In this ambitious and thought-provoking book we see, for example, that globalization isn't inevitable--the foolishness of allowing 70 per cent of the world's rubber gloves to be made in just one factory became glaringly...
Science
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Author:Smil, VaclavSummary: -
Author:Milo, Daniel S.Summary:In this spirited and irreverent critique of Darwin's long hold over our imagination, a distinguished philosopher of science makes the case that, in culture as well as nature, not only the fittest survive: the world is full of the...
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Author:Hawking, LucySummary:George tries to escape a host of problems by going to Switzerland to help his friend Annie's father, Eric, run an experiment exploring the origins of the universe, but faces saboteurs and a mysterious message from George's old nemesis,...
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Author:Seidensticker, BobSummary:Everyone knows that today's rate of technological change is unprecedented. With technological breakthroughs from the Internet to cell phones to digital music and pictures, everyone knows that the social impact of technology has...
- Author:Humphreys, HelenSummary:
'[A] delightful mix of memoir and field study.' — Publishers Weekly STARRED review Award-winning and beloved author Helen Humphreys discovers her local herbarium and realizes we need to look for beauty in whatever nature we have left —...
- Author:Lomborg, BjornSummary:
The New York Times-bestselling "skeptical environmentalist" argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than good Hurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the...
- Author:Cliche, Jean-FrançoisSummary:
Est-il si compliqué de connaître la vérité? En cette ère de désinformation, de fake news, c'est le cas. Les réseaux sociaux peuvent propager des rumeurs et des faussetés à une vitesse inégalée sur des sujets aussi divers que l...
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Author:Kirsh, Sharon, Kirsh, FlorenceSummary:Presents biographical sketches highlighting the contributions of women to the field of medicine.
- Author:Thouin, MarcelSummary:
Les expériences du présent ouvrage, construites selon une approche qui s’inspire des plus récentes recherches en enseignement des sciences, se distinguent de ce genre de recettes par le fait qu’elles sont des activités de résolution de...
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Emperors of the deep : the ocean's most mysterious, most misunderstood, and most important guardiansAuthor:McKeever, WilliamSummary:In this remarkable groundbreaking book, a documentarian and conservationist, determined to dispel misplaced fear and correct common misconceptions, explores in-depth the secret lives of sharks-magnificent creatures who play an integral...
- Author:Tison, Marc, Fontaines, HugoSummary:
L'or était là. Des milliards de dollars d'or enfoui, invisible, en pleine taïga, 200 kilomètres à l'est de la baie James. Un complexe minier grand comme un village s'y dresse aujourd'hui, construit au coût de...
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Author:Wearing, JudySummary:Edison’s Concrete Piano highlights the careers of famous inventors — revealing the lesser-known and most fascinating facts about their careers, their wackier hobbies, and especially their big flops and great successes. Take...
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Author:Parris, Kirsten M.Summary:Provides an accessible introduction to urban ecology, using established ecological theory to identify generalities in the complexity of urban environments.
• Examines the bio-physical processes of urbanization and how these...
- Author:Magnason, Andri SnaerSummary:
Un appel à la mobilisation endossé par les Mères au front. À partir des plus récentes données scientifiques mais aussi d'entrevues, entre autres avec le dalaï-lama, Magnason présente la réalité des changements climatiques comme...
- Author:KRUSZELNICKI, KarlSummary:
Dr Karl rampages on, doing what he does best - writing about scientific discovery and endeavours from an expert point of view. He doesn't just let us in on the facts behind the success stories, he tells us about the disasters too!...
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Author:Schwarcz, JoeSummary:Linus Pauling, one of the most celebrated scientists of the twentieth century, once remarked that satisfying curiosity is one of the greatest sources of pleasure in life. Dr. Joe and What You Didn’t Know to act as both the...
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Author:Descartes, RenéSummary: - Author:Specter, MichaelSummary:
Specter fervently argues that people are turning away from new technologies and engaging in a kind of magical thinking that is hindering scientific progress.
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Author:Byron, KariSummary:Kari Byron-former host of the wildly popular, iconic cult classic MythBusters-shows how to crash test your way through life, no lab coat required. Kari Byron's story hasn't been a straight line. She started out as a broke artist living...
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Author:Summary:Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Science contains sixteen original essays by leading authors in the philosophy ofscience, each one defending the affirmative or negative answer toone of eight specific questions, including: Are there...
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