https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/austin/rss/search?query=%22Science%20%E2%80%94%20Popular%20works.%22&searchType=subject&origin=core-catalog-explore&view=groupedRSS for NodeThu, 12 Mar 2026 07:33:57 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C821002https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C821002Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/821002067BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780307885159/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C452280https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C452280Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/452280067BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780767908177/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=This new edition of the acclaimed bestseller is lavishly illustrated to convey, in pictures as in words, Bill Bryson’s exciting, informative journey into the world of science.

In A Short History of Nearly Everything, the bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body, confronts his greatest challenge yet: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking as his territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. The result is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it.
Now, in this handsome new edition, Bill Bryson’s words are supplemented by full-color artwork that explains in visual terms the concepts and wonder of science, at the same time giving face to the major players in the world of scientific study. Eloquently and entertainingly described, as well as richly illustrated, science has never been more involving or entertaining.]]>https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C773429https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C773429Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/773429980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780307885166/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=THE #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER, UPDATED FOR 2025 • A wonder-filled quest to understand everything that has happened in the history of the Earth, from the Big Bang theory to the rise of civilization and beyond—revised to reflect the last two decades of scientific advancement
“Brims with strange and amazing facts . . . destined to become a modern classic of science writing.”—The New York Times
How did we get from being nothing at all to where we are today? How did the age of the dinosaurs eventually give way to the age of the iPhone? In this completely revised update to the international phenomenon A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson returns to answer these questions and many more.
Bryson brings a groundbreaking account of life itself to a new generation of readers, as he takes subjects often passed off as boring and incomprehensible and renders them accessible, fascinating, and outright amusing to anyone who’s ever wondered about the world around them. Introducing readers to a diverse cast of the world’s most impressive archaeologists, paleontologists, physicists, astronomers, anthropologists, and mathematicians—from their offices and laboratories to dig sites and field camps—Bryson embarks on a journey to discover answers to the biggest questions about the universe and ourselves.
A Short History of Nearly Everything is a profoundly enlightening, surprisingly humorous, and charmingly clever adventure into the realm of human knowledge, as only Bryson can render it. His revamped Short History is a thrilling journey through time and space, and his writing will make readers both new and old see the world in a whole new way.]]>https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C35248https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C35248Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/35248980EBOOK2.0enghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780767916417/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2244048https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2244048Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2244048067BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593846384/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2165546https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2165546Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2165546067BKAnd Other Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the Worldenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593192153/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2231813https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2231813Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2231813067BKScience and Pseudoscience in Everyday Lifeenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781770417526/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2243957https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2243957Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2243957067BKUnderstanding the Wonders of Natureenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593701485/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2193111https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2193111Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2193111067BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781771648257/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C1970289https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C1970289Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1970289067BKHow to Know What's Really Real in A World Increasingly Full of Fakeenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781538760536/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C1950114https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C1950114Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1950114067BKAn Unlikely Experiment in Applying the Scientific Method to Lifeenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780062749772/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C1911491https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C1911491Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1911491067DVDSeason 2enghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781426381423/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=&upc=727994933311https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2094886https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2094886Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2094886067BKAchieving Scientific Literacyenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780307454584/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2245034https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2245034Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2245034067BKkŏkkuro ingnŭn yuk'waehan chigu ŭi yŏksakorhttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9791130655017/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2180977https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2180977Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2180977067BKWhat Yesterday's Science and Science Fiction Tell Us About the World of Tomorrowenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781538709542/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=In this fresh and engaging guide to chemistry, Dr. Kate Biberdorf, aka "Kate the Chemist," reveals the fascinating science we experience every day
Have you ever wondered what makes dough rise? Or how your morning coffee gives you that energy boost? Or why your shampoo is making your hair look greasy? The answer is chemistry. From the moment we wake up until the time we go to sleep (and even while we sleep), chemistry is at work—and it doesn't take a PhD in science to understand it.
Dr. Biberdorf has appeared on TV programs from the Today show to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, lighting the world on fire and changing the face of chemistry as we know it. In It's Elemental, she demystifies the fundamental principles of the science that may have eluded you in high school and shows how chemistry comes alive in everything we do. With wry wit and infectious enthusiasm, this entertaining guide will ignite your passion for science and change the way you experience the world.]]>https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5486696https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5486696Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5486696980EBOOKThe Hidden Chemistry in Everythingenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781488073953/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2173967https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2173967Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2173967067BKThe Hidden Chemistry in Everythingenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780778333074/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2216958https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2216958Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2216958067BKviva a razão. Abaixo a ignorância!porhttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9788552001799/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2091215https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2091215Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2091215067BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780762494538/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2106024https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2106024Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2106024067BKAdventures in the Zooniverseenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780198842224/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2091234https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2091234Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2091234067BKThe Unofficial Guide to Earth's Stupidest Showenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781982123123/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc='fascinating' Brian Cox This is the story of citizen science. Where once astronomers sat at the controls of giant telescopes in remote locations, praying for clear skies, now they have no need to budge from their desks, as data arrives in their inbox. And what they receive is overwhelming; projects now being built provide more data in a few nights than in the whole of humanity's history of observing the Universe. It's not just astronomy either—dealing with this deluge of data is the major challenge for scientists at CERN, and for biologists who use automated cameras to spy on animals in their natural habitats. Artificial intelligence is one part of the solution—but will it spell the end of human involvement in scientific discovery? No, argues Chris Lintott. We humans still have unique capabilities to bring to bear—our curiosity, our capacity for wonder, and, most importantly, our capacity for surprise. It seems that humans and computers working together do better than computers can on their own. But with so much scientific data, you need a lot of scientists—a crowd, in fact. Lintott found such a crowd in the Zooniverse, the web-based project that allows hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic volunteers to contribute to science. In this book, Lintott describes the exciting discoveries that people all over the world have made, from galaxies to pulsars, exoplanets to moons, and from penguin behaviour to old ship's logs. This approach builds on a long history of so-called 'citizen science', given new power by fast internet and distributed data. Discovery is no longer the remit only of scientists in specialist labs or academics in ivory towers. It's something we can all take part in. As Lintott shows, it's a wonderful way to engage with science, yielding new insights daily. You, too, can help explore the Universe in your lunch hour.]]>https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5063273https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5063273Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5063273980EBOOKAdventures in the Zooniverseenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780192579546/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2091229https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2091229Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2091229067BKHow Science Fiction Inspires Science Factenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781588346704/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C1989531https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C1989531Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1989531067BKHow to Liberate your Mind, Solve the World's Problems, and Embrace the Beauty of Scienceenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781633884700/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2005417https://austin.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S67C2005417Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://austin.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2005417067BKA Scientist's Odes to the Hidden Beauty Behind the Visible Worldenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781615194865/MC.GIF&client=austinpl&type=xw12&oclc=