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Quantum Physics for Beginners
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Are you perplexed if it’s possible to have the same object in two places at once? Are you trying to find answers if time travel is feasible today? Is it really possible to make laws of attraction work for you? Are you looking for a book that helps you to understand quantum physics easily? Then this book is for you! Science does nothing else than to mirror our state - on the one hand, anchored in tradition, on the other hand, permanently disrupting itself from the boundaries of culture, science has never been as confusing, as exciting, and as mind-bogglingly beautiful as it is today. This book covers the following topics: Understanding the basic concepts of quantum physics String theory and the theory of everything The Bohr models Einstein’s relativity An overview of the enigmatic science Franck-hertz experiment and others Wave interference Dimensions of quantum mechanics Instability of classical atoms Quantum physics - the battle And much more! Quantum Physics for Beginners is at the basis of all the technological innovations of today, from atomic energy to computer microelectronics, from digital clocks to lasers, semiconductor systems, photoelectric cells, diagnostic and treatment equipment for many diseases. In short, today we can live in a "modern" way thanks to Quantum Physics and its applications. This comprehensive beginner’s guide to quantum mechanics explains the most important and stunning quantum experiments that show quantum physics is real.
©2020 Gary Carroll (P)2021 Gary Carroll
50 Quantum Physics Questions in Plain Simple English Book 1
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Are you fascinated by quantum physics and want to unlock its mysteries and complexities but are somehow intimidated by the formulas and mathematics? Are you wishing you could share the insights and discoveries of brilliant theoretical physicists and scientists? Are you looking for an audiobook that can reveal quantum physics in a simple, uncomplicated, and clear way that you can immediately understand? If so, this audiobook is for you. It's in an easy and fun-to-listen-to format of 50 of the most common questions about the ever-expanding quantum world of subatomic particles and the forces that govern them. You will quickly learn about: The origin of the universe, the cosmic microwave background, and the three laws of thermodynamics. Black holes, neutron stars, dark matter, and dark energy. Fermions, including protons, neutrons, and electrons, and how they form atoms. Quarks that affect the electrical charges of atoms, as well as alpha decay, beta decay, and their roles in radiation and particle transformations. Radioactive half-life, nuclear fission in atoms, and the nuclear fusion that powers the stars. Bosons and the four forces that control the universe: strong, weak, electromagnetic, and gravity. The uncertainty principle and the wave/particle law of complementarity, supersymmetry, superposition, and the exclusion principle. Superstring theory, with its 11 dimensions of ultimately fundamental vibrating strings. The Standard Model and Grand Unified Theory, and Einstein's theories of special and general relativity. Entanglement of distant particles and its role in quantum computing. How electron microscopes and PET scans work. The meaning of quantum electrodynamics and quantum chromodynamics. If these and many other aspects of quantum physics are what you are hoping to learn without having to deal with complexities, this is the one book that you can count on to bring you up to speed, quickly and easily, on all that is going on in quantum physics.
