Wilderness Lifeline
In the untamed wilderness, where every decision can mean the difference between life and death, knowledge of first aid is not just helpful-it's essential."Wilderness Lifeline" is a comprehensive guide that empowers adventurers, hikers, and survival enthusiasts with the skills to face the unpredictable challenges of the great outdoors. This book is meticulously crafted for those seeking to blend bushcraft's ancient wisdom with modern first-aid practices to ensure safety and resilience in wild environments.Whether you're a seasoned explorer or setting foot on the trail for the first time, you'll find invaluable insights and practical advice within these pages.From preparing a robust first aid kit to managing severe allergic reactions without medical facilities, "Wilderness Lifeline" covers various scenarios with precision and depth.Highlights include: Mastering CPR and handling common injuries with confidence.Harnessing the healing power of nature through medicinal plants and natural remedies.Navigating the psychological challenges of survival to maintain mental health and morale.Implementing water safety, nutrition, and shelter strategies to protect against environmental hazards.Beyond mere survival, this book teaches readers how to thrive in the wilderness, emphasizing the importance of ethical exploration and fostering a deep respect for nature. With step-by-step instructions and real-life anecdotes, "Wilderness Lifeline" is not just a manual-it's a lifeline.Embark on your next adventure with the assurance that comes from being prepared. "Wilderness Lifeline" is your guide to mastering bushcraft first aid, ensuring you can enjoy the wilderness safely and sustainably. Don't leave home without it.
Wilderness Lifeline
In the untamed wilderness, where every decision can mean the difference between life and death, knowledge of first aid is not just helpful-it's essential."Wilderness Lifeline" is a comprehensive guide that empowers adventurers, hikers, and survival enthusiasts with the skills to face the unpredictable challenges of the great outdoors. This book is meticulously crafted for those seeking to blend bushcraft's ancient wisdom with modern first-aid practices to ensure safety and resilience in wild environments.Whether you're a seasoned explorer or setting foot on the trail for the first time, you'll find invaluable insights and practical advice within these pages.From preparing a robust first aid kit to managing severe allergic reactions without medical facilities, "Wilderness Lifeline" covers various scenarios with precision and depth.Highlights include: Mastering CPR and handling common injuries with confidence.Harnessing the healing power of nature through medicinal plants and natural remedies.Navigating the psychological challenges of survival to maintain mental health and morale.Implementing water safety, nutrition, and shelter strategies to protect against environmental hazards.Beyond mere survival, this book teaches readers how to thrive in the wilderness, emphasizing the importance of ethical exploration and fostering a deep respect for nature. With step-by-step instructions and real-life anecdotes, "Wilderness Lifeline" is not just a manual-it's a lifeline.Embark on your next adventure with the assurance that comes from being prepared. "Wilderness Lifeline" is your guide to mastering bushcraft first aid, ensuring you can enjoy the wilderness safely and sustainably. Don't leave home without it.
Tampa Bay
Exploring the environmental historyof an important natural area Thelargest open water estuary in Florida, Tampa Bay has been a flashpoint ofenvironmental struggles and action in recent years. This book goes beneath today'snews headlines to explore how people have interacted with nature in the regionthroughout its long history. InTampa Bay, Evan Bennett reveals thathumans have been part of the bay's ecology since the estuary took its modern form2,000 years ago, along with the communities of fish, birds, reptiles, and mammalsthat proliferated in its seagrass meadows, tidal salt flats, and mangroveforests. Bennett discusses the natural resources that drew people to settlethere, the trade that encouraged development, and the shipping and industrythat increased biological and ecological change. Whilethe past 150 years have seen serious environmental damage from dredging, waterpollution, red tides, and more, Bennett shows how people have been fighting toclean up the bay and regain a balance with nature. Informed by the latest inmarine science, area environmentalists, policymakers, and citizens are workingto create a model for other societies that have developed in fragile naturalareas. Thefirst book to examine the environmental history of the region, Tampa Bay uncovers deep-rootedrelationships between water, land, and people and offers hope for bringing threatened coastal spaces back fromthe brink. A volume in the series Florida in Focus, edited by Andrew K. Frank
The Design Thinking Notebook
Deepen design thinking knowledge using a hands-on learning framework82 page paperback book (8.5" x 11") with enough templates to create three design solutions, including additional pages for further prototyping and testing.Questions to guide learning and explanations to enhance understanding.Checklists for each section of the design thinking process to help with planning.A straight forward resource designed by educators to be used by makers, inventors, students, parents and teachers.How can the Design Thinking Notebook help you?Design thinking, the design process, the design cycle...where to begin? With the Design Thinking Notebook you will be guided through the process of design thinking and discover how to develop creative solutions to everyday problems.Finally a book that facilitates your journey through the design thinking process! Where you can be inspired and think deeply about each section of the design process so you can develop real solutions to the challenges you discover around you.Developed by teachers with backgrounds in teaching STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Robotics, and Design, these teachers have combined their knowledge and skills to bring you a Notebook that combines the steps of design thinking in a user friendly format. This Notebook encourages creativity, by focusing the passion someone brings when they have a great idea, but are unsure of where to begin.With the Design Thinking Notebook you will learn: How to use design thinking to develop and foster creative solutions.How the design cycle can be utilized to make something better than first imagined.How each part of the design process links, providing a comprehensive method to encourage curiosity and help innovators to learn and grow.
