White Holes
Carlo Rovelli's new book presents his theory of "white holes", how they might form and why they are so hard to see in today's universe....
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The Rush that Never Ended, A history of Australian Mining
Australia is one of the world's great sources of mineral treasures. Out of the ground, on land and at sea, has come wealth to create a host of lucrative industries. Our landscape is littered with mines and...
Future Politics
Just how will digital systems influence and shape politics in the near future, and will this be to the detriment of mankind or to its advantage? Do we need to reign in the power we may inadvertently be...
Science and Humanity
In the Introduction, Steane states briefly the argument of his book: "Science is a rich tapestry which does not at all suggest that the world is a purposeless machine, but nor does it replace the arts and...
Can Science Explain Everything?
Christian scientist author explains how science cannot explain everything using common sense and examples through the ages. It has some good defences of faith, but there are a few not completely clear...
The Darwin Myth
The Darwin Myth is a short biography of Charles of Darwin and a discussion of his ideas and their implications. Darwin, the grandson of an enthusiastic proponent of evolution, was born in a...
AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
Few people are as qualified to write about the past, present and future of artificial intelligence as Kai-Fu Lee. Born in Taiwan in 1961, Lee moved to the US at age 11, obtained a Ph.D. in computer science...
Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data
Despite its lurid title, this is a clever, informative introduction to statistics. Excellent for readers who want to know enough about statistics to read the newspapers without the pain of studying the...
How Not to Be Wrong: The Hidden maths of Everyday life
This is a mathematics book for the general audience which aims at trying to explain some of the mathematics behind things we come across in our daily life, for example lotteries. He also explains some of...