Science & Cosmology (general)

What do we actually mean when we say that something smells of fresh paint? Or frying bacon? And what does five o clock in the morning smell like?

Metabolism, behavior, sleep, mood swings, the immune system, fighting, fleeing, puberty, and sex: these are just a few of the things our bodies control with hormones.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The legendary biologist and bestselling author mounts a timely and passionate defense of science and clear thinking with this career-spanning collection of essays, including twenty pieces published in the United States for the first time.

"This is science writing as wonder and as inspiration."The Wall Street Journal

From one of the most influential scientists of our time, a dazzling exploration of the hidden laws that govern the life cycle of everything from plants and animals to the cities we live in.

From Jim Holt, theNew York Times bestselling author ofWhy Does the World Exist?, comes an entertaining and accessible guide to the most profound scientific and mathematical ideas of recent centuries inWhen Einstein Walked withGdel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought.