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  • What If? 10th Anniversary Edition

    Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

    by Randall Munroe ...
    A special 10th anniversary edition of the million-copy bestseller What If? from the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd—revised and annotated with brand-new illustrations and answers to the most absurd hypothetical questions you never thought to ask.Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Gecko’s Foot

    How Scientists are Taking a Leaf from Nature's Book

    by Peter Forbes ...
    A cutting-edge science book in the style of ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ and ‘Chaos’ from an exciting and accessible voice in popular science writing.Bio-inspiration is a form of engineering but not in the conventional sense. Extending beyond our established and preconceived notions, scientists, architects and engineers are looking at imitating nature by manufacturing 'wet' materials such as spider ... Read more

    $4.62 USD

  • 反智：不願說理的人是偏執，不會說理的人是愚蠢，不敢說理的人是奴隸

    The Irrational ApeWhy Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World

    by 古倫姆斯, David Robert Grimes ...
    Translated by 楊玉齡 ...
    Series series 科學自然
    識破迷惑人心的把戲、似是而非的話術理性並非本能，理智需要鍛鍊《反智》蒐羅了常見的推理謬誤、邏輯缺陷、數字迷思、偏見和陰謀論，以當今社會的著名事件和近代歷史的精采故事為例，告訴我們如何識破種種迷惑人心的把戲、似是而非的話術，以及如何建立分析性思考的能力。你覺得下面這個三段論，有沒有問題呢？前提一：人皆不免一死。前提二：蘇格拉底不免一死。結　論：因此，蘇格拉底是人。如果你覺得完全沒問題，那麼我們把「人」換成「狗」，重寫如下：前提一：狗皆不免一死。前提二：蘇格拉底不免一死。結論　：因此，蘇格拉底是狗。看得出來問題出在哪裡嗎？我們再舉兩個同樣類型的... ... Read more

    $14.25 USD

  • Stuff Matters

    Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World

    by Mark Miodownik ...
    In this New York Times Notable Book, "Mark Miodownik, a materials scientist, explains the history and science behind things such as paper, glass, chocolate, and concrete with an infectious enthusiasm."—Scientific AmericanWinner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science BooksWhy is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are ... Read more

    $11.49 USD

  • Napoleon's Buttons

    by Penny Le Couteur, Jay Burreson ...
    Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • 機艙機密：解答你對搭機旅行的種種疑問（二版）

    Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers, and Reflections

    by 派翠克‧史密斯 ...
    Translated by 郭雅琳, 陳思穎, 溫澤元 ...
    Series series INSIDE
    【本書第一版書名為《機艙機密：空中旅行大百科》，第二版內容無增修。】亞馬遜網路書店暢銷經典，航空從業人員與空中旅人必備書籍。關於飛機、航空及與搭機旅行，你想知道的一切，都在這一本！——中華民航飛行員協會審定——　　商業航空向來是不良資訊的溫床，充斥著各種沒有根據的說法與陰謀論，以致即使航空技術已十分發達，飛航的安全紀錄十分卓越，且票價非常便宜、人們非常習慣搭機四處旅遊，但對於空中航程與航空公司仍充滿了疑慮。　　本書作者為《沙龍》雜誌著名的「請教機師」空中旅行系列撰稿十餘年，回答了各方人士對航空業與搭機旅行的種種疑問，此書除了整理大眾最想了解的事，經驗老道且博學的作者還漫談航空史上的重要事件及其內情與影響，並以專業機師身分提供見解，廣獲好評。**　　▍如果你是空中旅人，很可能疑懼過這些事情——**　　・飛機被鳥撞上有多危險？冰雪會對... ... Read more

    $12.41 USD

  • Life 3.0: 人工智慧時代, 人類的蛻變與重生

    Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    by 鐵馬克Max Tegmark ...
    Translated by 陳以禮 ...
    這是與你我與未來世代息息相關的問題，沒有人能迴避！在人工智慧崛起的現在，你希望看見什麼樣的未來？當超過人類智慧的人工智慧出現時，人類會變成怎樣？人工智慧對犯罪、戰爭、司法、工作、社會將會造成什麼影響？又會帶給生而為人的我們什麼感受？人工智慧崛起絕對會對我們未來造成根本性的改變，影響之大很有可能超越以往的任何一種科技，我們如何透過自動化變得更富裕，同時又不會造成失去所得、喪失人生目標的後果？我們應該給下一代什麼樣的職涯建議？要如何讓未來的人工智慧系統變得更加可靠，能順利實現我們的理想，《Life 3.0》將讓你加入這個年代最重要的對話中。毫不隱諱呈現這個最具爭議性話題的全方位觀點，舉凡超級人工智慧所代表的意義，意識究竟是怎麼一回事，甚至是宇宙生命發展最終的物理法則極限等，包羅萬象的豐富內容，盡皆收錄在《Life 3.... ... Read more