©2020 Bluesource and Friends (P)2020 Bluesource and Friends
The Doomsday Calculation
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In the 18th century, the British minister and mathematician Thomas Bayes devised a theorem that allowed him to assign probabilities to events that had never happened before. It languished in obscurity for centuries until computers came along and made it easy to crunch the numbers. Now, as the foundation of big data, Bayes's formula has become a linchpin of the digital economy. But here's where things get really interesting: Bayes's theorem can also be used to lay odds on the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence; on whether we live in a Matrix-like counterfeit of reality; on the "many worlds" interpretation of quantum theory being correct; and on the biggest question of all: how long will humanity survive? The Doomsday Calculation tells how Silicon Valley's profitable formula became a controversial pivot of contemporary thought. Drawing on interviews with thought leaders around the globe, it's the story of a group of intellectual mavericks who are challenging what we thought we knew about our place in the universe. The Doomsday Calculation is a must-listen for anyone interested in our culture and its future. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 William Poundstone (P)2019 Tantor
Hydrogen Peroxide Benefits
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The Amazing Benefits of Hydrogen Peroxide for Health, Beauty, and Household Purposes Hydrogen peroxide is administered either intravenously or orally in humans to treat ailments. When cleaning, sanitizing and bleaching a substance or surface, you can use the peroxide solution to spray or soak. You might wonder why people ignored such an easy to use and all round solution. This is not a case of "too good to be true", because hydrogen peroxide is real and fully effective when used appropriately. Seven Reasons to Buy This Book It's Short and Informative - No Fluff!! This book is straightforward and gets to the point It has a great concept Learn what you need to know fast! Don't waste hours reading something that won't benefit you Specifically written to help and benefit the reader! The best compact guide to learn what you need to learn in a short period of time Check out what you will learn after listening to this book below! Hydrogen Peroxide Benefits Hydrogen Peroxide Side effects Hydrogen Peroxide for Amazing Health Hydrogen Peroxide for Cosmetics Purposes Hydrogen Peroxide for Household Purposes
©2014 FASTLANE LLC (P)2015 FASTLANE LLC
It Is Rocket Science: The Complete Series 1-3
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Helen Keen, Peter Serafinowicz and Susy Kane star in this funny, offbeat but factual expedition through the universe, boldly going where no Radio 4 comedy show has gone before. This 'shamelessly nerdy...deeply silly' (Radio Times) space extravaganza features fewer close-ups of Professor Brian Cox looking cool in front of a rocket than Wonders of the Universe but more weird, wonderful and occasionally woeful stories about the geniuses, Nazis and Satanists who plotted to propel humankind to the stars. Find out the many and varied ways to leave the planet as It Is Rocket Science takes you on a 'gleefully irreverent' (The Scotsman) whistle-stop comic tour of the Great Brains who put monkeys, ladies, dogs and gentlemen into orbit. Discover the daring Mercury 13 women - the astronauts and moonwalkers that never were; hear the adventures of Felix the French Space Cat; raise your eyebrows at the career trajectory of Wernher von Braun, from Nazi to Disney to NASA; meet the man who (metaphorically) connects rocket fuel to Aleister Crowley; explore your options in case an asteroid is heading directly your way; and discover some of the more surprising suggestions scientists have advanced for how to get in touch with life on other planets, from giant burning parallelograms in the Sahara to sending nude pictures into space.... The show won several major awards including The Association of British Science Writers’ Royal Society Radio Prize. Audio files have been updated as of January 2019.
©2018 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)2018 BBC Worldwide Ltd
Resilience Thinking
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Increasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet's well-being. The response from most quarters has been for "more of the same" that created the situation in the first place: more control, more intensification, and greater efficiency. "Resilience thinking" offers a different way of understanding the world and a new approach to managing resources. It embraces human and natural systems as complex entities continually adapting through cycles of change, and seeks to understand the qualities of a system that must be maintained or enhanced in order to achieve sustainability. It explains why greater efficiency by itself cannot solve resource problems and offers a constructive alternative that opens up options rather than closing them down. In Resilience Thinking, scientist Brian Walker and science writer David Salt present an accessible introduction to the emerging paradigm of resilience. The book arose out of appeals from colleagues in science and industry for a plainly written account of what resilience is all about and how a resilience approach differs from current practices. Rather than complicated theory, the book offers a conceptual overview along with five case studies of resilience thinking in the real world.
