Rationality in Discovery
This thesis. Propositions. 1. Problem Before one can stand on the shoulders of giants, one first has to climb them. 2. Rationality Assumptions about processes of scientific discovery imply assumptions about psy- chological processes, and vice versa. 3. Neuropharmacology A part of reasoning in neuropharmacology can be modeled as reasoning about quali- tative differential equations, and can be assisted by a computer. 4. Logic Reasoning in scientific discovery includes logical fallacies, which are necessary to introduce new hypotheses by abduction. 5. Cognition To understand the rationality of (secondary) cognitive processes of symbolic problem solving in science, one also needs to understand how these processes are controlled by (primary) cognitive processes of probabilistic learning. 6. Computation One has learned something when one can compute part of the same output with less input. 7. Theory Rationality in discovery, in theory, includes inferring hypotheses that best explain observations, and inferring predictions that can experimentally test those hypotheses best. 8. Practice Rationality in discovery, in practice, also includes inferring the best interventions in designing drugs, treatments, and experimental conditions to explore phenomena. 9. Discovery Interdisciplinary scientists build bridges that other scientists are not eager to cross.
Animae Mundi Dialogues With Earth Paperback
Animae Mundi Dialogues With Earth is probably best described as a Book of Shadows. It's a memoir of sorts complete with poetry, dreams, visions, and metaphysical experiences. It's also part science textbook that includes ideas to live more lightly on our shared planet. The original art is pen drawn and a few are colourised using pencils. The technique starts with a random shape and lines evolve from there creating intricate layers of imagery. This book does not fit neatly into any genre but illustrates how the author lives a spiritual life that treats our planet with love and respect. There are infinite ways to connect with Anima Mundi, Earth's Soul, and every small act of respect adds up. Systemic change happens one mind at a time so whether you will be inspired to create a rain garden, start a compost pile for the first time, or spend more time outside singing and talking and dancing with Earth, She is begging us to begin that change. If you cannot seem to find the means of expressing deep reverence for the Soul of the World perhaps you'll find something that resonates on these pages and begin the process of integrating your own story. Anima Mundi has captivated our imaginations for millennia though modern 'civilised' humans seem to be in a state of natural unconsciousness. On the other hand, Soul Consciousness, like the colours of the visible light spectrum, is much more than ROYGBIV. Like the spectrum, our journey of growth and discovery is gradual, consisting of infinite transitions to the next frequency. This book also uncovers the lifelong Journey of healing work through personal experiences of ritual, journaling, Dream Work, and Shadow Work. And there's always more work to do. None of us are perfect yet that shouldn't stop us from trying to be better every day. Like all Souls, beautiful Anima Mundi is immortal and whether humans will re-evolve into a species that has meaningful dialogue with Her remains to be seen. This book is written from the mystical Pagan perspective of Animism which is a spiritual knowing that natural phenomena and 'inanimate' objects like rocks are alive and possess characteristics of consciousness such as intention, desire, and feeling. As all things are connected, the Universe is also alive and conscious. It's ALL alive.
Animae Mundi Dialogues With Earth Hardcover
Animae Mundi Dialogues With Earth is probably best described as a Book of Shadows. It's a memoir of sorts complete with poetry, dreams, visions, and metaphysical experiences. It's also part science textbook that includes ideas to live more lightly on our shared planet. The original art is pen drawn and a few are colourised using pencils. The technique starts with a random shape and lines evolve from there creating intricate layers of imagery. This book does not fit neatly into any genre but illustrates how the author lives a spiritual life that treats our planet with love and respect. There are infinite ways to connect with Anima Mundi, Earth's Soul, and every small act of respect adds up. Systemic change happens one mind at a time so whether you will be inspired to create a rain garden, start a compost pile for the first time, or spend more time outside singing and talking and dancing with Earth, She is begging us to begin that change. If you cannot seem to find the means of expressing deep reverence for the Soul of the World perhaps you'll find something that resonates on these pages and begin the process of integrating your own story. Anima Mundi has captivated our imaginations for millennia though modern 'civilised' humans seem to be in a state of natural unconsciousness. On the other hand, Soul Consciousness, like the colours of the visible light spectrum, is much more than ROYGBIV. Like the spectrum, our journey of growth and discovery is gradual, consisting of infinite transitions to the next frequency. This book also uncovers the lifelong Journey of healing work through personal experiences of ritual, journaling, Dream Work, and Shadow Work. And there's always more work to do. None of us are perfect yet that shouldn't stop us from trying to be better every day. Like all Souls, beautiful Anima Mundi is immortal and whether humans will re-evolve into a species that has meaningful dialogue with Her remains to be seen. This book is written from the mystical Pagan perspective of Animism which is a spiritual knowing that natural phenomena and 'inanimate' objects like rocks are alive and possess characteristics of consciousness such as intention, desire, and feeling. As all things are connected, the Universe is also alive and conscious. It's ALL alive.
