Can you remember how photosynthesis works? what about quadratic equations? Or the names of all five bennet sisters in pride and prejudice? This witty and insightful book gathers together all the facts, figures and formulae we only half-remember from school, and is guaranteed to have you exclaiming, 'i used to know that!'
We make a ridiculous number of decisions every day--possibly even thousands. We think about what to eat for breakfast, how many cups of coffee it's okay to drink, and how to get to work. In Your Day, Your Way renowned health policy expert Timothy Caulfield takes us through a regular day--from the moment we wake up--to when we go to sleep--and shows us the science behind our habits. What he reve…
So many of us believe that we are free to shape our own destiny. But what if free will doesn't exist? What if our lives are largely predetermined, hardwired in our brains - and our choices over what we eat, who we fall in love with, even what we believe are not real choices at all? Neuroscience is challenging everything we think we know about ourselves, revealing how we make decisions and form …
Uncovering the extraordinary science behind everyday life. From the Cloud to static, waterproof clothing and drones, there's a whole world of fascinating science underlying the objects, actions and interactions of ordinary life. The Physics Behind... explains what makes the modern world go 'round by looking at everyday technology, objects in the home, nature and the engineering and science behi…
Why does holding a hot drink make us like people more? How can a soldier under fire not even notice he's been shot? Touch is the most important sense we have. Without it, we cannot entirely feel pleasure or pain - we are less than human. In fact, as David Linden demonstrates in the astonishing stories gathered here, touch is central to who we are - from choosing our partners to comforting us…
Buku di tangan Anda ini akan mengungkapkan fenomena-fenomena misterius di berbagai belahan dunia lewat penjelasan ilmiah, lengkap dengan data-data akurat dan gambar-gambar yang dapat dipertanggungjawabkan, serta diperkaya dengan bagaimana ayat-ayat Al-Quran dan hadis memandangnya. Semoga dengan membaca lembar demi lembar buku ini, kita bisa mengambil hikmah dan pelajaran yang sekaligus dapat…
“Dalam diri manusia terdapat tenaga rahasia yang, jika digunakan sungguh-sungguh dan tepat, bisa membawa manusia ke keluasan tak terbatas ….” Jalaluddin Rumi
Al-Quran memerintah manusia untuk merenungi kejadian-kejadian di alam semesta. Perenungan itu di satu sisi akan mengantarkannya pana pengenalan yang semakin baik akan keagungan sang pencipta dan di sisi lain, pada penguasaan ilmu dan teknologi bagi kesejahteraan dan kelestarian manusia di bumi. Secara sederhana sains dapat dikatakan sebagai produk manusia dalam menyimak realitas. Terkait denga…
Cerita Panji merupakan salah satu cerita asli Jawa, karena kisahnya menyangkut peristiwa- peristiwa yang melibatkan beberapa kerajaan di Jawa Timur. Cerita klasik ini mempunyai banyak versi dengan nama tokoh dan tempat yang berbeda-beda, namun terdapat ciri tertentu yang menunjukkan apakah sebuah kisah merupakan cerita Panji atau bukan. Cerita ini menyebar luas ke berbagai wilayah Nusantara, ba…