The Importance of Being Educable
In the age of AI, why our future depends on better understanding what makes us human We are at a crossroads in history. If we hope to share our planet successfully with one another and the AI systems we are creating, we must reflect on who we are, how we got here, and where we are heading. The Importance of Being Educable puts forward a provocative new exploration of the extraordinary facility of humans to absorb and apply knowledge. The remarkable "educability" of the human brain can be understood as an information processing ability. It sets our species apart, enables the civilization we have, and gives us the power and potential to set our planet on a steady course. Yet it comes hand in hand with an insidious weakness. While we can readily absorb entire systems of thought about worlds of experience beyond our own, we struggle to judge correctly what information we should trust. In this visionary book, Leslie Valiant argues that understanding the nature of our own educability is crucial to safeguarding our future. After breaking down how we process information to learn and apply knowledge, and drawing comparisons with other animals and AI systems, he explains why education should be humankind's central preoccupation. Will the unique capability that has been so foundational to our achievements and civilization continue to drive our progress, or will we fall victim to our vulnerabilities? If we want to play to our species' great strength and protect our collective future, we must better understand and prioritize the vital importance of being educable. This book provides a road map.
Going Big
All the crucial skills scientists need to make a professional transition into large projects and collaborations that require governance and project management. Modern science increasingly tackles ambitious projects whose size and complexity require an equally ambitious coordination of efforts, schedules, and resources. In Going Big, Harvard Professor and Dean of Science Christopher Stubbs provides the essential resource for scientists who are ramping up the scale of their scientific enterprises and working within the various hierarchies and sociologies of large scientific teams. An experienced project scientist, Stubbs focuses on technical project management for the construction of large facilities, instruments, and software development, and guides both junior and established scientists on how to work in big, structured collaborations. Stubbs supplements scientists' formal training in their fields with the logistical, sociological, and strategic knowledge they need to tackle modern science's increasingly ambitious projects, from matters of risk, cost, and performance to the issues of budgeting, scheduling, and human relations. Chapters address technical documentation, risk mitigation, tracking progress and milestones; health, safety, and environmental considerations; and ways to be an effective team member and defuse interpersonal conflicts. Scaffolded with real-world advice and suggestions for success, Going Big covers the lifecycle of large projects to equip scientists worldwide, at every stage of their career.
The Nebraska Sandhills
"Like a rumpled wool blanket, the Nebraska Sandhills spreads out over twenty thousand square miles of north central Nebraska and is the largest stabilized dune field in the Western Hemisphere. It is also the largest intact mixed-grass prairie left on the continent." This description by photographer Michael Forsberg alludes to the exceptional physical geography of the Nebraska Sandhills, a place of rolling grasslands, rivers, and wetlands created by the Ogallala Aquifer that underlies the region. Home to abundant wildlife, from pronghorn antelope to sandhill cranes, the Sandhills are an ecological treasure. Dotted with ranches and small towns, the Sandhills are rich with deep cultural history, including those of Indigenous peoples, settlers, Black homesteaders, immigrants, ecotourists, and some adventurous golfers. The Nebraska Sandhills features nearly forty essays about the history, people, geography, geology, ecology, and conservation of the Nebraska Sandhills. Illustrated with hundreds of remarkable color photographs of the area, this is the most up-to-date and illuminating portrayal of this remarkable yet largely unknown region of the United States.