Seaweed as Animal Feed and its Impact in Reducing Environmental Impact
Academic Paper from the year 2021 in the subject Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University (Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, OARI), course: Current Topic, language: English, abstract: The current review is initiated with the general objectives of to assess seaweed as animal feed and effect on reducing greenhouse gas emission and health. Multiple issues confront ruminant-based food production today, including environmental emissions, climate change, and escalating food-feed-fuel rivalry for arable land. As a result, more sustainable feed production, as well as the exploration of innovative resources, is required. In addition to the several food industry side streams presently in use (milling, sugar, starch, alcohol, or plant oil), new ones such as vegetable and fruit leftovers are being investigated, however conservation is difficult and output is typically seasonal. As an example of oilseed by-products, lipid-rich camelina (Camelina sativa) expeller has the potential to enhance ruminant milk and meat fat with bioactive trans-11 18:1 and cis-9, trans-11 18:2 fatty acids and decrease methane emissions in temperate zones. Despite the reduced methionine concentration of alternative grain legume proteins compared to soya bean meal (Glycine max), ruminants fed faba beans (Vicia faba), peas (Pisum sativum), and lupins (Lupinus sp.) had comparable lactation performance and development. Although wood is the most plentiful carbohydrate on the planet, temperate zones lack agroforestry techniques to ruminant nutrition. Because of cellulose and lignin connections, ruminants have a hard time digesting untreated wood, although various processing procedures can increase utilization. Fodder trees and shrubs (e.g., cassava (Manihot esculenta), Leucaena sp., Flemingia sp.) provide good protein supplements for ruminants in the tropics. The leaves and by-products of on-farm food production are combined with grass cultivation for ruminant feeding in a food-feed production system
The way that the number sets N, Q, S and also R can also be described, on paper, as a decent part of the number set T with an interpretation in number theory
What is T. Number theory and how an extension of the number sets to include T makes a real difference.
Solutions Manual to Accompany Chemistry for Accelerated Students
This manual contains detailed solutions to the computational chapter exercises contained in Chemistry for Accelerated Students, by John D. Mays, published by Novare Science. Latest updates are compatible with the third edition of the text.
Study on Transient Characteristics and Influencing Mechanism of Pulsed Spray
The principal objective of the present work is to experimentally investigate the timeresolved spray characteristics. Droplets data in a dilute region of a high-pressure diesel spray were obtained by employing the PDIA (particle/droplet image analysis) method with double pulse laser illumination. Eulerian specification was adopted to describe the transient spray microscopic behavior within a fixed test window at ten representative instants after triggering the injection. The experimental results indicate that the transient spray evolution can be characterized in three distinct stages. During stage I (the latency stage), the spray tip develops and reaches the test location, but no discrete droplets were clearly observed. During stage II, the spray passes through the test window, from which discrete droplets are observed to disperse in the dilute region and the SMD of the droplets increases rapidly. During stage III, bulk spray disappears in the test window and only discrete droplets were observed. The SMD of the droplets is decreased to a ''steady-state" value. Based on these sampled and processed data, the droplet size distribution functions were obtained and compared with the Rosin-Rammler and the Nukiyama-Tanasawa function. Finally, the Stokes number and the Weber number of each droplet were determined, and the movement of the droplets were analyzed. The measured time dependent droplet behaviors are believed to provide important data for spray modeling and simulation.
Letters from the Gardeners Cottage Volume 3
The third and last volume in the series Letters from the Gardeners Cottage. Twelve more letters, musings, pictures and artwork inspired by the author's time on a remote estate on the west coast of Scotland.
Leadership by and for Science Teachers
Imagine having the opportunity to hear from 21 colleagues about their personal leadership journeys-and to get their advice. Leadership by and for Science Teachers is just such an opportunity. Author Rodger Bybee provides the insights and inspiration you need to rise to the challenges of leadership for the benefit of science education, your science students, and yourself. At the book's core are stories of pathways to leadership as told by STEM educators in a wide variety of career stages and positions. The stories cover two complementary topics: (1) leadership by science teachers and (2) leadership by those who provide professional learning to enhance teachers' knowledge, skills, and ability to lead. Through the profiles provided, you'll receive information about roles you may want to assume as a leader. Delve into candid views of the difficulties leaders face and be inspired by their contributions and recommendations. The book concludes with Bybee's synthesis of the contributors' reflections on leadership, along with his views on purpose, relationships, integrity, equity, and the roles these play.
Mission of the Argo
Generations have passed and there is still no sign of the Creators. Radio telescopes have provided no hints. Meanwhile rocketry has improved and there is now the technical feasibility of going out into deep space themselves. Further development in theoretical physics has also opened up the possibility of time travel, but this takes enormous energy and would destroy any life within a few light-hours, a radius the size of their Solar System. Even if the time travel option of going back to the First Parents is adopted, that will still require a deep-space capability as one of the steps.Eventually the option of sliding back in time to meet the Creators is vetoed for political reasons. Instead, a generation starship is sent on a journey towards the most likely nearby star, a journey that will take longer than any of the crew expect to live. Their mission is to find the Creators and the descendants of the original crew are to report back to the home planet.The mission finds Earth more than a thousand years after the runaway Greenhouse Effect has destroyed civilisation, and humans have been reduced back to migratory herding in northern Siberia. The Argo decides to slide back in time to prevent this disaster, but learns that this can't be done. Instead, they discover the Creators themselves were an engineered species. They slide back even further, only todiscover that they themselves created the Creators.
