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Armageddon Science
The Science of Mass Destruction
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
An exploration of the terrifying threats to our world that fill today's headlines: from global warming epidemic to the threat of nuclear weapons and the risk posed by the leading edge devices like the Large Hadron Collider. Armageddon Science by Brian Clegg is everything you want to know about potential...
A People's History of Science
Miners, Midwives, and Low Mechanicks
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2009
We all know the history of science that we learned from grade school textbooks: How Galileo used his telescope to show that the earth was not the center of the universe; how Newton divined gravity from the falling apple; how Einstein unlocked the mysteries of time and space with a simple equation....
The Real Work of Data Science
Turning data into information, better decisions, and stronger organizations
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
The essential guide for data scientists and for leaders who must get more from their data science teams
The Economist boldly claims that data are now "the world's most valuable resource." But, as Kenett and Redman so richly describe, unlocking that value requires far more than technical...
The Economics of Science: A Critical Realist Overview
Volume 1: Illustrations and Philosophical Preliminaries
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Dramatic and controversial changes in the funding of science over the past two decades, towards its increasing commercialization, have stimulated a huge literature trying to set out an "economics of science". Whether broadly in favour or against these changes, the vast majority of these...
The Price of Truth
How Money Affects the Norms of Science
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2006
Modern science is big business. Governments, universities, and corporations have invested billions of dollars in scientific and technological research in the hope of obtaining power and profit. For the most part, this investment has benefited science and society, leading to new discoveries, inventions,...
Moving the Equity Agenda Forward
Equity Research, Practice, and Policy in Science Education
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2012
This volume takes on the vital tasks of celebrating, challenging, and attempting to move forward our understanding of equity and diversity in science education. Organized thematically, the book explores five key areas of science education equity research: science education policy; globalization; context...
Fringe Science
Parallel Universes, White Tulips, and Mad Scientists
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011
Scientific experts explore the ideas behind the hit TV show.
Fringe Science delves into the science, science fiction, and pseudoscience of Fringe with a collection of essays on everything from alternate universes to time travel to genetically targeted toxins, as well as discussions on the show’s...
The Science of Conservation Planning
Habitat Conservation Under The Endangered Species Act
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Broad-scale conservation of habitats is increasingly being recognized as a more effective means of protecting species and landscapes than single-species preservation efforts. While interest in the approach has grown tremendously in recyears, it remains controversial and the science behind it has yet...
Handbook of Food Science and Technology 2
Food Process Engineering and Packaging
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
This book is a source of basic and advanced knowledge in food science for students or professionals in the food science sector, but it is also accessible for people interested in the different aspects concerning raw material stabilisation and transformation in food products. It is an updated and translated...
Everyday Practice of Science
Where Intuition and Passion Meet Objectivity and Logic
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2008
Scientific facts can be so complicated that only specialists in a field fully appreciate the details, but the nature of everyday practice that gives rise to these facts should be understandable by everyone interested in science. This book describes how scientists bring their own interests and passions...
Successful Science Communication
Telling It Like It Is
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
In the 25 years since the 'Bodmer Report' kick-started the public understanding of science movement, there has been something of a revolution in science communication. However, despite the ever-growing demands of the public, policy-makers and the media, many scientists still find it difficult to successfully...
Mine Wastes
Characterization, Treatment and Environmental Impacts
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2010
This book is not designed to be an exhaustive work on mine wastes. It aims to serve undergraduate students who wish to gain an overview and an understanding of wastes produced in the mineral industry. An introductory textbook addressing the science of such wastes is not available to students despite...
by Dedeurwaerdere, T.
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The dynamism of science has been catalytic for human prosperity in recent history. Conventional perspectives of the ivory tower model of modern science are, however, rivalled by the failure of humanity to tackle global crises of an economic, environmental and social nature. Operational solutions to...
by Dimitris N. Chorafas
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
The aim of this book is to explore science and technology from the viewpoint of creating new knowledge, as opposed to the reinterpretation of existing knowledge in ever greater but uncertain detail. Scientists and technologists make progress by distinguishing between what they regard as meaningful...