High School: G11 & 12 - TOK: AOK Natural Sciences

"What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than... astrophysicist and... author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day"--Provided by publisher.

Ben Goldacre reveals the shortcomings of American pharmaceutical companies, scientists, and the media and helps people understand the conflicting information they receive about alcohol, prescription drugs, medical tests, and treatment options so that they can make the best possible choices in regards to their health.

"Bill Bryson . . . guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and . . . the ways it can fail"--Provided by publisher.

The author discusses ways to heal the rift between people and nature.

"Drawing on the lives of five great scientists--Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein--scientist/author Mario Livio shows how even the greatest scientists made major mistakes and how science built on these errors to achieve breakthroughs, especially into the evolution of life and the universe"--Provided by publisher.

. Stephen Hawking's updated, expanded and illustrated edition of his celebrated work which includes the most recent developments in the field, many of which were forecast by him. At the same time, he explains his complex theories through a fresh visual dimension. Over one hundred and fifty stunning colour illustrations have been specially commissioned for this purpose to help the reader understand what have become popular mythic images of our century, but which nonetheless remain difficult, abstract ideas to grasp. " --

Presents a comprehensive guide to the study of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy by Pulitzer Pri winner, Natalie Angier, that covers a number of issues including stem cell research, global warming, and the bird flu epidemic.

Examines the stories behind the creation of the periodic table, focusing on the history of gold, carbon, silicon, and neon.

Contains the texts of twentieth-century English novelist Aldous Huxley's "The Doors of Perception," and "Heaven and Hell," written in the 1950s, in which he explores the mind's remote frontiers.

Explores how the scientific innovations of the Arabic world in the middle ages led to the European renaissance.

Examines the experiences of the children and husband of Henrietta Lacks, who, twenty years after her death from cervical cancer in 1951, learned doctors and researchers took cells from her cervix without consent which were used to create the immortal cell line known as the HeLa cell; provides an overview of Henrietta's life; and explores issues of experimentation on African-Americans and bioethics.

Chronicles the life of Joseph Priestley, an eighteenth-century scientist and minister who aided in the discovery of oxygen, the founding of the Unitarian Church, and more; and describes his influence over the faith of some of the United States' founding fathers.

Jennifer Ouellette examines the mysteries of human identity, behavior, and the forces that shape who we are drawing on genetics, neuroscience, and psychology.

Follows the three major food chains that feed humans--industrial, organic, and hunter-gatherer--from the earth to four meals, exploring the ethical and political effects of one's food choices.

Examines truths about memory, language, vision, and other elements of life that authors and artists including Marcel Proust, George Eliot, Gertrude Stein, and Paul Cézanne revealed before scientists rediscovered them, and calls for art and science to work more closely together because "measurement is not the same as understanding."

Examines the biology of selfishness and altruism in light of Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

An essay in which the author argues that the study of finished scientific achievements can be misleading, and discusses the different concept of science that can emerge from the historical record of the research activity that preceded scientific discoveries.

A collection of true stories that help profile the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994 after the government demanded that all Tutsi people be killed.