Essential Statistics for Data Science
Essential Statistics for Data Science: A Concise Crash Course is for students entering a serious graduate program or advanced undergraduate teaching in data science without knowing enough statistics. The three-part text starts from the basics of probability and random variables and guides readers towards relatively advanced topics in both frequentist and Bayesian approaches in a matter of weeks. Part I, Talking Probability explains that the statistical approach to analysing data starts with a probability model to describe the data generating process. Part II, Doing Statistics explains that much of statistical inference is about learning unknown quantities in the model (e.g. its parameters) from the data it is presumed to have generated. Part III, Facing Uncertainty explains the importance of explicitly describing how much uncertainty we have about the model parameters, especially those with intrinsic scientific meaning, and of taking that into account when making decisions. Essential Statistics for Data Science: A Concise Crash Course provides an in-depth introduction for beginners, while being more serious than a typical undergraduate text, but still lighter and more accessible than an average graduate text.
Novel Research in Low-Dimensional Systems
The application of novel experimental tools in many scientific fields has created an urgent need for an improved understanding of many new physical phenomena that emerge under such conditions. In particular, phenomena that occur in low-dimensional systems have drawn the interest of many experimental and theoretical groups globally. The aim of this reprint is to provide an overview of the current research in low-dimensional systems by attracting contributions from a number of specialists in the field. This way, we attempt to provide important insights on the large variety of scientifically fascinating and technologically important phenomena that are currently being investigated. The covered topics include original research articles on the fundamental principles and experimental aspects that apply to various low-dimensional systems, such as quantum dots, graphene systems, ultrathin films, superconducting films, novel nanoscale devices, etc. This reprint includes research papers from both theoretical and experimental groups. Many phenomena are studied from a multi-disciplinary perspective in such a way as to explore key important developments in the field.
Atmospheric Thermodynamics
Atmospheric Thermodynamics provides a comprehensive treatment of a subject that can often be intimidating. The text analyses real-life problems and applications of the subject, alongside of guiding the reader through the fundamental basics and covering the first and second laws and the ideal gas law, followed by an emphasis on moist processes in Earth's atmosphere. Water in all its phases is a critical component of weather and the Earth's climate system. With user-friendly chapters that include energy conservation and water and its transformations, the authors write with a willingness to expose assumptions and approximations usually absent in other textbooks. History is woven into the text to provide a context for the time evolution of thermodynamics and its place in atmospheric science and demonstrating how physical reasoning leads to correct explanations of everyday phenomena. Many of the experiments described were done using inexpensive instruments to take advantage of the earth's atmosphere as a freely accessible thermodynamics library. This second edition provides updated treatments of atmospheric measurements and substantially expanded sections that include atmospheric applications of the first and second laws and energy exchange between humans and their atmospheric environment. With 400+ thought provoking problems and 350 references with annotated notes and further reading suggestions, this second edition provides a basic understanding of the fundamentals of this subject while still being a comprehensive reference guide for those working in the field of atmospheric and environmental sciences.
Persisters and Opportunists in an Assemblage of Coral-Reef Starfish
Coral reefs seem to defy many of the paradigms which characterise less complex biological communities. While there is general agreement that the biota of coral reefs exhibit high species diversity, some authors have characterised coral reef assemblages by selecting species with high population densities (Sale, 1974; 1976; 1977; 1984; Sale and Dybdahl, 1975; Connell, 1978). Other authors have included rarer species (Kohn, 1959; 1968; Den Boer, 1971; Grassle, 1973) and Endean and Cameron (1990 a) have emphasised the importance of the role of these rarer species and stated that rarity is virtually ignored in most ecological models of the coral reef ecosystem. They suggest that our understanding of coral-reef ecology is influenced strongly by the constraints of many of the analytical tools being used in reef studies. As a result they believe that most analyses have dealt primarily with species that are sufficiently numerous to provide statistically satisfactory numbers of records and that most studies have excluded rare species which, in fact comprise the majority of coral-reef species.The complexity of coral reef ecosystems is not surprising given the great length of time that these ecosystems have been in existence. While the shallow water distribution of coral reefs has varied with the alternation of glacial and interglacial periods (Hays, Imbrie and Shackleton, 1976), in their broad biological form, coral reefs have existed since the Precambrian and reefs similar to present reefs have existed for around 50 million years (Newell, 1972). While stating that there is no general rule for coral-reef organisms, Endean and Cameron (1990 a) have suggested that the attribute of persistence possessed by most of the rarer species characterises the majority of coral-reef species and is responsible for both structuring and perpetuating this ecosystem. They regard the coral reef ecosystem as being an ordered and predictable system. However, other authors (Sale, 1977; 1991; Connell, 1978) have different views.Sale (1991) regards reef fish communities as open non-equilibrial systems with living space determined in a random manner. Connell (1978) regards intermediate levels of disturbance as essential to the maintenance of diversity in this and other highly diverse and complex ecosystems. There has been much discussion of the meaning of stability (MacArthur, 1955; Dunbar, 1960; Leigh, 1965; May, 1972; Jacobs, 1974; Margalef, 1974; Goodman, 1975; Peters, 1976; Pimm, 1984).Endean and Cameron (1990 a) have put forward the hypothesis that complex, high diversity assemblages of coral-reef animals are characterised by a preponderance of rare but long-lived species that they have termed persisters. These persistent species exhibit low recruitment, low adult mortality and relative constancy of adult population numbers and population structure. They occur in association with opportunist species that have high recruitment, a high adult mortality and varying adult population numbers and population structure. While individuals belonging to opportunist species are more abundantly represented than those belonging to persistent species, Endean and Cameron believe that the majority of species in the coral reef ecosystem are persistent species. This hypothesis has not been tested in the field.As no general consensus relating to the organisation of coral reefs has been reached in the literature, the persister / opportunist distinction is examined in this thesis, rather than a deep analysis of the opposing views relating to stability. Events that are stochastic and unpredictable at one spatial or temporal scale may be predictable at another. In addition, the stability or otherwise of any system may be determined, amongst other things, by the particular set of species that is chosen to characterise the system.
