In his #1 bestselling 2004 CBC Massey Lectures, Ronald Wright considers the most urgent questions of the twenty-first century, and of our survival on this earth.

A set of 5 Audio CDs of CBC's Ideas broadcast lectures of Ronald Wright's #1 bestseller, A Short History of Progress. Read by the author and produced by CBC Audio.

In his 1990 CBC Massey Lectures renowned geneticist R. C. Lewontin argues that science is a social institution and only by admitting its limitations we can appreciate its real value.

The electrifying debut poetry collection from one of Canada's most exciting new voices.

In his 1973 CBC Massey Lectures, distinguished cyberneticist Stafford Beer ponders the possibilities of liberty in a cybernetic world.

These provocative essays from leading thinkers offer valuable strategies to fuel and feed our global future.

These essays from experts in the field tackle a problem at the root of war, the health of the world economy, and global warming: energy.

From Granta's acclaimed "How to Read" series.

We imagine meteorites as bringers of death and destruction, but in this riveting and lively challenge to orthodox thinking, Ted Nield describes how meteorites may have helped create life on Earth.

This volume brings together well-known scientists, historians and writers about science as each seeks to unpack an equation and explain how it was arrived at, what it can do and what remains to be understood about it.