Een halve eeuw geleden al huppelden de eerste mensen op de Maan, maar pas de jongste jaren geeft ons DNA zijn geheimen prijs. De ene doorbraak volgt de andere in sneltempo op en het gaat zo hard dat de wetgeving hopeloos achterop hinkt. Gelukkig is Lieven Scheire wel mee met de laatste ontwikkelingen. Niet alleen maakt de wetenschapscomedian

de nieuwste inzichten in het DNA onderzoek aanschouwelijk, Scheire werpt ook de vraag op wat we daar nu eigenlijk mee zijn.

De eerste genetisch gemanipul...

Lieven Scheire is zot van insecten. En Peter Berx weet alles over insecten (hij is een entomoloog). Die combinatie van

passie en kennis leidde tot het beste en plezantste insectenboek aller tijden.

Over hoe je zelf op safari kan trekken op zoek naar de tofste zespotige beestjes in je eigen tuin of park (van het

‘stinkende kortschild’ tot de ‘wollige appelbloedluis’). Maar zoveel meer prangende vragen worden beantwoord, als daar zijn: Kunnen insecten pijn lijden en mogen we vliegen kwa...

De mensheid treedt een nieuw technologisch tijdperk binnen. Kwantumcomputers gaan ons helpen om onze grootste problemen – klimaatverandering, aanhoudende honger, ongeneeslijke ziekten – op te lossen. De inter nationaal bekende wetenschapsjournalist Michio Kaku legt in dit boek uit hoe kwantumcomputers werken en hoe ze ons leven gaan veranderen. Zijn verwachting is dat de nieuwe computers ons in staat zullen stellen om schone, hernieuwbare energie op te wekken zonder radioactief afval of d...

Few can imagine a world without telephones or televisions; many depend on computers and the Internet as part of daily life. Without scientific theory, these developments would not have been possible. In this exceptionally clear and engaging introduction to philosophy of science, James Ladyman explores the philosophical questions that arise when we reflect on the nature of the scientific method and the knowledge it produces.

He discusses whether fundamental philosophical questions about knowle...

Introduction to Probability Models: Thirteenth Edition is available in two manageable volumes: an Elementary edition appropriate for undergraduate use and an Advanced edition for graduate use. Together, and through their hallmark exercises and real examples, both versions offer a comprehensive foundation of this key subject with applications across engineering, computer science, management science, the physical and social sciences and operations research. Users will find comprehensive infor...

Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize

From the man who Oliver Sacks hailed as “one of the best scientist/writers of our time,” a collection of sharply observed, uproariously funny essays on the biology of human culture and behavior.

In the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould and Oliver Sacks, Robert Sapolsky offers a sparkling and erudite collection of essays about science, the world, and our relation to both. “The Trouble with Testosterone” explores...

This 1983 book is a lively and clearly written introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scientific realism. It has two parts. 'Representing' deals with the different philosophical accounts of scientific objectivity and the reality of scientific entities.

The views of Kuhn, Feyerabend, Lakatos, Putnam, van Fraassen, and others, are all considered. 'Intervening' presents the first sustained treatment of experimental science for many years and uses...

For junior/senior undergraduates taking probability and statistics as applied to engineering, science, or computer science. This classic text provides a rigorous introduction to basic probability theory and statistical inference, with a unique balance between theory and methodology. Interesting, relevant applications use real data from actual studies, showing how the concepts and methods can be used to solve problems in the field.

This revision focuses on improved clarity and deeper understan...

The Routledge Companion to Intelligence Studies provides a broad overview of the growing field of intelligence studies. The recent growth of interest in intelligence and security studies has led to an increased demand for popular depictions of intelligence and reference works to explain the architecture and underpinnings of intelligence activity. Divided into five comprehensive sections, this Companion provides a strong survey of the cutting-edge research in the field of intelligence studies:...