Science: general issues

Discover the science that's really behind your everyday cosmetics and personal care.

"e;Who were the pioneers in science education, and what motivated them to do what they did?

During the past three decades, there has been a growing concern over the in- crease in noise pollution that comes as a direct result of the increased volume of automobile traffic, high-speed trains, and larger aircraft.

This is the first ever anthology of key articles by Johan Galtung, widely regarded as the founder of the academic discipline of peace studies.

The period from the late fourth to the late second century B.

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The most exciting and significant episode of scientific progress is the development of thermodynamics and electrodynamics in the 19th century and early 20th century.

The aim of an encyclopaedia is to gather together the currently accepted.

Desde los campos de la biologia digital y molecular se nos dice que las diferencias entre la vida y la maquina, entre la inteligencia artificial y la inteligencia animal, entre la vida artificial y la vida misma, estan al borde de desvanecerse.

Evolutionary algorithms that imitate nature to solve technical problems, synthetic DNA that turns plants into living data archives, and the use of autonomous machines inside living bodies are just a few examples suggesting that the boundaries between life and technology have become fundamentally blurred in the early 21st century.

Evolutionary algorithms that imitate nature to solve technical problems, synthetic DNA that turns plants into living data archives, and the use of autonomous machines inside living bodies are just a few examples suggesting that the boundaries between life and technology have become fundamentally blurred in the early 21st century.

Light is essential to basically all life on earth; even where the light of the sun doesn't reach, we find plants and creatures which emit their own light.

In Sex Isn't Real, Beans Velocci traces the history of current high stakes attempts to define sex and to create a world devoid of trans life.

Non-operated petroleum assets (NOPAs) are among the industry's least understood yet most strategic segments.

Patrick Skau er forfatter, digter og taenker.

Dieses Buch fuhrt Sie in eines der groten Ratsel unserer Zeit.

Cet ouvrage propose une etude approfondie des actifs petroliers non operes, un segment strategique de l'industrie des hydrocarbures qui, bien que souvent meconnu, revet une importance cruciale pour les acteurs economiques et institutionnels.

Als die Philosophin Val Plumwood mit dem Kajak durch den nordaustralischen Kakadu-Nationalpark paddelt, wird sie von einem Leistenkrokodil angegriffen, gepackt und dreimal gewaltsam unter Wasser gerollt, ehe das Raubtier unerklarlicherweise von ihr ablasst und sie schwer verletzt uberlebt.

Magnetic resonance now has a history exceeding 70 years.

This book approaches the history of railway building and its impact on economic change in a new way.

This book approaches the history of railway building and its impact on economic change in a new way.

Polyoxometalates (POMs) are an established family of metal-oxygen clustered compounds.

This book explores the latest advancements in machine learning techniques and their transformative applications in the healthcare domain.

Ces pages sont destinees au debutant qui souhaite s'initier au trafic radio en montagne.

Bullet bras, bazookas, bombshells, bikinis.

This innovative take on construction toys explores the development and use of building-inspired playthings between 1830 and 1940 as they became the educational toys par excellence for industrialised and industrialising societies in Europe and elsewhere.

Functional Connectivity of the Human Brain: From Mechanisms to Clinical Applications is a comprehensive review of mechanisms and analysis of methods of functional connectivity to map brain organization in healthy individuals and sick patients.

In a unique fusion of art and pyrotechnic innovation, discover the history of Japanese fireworks in this collection of woodblock illustrations by Jinta Hirayama.

A foundational text in understanding the legacy and ongoing challenges of women in STEM, this volume is one of the earliest comprehensive surveys of women's contributions to science, from astronomy and mathematics to medicine and zoology.

Perfect for the curious mushroom novice, this charming Victorian guide introduces the mysterious world of fungi, with key insights on mushroom identification and habitat.

This book presents a compelling and transformative exploration of the often-overlooked domain of primary science education.

This book presents a compelling and transformative exploration of the often-overlooked domain of primary science education.

Shining a light on one of the most overlooked ecologically significant organisms, this practical pocket-guide introduces readers to the species of lichens found around Britain.

This book provides new approaches to the debate on individuality and non-individuality in quantum mechanics, with chapters written by leading experts in the field.

This book provides new approaches to the debate on individuality and non-individuality in quantum mechanics, with chapters written by leading experts in the field.

Can science understand literally everything?

This first of a two-part volume (Book I) deals with a unit intellectual cultural history of science in the Renaissance within fundamental frameworks.

Chemical data analysis, with aspects of metrology in chemistry and chemometrics, is an evolving discipline where new and better ways of doing things are constantly being developed.

This edited collection of papers explores from an interdisciplinary perspective the role of images and objects in early modern knowledge-making practices with an emphasis on mapping methodological approaches against printed pictures and things.