There Are Plenty of Secrets
This book looks at the origins and the developments of tai-chi chuan as seen and described by the famous Chen man ching and Master Huang Shen xian. Andrew McPherson also provides the reader with much needed context and explanation of this much-misunderstood Martial Art. In fact, as Mr. McPherson explains, it is more than a Martial Art, in reality.
There Are Plenty of Secrets
This book looks at the origins and the developments of tai-chi chuan as seen and described by the famous Chen man ching and Master Huang Shen xian. Andrew McPherson also provides the reader with much needed context and explanation of this much-misunderstood Martial Art. In fact, as Mr. McPherson explains, it is more than a Martial Art, in reality.
Earth Observations for Environmental Sustainability for the Next Decade
This monograph "Earth Observations for Environmental Sustainability for the Next Decade" is a collection of original viewpoints and knowledge advancements regarding the use of Earth observations to address a number of urgent issues of great concern for humanity and covers such topics as land use/land cover (LULC) classification, debris flow assessment, precipitation estimates, drought assessment, hyperspectral image classification, Kuroshio-induced wakes, sea water primary production, weather system (tropical cyclone) interaction, habitat suitability, and biodiversity conservation. Evidence of the rapid degradation of the Earth's natural environment has gained strength in recent years. Sustaining our planet has become the greatest concern faced by humanity. In the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Earth observations are identified as major contributors to nine of these: 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health and Well-being), 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), 12 (Sustainable Consumption and Production), 13 (Climate Action), 14 (Life Below Water), and 15 (Life on Land). Achieving the SDGs by turning knowledge into action is the critical challenge facing scientists and other subject matter experts throughout the world.
Model-Based Inquiry in Biology
You shouldn't have to scavenge for high-quality curriculum materials that both center around real-world phenomena and align with A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards. And now you don't have to--thanks to Model-Based Inquiry in Biology: Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9-12. This book will help you engage your biology students in constructing, critiquing, revising, and testing models to explain how things happen in the world. The book is divided into two parts: Section 1 introduces model-based inquiry (MBI) and the ideas that frame it. Section 2 contains four complete MBI biology units. All come with the background, examples, and guidance you need to lead students to their final evidence-based explanations of the phenomena that anchor each unit. The units cover four areas: molecules and organisms, ecosystems, heredity, and biological evolution. The curriculum builds strategically from unit to unit and integrates disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices. The authors--experts in model-based teaching and learning--tested each unit in actual classrooms. They make it clear that by using modeling to explain events, you can shift the emphasis of your biology lessons away from "we need to learn about this topic in order to do well in class" to "we need to figure out why or how something happens." Model-Based Inquiry in Biology will help you to create meaningful learning experiences for your students as they strive to make sense of the world around them.
Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo
Finalist: George Perkins Marsh PrizeFinalist, Susanne M. Glasscock Book PrizeWinner: Ohio Academy of History Junior Scholar Publication AwardFounded amid the urban commotion of Washington, DC, before the dawn of the twentieth century, the National Zoological Park opened to "preserve, teach, and conduct research about the animal world." Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo is a study of this important cultural landmark from 1887 to 1920. Centered on the animals themselves, each chapter looks from a different angle at the influential science of popular zoology in order to shed new light on the complex, entangled relationships between humans and animals.Daniel Vandersommers's goal is twofold. First, through narrative, he shows how zoo animals always ran away from the zoo. This is meant literally--animals escaped frequently--but even more so, figuratively. Living, breathing, historical zoo animals ran away from their cultural constructions, and these constructions ran away from the living bodies they were made to represent. The author shows that the resulting gaps produced by runaway animals contain concealed, distorted, and erased histories worthy of uncovering.Second, Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo demonstrates how the popular zoology fostered by the National Zoo shaped every aspect of American science, culture, and conservation during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Between the 1880s and World War I, as intellectuals debated Darwinism and scientists institutionalized the laboratory, zoological parks suddenly appeared at the heart of nearly every major American city, captivating tens of millions of visitors. Vandersommers follows stories previously hidden within the National Zoo in order to help us reconsider the place of zoos and their inhabitants in the twenty-first century.
