Have you ever wondered why there is a light in your fridge but not in your freezer? Or why 24-hour shops bother having locks on their doors? Or why soft drink cans are cylindrical, but milk cartons are square? The answer is simple: economics. For years, economist Robert Frank has been encouraging his students to ask questions about the conundrums and strange occurrences th...(展开全部)

汤姆·奇弗斯（Tom Chivers） 著名科普作者、出版人，他擅长解释复杂理论在日常生活中的实际应用，因而成为了科学写作领域广受欢迎的作家之一。2018年、2020年两次获得皇家统计学会卓越奖；2021年荣获英国科学作家协会的年度科学记者奖。

汤姆·奇弗斯（Tom Chivers） 著名科普作者、出版人，他擅长解释复杂理论在日常生活中的实际应用，因而成为了科学写作领域广受欢迎的作家之一。2018年、2020年两次获得皇家统计学会卓越奖；2021年荣获英国科学作家协会的年度科学记者奖。

The fascinating and playful guide to how economics explains the simple but profound ideas that govern our world. Why do the keypads on drive-up cash machines have Braille dots? Why are round-trip fares from Orlando to Kansas City higher than those from Kansas City to Orlando? For decades, Robert Frank has been asking his economics students to pose and answer questions like thes...(展开全部)

This fascinating book is a guide for the perplexed—those who are interested in science but are scared off by the technical detail. John Gribbin, an award-winning writer, now stands back from the details and offers us a broad picture of scientific achievement at the end of the twentieth century. He describes the structure of particles within the atom, the origins of our own spec...(展开全部)

For anyone interested in the remarkable achievements and discoveries of modern science -- but intimidated by confusing technical detail -- this book offers the perfect solution. Award-winning author John Gribbin stands back from the details and offers a broad picture of science, from the structure of particles within the atom to the birth of the universe. With eloquent clarity,...(展开全部)

"The Evolutionary World" presents a new argument for evolution's broader importance. Adaptation plays a role not only in the development of new species but the development of human civilization, and by understanding how evolutionary theory has played out in areas such as our economic system, our preparation for catastrophes, and even the development of communities, we can learn...(展开全部)

"The Evolutionary World" presents a new argument for evolution's broader importance. Adaptation plays a role not only in the development of new species but the development of human civilization, and by understanding how evolutionary theory has played out in areas such as our economic system, our preparation for catastrophes, and even the development of communities, we can learn...(展开全部)

InNaturalist, Wilson describes for the first time both his growth as a scientist and the evolution of the science he has helped def ine. He traces the trajectory of his life—from a childhood spent exploring the Gulf oast of Alabama and Florida to life as a tenured professor at Harvard—detailing how his youthful fascination with nature blossomed into a lifelong calling...(展开全部)

InNaturalist, Wilson describes for the first time both his growth as a scientist and the evolution of the science he has helped def ine. He traces the trajectory of his life—from a childhood spent exploring the Gulf oast of Alabama and Florida to life as a tenured professor at Harvard—detailing how his youthful fascination with nature blossomed into a lifelong calling...(展开全部)