©2006 Brian Walker and David Salt (P)2019 Tantor
Epigenetics for Beginners
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You are a step away from opening your eyes and mind to the world of epigenetics in a manner that will help you appreciate the complexity of the human cell, genes, and other components and how that knowledge is being applied in transforming lives! In the Dutch Hunger Winter of 1944 - 1945, the individuals who were exposed to the famine just before birth were seen, about 60 years later, to have increased rates of coronary heart disease and obesity compared to those who weren’t exposed to the famine. That must been a result of an alteration in their genetic coding, right? No. Apparently, they were found to have less DNA methylation (addition of methyl groups to the DNA molecule to change a segment without affecting the DNA’s sequence) of the imprinted Insulin-like Growth Factor-2 gene compared to their siblings who had not been exposed, which shows the role of a powerful factor that doesn’t require the change of the genetic sequence in organisms in development and evolution. That factor is epigenetics and has been singled out by experts as a very important factor in evolution, yet it's so underestimated in modern biology. But how is this process organized and controlled in the human body? How is it being used to advance human health? What are some of the innovative ways we benefit from it, perhaps harness its power to improve chronic diseases and conditions? Are there any risks in epigenetic therapy? How does epigenetics work at the most basic level? If you have these questions now or have been having them before you landed here, then you are at the right place. This book answers these and many more questions to give you an insight into a mechanism that has become of central importance in modern-day genetics research in the most straightforward, simple, and comprehensive way. The aim is to see how gene expression can successfully be altered without touching the DNA sequence, what that means for the resultant expression of traits, and how this phenomenon can be tapped in understanding life and improving it. Here’s a bit of what you’ll find in this concise book: What epigenetics is and how it works Why epigenetics is important and how it relates with our experiences The basics of body cells, including what cells really are and how they divide The ins and outs of DNA, genes, and chromosomes How epigenetics are conceptualized today The existing evidence of epigenetic changes within indirect epigenetics, across indirect epigenetics, and in transgenerational epigenetic inheritance The mechanisms of epigenetics and methodological insights How epigenetic therapy is used to treat mesothelioma The types of epigenetic therapies available today The risks, benefits, and research on epigenetic therapy How epigenetic control affects transcriptional regulation in pluripotency and early differentiation, DNA methylation and demethylation, nucleosome remodeling, and chromatin looping The impact of epigenetic changes in diabetes and cardiovascular risk And much more! Even if you are completely new to genetics or epigenetics in particular, this book will be useful and valuable to you even if everything sounds like complex/advanced science because the book takes a beginner-friendly approach to the topic. Scroll up and click "buy now" to get started!
©2020 Frank Brown (P)2020 D. Wolf
Fake Physics
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People are used to seeing "fake physics" in science fiction - concepts like faster-than-light travel, antigravity, and time travel, to name a few. The fiction label ought to be a giveaway, but some SF writers - especially those with a background in professional science - are so adept at "technobabble" that it can be difficult to work out what is fake and what is real. To confuse matters further, Isaac Asimov's 1948 piece about the fictitious time-traveling substance thiotimoline was written, not as a short story, but in the form of a spoof research paper. The boundaries between fact and fiction can also be blurred by physicists themselves - sometimes unintentionally, sometimes with tongue-in-cheek, sometimes to satirize perceived weaknesses in research practices. Examples range from hoaxes aimed at exposing poor editorial standards in academic publications, through "thought experiments" that sound like the plot of a sci-fi movie to April Fools' jokes. Even the latter may carry a serious message, whether about the sociology of science or poking fun at legitimate but far-out scientific hypotheses. This entertaining book is a joyous romp exploring the whole spectrum of fake physics - from science to fiction and back again. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing
Evolution
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Evolution is one of the most important processes in life. It not only explains the detailed history of life on earth, but its scope also extends into many aspects of our own contemporary behavior - who we are and how we got to be here, our psychology, our cultures - and greatly impacts modern advancements in medicine and conservation biology. Perhaps its most important claim for science is its ability to provide an overarching framework that integrates the many life sciences into a single unified whole. Yet, evolution - evolutionary biology in particular - has been, and continues to be, regarded with suspicion by many. Understanding how and why evolution works, and what it can tell us, is perhaps the single most important contribution to the public perception of science. In this book, Robin Dunbar uses examples drawn from plant life, animals, and humans to illustrate these processes. Evolutionary science has important advantages. Most of science deals with the microscopic world that we cannot see and invariably have difficulty understanding, but evolution deals with the macro-world in which we live and move. That invariably makes it much easier for the lay audience to appreciate, understand, and enjoy.
©2020 Oxford University Press (P)2020 Tantor
Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here's the Science
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In the fascinating new audiobook from the best-selling author of Humanology, Luke O'Neill explores some of the big human questions and tells us what science has to say about topics such as gender, addiction and euthanasia. Why do you think men and women are different? Why can’t you stop doing things that are bad for you? Why shouldn’t all drugs be legal? Why are you wrecking the planet? Why do you think you have control over your life? Why shouldn’t you let people die if they want to? With his trademark easy wit and clever pop-culture references, Luke is a serious scientist with an amazing knack of making science accessible. If you are curious about us, this bizarre animal called the human being, this is a book for you.