The 'Nature' of West Dunbartonshire
You don't have to be in West Dunbartonshire to appreciate this lovely bookof nature and culture. It gives you a flavour of Scotland and a big helpfulhint at its history that makes you want to go see for yourself. The walks arewell mapped out and peppered with beautiful photographs of wildlife andlandmarks in the area.'This book is a must! Paul has the ability to make you feel you are walkingwith him, seeing the things he sees that you would miss. I just could not putit down and read it cover to cover... Thanks Paul...your book is a joy'Rev Ian MillerThese four Spring walks in West Dunbartonshire are a great compliment tothe area and the people that formed it. As the flowers begin to bloom andthe warmer weather comes in, nature rewards us with new things to see andexperience. Paul Murdoch has logged another four mini expeditions thatwill enlighten tourists and locals in equal measure.
Doctor Therne
"Doctor Therne" is a novel by H. Rider Haggard. The story revolves around the life of James Therne, a physician in the city of Dunchester who becomes embroiled in controversy after advocating against compulsory smallpox vaccinations. A smallpox epidemic then breaks out in the city, killing thousands, and Therne is haunted by guilt for his role in the disaster. The novel explores themes of morality, guilt, and redemption, as well as the dangers of anti-vaccination movements. It also delves into the complexities of relationships, as Therne struggles to reconcile his love for his daughter with his guilt over her death. Overall, "Doctor Therne" is a thought-provoking novel that raises important questions about the responsibilities of those in positions of authority and the consequences of their actions.
Capturing Glaciers
Explores the photography of climate changePhotographs do not simply speak for themselves. Their meanings are built through interpretive frameworks that shift over time. Today, photographs of receding glaciers are one of the most well recognized visualizations of human-caused climate change. These images, captured through repeat photography, have become effective with an unambiguous message: global warming is happening, and it is happening now. But this wasn't always the case. The meaning and evidentiary value of repeat glacier photography has varied over time, reflecting not only evolving scientific norms but also social, cultural, and political influences.In Capturing Glaciers, Dani Inkpen historicizes the use of repeat glacier photographs, examining what they show, what they obscure, and how they influence public understanding of nature and climate change. Though convincing as a form of evidence, these images offer a limited and sometimes misleading representation of glaciers themselves. Furthermore, their use threatens to replicate problematic ideas baked into their history. With clear and compelling writing, Capturing Glaciers ultimately calls for a centering of climate justice and warns of the consequences of reducing the problem of global warming to one of distant wilderness.
Birds of Rhode Island
Birds of Rhode Island documents the status and distribution of birds in the state since the late nineteenth century. Based on comprehensive fieldwork and research by Richard L. Ferren and edited by Richard R. Veit, this book describes the habitats and locations of more than four hundred species of birds along with data on the seasons of their occurrence.This volume features: - An introductory section that includes a history of ornithology in Rhode Island, descriptions of the state's most important bird habitats and biogeographical regions, and an overview of factors affecting species populations- Species accounts with information on changes in abundance and distribution as well as conservation and management methods- An eighty-year history of banding and migration watching at Block Island, seventy years of seabird migration quantification at Point Judith, a detailed history of the state's seabird colonies, and multiple surveys of the state's breeding birds- Color photographs taken in the field of recent rarities discovered in Rhode Island Offering a chronicle of changing avian population dynamics, Birds of Rhode Island is an indispensable resource for ornithologists and bird enthusiasts interested in the avifauna of Rhode Island and beyond. Copublished with the Nuttall Ornithological Club, No. 27 in the series Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological Club.
The Color Printer
The Color Printer - A Treatise on the Use of Colors in Typographic Printing is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
The Boy and the Mountain
In this engrossing book, a father and son ascend a mountain together, retracing the steps of a boy who went missing there a century earlier--a quest that spawns a tender meditation on nature, family, and the joy of discovery. Six-year-old Hans Torske disappeared in Norway's Skrim mountains in 1894. Why he wandered away from his family's cabin is still a mystery, but his body was found the following summer, lying atop a 2,860-foot mountain peak and covered with his thin jacket. More than 100 years later, nature writer Torbj繪rn Ekelund and his seven-year-old son, August, attempt the same summit. It's August's first overnight hiking trip, and Ekelund is eager to share his love of nature with his son. But soon he notices that the ways children and adults experience nature are vastly different, for better and for worse. The Boy and the Mountain reflects on what parenthood requires: experiencing the joy of watching your child go out into the world for the first time, while also worrying about the dangers they may face. Filled with curiosity, humility, and deep gratitude for wild places, this gem of a book is a celebration of the uncompromising nature of the elements, our bond with them, and the special relationship between father and son.
