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For more than a century, scientists across disciplines have investigated the workings of nature’s most complex organ. Findings from cutting-edge neuroscience are moving us closer to understanding processes like how we make decisions or navigate our environment. In this eBook, we examine the latest research on cognition, how the brain gives rise to consciousness and how we can improve mental health.

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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.

The Science of Creativity Creativity was long thought to be a special quality shared by a select minority of people. Fortunately, more recent studies have debunked this belief, and in this eBook, we look at this difficult-to-define ability from all angles: where creativity comes from, lessons we can learn from creative geniuses and how to cultivate creativity.

Ultimate Physics: From Quarks to the Cosmos From the tiniest particles to massive galaxy clusters to a universal theory of everything, this eBook examines some of the strangest discoveries in physics — and clearly illustrates how answers often lead to more questions and open up new paths to insight.

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.

The Higgs Boson: Searching for the God Particle One of the biggest discoveries in physics, the quest for the Higgs boson demonstrates the value of a good theory. In this eBook, we’ve gathered our best reporting to analyze the search, the discovery and the ongoing questions.

Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths Did NASA really spend millions creating a pen that would write in space? Is chocolate poisonous to dogs? In this eBook, we’ve selected 58 of the most surprising, fascinating, useful and just plain wacky topics confronted by our writers over the years.

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