From newborn galaxies to icy worlds and blazing quasars, a behind-the-scenes story of how Palomar Observatory astronomers unveiled our complex universe.

Souvenirs of the planet: Ten (and a half) life forms, each of which explains a key aspect of life on Earth.

A beautifully illustrated, informative, and engaging guide to 100 plants used for medicinal purposes.

How information can make us happy or miserable, and why we sometimes avoid it and sometimes seek it out.

An authority on the human mind reflects on his intellectual development, his groundbreaking work, and different types of intelligences—including his own.

A history of the anti-vaccination movement, from its nineteenth-century antecedents to today's anti-vax activism, offering strategies for refuting its claims.

Science fiction authors offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology.

Sixteen of today's greatest unsolved mathematical puzzles in a story-driven, illustrated volume that invites readers to peek over the edge of the unknown.

The life and times of the Smart Wife—feminized digital assistants who are friendly and sometimes flirty, occasionally glitchy but perpetually available.

Winning the anticorruption battle: a guide for citizens and politicians.