Archives of Joy
"Beauchemin discovers again and again that happiness is a function of the connection between beings--the nonhuman animals as well as the human."--Maria Popova, A Favorite Book of 2023 For readers of Ross Gay's The Book of Delights comes a joyful, tender memoir of encounters with animals and their potential to transform our lives through joy. Two mismatched ducks quarrel amorously. A tortoise basks on a rock in the sun. Four deer ceremoniously visit a writer's garden to announce the arrival of a newborn fawn. In Archives of Joy, renowned poet, essayist, and novelist Jean-Fran癟ois Beauchemin turns his poetic and playful gaze to memories of animals he has known throughout his life, from fleeting encounters to deep relationships. With each meeting, Beauchemin returns to a simple thought: that joy in nature is an essential counterweight to the inescapable awareness of the brevity of life. In short, humorous, and often dreamlike vignettes, Beauchemin meditates on the mysteries of existence, the alchemy of memory, and the entwinement of the animal world with our own--whether he's nursing an injured bird back to health, deciphering the gaze of a judgmental cat, or keeping company with a workhorse nearing its death.His life as a writer and his beloved pet dogs and cats feature often, as do the creatures he encounters in his garden, at farms, or on woodland walks: sparrows, crows, deer, foxes, horses, and cows. Deeply restorative, imaginative, and dreamily poetic, Archives of Joy is a memoir that will stay with readers long after its final page.
Notes on the Mammals of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan, 1920; Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Number 109
Notes on the Mammals of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan, 1920; Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Number 109, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
Carbon Technocracy
A forceful reckoning with the relationship between energy and power through the history of what was once East Asia's largest coal mine. The coal-mining town of Fushun in China's Northeast is home to a monstrous open pit. First excavated in the early twentieth century, this pit grew like a widening maw over the ensuing decades, as various Chinese and Japanese states endeavored to unearth Fushun's purportedly "inexhaustible" carbon resources. Today, the depleted mine that remains is a wondrous and terrifying monument to fantasies of a fossil-fueled future and the technologies mobilized in attempts to turn those developmentalist dreams into reality. In Carbon Technocracy, Victor Seow uses the remarkable story of the Fushun colliery to chart how the fossil fuel economy emerged in tandem with the rise of the modern technocratic state. Taking coal as an essential feedstock of national wealth and power, Chinese and Japanese bureaucrats, engineers, and industrialists deployed new technologies like open-pit mining and hydraulic stowage in pursuit of intensive energy extraction. But as much as these mine operators idealized the might of fossil fuel-driven machines, their extractive efforts nevertheless relied heavily on the human labor that those devices were expected to displace. Under the carbon energy regime, countless workers here and elsewhere would be subjected to invasive techniques of labor control, ever-escalating output targets, and the dangers of an increasingly exploited earth. Although Fushun is no longer the coal capital it once was, the pattern of aggressive fossil-fueled development that led to its ascent endures. As we confront a planetary crisis precipitated by our extravagant consumption of carbon, it holds urgent lessons. This is a groundbreaking exploration of how the mutual production of energy and power came to define industrial modernity and the wider world that carbon made.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12: Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
The Science Before Science
What is the key to the truth and power of science? Would a theory of everything disprove the soul? Is matter all there is? Can I keep science and my common sense? Can we travel back in time? Is it evolution or creation or ...? Will scientists ever make a man? Will we ever create artificial intelligence? If so, what does that say about my worth? What is the ultimate source of our intellectual malaise?Anthony Rizzi, a distinguished physicist, answers these questions and more. "What a terrific book!!...The time is now. Philosophers, scientists, and the educated reader will profit enormously from this book."-Ralph McInerny, University of Notre Dame philosophy professor, Gifford Lecturer "There is a pressing need for Anthony Rizzi's book, which reveals the link between science and man's deepest questions in a bold, clear and truthful way. His book is full of insights that readers will relish and want to read again and again to plumb their depths."-Marcus Grodi, host of The Journey Home, EWTN "The Science Before Science ...provides much needed perspective."-Joseph Martin, Chief Scientist, Planetary Science Lab (retired), Lockheed Martin
Understanding Charles Darwin
The legend of Charles Darwin has never been more alive or more potent, but by virtue of this, his legacy has become susceptible to myths and misunderstandings. Understanding Charles Darwin examines key questions such as what did Darwin's work change about the world? In what ways is 'Darwinism' reflective of Darwin's own views? What problems were left unsolved? In our elevation of Darwin to this iconic status, have we neglected to recognise the work of other scientists? The book also examines Darwin's struggle with his religious beliefs, considering his findings, and whether he was truly an atheist. In this engaging account, Peterson paints an intimate portrait of Darwin from his own words in private correspondence and journals. The result is the Darwin you never knew.
Sacred Places
Sacred Places is a collection of quotations that share wisdom to inspire and soothe, to provoke thoughtful awareness of the world in which we live, and how we want to inhabit the planet. Each quote is paired with a photograph that resonates with the sagacity of the words. The ultimate purpose of the book is to provide solace and a deep sense of connection with nature. As one reader noted, "Sacred Places is a beautiful treasure shared with me a time I needed a spark of the sublime to warm and brighten my path.... I felt uplifted immediately."
