Science and Technics / Science

From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe

by Alexander Koyre

Time and again, when studying the history of scientific and philosophical thought in the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries-- they are, indeed, so closely interrelated and linked together that, separated,...

The Origin of the Universe - Case Closed

by Robert Amneus

"The Origin of the Universe" brings the elegance of creation to the grasp of the reader using simple language, over 78 illustrations and many examples.

No math skills are required. Easy to follow mathematical...

Sky Gods & Angels

by Wence Horak & Keana Texeira

If the visitors to Earth are really aliens from distant worlds why would they be buzzing about for at least 5,000 years or more? The answer to that is rather 'simple': they are not really aliens, but our ancestors,...

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

by Sam Kean

The Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in THE...

Choiceless Awareness

by Jidda Krishnamurti

The passages in this Study Book have been taken directly from Krishnamurti's talks and books from 1933 through 1967. The compilers began by reading all the passages from this period which contained the phrase...

Energy "Recycling": A Bridge to the Clean Energy Future

by Robert U. Ayres & Edward H. Ayres

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How to reuse the enormous amounts of energy we throw away--and save...

On the Significance of Science and Art

by Leo Nickolayevich Tolstoy

Although Tolstoy is best known as a master of literary fiction, he was also an important thinker with a voracious and wide-ranging intellect. In this extended look at the intersection between science and art,...

The Science of Sports: Winning in the Olympics

by Scientific American & Scientific American Editors

The Olympics are the world's most prestigious stage for athletic competition. Fans both casual and hardcore tune in religiously every few years to watch as men and women push themselves to the limits of human...

Backyard Bigfoot: The True Story of Stick Signs, UFOs, & the Sasquatch

by Lisa A. Shiel & Nick Redfern

Backyard Bigfoot was a finalist in the 2007 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Awards.

"As informative as it is entertaining." -Midwest Book Review

*****

Bigfoot...Fact or Fiction? Read this book before you decide!...

Future of Disease: Existing, Emerging, and Novel Infectious Diseases

by David P. Clark

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This Element is an excerpt from Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics...

The Dancing Wu Li Masters

by Gary Zukav

With its unique combination of depth, clarity, and humor that has enchanted millions, this beloved classic by bestselling author Gary Zukav opens the fascinating world of quantum physics to readers with no mathematical...

Practical Math Success in 20 Minutes a Day

by LLC Learning Express

LearningExpress's 20 Minutes a Day guides make challenging subject areas more accessible by tackling one small part of a larger topic and building upon that knowledge with each passing day. Practical Math Success...

The Broken Gift

by Daniel Friedmann

Was Adam the first man? Was man created by divine act in less than one day almost 6,000 years ago, as the Bible suggests? Or did man appear 200,000 years ago as the culmination of numerous human-like species...

The Red Limit

by Timothy Ferris

For centuries, it was assumed that our universe was static. In the late 1920s, astronomers defeated this assumption with a startling new discovery. From Earth, the light of distant galaxies appeared to be red,...

Possibilities in Parallel

by Scientific American Editors

Parallel universes are a staple of science fiction, and it's no wonder. They allow us to explore the question, "what if?" in a way that lets us step completely outside of the world we know, rather than question...

DIY Instruments for Amateur Space: Inventing Utility for Your Spacecraft Once It Achieves Orbit

by Sandy Antunes

What can you measure and what are your limits when orbiting in space? Learn about what physical quantities you can measure and what types of sensors you can buy or build. We cover the 5 essential design limits...

The Shaping of the News

by Flavia Cavaliere

People seem to be well aware of the great power that the media has in influencing public opinion, that sort of manipulation of the addressee’s emotions which has been referred to as “emotion management”....

The Future of Energy

by Scientific American Editors

Since the Industrial Revolution our civilization has depended on fossil fuels to generate energy – first it was coal; then petroleum. But there are two problems: the first is that petroleum isn't an infinite...

Genome: The Story of the Most Astonishing Scientific Adventure of Our Time - The Attempt to Map All the Genes in the Human Body

by Jerry Bishop & Michael Waldholz

Genome tells the story of the most ambitious scientific adventure of our time. By gradually isolating and identifying all the genes in the human body - the blueprint for life - scientists are closing in on the...

I

by Alfred John Dalrymple

If there is an enabler of out existence it is a particulate field... also it is ethereal, in the entirety of it, and the I of it. Is Consciousness that field? It rests in its own fullness as one thing, yet it...