Fountain of Living Water
The First and the Last"Fountain of Living Water" is supplemental to the book, reviewers showered with praises, "Member Heal Thyself." Readers requested that we create more thirst-quenching information on this topic.This book covers the first of "Member Heal Thyself's" twelve resources; "Hydration" much more in depth and in all its various aspects including many surprising details not covered in the first book.-Discover mysteries: missing healing properties of water and the impacts of every drop of life-Be inspired: historical analogies narratively sprinkled through touching vulnerability, explore new ways to use water never before dreamed of-Be changed: tailor steps to preferred personal needs with nature's natural resourceDrink you fill to overflowing!
The Toxic Mold Solution
What if the cause of your chronic health condition or your mental health challenges was lurking silently behind the walls of your home? An estimated 10 million Americans suffer from mold toxicity, and many don't even know it.In The Toxic Mold Solution, author Laura Linn Knight shares the most up-to-date research into mold and mold toxicity, guidance from experts in the field, case studies from families healing from mold exposure, and her own personal experiences with the devastating effects of mold. Along the way, you'll also discover a multitude of healing tools and exercises to help you: Recognize the physical and psychological symptoms of mold toxicityLocate resources for testing your home and your body for moldDiscover the protocols you need to detox your bodyDevelop tools that will support your emotional well-being throughout the processAnd moreThe Toxic Mold Solution will empower you to be your family's advocate and champion on the journey to detoxify your home, heal your body, and reclaim your physical and mental health.
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness
A concise, elegant, and thought-provoking exploration of the mystery of consciousness and the functioning of the brain. Despite decades of research, remarkable imagery, and insights from a range of scientific and medical disciplines, the human brain remains largely unexplored. Consciousness has eluded explanation. Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness offers a brilliant overview of the state of modern consciousness research in twenty brief, revealing chapters. Neuroscientist and author Patrick House describes complex concepts in accessible terms, weaving brain science, technology, gaming, analogy, and philosophy into a tapestry that illuminates how the brain works and what enables consciousness. This remarkable book fosters a sense of mystery and wonder about the strangeness of the relationship between our inner selves and our environment.
Middle School Science Education
How to Teach Science for Kids' Success The "Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding" (BFSU) series provides lesson plans that will enable even a novice teacher with little science background to conduct a high-quality science curriculum. Gone from this curriculum is the helter-skelter approach of a bit of this and a bit of that. Starting with BFSU [Volume I] for K-2 and continuing through Volume III for grades 6-8, lessons build in a logical, systematic, stepwise fashion embracing and integrating all the major areas of science. Through first-hand observation, experimentation, and exercising their own reasoning, students will gain a broad knowledge and understanding concerning underlying principles and develop their cognitive skills in the process. Additional assets include: - Skills of inquiry and rational thought become habits of mind as each lesson draws students, hands-on, to examine, reflect, question, discuss, test, and reason their way toward rational conclusions. - Lessons become meaningful and retention is enhanced by constantly relating lessons to real-world experience. - Standards are achieved, not by teaching to the test, but by being natural outcomes of integrated learning. - Math, reading, writing, and other subjects are easily integrated. Lists of additional readings are provided with each lesson. - Special training for teachers is not required. Teachers will learn along with their students and be excellent role models in doing so. - Costs are kept minimal by utilizing commonly available items and materials. B. J. Nebel, Ph.D. was an early initiator of environmental science education and authored a still widely used text Environmental Science (Prentice Hall, 1981 and subsequent editions). Challenged by the need for and potential of early science education, Nebel has now devoted himself to this K-8 series, Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding, which is being acclaimed by users as the best elementary science curriculum found anywhere (see reviews on Amazon.com).