Progress in Characterization of Cellulose and Cellulose Esters
Cellulose is a linear, stereoregular, and semi-crystalline polysaccharide. Linear chains of cellulose connected by hydrogen bonds form the supramolecular structure of this biopolymer, consisting of elementary nanofibrils and their bundles, called microfibrils. Each nanofibril contains ordered nanocrystallites and poorly ordered nanosized non-crystalline domains. Currently, it is clear that the two main structural models, "fringed fibrils" and "fringed micelles", cannot explain many properties of cellulose and its derivatives. Therefore, a new structural model was proposed, which includes amorphous-mesomorphic non-crystalline domains and imperfect crystallites with paracrystalline layers on their surface. In this model, the crystallites and non-crystalline domains are located along the fibril and their alternation has a random character. Crystallites of various allomorphs are stable and inaccessible to most reagents, typical organic solvents, water, and diluted solutions of acids and bases. Vice versa, non-crystalline domains represent weak and accessible places of cellulose fibrils. To characterize the supramolecular structure of cellulose, it is necessary to know the sizes of crystallites, the type of crystalline allomorph, the degree of crystallinity, interplanar distances, parameters of the crystalline unit cell, and degree of lattice distortion, as well as the content, size, and packing density of paracrystalline and non-crystalline domains. Along with the supramolecular structure of cellulose, it is also important to know the structure of cellulose esters. This paper discusses novel data on structure and properties of cellulose and cellulose esters.
A Dream of John Ball; and, A King's Lesson
William Morris, an English novelist, wrote a book titled A Dream of John Ball on the Great Revolt of 1381, sometimes also known as "the Peasants' Revolt." This 1888 novel is a time-travel fantasy in which the modern and medieval eras merge, and it is about the English Peasants Revolt of 1381 and its commander, John Ball. Morris paints a glowing, even utopian picture of the medieval world. The story contrasts the ethics of medieval and contemporary civilization by describing a dream and time-travel encounter between the medieval and modern worlds. The protagonist, Ball learns of the demise of feudalism and the emergence of the Industrial Revolution from a time traveler and Ball acknowledges that his expectations for an egalitarian society in the 19th century have not yet been realized. To read this time-travel fantasy and philosophical novel, readers should go through the collection of essays!
Chemistry of Lower Heterocyclic Compounds
Some salient features of the book are: - Many illustrations and examples have been provided to make the reading interesting and engaging.- Maximum methods of synthesis and reactions for every compound have been discussed.- The Compounds in every category have been discussed in detail for clear understanding.- General methods of synthesis and reactions have also been elaborated along with specific methods of synthesis and reactions so that the basic pattern in which the compound behaves may be followed.- The uses of every compound have been mentioned and general applications have been discussed in a separate chapter.
Biology CLEP Test Study Guide
2023 Edition Our CLEP study guides are different! The Biology CLEP study guide TEACHES you what you need to know to pass the CLEP test. This study guide is more than just pages of sample test questions. Our easy to understand study guide will TEACH you the information. We've condensed what you need to know into a manageable book - one that will leave you completely prepared to tackle the test. This study guide includes sample test questions that will test your knowledge AND teach you new material. Your Biology CLEP study guide also includes flashcards that are bound into the back of the book. Use these to memorize key concepts and terms. Anyone can take and pass a CLEP test. What are you waiting for? ****Testimonial****I have passed Biology, Natural Science, Information Technology, Humanities with the help of your guides. I also passed Math, English comp w essay, German and Western Civ II. Getting a 4 year degree in 3 years now while working full time with 2 kids. Not bad huh! - Bob V.
Theory of Vibrating Lifting Tools of Sugar Beet Harvesters
The cultivation and harvesting of sugar beets (roots and haulm) is one of the most labour and energy consuming work processes in the agricultural industry. The improvement of the qualitative indicators of the sugar beet harvesting process as the final operation in the work flow of its production represents a multi-faceted research-and-engineering problem, which is to be solved basing on the search for new implement design concepts and overall beet harvester design layouts, the thorough theoretical substantiation of their design and process parameters, the experimental verification of the completed theoretical research with the ultimate objective of the analysis and synthesis of their rational parameters. Theoretical research must play a fundamental role in the mechanical and technological substantiation of the root lifting process. It must be used as the basis for developing rational kinematic and dynamic operation conditions in order to achieve the required quality of the performed work process as well as the streamlined energy consumption. The book can be considered as one of the first solid analytical studies of the process of vibrational digging of sugar beet roots. It offers the analysis of up-to-date engineering solutions of vibrational digging tools and experimental investigations of the first vibrational lifters, the equation of oscillating motions of digging shares.
