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Discover the Wildest, Weirdest, and Most Wonderful Animals on Earth (and their surprising quirks)!Get ready for a mind-bending adventure through the animal kingdom packed with incredible trivia and jaw-dropping facts that will amaze the whole family.From strange species youve never heard of to the shocking secrets of the animals you thought you knew, this book is bursting with fascinating discoveries that will make you say, "Wait, what?!"Part One: Animals Youve Never Heard OfMeet natures lesser known creatures from the Great Potoo to a type of fish with human looking teeth and an amphibian that freezes solid and thaws out in the spring. These are the curious creatures you didnt even know existed, and every page reveals a completely surprising behaviour!Part Two: Familiar Faces, Unbelievable FactsThink you know pigs, dogs, and penguins? Think again! Discover the weird and wonderful habits of your favourite animals from an everyday garden insect that stretches in the morning (yes like like humans!) to a farmyard animal that plays football. Youll never look at your household pets (or your garden visitors!) the same way again.Perfect for:Curious kids (aged 8+), teens, and adults who love to learnFamilies looking for screen-free funTrivia buffs, fact fans, and anyone who enjoys saying Wow, I didnt know that!So whether youre sharing fun facts at the dinner table, keeping curious minds busy, or dazzling your friends with animal trivia, this is the ultimate fact-filled adventure.Discover the worlds wildest wonders one fascinating fact at a time!

Un prodigioso viaje a la época en que la ciencia y la alquimia movían juntas el mundo.En 1543, Nicolás Copérnico declaró que la Tierra giraba alrededor del Sol, revolucionando siglos de presunción escolastica. Se vislumbraba una nueva era, guiada por la observacion, la tecnologia y la logica.Pero los presagios y los elixires no desaparecieron de manera instantanea de los laboratorios. Durante mucho tiempo, aun se podian encontrar amuletos y pociones entre relucientes instrumentos de metal y tomos encuadernados en cuero. La linea entre lo natural y lo sobrenatural seguia siendo porosa e indefinida.Desde el gelido observatorio danes de Tycho Brahe hasta el taller humeante y sulfuroso de John Dee, la historiadora Violet Moller nos traslada a los albores de la ciencia europea para revelarnos un deslumbrante mundo olvidado, donde todo conocimiento, por arcano que fuera, podia buscarse con buena fe.La critica ha dicho:En su lucido relato de esta era transformadora, la historiadora y podcaster Violet Moller muestra como las dos corrientes por un lado la practica y por otro la hermetica y magica interactuaron y se informaron mutuamente. New StatesmanUn analisis rico y atractivo sobre donde se produjo la actividad cientifica temprana y el contexto en el que florecio... Las vividas descripciones de Moller de laboratorios llenos de humo y talleres bulliciosos son estimulantes. Abundan los pasajes encantadores... El lector se sumerge en el mundo de la revolucion cientifica del siglo XVI. The Irish TimesUn entretenido analisis de las instalaciones utilizadas por los cientificos de los siglos XV y XVI... El cariño de Moller por los personajes, a menudo caoticos pero inspiradores, es palpable. Para ella, representan un legado de audacia interdisciplinaria, una disposicion a traspasar fronteras geograficas e intelectuales, asi como a fusionar teoria y practica. Los cientificos de la actualidad, confinados en sus campos, a menudo limitados, harian bien en tener presentes sus esfuerzos. The Wall Street JournalViolet Moller capta algo vital. Los academicos del norte, en efecto, construyeron nuevas comunidades de investigacion, cuyos miembros se irritaban e inspiraban mutuamente. Las lineas de comunicacion eran fragiles, pero vibraban con mensajes impactantes... Tras las fachadas de las casas de comerciantes, en sotanos y aticos, en las torres y terrazas construidas para Guillermo IV y Tycho, se abrian nuevos caminos hacia la imponente puerta del palacio mas grande de todos, el de la propia Naturaleza. The Times Literary Supplement

The Essential George Boole: Logic, Love and Legacyis a captivating portrait of a brilliant mind and the family that shaped him. George Boole, a largely self-taught genius, as a youth mastered multiple languages and scientific disciplines and later developed symbolic logic and what is now called Boolean algebra, the foundation of modern computing. He rose from poverty to become a respected professor at Queens College Cork, now University College Cork. It is believed by some that he inspired Arthur Conan Doyles creation of Professor Moriarty, the arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes. But Booles story isnt just about logical and mathematical prowess. He was married to a remarkable woman, educationalist Mary Everest. Their five remarkable daughters and subsequent generations carried on a legacy of brilliance, breaking barriers in science, medicine and literature. Geoffrey Hinton, George Booles great great-grandson, is the 2024 Nobel Laureate in Physics. Booles story as one of the founders of the digital age is one of perseverance, love and ideas that changed virtually everything.

If your brain tends to seize up with fear or incomprehension at the mention of AI, this concise and entertaining history is for you SYDNEY MORNING HERALDSince Alan Turing asked Can machines think? artificial intelligence has grown from a pipe dream into a transformative force. The Shortest History of AI traces this journey, from Ada Lovelaces visionary work to Deep Blues shocking defeat of chess world champion Garry Kasparov and the recent barnstorming emergence of ChatGPT.This expert, illuminating book distils AI into six key ideas, equipping readers to understand where we have been - and where we may be heading.

Illness is not simply a matter of biology. Our thoughts, conscious or otherwise, can make us feel pain or become unwell. If you experienced side effects from your Covid vaccine, the chances are that these were caused by your belief that you would experience them. When a nurse tells you this is going to hurt, it generally does - but perhaps it shouldnt.In this revelatory study, neuroscientist Helen Pilcher explores the hidden impact of the nocebo effect - the placebos evil twin. Medical studies have proven the nocebo effect to cause pain, nausea, paralysis, seizures, and even blindness. The nocebo effect impacts how we grow sick and grow old, explains why people who dont have food allergies have dietary intolerances, and why adults and teenagers are equally susceptible to catching tics through social media. From Havana Syndrome to hex deaths, chronic pain and mystery illnesses, this book explains what happens when illness, psychology and society meet - and shows us what we can do to become less ill and more well.

A wise, deep, nuanced and profoundly moving book.Siri HustvedtThoughtful, important and a reminder that hope belongs to everyone.Christie Watson The Sunday Times bestselling authors of The Devil You Know return with a life-affirming myth busting exploration of trauma, resilience and healing.A widow dares not utter her husbands name. A prisoner of war buries the memories of his ordeal. A child hostage is rendered mute. What happens when trauma goes unspoken?The pioneering psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr Gwen Adshead invites us to witness her work with patients struggling in the wake of a range of distressing and painful life events. Drawn from over thirty years of clinical practice, Unspeakable illuminates how language - and silence - can dramatically affect the quality of our recovery after disaster. Sometimes the hardest words to say out loud are the very ones to set us free and with Adsheads assistance and extraordinary insight, these courageous people step out of the darkness of shame and fear to discover new possibilities.This is not a book about trauma, it is about survival. In challenging prevailing misconceptions around trauma and by charting the transformation of patient identities, hearts and minds, Unspeakable makes a powerful case for hope.