist and interested in understan......more
This book presents the first interdisciplinary study of Alessandro Piccolomini’s two early astronomical works - De la Sf......more
The authors Matteo Collodel and Eric Oberheim take the reader on a journey through the early life of the famous Austrian......more
This textbook is a comprehensive, engaging, and user-friendly introduction to philosophy of science, written by a philos......more
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This book demystifies the notion of living consciousness and aims to show that, far from being a mere accompaniment to ......more
XAFS for Everyone provides a practical, thorough guide to x-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy for both n......more
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Quantum Physics. Quantum Mechanics. Quantum Computing. Quantum Chemistry. Quantum Astronomy. Quantum Theory. Oh my, but ......more
How far are we willing to go in the name of "better sport"? Athletes have long sought to push the limits of human potent......more
Quantum Physics. Quantum Mechanics. Quantum Computing. Quantum Chemistry. Quantum Astronomy. Quantum Theory. Oh my, but ......more
A stunning visual exploration of the power and behavior of light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Light allow......more
A wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration of the importance of long-term thinking. Humans are unique in our abili......more
This book offers a critique of a certain contemporary discourse in popular science that consists of (1) identifying the ......more
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Presents a powerful new vision of the history of science through the lens of disability studies. Disability has been a c......more
Growing public interest in animal welfare issues in recent decades has prompted increased attention to the efforts to de......more
Growing public interest in animal welfare issues in recent decades has prompted increased attention to the efforts to de......more
This second edition delves into surface topography, exploring its impact on the functionality of various components. Beg......more
A mind-bending invitation to experience the impossible as fundamentally human. From precognitive dreams and telepathic v......more
This edited volume presents an international collection of fieldwork experiences from every stage of the research proces......more
This book draws on advances in computational neuroscience and theoretical biology to provide a clear and accessible agen......more
Every cell, tissue, organ and organism is competent to use signs to exchange information reaching common coordinations a......more
This book provides a clinical insight into image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) for prostate cancer. It starts by setti......more