    $13.07 USD

  • 生而為人的13堂數學課：透過數學的心智體驗與美德探索，讓你成為更好的人的練習

    Mathematics for Human Flourishing

    by 蘇宇瑞(Francis Su) ...
    Series series 科普漫遊1
    「這可能是我們這個時代最重要的數學書」2021年美國數學協會歐拉數學著作獎（Euler Book Prize）獲獎作品――――――★美國數學協會首位華裔主席最動人之作，在數學裡實現不一樣的自己！★個人反思、寓言與謎題交織，深入探索數學與生而為人的深刻連結！★用故事切入，從解謎探索，翻轉僵固型思維！★Amazon 4.7顆星、Goodreads 4.4顆星，讚譽不斷！▌好評圓滿推薦王夏聲 ∣ 國立陽明交通大學應用數學系副教授任維勇 ∣ 北一女中數學老師李信昌 ∣ 數學網站「昌爸工作坊」站長李政憲 ∣ 林口國中教師、教育部師鐸獎得主、「藝數摺學」臉書公開社團創辦人林信安 ∣ 建中數學科教師洪士薰 ∣ 台南女中數學教師洪雪芬 ∣ 超腦麥斯創意思維數學課程總監翁秉仁 ∣ 國立臺灣大學數學系副教授高敏慧 ∣ 臺北市民生國中校長、臺北... ... Read more

    Was $9.31 USD Now $7.91 USD

  • 電學之父：法拉第的故事(修訂版)

    by 張文亮 ...
    Series Book 319 - 文經文庫
    人類歷史上最偉大的「物理哲學家」一生充滿傳奇，卻又平凡的愛的故事　　他發現「電磁感應」，被稱為「電機工程學之父」；在材料科學裡，是他首先開啟了合金的研究；在機械工程裡，第一部馬達與發電機是他製造的；在化學工程裡，最早蒸餾石油而發現苯的是他；在化學系裡，更會讀到他的「法拉第常數」；在物理系裡，會讀到法拉第的「電力線」、「磁力場」理論；在土木工程裡，水的膠凝處理是他最先提出的……　　他是法拉第，一位只有小學畢業的裝訂工，卻成為十九世紀全球最佳學術研究單位——英國皇家學會的會員。一生不斷地突破自我，在各種科學領域創造不朽傳奇，但他的生活卻又和普通人那般，平凡、貧窘、謙遜、認真。　　但他熱愛生命、熱愛科學、熱愛教育，讓他成為物理學史上最偉大的發明者之一。著名的科學家焦耳、馬克斯威爾、凱爾文、愛迪生等人，都深受他的影響，甚至是物理天才愛因斯坦也是他的崇拜者。 ... Read more

    $5.54 USD

  • Genome

    The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

    by Matt Ridley ...
    "Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability." — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped. ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • 離開太陽系：移民火星、超人類誕生到星際旅行, 探索物理學家眼中的未來世界

    The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

    by 加來道雄 Michio Kaku ...
    Translated by 黎湛平 ...
    繼紐約時報暢銷書《2100科技大未來》後弦論奠基人、當代物理學大師 加來道雄預言改造火星、星際旅行、長生不朽與後地球時代的終極命運21世紀地球的下一步是什麼？當鋼鐵人馬斯克揭露其醞釀已久的太空旅遊計畫、波音公司總裁米倫伯格表示太空發射系統已臻成熟，全球產業鏈移轉、科技股應聲上漲，新一波太空科技競賽宣告正式開打，年輕世代可望於有生之年在火星上踏出重要的一步。但民眾更好奇的是，投入數兆美元的科學研究，究竟要將人類帶往何方？未來的人類是否可能移民太空站、火星，最後離開太陽系？尋找比地球更宜家家居的行星？先進國家的科學家早在列舉移居星球的名單，任一星球只要水源日照充足、溫度適中，而且重力和地球相仿，移居外星將不再是夢想。同時太空產業也提出自己的選項：人類不只能移居外星，也能發展月球生物圈、星際旅遊以及小行星挖礦。甚至過往危險又耗費巨大的火箭，如今都有解決方案：移民者可搭乘太空電梯 ... Read more

