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Publisher CommentsAn entertaining and revealing look at the science behind the emotion of disgust.
Disgust originated to prevent us from eating poisonous food, but this simple safety mechanism has since evolved into a uniquely human emotion that dictates how we treat others, shapes our cultural norms, and even has implications for our mental and physical health. That's Disgusting illuminates the science behind disgust, tackling such colorful topics as cannibalism, h... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsIn The Quantum Universe, Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw approach the world of quantum mechanics in the same way they did in Why Does E=mc2? and make fundamental scientific principles accessible—and fascinating—to everyone. The subatomic realm has a reputation for weirdness, spawning any number of profound misunderstandings, journeys into Eastern mysticism, and woolly pronouncements on the interconnectedness of all things.... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsThe most up-to-the-minute account of our origins available, created in full collaboration with the Natural History Museum, London.
Revisions include spectacular discoveries and cutting-edge research:
• New descriptions of the famous ‘Ardi’ skeleton (Ardipithecus ramidus) shed light on the earliest known human ancestor candidates
• The newly discovered species Australopithecus sediba could finally prove that the australopithecines w... read more>>>
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SEALAB is the underwater Right Stuff: the story of how a U.S. Navy program sought to develop the marine equivalent of the space station—and forever changed man’s relationship to the sea. While NASA was trying to put a man on the moon, the U.S. Navy launched a series of daring experiments to prove that divers could live and work from a sea-floor base. When the first underwater “habitat” called Sealab was tested in the ear... read more>>>
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