我们的存在的确让太阳系与众不同。夏夜，你躺在沙滩上，仰望夜空。一颗小小的流星安静滑过，还来不及许愿，不可思议的事情发生了：你一下子穿越五十亿年，走进时光的旅行……
霍金亲传弟子、物理学博士克里斯托弗·加尔法德带领我们踏上一场关于宇宙的过去、现在和未来的惊奇之旅。不需要图表和方程式，只需凭着奇诡的想象，我们就可走向衰亡的太阳表面，飞越遥远的星系，感受来自黑洞的死亡魅力……你可以轻松读懂时至今日的宇宙神奇，继续探究关于上帝的存在、时间的起源以及人类的未来。

这是一本以花朵为主题的自然科普读物。作者综合植物学和科学史，以生动优美的诗意文字，描绘了花朵不为人知的生存与演化，并深入探讨了它与人类生活的密切关联。其清晰的逻辑和灵动的文笔，能够带领读者重新认识我们熟悉而又陌生的植 物，开启花朵的探秘之旅。

In recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health—and in ways that matter for educational and economic success in our current society.
In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces readers to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and challenging us to grapple with what equality really means in a world where people are born different. Weaving together personal stories with scientific evidence, Harden shows why our refusal to recognize the power of DNA perpetuates the myth of meritocracy, and argues that we must acknowledge the role of genetic luck if we are ever to create a fair society.
Reclaiming genetic science from the legacy of eugenics, this groundbreaking book offers a bold new vision of society where everyone thrives, regardless of how one fares in the genetic lottery.

The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert—Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab—reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better.
Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when we don't sleep. Compared to the other basic drives in life—eating, drinking, and reproducing—the purpose of sleep remained elusive.
An explosion of scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Now, preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker gives us a new understanding of the vital importance of sleep and dreaming. Within the brain, sleep enriches our ability to learn, memorize, and make logical decisions. It recalibrates our emotions, restocks our immune system, fine-tunes our metabolism, and regulates our appetite. Dreaming mollifies painful memories and creates a virtual reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge to inspire creativity.
Walker answers important questions about sleep: how do caffeine and alcohol affect sleep? What really happens during REM sleep? Why do our sleep patterns change across a lifetime? How do common sleep aids affect us and can they do long-term damage? Charting cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and synthesizing decades of research and clinical practice, Walker explains how we can harness sleep to improve learning, mood, and energy levels; regulate hormones; prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes; slow the effects of aging; increase longevity; enhance the education and lifespan of our children, and boost the efficiency, success, and productivity of our businesses. Clear-eyed, fascinating, and accessible, Why We Sleep is a crucial and illuminating book

详细实用又趣味盎然的蔬菜图文小百科
全面收录276种中国蔬菜，精心手绘181幅蔬菜科普图
科普蔬菜知识，述说蔬菜趣事，解读蔬菜文化，探寻蔬菜渊源
体例科学，旁征博引，有颜有味
▎ 内容简介
民以食为天，佳膳蔬为先，蔬菜是中国人餐桌上最长情的陪伴。我国的蔬菜栽培历史悠久，种类繁多，在数千年发展过程中，逐渐形成了丰富灿烂的蔬菜文化，并与酒文化、茶文化一起成为了中华饮食文化的重要组成部分。本书以蔬菜名称解读为切入点，详解二百七十余种中国蔬菜，并配以精美手绘科普图。全书分为“综述”和“各论”，“综述”概述我国蔬菜名称构成、命名缘由及构词手段等，“各论”则分门别类地对各种蔬菜的所属类别、起源地域、引入时间、栽培历史、供应现状、名称由来、命名因素、营养成分、食用方法等内容进行详细的考释。本书视角独特，条理清晰，行文深入浅出，可读性强，既适合普通读者休闲阅读丰富见闻，也适合作为家庭藏书便利生活，更适合蔬菜、园艺、植物学研究学习者作为相关学科的入门读物。
▎ 编辑推荐
◎收罗广博，内容详细，蔬菜文化一本通
本书由从事蔬菜、副食工作数十年的资深蔬菜研究学者张平真先生撰写，将276种中国蔬菜分作18大类目进行系统阐释，提及各种蔬菜称谓逾5000个，基本包括了我国现有主要蔬菜的实体及称谓。全书对中国蔬菜的所属类别、起源地域、栽培历史、名称由来、构词手段及其食用指南和保健常识等进行了全面而详细的科普及文化解读，书后附有《中国蔬菜正名、别称通览》《蔬菜拉丁文学名总汇》等，堪称“蔬菜文化一本通”。
◎旁征博引，详实考据，蔬菜趣事在其中
本书是一部读来饶有兴味的蔬菜典故趣事集。作者广览史料，旁征博引，详实考据，挖掘蔬菜小故事。菠菜的家乡在哪里？竹笋的别名“玉板”从何而来？苏武牧羊饥饿时吞掉的“毡”实际上是哪种蔬菜？爱吃白菜还为它写诗的清朝皇帝是哪一位？明清时蒙古草原上的蘑菇圈是如何形成的？“河豚欲上时”长出的蒌蒿怎么做最好吃？你不知道的蔬菜小故事尽在其中。
◎深入浅出，通俗易懂，蔬菜知识讲解透
作者行文平实质朴、叙述条理清晰，讲解深入浅出，用语简明扼要，内容浅显有趣，兼具知识性和实用性。既适合普通读者休闲阅读丰富见闻，也适合作为家庭藏书便利生活，更适合蔬菜、园艺、植物学研究学习者作为相关学科的入门读物。消遣性与学术性并重是本书的一大特点，能充分满足读者多元化的阅读需求。
◎原创手绘，图文并茂，蔬菜大观眼底收
全书特请资深插画师精心手绘原创蔬菜线描科普图。精准刻画，细节清晰，易于辨识，图文并茂，激发读者阅读兴趣，使读者直观感受蔬菜形态的美感和趣味，开拓蔬菜和园艺知识的新领域。全书平装锁线，便利平翻，读者可以轻松阅读。特别制作蔬菜主题精美全彩衬页附于全书首尾，三种版本随机发送，惊喜满满。