New eBook. Can We Solve the Climate Change Crisis?

The Future Is Now

From increasingly severe storms to collapsing coral reefs to the displacement of Syrian citizens, in this eBook we examine the effects of Earth’s changing climate on weather systems, ecosystems and human habitability and what this means for our future.

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Evolution vs. Creationism Creationists have tried many tactics either to ban the teaching of evolution or to have creationism and/or intelligent design taught alongside it in public schools. In this eBook, we take a close look at the rise of Darwinism, the arguments and opposition, whether faith and science can coexist and the repercussions of an anti-science trajectory.

Breaking Bad Habits Self improvement is a lifelong quest. Changing personal habits is both hugely difficult and hugely rewarding. Here, we offer this eBook on breaking bad habits and the ultimate satisfaction of making difficult life changes.

Return to Reason: The Science of Thought Why do facts fail to change people’s minds? In this eBook, we examine how we form our beliefs and maintain them with a host of cognitive biases, the difference between intelligence and thinking rationally and some solutions for how to overcome these obstacles both in reasoning with others and in dealing with our own prejudices.

Martin Gardner: The Magic and Mystery of Numbers Martin Gardner introduced many readers to real mathematics, making the subject accessible and fun for more than 25 years. In this eBook, we focus on all flavors of number, from common integers and negative numbers to figurate numbers and the exotic random number, Omega, which can be described but not computed.

Mysteries of Life in the Universe How did life begin on Earth? Does it exist elsewhere? In this eBook, we present several theories on the origin of life, some of its extreme and surprising forms and the ongoing search for signs – or sentience – on distant worlds.

The Science of Cancer The past few years have seen tremendous strides in our understanding of cancer. In this eBook, we examine its complex causes, pros and cons of screenings, minimizing risk, and several new and targeted therapies, including using stem cells, viruses and vaccines.

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