Mindfulness is growing in popularity as a technique which teaches us to appreciate our life. This Practical Guide explores how to listen to your body to reduce stress and anxiety in all areas of your life; how to focus better at work by becoming more aware of what is happening i…
by OverDrive, Inc, Clegg, Brian, Pugh, Oliver
fromIntroducing (Thriplow, England)
Infinity is a profoundly counter-intuitive and brain-twisting subject that has inspired some great thinkers? and provoked and shocked others. The ancient Greeks were so horrified by the implications of an endless number that they drowned the man who gave away the secret. And a G…
Infinity is a profoundly counter-intuitive and brain-twisting subject that has inspired some great thinkers -- and provoked and shocked others. The ancient Greeks were so horrified by the implications of an endless number that they drowned the man who gave away the secret. And a…
"The Ancient Greeks were so horrified by the implications of an endless number that they drowned the man who gave away the secret. A German mathematician was driven mad by the repercussions of his discovery of transfinite numbers. How will you fare? Brian Clegg and Oliver Pugh's…
By looking at the history of thought, this Practical Guide will help you to do things to improve your well-being; to free yourself from the various disturbances of life; to overcome irrational expectations that cause us distress and to understand the causes of suffering. Full of…
Acclaimed popular science author Brian Clegg demonstrates how quantum physics underpins everyday life.
Einstein said that the most incredible thing about our universe was that it was comprehensible at all. This title explains, Pythagoras had much the same idea - but 2,500 years earlier. It tells the story of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, whose insights transformed the ancient …
The enthralling story of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, whose insight transformed the ancient world and still inspire the realms of science, mathematics, philosophy and the arts. Einstein said that the most incredible thing about our universe was that it was comprehensible at …
30-second theories takes a revolutionary approach to understanding the 50 most significant and intriguing scientific theories. It challenges leading scientific experts to abandon their beloved jargon and explain the most complex of theories in half a minute - using nothing more …
by Cryan, Dan, Shatil, Sharron, Mayblin, Bill
fromIntroducing
"Logic is the backbone of Western civilization, holding together its systems of philosophy, science and law. Yet despite logic's widely acknowledged importance, it remains an unbroken seal for many, due to its heavy use of jargon and mathematical symbolism. This book follows the…
Text and comics are used to examine the life and work of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, a cosmologist who has based his studies of the universe primarily on Einstein's theory of relativity.
