Science
Hivemind
JOD 10.00
At the crossroads between The Shallows and Presence, Hivemind is a provocative look at how communities can sync up around shared ideas, and how this hive mentality is contributing to today’s polarized times. Hivemind: A collective consciousness in which we share consensus thoughts, emotions, and op..
Hooked
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When is food addictive, and under what circumstances? Why do some people succumb to compulsive overeating more than others? How is it that so many others become vulnerable to food compulsions at critical moments in their lives? And what can be done to cope with or, in the case of kids, avoid food ad..
Horizons: A Global History of Science
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A major retelling of the history of science from 1450 to the present day that explodes the myth that science began in Europe - instead celebrating how scientists from Africa, America, Asia and the Pacific were integral to this very human story We are told that modern science was invented in Europe,..
How Spies Think
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From the former director of GCHQ, learn the methodology used by the British intelligence agencies to reach judgments, establish the right level of confidence and act decisively. Intelligence officers discern the truth. They gather information - often contradictory or incomplete - and, with it, they..
How The Pill Changes Everything: Your Brain On Bir...
JOD 15.00
Most women will go on the birth control pill at some point in their lives, and our generation owes a lot to it. But it's something most of us know almost nothing about, even though it affects almost every system our body. Column inches and current conversations prove there are many questions about ..
How to Argue With a Racist
JOD 10.00
Race is not a biological reality. Racism thrives on our not knowing this. Racist pseudoscience has become so commonplace that it can be hard to spot. But its toxic effects on society are plain to see—feeding white nationalism, fueling hatred, endangering lives, and corroding our discourse on everyt..
How to Be Animal
JOD 21.00
Humans are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive and baffling animals on the planet. But how well do we really know ourselves? How to Be Animal writes a remarkable story of what it means to be human and argues that at the heart of our psychology is a profound struggle with being ..
How to Live When You Could Be Dead
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I was alive when I should have been dead. In another movie, I missed the sliding door and departed this wondrous life long ago. Like so many others, I had to learn to live not knowing if I have a tomorrow, because, statistically, I didn't. At the age of 35, I was blindsided by incurable bowel cancer..
How to Predict Everything
JOD 10.80
JOD 18.00
There’s a useful calculation being used by Wall Street, Silicon Valley and maths professors all over the world, and it predicts that the human race has only 760 years left to live. Using its formula, we can look at the world around us with new eyes. What is the chance that there are multiple unive..
Huddle
JOD 22.00
Wall Street Journal Bestseller CNN news anchor Brooke Baldwin explores the phenomenon of “huddling,” when women lean on one another—in politics, Hollywood, activism, the arts, sports, and everyday friendships—to provide each other support, empowerment, inspiration, and the strength to solve problems..
Humankind
JOD 11.00
It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, ..
Ibn al-Haytham: The Visionary of Light and Reason
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He challenged ancient dogma. He revolutionized the way we see the world. He helped shape the modern scientific method—one thousand years before its time.In Ibn al-Haytham: The Visionary of Light and Reason, journey into the astonishing life of one of history’s most underrated geniuses. Born in 10th-..