©2020 Luke O'Neill (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Plastic Ocean
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A prominent seafaring environmentalist and researcher shares his shocking discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean, which inspired a fundamental rethinking of the Plastic Age and a growing global health crisis. In the summer of 1997, Charles Moore set sail from Honolulu with the sole intention of returning home after competing in a trans-Pacific race. To get to California, he and his crew took a shortcut through the seldom-traversed North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a vast oceanic "desert" where winds are slack and sailing ships languish. There, Moore realized his catamaran was surrounded by a "plastic soup". He had stumbled upon the largest garbage dump on the planet - a spiral nebula where plastic outweighed zooplankton, the ocean's food base, by a factor of six to one. In Plastic Ocean, Moore recounts his ominous findings and unveils the secret life and hidden properties of plastics. From milk jugs to polymer molecules small enough to penetrate human skin or be unknowingly inhaled, plastic is now suspected of contributing to a host of ailments including infertility, autism, thyroid dysfunction, and some cancers. A call to action as urgent as Rachel Carson's seminal Silent Spring, Moore's sobering revelations will be embraced by activists, concerned parents, and seafaring enthusiasts concerned about the deadly impact and implications of this man-made blight.
©2011 Captain Charles Moore and Cassandra Phillips (P)2011 Tantor
L'intelligenza morale degli animali
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Gli etologi hanno a lungo biasimato le interpretazioni del comportamento animale in termini di emozioni umane, avvertendo che l'antropomorfizzazione limita la nostra capacità di comprendere gli animali nella loro vera natura. Cosa dobbiamo pensare, però, di fronte a una femmina di gorilla che piange per giorni la morte del suo piccolo? O di una femmina di elefante che si prende cura di un'altra più giovane, dopo che questa è stata ferita da un maschio violento? Non sono questi chiari esempi del fatto che gli animali possiedono emozioni riconoscibili e un'intelligenza morale? Marc Bekoff e Jessica Pierce rispondono inequivocabilmente: sì! Unendo anni di ricerche etologiche e cognitive ad aneddoti insoliti e commoventi, i due autori dimostrano che gli animali hanno un ampio repertorio di "azioni morali" che rivelano senso di giustizia, empatia, fiducia e altruismo reciproco. Alla base di questi comportamenti c'è una complessa e modulata gamma di emozioni, sostenuta da un alto grado di intelligenza e da una sorprendente flessibilità comportamentale. La conclusione a suo modo rivoluzionaria a cui approdano Bekoff e Pierce è che non esiste alcuno scarto morale tra gli esseri umani e le altre specie: la moralità è un tratto evolutivo che noi indiscutibilmente condividiamo con gli altri mammiferi sociali.
©2015 Baldini & Castoldi Srl. Tradotto da Simona Petruzzi (P)2019 Audible Studios
Climate Crisis and Natural Disasters
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The climate of the Earth has changed throughout history. Most of these climate changes are attributed to very small variations in Earth's orbit that changes the amount of solar energy. The trend toward current warming is particularly important because the bulk of this phenomenon (more than 95 percent probability) has undoubtedly been the result of human activity since the mid-20th century and is at an unprecedented rate over decades to thousands of years. Earth's climate reacts to greenhouse gas shifts in the region's ice core formed from Greenland, Antarctica, and tropical mountain glaciers. There is also ancient evidence in the forest, the ocean sediments, coral reefs, and sedimentary rock layers. The ancient climate or paleoclimate indicates that warming currently takes place about 10 times faster than the average warming in Ice Age. In this audiobook, you will learn: What is climate change What are the causes of climate change What are greenhouse gases What is their contribution to climate change What is the role of climate change on natural disasters What are the types of natural disasters What are hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis What is water scarcity and its reasons What is the impact of water scarcity on human life How to tackle water scarcity How to tackle climate change Climate change then results in a number of natural disasters occurring at a faster pace. Water scarcity is hitting our mother Earth and, therefore, threatening the survival of people all across the globe in years to come. So, buy the audiobook now to learn more!
