Summary: An innovative and accessible guide to theories in technology and nature. Learning about science can be daunting, but this book makes it easier by giving you all the big ideas simply explained. Simple explanations and stylish infographics open up the world of science to even the complete novice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 SCIKlein, Stefan
Summary: How to Love the Universe is a new kind of science writing by an author truly enamored of the world around him. In ten short chapters of lyrical prose—each one an ode to a breathtaking realm of discovery—Stefan Klein uses everyday objects and events as a springboard to meditate on the beauty of the underlying science.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment colophon 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 KLEPreston, Richard
Summary: Dramatic true stories about the frightening forces and constructive discoveries that are currently roiling and reordering our world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.024 PREIngram, Jay
Summary: "A fascinating look at the cutting-edge science and technologies that are on the cusp of changing everything from where we'll live, how we'll look, and who we'll be, by the popular science broadcaster and bestselling author Jay Ingram. Where will we live? How will we get around? What will we look like? These are just some of the questions bestselling author and popular science broadcaster Jay...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Canada 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.49 INGSummary: Science, pop culture and comedy collide in National Geographic's groundbreaking new series, hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasseTyson. Along with celebrity guests and comic co-hosts, Neil explores captivating topics such as space travel, extra-terrestrial life, the Big Bang, the future of our Earth and the environment, and breaking news from the universe.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STAPilcher, Helen
Summary: If you could bring back just one animal from the past, what would you choose? It can be anyone or anything from history, from the King of the Dinosaurs, T. rex, to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley, and beyond. De-extinction - the ability to bring extinct species back to life - is fast becoming reality. Around the globe, scientists are trying to de-extinct all manner of animals,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Nat PilcherSummary: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists, comedians, and more to explore a variety of cosmic topics, colliding pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life and the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STAO'Neill, Bill
Summary: "Want to impress your buddies at the bar? Need to think of something interesting to do at the next family gathering? Want to learn a bunch of random facts about history, science, true crime, and the paranormal? Pick up Interesting Stories for Curious People, the ultimate guidebook for a plethora of interesting facts about a whole bunch of several different topics. A quick read packed with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: LAK Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 031 O'NEMiodownik, Mark
Summary: Sometimes explosive, often delicious, occasionally poisonous, but always interesting: the New York Times best-selling author of Stuff Matters show us the secret lives of liquids: the shadow counterpart of our solid "stuff." We all know that without water we couldn't survive, and that sometimes a cup of coffee or a glass of wine feels just as vital. But do we really understand how much we rely...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 530.4 MIODruyan, Ann
Summary: This all-new and long-awaited sequel to Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan's international bestseller Cosmos takes readers to worlds only now emerging with the advent of new technologies. Druyan takes readers on an extraordinary journey through the vast and unexplored realms of Earth and space, past and future, fact and imagination. In coordination with the debut of the second TV season of National...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 520 DRUSummary: Recognized by The Canadian Children’s Book Centre, and awarded Gold by Parents’ Choice Awards, Brainspace is a unique magazine that merges traditional print stories with digital assets to optimize reading enjoyment and learning by young readers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brainspace Publishing 2013
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Keen, Helen
Summary: "Award-winning comedian and popular-science writer Helen Keen uncovers the astounding science behind the mystical, blood-soaked world of Game of Thrones, answering questions like: Is it possible to crush a person's head with your bare hands? What really happens when royal families interbreed? Does Cersei have Borderline Personality Disorder? What curious medical disorder does Hodor suffer from?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016