Philosophy & Social Aspects
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The Beginner’s Guide to Constructing the Universe: The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science
$19.99 Add to cartDiscover how mathematical sequences abound in our natural world in this definitive exploration of the geography of the cosmos
You need not be a philosopher or a botanist, and certainly not a mathematic
- Author: Schneider, Michael S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 29 1995
- ISBN10: 0060926716
- Language: English
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Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe
$24.99 Add to cartThe New York Times bestselling author of Darwin’s Doubt, Stephen Meyer, presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of the existence of God, based on breakthroughs in physics, cosmology, and biology.
- Author: Meyer, Stephen C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: April 4, 2023
- ISBN10: 0062071513
- Language: English
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Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
$19.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A captivating exploration of deep time and humanity’s search for purpose, from the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe.
“Few humans sha- Author: Greene, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 0525432175
- Language: English
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Psych: The Story of the Human Mind
$32.00 Read moreA Next Big Idea Club Must-Read
A compelling and accessible new perspective on the modern science of psychology, based on one of Yale’s most popular courses of all time
How does the brain–a three-pound
- Author: Bloom, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0063096358
- Language: English
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Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
$18.99 Add to cartFor the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’s latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychol
- Author: Harris, Sam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 16, 2015
- ISBN10: 1451636024
- Language: English
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The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values
$20.00 Add to cartToday’s “machine-learning” systems, trained by data, are so effective that we’ve invited them to see and hear for us–and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Recent years hav
- Author: Christian, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0393868338
- Language: English
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More Than Meets the Eye: Fascinating Glimpses of God’s Power and Design
$15.99 Read moreNature reveals a God who constantly nurtures and sustains His creation–including our own bodies–in ways that we can scarcely comprehend. Discover the wonders of creation and how they reveal a majest… [more below]
- Series: LifeChange
- Author: Swenson, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 20 2000
- ISBN10: 1576830691
- Language: English
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Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness, and Save the Planet
$35.00 Add to cart2020 IBPA Awards Winner!
“Louie Schwartzberg’s lightly informative, delightfully kooky documentary, “Fantastic Fungi,” offers nothing less than a model for planetary survival.” -Jeannette Catsoulis, T- Series: Fantastic Fungi
- Author: Schwartzberg, Louie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: 27-Aug-19
- ISBN10: 1683837045
- Language: English
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The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
$22.00 Add to cartThe New York Times bestseller: A provocative, imaginative exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge
“Dazzling.” – Steven Pinker, The Guardian
In this groundbreaking book, award-winning physic- Author: Deutsch, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: May 29 2012
- ISBN10: 0143121359
- Language: English
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The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes
$30.00 Add to cart“A rich and rewarding history of one of the most astounding ideas in physics and astronomy” (Marcia Bartusiak) – that the universe we know isn’t the only one
Our books, our movies–our imagin- Author: Halpern, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 154160217X
- Language: English
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AI Ethics
$18.95 Read moreThis overview of the ethical issues raised by artificial intelligence moves beyond hype and nightmare scenarios to address concrete questions–offering a compelling, necessary read for our ChatGPT era… [more below]
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Coeckelbergh, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0262538199
- Language: English
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Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
$22.99 Add to cartJoining the ranks of the classics Please Kill Me, Our Band Could Be Your Life, and Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, an intriguing oral history of the post-9/11 decline of the old-guard music industry and rebirt
- Author: Goodman, Lizzy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: November 13, 2018
- ISBN10: 0062233106
- Language: English
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How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We’re Going
$30.00 Add to cartINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“A new masterpiece from one of my favorite authors… [How The World Really Works] is a compelling and highly readable book that leaves readers with the fundamental g- Author: Smil, Vaclav
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 10, 2022
- ISBN10: 0593297067
- Language: English
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How to Be Multiple: The Philosophy of Twins
$28.99 Read morePhilosopher Helena de Bres uses the curious experience of being a twin as a lens for reconsidering our place in the world, with illustrations by her identical twin Julia.
Wait, are you you or the oth- Author: Bres, Helena de
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1639730346
- Language: English
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A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance
$20.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST – A sweeping, genre-bending “masterpiece” (Minneapolis Star Tribune) exploring Black art, music, and culture in all their glory and complexity–from Soul Train, Aretha Fr… [more below]
- Author: Abdurraqib, Hanif
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1984801201
- Language: English
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In a Flight of Starlings: The Wonders of Complex Systems
$24.00 Read moreFrom the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, an enlightening and personal journey into the practice of groundbreaking science
“[Giorgio Parisi is] an extraordinary scientist.” –Carlo Rovelli With In- Author: Parisi, Giorgio
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 059349315X
- Language: English
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Meditations: The Philosophy Classic
$15.00 Add to cartA deluxe special edition of the ancient classic written by the Roman Emperor known as “The Philosopher”
Meditations is a series of personal journals written by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome from 16
- Series: Capstone Classics
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0857088467
- Language: English
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Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
$28.99 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time–war, politics, religion, truth, beauty,- Author: Tyson, Neil Degrasse
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1250861500
- Language: English
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Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life
$16.00 Add to cartThe author of Straw Dogs, famous for his provocative critiques of scientific hubris and the delusions of progress and humanism, turns his attention to cats—and what they reveal about humans’ torturou
- Author: Gray, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 26, 2021
- ISBN10: 1250800250
- Language: English
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Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
$19.00 Add to cart“Accessible and authoritative . . . While we may not have much power to eradicate our own prejudices, we can counteract them. The first step is to turn a hidden bias into a visible one. . . . What if
- Author: Banaji, Mahzarin R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 16, 2016
- ISBN10: 0345528433
- Language: English