©2019 Sam Davariem (P)2020 Sam Davariem
Shark Trouble
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Master storyteller Peter Benchley combines high adventure with practical information in Shark Trouble, a book that is at once a thriller and a valuable guide to being safe in, on, under, and around the sea. The best-selling author of Jaws, The Deep, and other works draws on more than three decades of experience to share information about sharks and other marine animals. “Shark attacks on human beings generate a tremendous amount of media coverage,” Benchley writes, “partly because they occur so rarely, but mostly, I think, because people are, and always have been, simultaneously intrigued and terrified by sharks. Sharks come from a wing of the dark castle where our nightmares live - deep water beyond our sight and understanding - and so they stimulate our fears and fantasies and imaginations.” Benchley describes the many types of sharks (including the ones that pose a genuine threat to man), what is and isn’t known about shark behavior, the odds against an attack and how to reduce them even further - all reinforced with the lessons he has learned, the mistakes he has made, and the personal perils he has encountered while producing television documentaries, bestselling novels, and articles about the sea and its inhabitants. He tells how to swim safely in the ocean, how to read the tides and currents, what behavior to avoid, and how to survive when danger suddenly strikes. He discusses how to tell children about sharks and the sea and how to develop, in young and old alike, a healthy respect for the ocean. As Benchley says, “The ocean is the only alien and potentially hostile environment on the planet into which we tend to venture without thinking about the animals that live there, how they behave, how they support themselves, and how they perceive us. I know of no one who would set off into the jungles of Malaysia armed only with a bathing suit, a tube of suntan cream, and a book, and yet that’s precisely how we approach the oceans.” No longer. Not after you’ve read Shark Trouble.
©2002 Peter Benchley (P)2012 Random House
The Journeys of Trees
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Forests are restless. Any time a tree dies or a new one sprouts, the forest that includes it has shifted. When new trees sprout in the same direction, the whole forest begins to migrate, sometimes at astonishing rates. Today, however, an array of obstacles - humans felling trees by the billions, invasive pests transported through global trade - threaten to overwhelm these vital movements. Worst of all, the climate is changing faster than ever before, and forests are struggling to keep up. A deft blend of science reporting and travel writing, The Journeys of Trees explores the evolving movements of forests by focusing on five trees: giant sequoia, ash, black spruce, Florida torreya, and Monterey pine. Journalist Zach St. George visits these trees in forests across continents, finding sequoias losing their needles in California, fossil records showing the paths of ancient forests in Alaska, domesticated pines in New Zealand, and tender new sprouts of blight-resistant American chestnuts in New Hampshire. Everywhere he goes, St. George meets lively people on conservation's front lines, from an ecologist studying droughts to an evolutionary evangelist with plans to save a dying species. He treks through the woods with activists, biologists, and foresters, each with their own role to play in the fight for the uncertain future of our environment.
©2020 Zach St. George (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
Putting the Genie Back
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David Hone, Chief Climate Change advisor to Shell, takes on the subject of climate change in a frank and open discussion built on more than 30 years in the energy industry and the last dozen in the field of climate change. The conclusion, "It's going to be much tougher than we think to solve this problem, but solve it we must." Climate change could be categorized as the most pervasive yet least understood issue of our generation. Some deny it, others are incensed by it, but most are left in the middle wondering what to think and, more importantly, do about it. While they wait and wonder, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere increase, which almost certainly points to additional future warming of the climate system. Governments have been trying to come to terms with this for over twenty years and have little to show for their efforts; emissions just continue to rise, yet at some point during this century they have to return to zero - from 40 billion tons per annum today. A few argue that this will be easy; just get rid of fossil fuels and the problem is solved. But we need the energy these fuels provide for everything we do, use, make, and buy. Nothing currently comes even close to offering a universal replacement. The solutions lie within our grasp; it's just a question of whether we want to use them. But from Canberra to Capetown and Washington to Warsaw, controversy abounds. All proceeds from this audiobook will be donated to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and 2041, two NGOs that the author has worked with directly over many years.
