In spring 2010, federal, provincial and territorial governments undertook a dialogue with representatives of the Canadian agriculture, agri-food and agri-based processing sector (the sector) to: Develop a common understanding of the...
Math and science
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Author:Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaSummary: - Author:IFLScience, Parsons, PaulSummary:
The creators of IFLScience present the most intriguing, off-beat, fascinating, and far-out facts about the universe that you should f*#ing know — right now!
117 Things You Should F*#ing Know About Your World is a compendium of... - Author:Molot, JohnSummary:
How does our environment impact our health, and what can we do about it? 12,000 Canaries Can't Be Wrong is a culmination of Dr. Molot's 30 years of experience seeing more than 12,000 patients with environmentally linked...
- Author:Relethford, John H.Summary:
50 Great Myths of Human Evolution uses common misconceptions to explore basic theory and research in human evolution and strengthen critical thinking skills for lay readers and students. -Examines intriguing-yet widely misunderstood-...
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A practical, bipartisan call to action for the environment and sustainability. This book offers fresh thinking and forward-looking solutions from environmental thought leaders across the political spectrum.
- Author:Rabinowitz, AlanSummary:
Alan loves animals, but the great cat house at the Bronx Zoo makes him sad. Why are they all alone in empty cages' Are they being punished' More than anything, he wants to be their champion--their voice--but he stutters uncontrollably....
- Author:Rutherford, AdamSummary:
"An effervescent work, brimming with tales and confounding ideas carried in the 'epic poem in our cells.'"-Guardian In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species-births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration...
- Author:Earle, StevenSummary:
A Brief History of the Earth's Climate is an accessible, illustrated, myth-busting guide to the natural evolution of the Earth's climate over 4.6 billion years, how and why human-caused global warming and climate change is different and...
- Author:Hawking, S. W.Summary:
Stephen W. Hawking, widely regarded as the most brilliant physicist since Einstein, discusses in a friendly and self-deprecating manner age-old questions about the origin and fate of the universe. Difficult concepts are made simple by...
- Author:Hawking, S. W.Summary:
Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author's engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of...
- Author:Slade, SuzanneSummary:
The inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson—made famous by the award-winning film Hidden Figures —who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon! Katherine knew it was wrong that African...
- Author:Doudna, Jennifer A.Summary:
A trailblazing biologist grapples with her role in the biggest scientific discovery of our era: a cheap, easy way of rewriting genetic code, with nearly limitless promise and peril. Not since the atomic bomb has a technology so alarmed...
- Author:Halfacre, Angela C., Barnett, CynthiaSummary:
Sustainability of the natural environment and of our society has become one of the most urgent challenges facing modern Americans. Communities across the country are seeking a viable pattern of growth that promotes prosperity, protects...
- Author:Kuttler, KennethSummary:
Linear Algebra: A First Course presents an introduction to the fascinating subject of linear algebra. As the title suggests, this text is designed as a first course in linear algebra for students who have a reasonable understanding of...
- Author:Farah, Ilijas, Kuttler, KennethSummary:
A First Course in Linear Algebra, originally by K. Kuttler, has been redesigned by the Lyryx editorial team as a first course for the general students who have an understanding of basic high school algebra and intend to be users of...
- Author:Heying, Heather, Weinstein, BretSummary:
A provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and our modern woes and what we can do about it. We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet we are listless, divided, and...
- Author:Hughes, Jonnie, Attenborough, DavidSummary:
The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day, the loss of our planet's wild places, its biodiversity, and climate stability. Sir David Attenborough presents a witness statement and vision...
- Author:Peskin, Sara ManningSummary:
Cognitive neurologist Sara Manning Peskin demystifies the most curious neurological phenomena through the perspective of patients, researchers, and science. Here are true accounts of unruly molecules and the diseases that form in their...
- Author:Sobel, DavaSummary:
Sobel paints an unforgettable portrait of the Copernican Revolution. Encouraged by his German protégé, Polish cleric Nicolaus Copernicus published his heliocentric model of the universe, tantalizing 16th-century mathematicians and...
- Author:Stipp, DavidSummary:
Bertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry." This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler, the Mozart of mathematics. More than two centuries after Euler's death,...
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