Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go (Weintraub David a.)(Paperback)

Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go (Weintraub David a.)(Paperback)

The search for life on Mars--and the moral issues confronting us as we prepare to send humans thereDoes life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. As space agencies gear up to send the first manned missions to the Red Planet, we have

What Do We Know and What Should We Do about Immigration? (Portes Jonathan)(Paperback)

Life´s Work - Milch David

'I'm on a boat sailing to some island where I don't know anybody. A boat someone is operating and we aren't in touch.' So begins David Milch's urgent accounting of his increasingly strange present and often painful past. From the start, Milch's life seems destined to echo that of his father, a

What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Psychology (Didau David)(Paperback / softback)

Much of what we do in classrooms is intuitive, steered by what 'feels right', but all too often intuition proves a poor, sometimes treacherous guide. Although what we know about the workings of the human brain is still pitifully little, the science of psychology can and has revealed certain

Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography (Crossan John Dominic)(Paperback)

The controversial, bestselling account of what we can know about the life of

When We're 64: Your Guide to a Great Later Life (Ansari Louise)(Paperback)

When We're 64 is a practical guide to what to do before we grow older to have a great later life. This book includes all the essentials on working longer, how to fund retirement, volunteering, where to live and what kind of house you'll need. It covers how to stay healthy--and still live a full

Before Virtue: Assessing Contemporary Virtue Ethics (Sanford Jonathan J.)(Paperback)

Classical virtue ethics, exemplified by Aristotle (d. 322 BC), asked: what can we know of human nature and the virtues by which it is perfected in order to live well? Dominant ethical theories today generally avoid the question of human nature, taking deontological (non-metaphysical) or utilitarian

How to be a Victorian (Goodman Ruth)(Paperback / softback)

We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves? Drink beer for breakfast and clean your teeth with cuttlefish? Dress in whalebone and feed opium to the baby? This book helps you teach

Comet (Sagan Carl)(Paperback)

What are these graceful visitors to our skies? We now know that they bring both life and death and teach us about our origins. Comet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, and writer Ann Druyan

Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge (Audi Robert)(Paperback)

Epistemology, or 'the theory of knowledge,' is concerned with how we know what we know, what justifies us in believing what we believe, and what standards of evidence we should use in seeking truths about the world and human experience. This comprehensive introduction to the field of epistemology

New Light Through Old Windows: Exploring Contemporary Science Through 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales (Webb Stephen)(Paperback)

Life ... but not as we know.- Transmogrification.- Pandemic.- Life on Mars.- Artificial Intelligence.- Attractive Androids.- Big Data.- Faster Than Light Travel.- Antigravity.- Matter Transmission.- The Sub-microscopic World.- Impact

Future Morality (Edmonds David)(Pevná vazba)

The world is changing so fast that it's hard to know how to think about what we ought to do. We barely have time to reflect on how scientific advances will affect our lives before they're upon us. New kinds of dilemma are springing up. Can robots be held responsible for their actions? Will

Origin of Life: What Everyone Needs to Know(r) (Deamer David W.)(Paperback)

It seems likely that scientists will someday discover how life can emerge on habitable planets like the early Earth and Mars. In Origin of Life: What Everyone Needs to Know� , David W. Deamer has written a comprehensive guide to the origin of life that is organized in three sections. The first

Biology: Life as We Know It! [With Poster] (Green Dan)(Paperback)

Basher Science: Biology, Life As We Know It created and illustrated by Simon Basher, Written by Dan Green: Nature's building blocks have never been more sociable than in this newest offering from the creators of The Periodic Table and Physics. From cells to DNA, from viruses to mammals, from

Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits (Russell Bertrand)(Paperback)

How do we know what we 'know'? How did we -as individuals and as a society - come to accept certain knowledge as fact? In Human Knowledge, Bertrand Russell questions the reliability of our assumptions on knowledge. This brilliant and controversial work investigates the relationship between

How We Know What Isn't So (Gilovich Thomas)(Paperback)

Thomas Gilovich offers a wise and readable guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life. When can we trust what we believe--that 'teams and players have winning streaks,' that 'flattery works,' or that 'the more people who agree, the more likely they are to be right'--and when are such

How Do We Know? (Dew Jr James K.)(Paperback)

What does it mean to know something? Can we have confidence in our knowledge? Epistemology, the study of knowledge, can often seem like a daunting subject. And yet few topics are more basic to human life. We are inquisitive creatures by nature, and the unending quest for truth leads us to raise

The Invented Reality: How Do We Know What We Believe We Know? (Watzlawick Paul)(Paperback)

This book examines how individual, social, scientific, and ideological 'realities' are constructed, after which we naively assume they are the 'real' realities. Contributors include Ernst von Glaserfeld (known for his cognitive studies with chimpanzees); cybeneticist Heinz von Foerster; David L

Tacit and Explicit Knowledge (Collins Harry)(Paperback)

Much of what humans know we cannot say. And much of what we do we cannot describe. For example, how do we know how to ride a bike when we can't explain how we do it? Abilities like this were called 'tacit knowledge' by physical chemist and philosopher Michael Polanyi, but here Harry Collins

We Were Soldiers Once...And Young (L. Galloway Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

'If you want to know what is was like to go to Vietnam as a young American... and find yourself caught in ferocious, remorseless combat with an enemy as courageous and idealistic as you were, then you must read this book. Moore and Galloway have captured the terror and exhilaration, the comradeship

Recycling Plastic : Band 04/Blue - Robinson Anthony

We all know recycling is important, but what actually happens to the things we recycle? This photographic information book looks behind the scenes at how we recycle, what can be done with recycled material and what the benefits are. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential

Discover Mars! (Parker Steve)(Paperback)

Mars is the closest planet to Earth, but how much do we know about it? Written by science author Steve Parker, this fact-packed book takes a look at the physical features of the planet and at the amazing exploration that has been done on Mars. Mars is the closest planet to Earth, but how much do

Do Earth: Healing Strategies for Humankind. (Omond Tamsin)(Paperback)

We know there's a climate emergency but what does that mean we should do? What does a 'better future' look like and how do we get there? Having spent over a decade on the frontlines of climate activism -- organising, campaigning, and holding the powerful to account -- Tamsin Omond discovered

How to Predict Everything - The Formula Transforming What We Know About Life and the Universe (Poundstone William)(Paperback / softback)

How do you predict something that has never happened