©2014 David Hone (P)2014 David Hone
Quantum Physics for Beginners
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Quantum mechanics is a physical science dealing with the behavior of matter and energy on the scale of atoms and subatomic particles or waves. It also forms the basis for the contemporary understanding of how very large objects such as stars and galaxies, and cosmological events such as the Big Bang, can be analyzed and explained. Quantum mechanics is the foundation of several related disciplines including nanotechnology, condensed matter physics, quantum chemistry, structural biology, particle physics, and electronics. This audiobook will help you with: Understanding how quantum physics influences your life on a daily basis will change your outlook on many things. In these sections, I hope to help turn the light on for your mind to understand a whole new fascinating side to the universe. This audiobook is written in simple terms and includes some real-life examples that will help you wrap your mind around this difficult concept. I hope that this is going to be the audiobook that will open your eyes and your mind to a whole new set of ideas and a new way of thinking. Why our audiobook? From quarks to computing, this fascinating introduction covers every element of the quantum world in clear and accessible language. Drawing on a wealth of expertise to explain just what a fascinating field quantum physics is, Rae points out that it is not simply a maze of technical jargon and philosophical ideas, but a reality which affects our daily lives. This audiobook will help you learn: What is quantum physics Quantum theory - an overview of the mystifying science Quantum physics - the localization of manifestation Quantum theory Quantum physics and law of attraction Quantum physics and you Quantum physics for better health Quantum physics - the discovery that scientifically demolished materialism The relation between waves and particles The quantum dimension The building blocks of matter and wave-particle duality Wave-particle duality Benefits: Quantum Physics is the biggest mystery in science today, but its clues do not have to remain with the scientists alone. If you have always been absolutely baffled by anything related to Quantum Physics then this audiobook is for you.
©2020 Albert Feynman (P)2020 Albert Feynman
Ask the Experts: Physics and Math
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For going on two decades, Scientific American’s “Ask the Experts” column has been answering reader questions on all fields of science. We’ve taken your questions from the basic to the esoteric and reached out to top scientists, professors, and researchers to find out why the sky is blue or whether we really only use 10 percent of our brains. Now, we’ve combed through our archives and have compiled some of the most interesting questions (and answers) into a series of books. Organized by subject, each title provides short, easily digestible answers to questions on that particular branch of the sciences. The first title in our series - Physics and Math - explains a wide range of natural phenomena and mathematical concepts. Have you ever wondered what exactly antimatter is? How about game theory, quantum mechanics, and the origin of pi? Mathematicians and professors from universities across the country tackle these topics, drawing on their extensive expertise to give answers that are at once accurate and comprehensible by those who haven’t studied physics or math since high school.
©2017 Scientific American, a division of Nature America, Inc. Scientific American is a registered trademark of Nature America, Inc. (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing
The Bond
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A fascinating exploration of humanity's eternal bond with animals, and an urgent call to answer the needs of millions of at-risk creatures. A landmark work, The Bond is the passionate, insightful, and comprehensive examination of our special connection to all creatures, written by one of America's most important champions of animal welfare. Wayne Pacelle, the president of the Humane Society of the United States, unveils the deep links of the human-animal bond, as well as the conflicting impulses that have led us to betray this bond through widespread and systemic cruelty to animals. During his 17 years with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), including seven years as president and CEO, Wayne Pacelle has played a leading role in making HSUS, the nation's largest animal protection charity, into a dynamic public force and voice for animals. The HSUS family of organizations is supported by over 11 million people nationwide. Learn more at www.humanesociety.org and join the humane movement! The Humane Society of the United States receives a portion of the advances paid by the publisher and possible future royalties.
©2011 Wayne Pacelle and The Humane Society of the United States (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers
Life at the Speed of Light
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In 2010, scientists led by J. Craig Venter became the first to successfully create "synthetic life" - putting humankind at the threshold of the most important and exciting phase of biological research, one that will enable us to actually write the genetic code for designing new species to help us adapt and evolve for long-term survival. The science of synthetic genomics will have a profound impact on human existence, including chemical and energy generation, health, clean water and food production, environmental control, and possibly even our evolution. In Life at the Speed of Light, Venter presents a fascinating and authoritative study of this emerging field from the inside-detailing its origins, current challenges and controversies, and projected effects on our lives. This scientific frontier provides an opportunity to ponder anew the age-old question "What is life?" and examine what we really mean by "playing God." Life at the Speed of Light is a landmark work, written by a visionary at the dawn of a new era of biological engineering.
©2013 J. Craig Venter (P)2013 Tantor