    $9.31 USD

  • 都是大腦搞的鬼(十年紀念版)：識破生活大騙局，終結衝動消費、擺脫社恐障礙、贏得職場主動權

    by 謝伯讓 ...
    你知道其實我們常常被自己的大腦欺騙？你知道眼見不一定為憑？你知道網路上的詐騙是如何利用我們大腦的弱點？時至今日AI的快速發展、網路詐騙的橫行，都在證明這本書即使經過十年，卻成為當今大家更需要了解，如何避開這個時代所面對諸多資訊陷阱的聖典。認知神經科學謝伯讓博士最淺顯易懂的腦科學研究報告，揭露原來我們很多的認知都是大腦搞的鬼，書中所帶給你我的知識，能讓我們拆穿生活中，包括消費、職場、社交、認知中的騙局，更清醒的認識自己、不被帶風向，生活、戀愛、工作都自己拿捏。 ... Read more

    $9.31 USD

  • Race for Tomorrow

    Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

    by Simon Mundy ...
    As featured on CNN’s Amanpour & Company and BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week with Andrew Marr One of the Financial Times’ best books of 2021In this extraordinary journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy meets the people on the front lines of the climate crisis, showing how the struggle to respond is already reshaping the modern world – shattering communities, shaking up global business, and ... Read more

    $16.89 USD

  • Invention to Innovation

    How Scientists Can Drive Our Economy

    by Dr Larry Marshall ...
    Invention to Innovation charts a course for scientists, leaders, investors and policy makers to translate research into growing innovative, competitive companies and industries. With extensive experience and insights gained over three decades, Dr Larry Marshall demonstrates how science can generate new value that grows markets and creates jobs while also delivering social, environmental and ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Cyst Nematodes

    by Professor Roland N Perry, Maurice Moens, John T Jones, James G. Baldwin, George W. Bird, David J. Chitwood, Laura Cortada, Matthias Daub0, Keith G. Davies1, Walter S. de Jong2, Loes J.M.F. den Nijs3, Sebastian Eves-van den Akker4, Godelieve Gheysen5, Aska Goverse6, Ivan G. Grove7, Professor Johannes Hallmann8, Zafar A. Handoo9, Catherine J. Lilley0, Horacio D. Lopez-Nicora1, Edward P. Masler2, Melissa G. Mitchum3, Sharad Mohan4, Terry L. Niblack5, Jon Pickup6, Adrian M.I. Roberts7, Andrea M. Skantar8, Geert Smant9, Richard W. Smiley0, Sergei A Subbotin1, Victoria Taylor2, Gregory L. Tylka3, Lieven Waeyenberge4, Inga A. Zasada5, Vivian C Blok6, Matthew A Back7 ...
    This book is a compendium of current information on all aspects of these economically important parasites. It provides comprehensive coverage of their biology, management, morphology and diagnostics, in addition to up-to-date information on molecular aspects of taxonomy, host-parasitic relationships and resistance. Written by a team of international experts, Cyst Nematodes will be invaluable to ... Read more

    $74.69 USD

  • The Large Hadron Collider

    The Extraordinary Story of the Higgs Boson and Other Stuff That Will Blow Your Mind

    by Don Lincoln ...
    An insider's history of the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider: why it was built, how it works, and the importance of what it has revealed.Since 2008 scientists have conducted experiments in a hyperenergized, 17-mile supercollider beneath the border of France and Switzerland. The Large Hadron Collider (or what scientists call "the LHC") is one of the wonders of the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Essential Engineer

    by Henry Petroski ...
    From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work together to address our world’s most pressing issues, from dealing with climate change and the prevention of natural disasters to the development of efficient automobiles and the search for renewable energy sources. While the ... Read more

    $5.29 USD

  • It's Elemental

    The Hidden Chemistry in Everything

    by Kate Biberdorf ...
    In this fresh and engaging guide to chemistry, Dr. Kate Biberdorf, aka "Kate the Chemist," reveals the fascinating science we experience every dayHave you ever wondered what makes dough rise? Or how your morning coffee gives you that energy boost? Or why your shampoo is making your hair look greasy? The answer is chemistry. From the moment we wake up until the time we go to sleep (and even while ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • 真相不会沉默

    by 刘良 ...
    作为资深法医病理学专家，法医刘良教授通过其从业四十多年中的二十几个非正常死亡案例，如误喝"化骨水"、致命"烟粉"、"美白神药"汞中毒等来警示安全风险，通过尸笑、蛇毒命案等来解析案件侦办逻辑，更直击他杀骗保、儿子弑母等伦理悲剧，探讨性别重置、厂区投毒等人际与社会困局。内容涉及法医知识、人性伦理故事，同步融入了法医工作日常、案件侦办逻辑与死亡密码的破解过程，兼具专业性与科普性，又富有教育意义，既是一本硬核的生存安全与法律指南，也是一场深刻的心灵共鸣与生命体验。 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Dancing Wu Li Masters