Noteworthy Mammals from Sinaloa, Mexico
Noteworthy Mammals from Sinaloa, Mexico, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
Notes on Collecting and Preserving Natural-History Objects
Notes on Collecting and Preserving Natural-History Objects, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin
Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
Little Folks’ Handy Book
Little Folks' Handy Book, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
The Possibility of Life
An LA Times Book Prize FinalistA Washington Post Best Book of the YearAn NPR Science Friday Book Club PickA "Next Big Idea Book Club" Must ReadAn Esquire Best Book of 2023A Gizmodo New Release Pick for AprilA BookRiot Science Book to Add to Your TBRA Wired Book to Read for SpringA TODAY Show Summer BookA Washington Post Book to Read This SummerOne of the Chicago Tribune's 52 Books for Summer 2023"A dazzling feat of imagination and synthesis."--Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of An Immense WorldA spellbinding exploration of alien life and the cosmos, examining how the possibility of life on other planets shapes our understanding of humanityOne of the most powerful questions humans ask about the cosmos is: Are we alone? While the science behind this inquiry is fascinating, it doesn't exist in a vacuum. It is a reflection of our values, our fears, and most importantly, our enduring sense of hope. In The Possibility of Life, acclaimed science journalist Jaime Green traces the history of our understanding, from the days of Galileo and Copernicus to our contemporary quest for exoplanets. Along the way, she interweaves insights from science fiction writers who construct worlds that in turn inspire scientists. Incorporating expert interviews, cutting-edge astronomy research, philosophical inquiry, and pop culture touchstones ranging from A Wrinkle in Time to Star Trek to Arrival, The Possibility of Life explores our evolving conception of the cosmos to ask an even deeper question: What does it mean to be human?
Dear Park Ranger
"Throughout my life," writes Jeff Darren Muse, "manhood has been a kind of topographic map. Yet it's peer pressure or social norms telling me which route to follow: Smile, Jeff, have a beer. Make babies. Make lots of money. Buy yourself a leaf blower. Hang out at parties. Lighten up."So begins this unflinching look at a fifty-one-year-old environmental educator torn by restlessness and regret. Part Generation X travelogue, part love letter, part reflection on White male identity, Dear Park Ranger searches for purpose, companionship, a lost father, and home. Muse must break trail to find his way. From the farms and football fields of central Indiana, to snowy West Coast wildlands, from desert canyons, to meandering rivers, to a city built by slavery, he interrogates his younger years shaped by insecurity and wanderlust, as well as later choices such as marrying "Ranger Paula" and pursuing a tree hugger's career. The book opens in South Carolina, where Muse works as a historical interpreter at a former cotton plantation, a situation demanding not only new skills, but also discomforting awareness. Race, gender, age-all must be examined.Dear Park Ranger is for anyone who loves fiercely and falls hard, who tries and tries again to get the important things right: handholding on long walks, a swift paddle stroke, a lighter backpack, and never giving up hope that better days lie ahead. At turns humorous and self-deprecating, redemptive and resolute, this is one man's stirring gut check through inner and outer terrain.
In Water Not Blood
Written during the profound global upheaval between 2019 and 2023, In Water Not Blood braids ancient traditions of nature-based spirituality, dreaming, song and prayer with the realities and anxieties of modern life. A celebration of the healing power of nature and poetry, these poems are as much soft and spiritual as they are rage-filled and disillusioned. This collection is a powerful account of the author's journey to reclaim her soul and her connection to her ancestors and the Earth in a time of climate and social crises in which each of us is being called to find a sustainable and compassionate path of our own. In Water Not Blood is an urgent cry for collective healing and transformation.
Summer Light
Join naturalist Craig Newberger on a series of multisensory summer field excursions. Learn about firefly communication, flowers that bloom in the night, plants that grow without chlorophyll, mammals with venomous saliva, birds that sound like flutes, and frogs that sing in trees. Each of the book's twenty chapters is focused on a plant or animal illustrative of the summer season. Watercolor illustrations by Sherrie York. Color photographs by Steve Morello. Appendix introducing a summer community science project by Ron Smith.
Soil and Spirit
As a farmer with decades spent working in fields, Scott Chaskey has been shaped by daily attention to the earth. A leader in the international Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement, he has combined a longstanding commitment to food sovereignty and organic farming with a belief that humble attention to microbial life and diversity of species provides invaluable lessons for building healthy human communities. Along the way, even while planning rotations of fields, ordering seeds, tending to crops and their ecosystems, Chaskey was writing. And in this lively collection of essays, he explores the evolution of his perspective--as a farmer and as a poet. Tracing the first stage in his development back to a homestead in Maine, on the ancestral lands of the Abenaki, he recalls learning to cultivate plants and nourish reciprocal relationships among species, even as he was reading Yeats and beginning to write poems. He describes cycling across Ireland, a surprise meeting with Seamus Heaney, and, later, farming in Cornwall's ancient landscape of granite, bramble, and windswept trees. He travels to China for an international conference on Community Supported Agriculture, reading ancient wilderness poetry along the way, and then on to the pueblo of Santa Clara in New Mexico, where he joins a group of Indigenous women harvesting amaranth seeds. Closer to home on the Southfork of Long Island, he describes planting redwood saplings and writing verse under the canopy of an American beech."Enlivened by decades of work in open fields washed by the salt spray of the Atlantic"--words that describe his prose as well as his vision of connectedness--Scott Chaskey has given us a book for our time. A seed of hope and regeneration.
