{"title":"Science","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-origin-of-species-and-the-voyage-of-the-beagle-paperback","title":"The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DARWIN'S GREAT-GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER, RUTH PADEL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the H.M.S \u003ci\u003eBeagle \u003c\/i\u003ein 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence which would form the basis of his landmark theory of evolution of species by a process of natural selection. This theory, published as \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Species \u003c\/i\u003ein 1859, is the basis of modern biology and the concept of biodiversity. It also sparked a fierce scientific, religious and philosophical debate which still continues today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Darwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40304009838770,"sku":"99519178","price":345.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/2102_60cc51834a3fe4.91187122_9780099519171_6599f40d-ca2d-4c39-a647-54e1c5839548.jpg?v=1640884477"},{"product_id":"murder-isnt-easy","title":"Murder Isn't Easy: The Forensics of Agatha Christie (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile other children were devouring the works of Enid Blyton and Beatrix Potter, Carla Valentine was poring through the pages of Agatha Christie novels - and that early fascination lead to her job as a pathology technician working in mortuaries and trained in forensics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNearly every Agatha Christie story involves one - or more commonly several - dead bodies, and for a young Carla, a curious child already fascinated with biology, these stories and these bodies were perfect puzzles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course Agatha herself didn't talk of 'forensics' which, in the way we use it now, but each tale she tells twists and turns with her expert weave of human observation, ingenuity and genuine science of the era. Through the medium of the 'whodunnit', Agatha Christie was a pioneer of forensic science, and in \u003ci\u003eMurder Isn't Easy \u003c\/i\u003eCarla illuminates all of the knowledge of one of our most beloved authors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carla Valentine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41369414009010,"sku":"9780751577785","price":355.01,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/359056_61a4dcfabbd285.02106471_9780751577785.jpg?v=1640843562"},{"product_id":"remember-the-science-of-memory-and-the-art-of-forgetting-trade-paperback","title":"Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the nuances of human memory' - Steven Pinker, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow The Mind Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'No one writes more brilliantly about the connections between the brain, the mind, and the heart. \u003ci\u003eRemember\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful, fascinating, and important book about the mysteries of human memory - what it is, how it works, and what happens when it is stolen from us. A scientific and literary treat that you will not soon forget.' - Daniel Gilbert (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStumbling on Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of that actor in the movie you saw last week, or you walk into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? If you're over forty, you're probably not laughing. You might even be worried that these lapses in memory could be an early sign of Alzheimer's or dementia. In reality, for the vast majority of us, these examples of forgetting are completely normal. Why? Because while memory is amazing, it is far from perfect. Our brains aren't designed to remember every name we hear, plan we make or day we experience. Just because your memory sometimes fails doesn't mean it's broken or succumbing to disease. Forgetting is actually part of being human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRemember\u003c\/i\u003e, neuroscientist and acclaimed novelist Lisa Genova delves into how memories are made and how we retrieve them. In explaining whether forgotten memories are temporarily inaccessible or erased forever and why some memories are built to exist for only a few seconds while others can last a lifetime, we're shown the clear distinction between normal forgetting (where you parked your car) and forgetting due to Alzheimer's (that you own a car). \u003ci\u003eRemember\u003c\/i\u003e shows us how to create a better relationship with our memory - so we no longer have to fear it any more, which can be life-changing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Genova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456972562610,"sku":"9781838954154","price":425.01,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/360577_61c5b908d6c666.79390722_9781838954154.jpg?v=1658990646"},{"product_id":"firmament-the-hidden-science-of-weather-climate-change-and-the-air-that-surrounds-us-paperback","title":"FIRMAMENT TPB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling . . . Clark's enthusiasm shines through on every page' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAn engaging and lively history'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thin, invisible layer of air surrounds the Earth, sustaining all known life on the planet and creating the unique climates and weather patterns that make each part of the world different. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFirmament\u003c\/i\u003e, atmospheric scientist and science communicator Simon Clark offers a rare and accessible tour of the ins and outs of the atmosphere and how we know what we know about it. From the workings of its different layers to why carbon dioxide is special, from pioneers like Pascal to the unsung heroes working in the field to help us understand climate change, \u003ci\u003eFirmament \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces us to an oft-overlooked area of science and not only lays the ground work for us to better understand the debates surrounding the climate today, but also provides a glimpse of the future that is possible with this knowledge in hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41738824941746,"sku":"9781529362282","price":355.01,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/365506_622edebcac3550.52551755_9781529362282_29e6b5be-6b9f-4489-a330-afeb982ba948.jpg?v=1652359274"},{"product_id":"written-in-bone-paperback","title":"Written In Bone (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing upon her years of research and a wealth of remarkable experience, the world-renowned forensic anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black takes us on a journey of revelation. From skull to feet, via the face, spine, chest, arms, hands, pelvis and legs, she shows that each part of us has a tale to tell. What we eat, where we go, everything we do leaves a trace, a message that waits patiently for months, years, sometimes centuries, until a forensic anthropologist is called upon to decipher it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of this information is easily understood, some holds its secrets tight and needs scientific cajoling to be released. But by carefully piecing together the evidence, the facts of a life can be rebuilt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimb by limb, case by case - some criminal, some historical, some unaccountably bizarre - Sue Black reconstructs with intimate sensitivity and compassion the hidden stories in what we leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sue Black","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41833846046898,"sku":"9781529176605","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/368814_624f6e7ef0f126.27089534_9781529176605.jpg?v=1658994085"},{"product_id":"raffie-to-the-rescue","title":"Raffie To The Rescue","description":"","brand":"Gary Mostert \u0026 Judy Mare'","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42184573255858,"sku":"9780620987349","price":180.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-age-of-ai-and-our-human-future","title":"The Age Of AI (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'IT SHOULD BE READ BY ANYONE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF GEOPOLITICS TODAY'\u003ci\u003e FINANCIAL TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree of our most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society - and what it means for us all. An AI learned to win chess by making moves human grand masters had never conceived. Another AI discovered a new antibiotic by analysing molecular properties human scientists did not understand. Now, AI-powered jets are defeating experienced human pilots in simulated dogfights. AI is coming online in searching, streaming, medicine, education, and many other fields and, in so doing, transforming how humans are experiencing reality. In \u003ci\u003eThe Age of AI\u003c\/i\u003e, three leading thinkers have come together to consider how AI will change our relationships with knowledge, politics, and the societies in which we live. \u003ci\u003eThe Age of AI\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential roadmap to our present and our future, an era unlike any that has come before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42355141116082,"sku":"9781529375992","price":305.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/382052_631a74aa0a2427.71284975_9781529375992.jpg?v=1676061721"},{"product_id":"braintenance","title":"Braintenance: A scientific guide to creating healthy habits and reaching your goals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book will give you the tools to take the reins and steer your brain towards your goals. Informed by neuroscience and psychology, \u003ci\u003eBraintenance\u003c\/i\u003e aims to explain the inner workings of your brain to enable you to get your master controller onside when striving for new milestones.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur brains are prediction machines, constantly interpreting our environment to make sense of the world around us, but sometimes they make false assumptions.\u003ci\u003e Braintenance\u003c\/i\u003e will help you understand how this happens and explains the clear, practical steps we can take to correct it. From developing positive habits and losing bad ones, to setting and achieving your goals, the book will enable you to transform your life for the better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe more you understand about your thinking, the more control you can have over your life. Change is good, your brain just needs some convincing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr Julia Ravey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42540836683954,"sku":"9781529080063","price":380.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/385134_63f040afcc4521.20759010_9781529080063.jpg?v=1676749092"},{"product_id":"fantastic-numbers-and-where-to-find-them-a-journey-to-the-edge-of-physics-paperback","title":"Fantastic Numbers and Where To Find Them: A Journey to the Edge of Physics (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat are the mysterious numbers that unlock the secrets of the universe?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them, leading theoretical physicist and YouTube star Antonio Padilla takes us on an irreverent cosmic tour of nine of the most extraordinary numbers in physics. These include Graham's number, which is so large that if you thought about it in the wrong way, your head would collapse into a singularity; TREE(3), whose finite value could never be reached before the universe reset itself; and 10^{-120}, which measures the desperately unlikely balance of energy the universe needs to exist. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeading us down the rabbit hole to the inner workings of reality, Padilla demonstrates how these unusual numbers are the key to unlocking such mind-bending phenomena as black holes, entropy and the problem of the cosmological constant, which shows that our two best ways of understanding the universe contradict one another. Combining cutting-edge science with an entertaining cosmic quest, Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them is an electrifying, head-twisting guide to the most fundamental truths of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antonio Padilla","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43234188427442,"sku":"9780141992822","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780141992822.jpg?v=1742386033"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/collections\/science.oembed","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}