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How things are : a science tool-kit for the mind

by John Brockman, Katinka Matson

Forty scientists provide accessible introductions to fundamental concepts in this collection of short essays. Organised into six thematic sections, the entries cover topics ranging from evolution and the mind to the cosmos and the future of science.

Accession 16963 ISBN 0297815113 Publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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