Evolution and Development
The intersection of development and evolution has always harbored conceptual issues, but many of these are on display in contemporary evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo). These issues include: (1) the precise constitution of evo-devo, with its focus on both the evolution of development and the developmental basis of evolution, and how it fits within evolutionary theory; (2) the nature of evo-devo model systems that comprise the material of comparative and experimental research; (3) the puzzle of how to understand the widely used notion of 'conserved mechanisms'; (4) the definition of evolutionary novelties and expectations for how to explain them; and (5) the demand of interdisciplinary collaboration that derives from investigating complex phenomena at key moments in the history of life, such as the fin-limb transition. This Element treats these conceptual issues with close attention to both empirical detail and scientific practice to offer new perspectives on evolution and development. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Evolution and Development
The intersection of development and evolution has always harbored conceptual issues, but many of these are on display in contemporary evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo). These issues include: (1) the precise constitution of evo-devo, with its focus on both the evolution of development and the developmental basis of evolution, and how it fits within evolutionary theory; (2) the nature of evo-devo model systems that comprise the material of comparative and experimental research; (3) the puzzle of how to understand the widely used notion of 'conserved mechanisms'; (4) the definition of evolutionary novelties and expectations for how to explain them; and (5) the demand of interdisciplinary collaboration that derives from investigating complex phenomena at key moments in the history of life, such as the fin-limb transition. This Element treats these conceptual issues with close attention to both empirical detail and scientific practice to offer new perspectives on evolution and development. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Gladys the Rescue Crayfish
This book is about a crayfish that was born wild and free in a Louisiana bayou. She is captured and studied in a science classroom. It is written in the crayfish's own voice and is an exciting adventure through her life to her forever home. You will learn all about this crustacean while the students study her in the classroom and enjoy her version of life. Enjoy!
Coastal Life of the Pacific Coast
Utilize this tabbed guide to learn about plants, animals, and seashells of the Pacific Coast.Beaches are the borders between two vastly different ecosystems. As such, they are teeming with a variety of fascinating life. Whether you're a tourist on vacation or a local resident on a day trip, keep this tabbed booklet close at hand. Written by expert naturalist Stephanie Panlasigui, it features more than 100 of the most common and important animals and plants to know--from birds and fish to crabs, sharks, and more! Plus, the booklet includes other beachcombing finds--like seashells and sea glass--as well as a quick guide to tidepools.The handy booklet is applicable to the coastlines of California, Oregon, and Washington. It is organized by group for quick and easy identification, and it offers the at-a-glance information that you want to know. The pocket-size format is much easier to use than laminated foldouts, and the tear-resistant pages help to make the spiraled guide durable in the field. As an added bonus, it includes information about helping coastal life thrive in this essential habitat.Book Features: Pocket-size format--easier than laminated foldoutsProfessional photos of each speciesEntries organized by group to ensure that you quickly find what you're looking forEasy-to-use information for even casual observersDetails about beach anatomy, how beaches are formed, and beach safety
Information Crisis
"This is a book every citizen should read." -SY MONTGOMERY, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus and editor of The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019The rapid and ubiquitous spread of information has failed to remedy one of humanity's most enduring challenges: making accurate sense of the world. Instead, a constellation of factors influencing how we interact with information-and, in particular, scientific information-has prevented us from digesting and adequately confronting many of the greatest problems of our time, from climate change to pandemics.The book, an essential read for non-scientists and scientists alike, offers both an analysis of this burgeoning crisis of (mis)information overload and a practical guide for navigating it. Soplop argues that becoming a more discerning and less vulnerable consumer, or producer, of health and science information is critical.Soplop has created an indispensable primer for reimagining how we think about and communicate what science really entails, including its profound social value and its many limitations. She also presents a series of engaging case studies-the decades-long disinformation campaign to sow doubt in climate change, the schemes in the wellness industry, the push for pseudoscience in the science classroom, the century-old rhetoric of the anti-vaccination movement, and the nation's unfathomable COVID-19 response-demonstrating how players across society employ common, and therefore easily identifiable, tactics of distorting scientific information to manipulate us for power and profit. In vivid prose, Soplop crafts a compelling and hopeful case that building a stronger foundation of science and media literacy can empower us to improve our lives both personally and collectively.