    An Overview of the New Physics

    by Gary Zukav ...
    "The most exciting intellectual adventure I've been on since reading Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York TimesGary Zukav’s timeless, humorous, New York Times bestselling masterpiece, a touchstone for readers of science and spirituality, The Dancing Wu Li Masters, is arguably the most widely acclaimed introduction to quantum physics ever ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • God’s AI Reckoning

    The Final Revelation

    by David W. Falls ...
    For millennia, belief in gods and the unseen shaped cultures, inspired devotion, and fueled conflict. Lightning was the hand of heaven; illness, a curse; consciousness, the divine spark. Today, in the age of algorithms, these mysteries face a new challenger—machines that reason, simulate, and begin searching for God themselves. In God’s AI Reckoning: The Final Revelation, David W. Falls explores ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • 神奇物理學：從重力到電流，日常中的科學現象原來是這麼回事！

    Phantastisch physikalisch（Fantastic Physical）

    by 馬庫斯．韋伯(Marcus Weber)、茱蒂絲．韋伯(Judith Weber) ...
    Series series 商周其他系列
    ★德國亞馬遜暢銷書★★齊祖康 東吳大學物理學系助理教授 專業審訂★直通腦洞的知識都來了！開罐子的空蝕效應、料理時的滲透作用、眼鏡模糊的冷凝現象……生活環節都被物理所支配！德國物理專家為你輕鬆解答生活上的疑問！物理簡單來說就是：「觸電會尖叫，東西會掉下來！」一場圍繞生活的智力冒險！小心，你一直被輻射給擊中！為什麼牛比人更容易遭到雷擊？空氣比你想像得還重！電流、重力、偏振光……物理有趣又危險，豐富的常識與對策，除了好玩、更實用！本書針對日常中困擾的問題，以生動、有趣的方式解析其科學背景，引領讀者深入理解種種現象，進而觸類旁通擴展至實用上。如何運用技巧，將擾人的現象用物理學轉化為生活優勢：怎麼處理起霧的眼鏡和蛙鏡？➨吐個口水就對了！蛋白質會分散在泳鏡上，冷凝水會從泳鏡上滴落，視線就會變清晰。怎麼打開玻璃罐？➨空蝕... ... Read more

    $8.23 USD

  • 謝玠揚的長化短說：化工博士教你一定要知道的餐桌、美容保養、居家清潔的58個化學常識

    by 謝玠揚 ...
    菜餚裡有氯化鈉、飲料裡有乙醇、甜點裡有β-D-fructofuranosyl-(2→1)-α-D-glucopyranoside，看起來都好可怕，但它們其實就是鹽、酒精跟蔗糖！很多人聽到「化工」就感到害怕，事實上，化工的相關應用已經深入你我的生活。不論是廚房裡的洗碗精、便利商店的飲料、洗髮精、沐浴乳、彩妝用品、衣服……都和化工息息相關。科學博客（The Logic of Science）指出：所有的東西都是化學物。所謂「不含化學物」的產品根本不存在，而「不使用化學物」的生活方式也是如此。我們每天必須吸吐的空氣、飲用水、攝入的碳水化合物等，無一不是化學物。所有的生物都需要利用化學反應來運作，因此，我們根本毋須懼怕「化學物」，即使它們的名字看起來好像很複雜，甚至讀不出來。至於針對市場上宣稱無添加色素、香料；無添加防腐劑；無人體有害物質添加；無添加化學物質……又是怎麼一回事呢？尤其網路發達 ... Read more

    $7.09 USD

  • Physics of the Impossible

    A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation,and Time Travel

    by Michio Kaku ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Inspired by the fantastic worlds of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Back to the Future, the renowned theoretical physicist and national bestselling author of The God Equation takes an informed, serious, and often surprising look at what our current understanding of the universe's physical laws may permit in the near and distant future.Teleportation, time machines, force fields, and ... Read more

    $12.59 USD