Real Science

The chief scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) turns a critical eye toward such practices as telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition and psychokinesis. Are such powers really possible? Science says yes. According to noted scientist and bestselling author of The Conscious Universe...

"A thorough, illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science." --New York Times Book Review An Editor's Choice, New York Times Book Review Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing Longlisted for Goodreads Choice Award Every...

When loss turns your world upside down, there’s no “right” way to grieve—only your way. Grief doesn’t follow rules, timetables, or stages. It doesn’t care how strong you are or how much advice you’ve heard about “moving on.” Whether you’re mourning the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a health crisis, or any invisible loss that reshapes your life, A Grief and Loss Companion is here to meet you where you are. Rooted in compassion, honesty, and practical wisdom, this book offers a gentle and realistic approach to surviving what feels impossible—without ...

Fifty American crimes that are fully documented — and still almost impossible to believe. A delivery driver walks into a bank with a live bomb locked around his neck. A woman is shot on her own doorstep by a clown holding balloons. A sealed steel drum sits in a suburban crawl space for twenty-eight years with a woman inside it. None of this is invented. Every case here happened, and every case left a paper trail. 50 American True Crime Stories That Shouldn't Be Real collects fifty cases from thirty-six states and a full century of American record-keeping — from a Los Angeles attic in ...

Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin reveals the miracle by which consciousness evolved out of the natural world from the birth of the cell to the majesty of our modern minds.

Zahn’s life has been anything but ordinary. While hunting archaic relics infused with magic from continent to continent, his latest search brings him to Hollywood, and then face-to-face with a movie star he has idolized for years. Until now, he has only cared about the quest. But as lust and love break into his life, Zahn is caught up in a violent competition to retrieve one of the most powerful magical creations of all time from its ancient resting place.

Avoid the hidden trap of rewards and raise confident, self-motivated kids with revolutionary, science-based parenting strategies from international sensation Dr. Özgür Bolat—featuring a foreword by Nobel Laureate Aziz Sancar. Every loving parent uses rewards—gold stars, treats, praise, privileges—believing they’re nurturing their child’s motivation and self-esteem. But what if seven decades of scientific research reveal we’re doing the exact opposite? What if the rewards we depend on are creating power struggles, screen dependence, and children who act only when there is something to gain?

Would it be crazy to think you could do the same amount of business in less than half the time with zero stress? It doesn't take any fancy new ideas or secret strategies. In fact, looking for those things is precisely what keeps most real estate agents stuck. They lose sight of the essentials, overcomplicate things, and end up working much harder than necessary. Real estate is actually a very simple business in which success comes down to one thing: consistent execution of the fundamentals.

Bloomsbury presents… How to Design a Universe: The Science of Real and Virtual Worlds Written and read by Professor Catherine Heymans Could we be living in a computer simulation? How would we even know? In How to Design a Universe, acclaimed astrophysicist Catherine Heymans takes you on a...

🧠 Why do you forget things right after you learn them? Why does your stomach growl even when you're full? Why do octopuses have three hearts? Kids ask questions like this constantly — and most of the time, they get "just because" instead of a real answer. 100,000 Whys for Kids answers 130 of them. Real questions. Real science. Zero condescending tone. Your guide is Morgan — 12 years old, endlessly curious, and allergic to "because I said so" answers. Not a teacher. Not a scientist. Just a kid who got tired of not knowing why, and went and found out. ⚡ EVERY ANSWER FOLLOWS THE SAME ...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER "In Do Hard Things, Steve Magness beautifully and persuasively reimagines our understanding of toughness. This is a must-read for parents and coaches and anyone else looking to prepare for life's biggest challenges."—Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers and Talking to...

Yoshio is thirty years old, and his life is a mess. A shut-in living with his parents, he has no job, no relationship, and no prospects. When he receives a new sim computer game that boasts characters created with a new kind of A.I., he doesn't think much of it--until he gets drawn into a fantasy world so vibrant and lifelike that its residents can't just be game characters. Suddenly finding himself the benevolent god of a scrappy fantasy village is a lot for Yoshio to handle, but it might be the key to the change he is desperate for.

THE REAL HISTORY OF THE EARTH “Incredible Knowledge Nobody Told You About” Ages of knowledge of the history of the world NEVER told before, and makes your mind explode. You have two options: 1. Throw this book away and set it on fire or 2. Accept the TRUTH never disclosed by any scribe nor human writer in the world. It talks about invisible people, Nephilim giants, Anunnaki, Watchers of the Universe, hybrid beings, avatars, androids, ancient astronauts from other worlds, sleeping giant mountains, ancient quarries on Earth, deserts, volcanoes, Atlantis, Lemuria, the Zodiac, Terra Vista, ...

The launch of the first truly human-like androids is imminent. How does Jarred, the well-known corporate troubleshooter, overcome the technical hurdles preventing success? And if we know what a 'sexbot' is, then what is a 'carebot'? And how do you do a field trial for a 'sexbot'? What is the unique legacy that Judy, the American film animator, will have? Why is Keith, the programmer and cricket fan, suddenly so important to the project? Why is Angela, the Software Director, insistent on tracking the androids’ contentment? And what will she do when she discovers unexpected and unexplained ...

Most philosophy sounds wise in a quiet room. The test is what remains when the room gets loud. VirtueCoded turns practical philosophy into personal architecture: structures that help truth, courage, restraint, responsibility, and care survive contact with pressure. Across work, money, leadership, relationships, burnout, and fatherhood, Jedakiah Roper asks a demanding question: What does your life prove you believe? These essays reject borrowed routines and polished slogans in favor of principles tested against real constraints, and against more than a hundred and sixty cited sources.

Have you ever wondered what compels an otherwise ordinary person to cross the most sacred moral boundaries? In Inside the Criminal’s Mind, explore the chilling psychology behind some of history’s most notorious criminals—like Andrea Yates, Jeffrey Epstein, and John Wayne Gacy. What hidden patterns drive these individuals to commit the unthinkable? This book delves into the neurological and psychological forces that influence criminal behavior, revealing how structural brain abnormalities and chemical imbalances may play a role. Drawing on pioneering research by Cesare Lombroso, we ...

Lynn Raven may be the boss master of WarMonger 2050 with her online persona of "Larry the Snake", but when the CEO of Tsunami Entertainment personally asks her, as a favor, to beta test a new augmented-reality game, she has to face her greatest fear: going outside and dealing with, ugh, people.

🧠 Why does your brain go completely blank right when you need it most? Why does rejection feel like actual physical pain? Why is it impossible to stop scrolling — even when you know you should? These aren't small questions. They're the ones that actually keep teens up at night — and almost nobody explains them properly. 100,000 Whys for Teens answers 198 of them. Real questions. Real science. Zero textbook tone. Your guide is J — 18, just graduated, former track athlete, recovering from a torn ACL, and still figuring things out. Not a therapist. Not an expert. Just someone who got ...

What happens when America's most sophisticated forensic science meets murders that defy all explanation? In these sixteen chilling true crime cases, detective work collides with the impossible. From prophecies that predict murders with perfect alibis to bank robbers locked inside vaults before opening time, from synchronized twin murders committed simultaneously across different states to footprints that appear in snow hours after the victim's death—these are the cases that shattered everything investigators thought they knew about crime. The Prescott Prophecy Killer predicted three ...

The story behind Dr. Gerta Keller’s world-shattering scientific discovery that dinosaur extinction was NOT caused by asteroid impact, but rather by a series of volcanic eruptions on the Indian peninsula, a discovery that highlights today’s existential threat of greenhouse gasses and climate change—and one that sparked an all-out war waged by the male scientific establishment.