Information Crisis
"This is a book every citizen should read." -SY MONTGOMERY, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus and editor of The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019The rapid and ubiquitous spread of information has failed to remedy one of humanity's most enduring challenges: making accurate sense of the world. Instead, a constellation of factors influencing how we interact with information-and, in particular, scientific information-has prevented us from digesting and adequately confronting many of the greatest problems of our time, from climate change to pandemics.The book, an essential read for non-scientists and scientists alike, offers both an analysis of this burgeoning crisis of (mis)information overload and a practical guide for navigating it. Soplop argues that becoming a more discerning and less vulnerable consumer, or producer, of health and science information is critical.Soplop has created an indispensable primer for reimagining how we think about and communicate what science really entails, including its profound social value and its many limitations. She also presents a series of engaging case studies-the decades-long disinformation campaign to sow doubt in climate change, the schemes in the wellness industry, the push for pseudoscience in the science classroom, the century-old rhetoric of the anti-vaccination movement, and the nation's unfathomable COVID-19 response-demonstrating how players across society employ common, and therefore easily identifiable, tactics of distorting scientific information to manipulate us for power and profit. In vivid prose, Soplop crafts a compelling and hopeful case that building a stronger foundation of science and media literacy can empower us to improve our lives both personally and collectively.
Botany for Everyone
In this book, you'll learn why plants have flowers, basic flower anatomy and function, what pollination is, and why common pollinators visit their favorite flowers. In the back of this book, the activity with an adult will show you how to pollinate flowers by hand. The two-page glossary has definitions and IPA pronunciation guides for new terminology so you can feel confident when reading this book!
Buid Doctoral Research Conference 2023
This open access book presents selected contributions on a wide range of scientific and technological areas originating from the BUiD Doctoral Research Conference (BDRC 2023). It discusses the following topics: project management, macroeconomic factors, Fourth Industrial Revolution, agility, multiculturalism, diversity, inclusion, leadership, language, discourse analysis, curriculum, critical thinking, programming, online learning, and natural ventilation. The contributions reflect the multifaceted nature of the research in three academic disciplines, i.e., humanities, formal science, and applied science. This publication shares with its readers genuine research studies and reflections from practitioners on the current practice and understanding in the three academic disciplines. The significant findings of these studies have considerable educational, industrial, and economic implications.This is an open access book.
Scholarly Content and Its Evolution by Scientometric Indicators
The twenty-first century brought unique developments in science and technology. Research surged as individuals sought to uncover hidden knowledge, leading to the introduction of research evaluation to ensure precise and fair research output and dissemination. Scholarly Content and Its Evolution by Scientometric Indicators: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the application of research evaluation, specifically through the lens of scientometrics. While highlighting topics such as bibliometrics and the h-index, this publication explores a full range of research indicators available for the evaluation and assessment of scientific literature. This book is ideally designed for scholars, professors, academicians, researchers, and graduate-level students seeking current research on metric science.
Building Sustainability Through Environmental Education
Global climate change will alter the environmental forces of today and increasingly affect weather patterns, rises in temperature, and government policies for decades to come. To provide future generations with the knowledge and resources needed to develop solutions for these ongoing issues, current shortcomings in environmental education need to be addressed. Building Sustainability Through Environmental Education is a collection of innovative research on methods and applications for creating comprehensive environmental education programs that support sustainability practices and instruct students on a variety of topics including water resource management, disaster risks and mitigation, and issues surrounding climate change. Targeting an audience of educators, conservationists, instructional designers, administrators, academicians, researchers, policymakers, and students, this publications provides practical applications and examples of integrating best environmental sustainability practices into education.
Impacts of Violent Conflicts on Resource Control and Sustainability
The rise of violent conflicts in developing countries in recent years has attracted concerns from scholars from all fields of study. The significance of the issue calls for an expansion of current research on the various dimensions of violent conflicts and how they impact resource control and sustainability. Impacts of Violent Conflicts on Resource Control and Sustainability provides innovative insights into the dimensions and ramifications of violent conflicts, how they are managed, and how resolution efforts contribute to resource control and sustainability. The content within this publication includes information on media coverage of conflict, religious ideology conflict, and global development. This book is a vital reference source for academicians, researchers, policy makers, government functionaries, and individuals seeking current research on the cause and management of violent conflicts.
Media Models to Foster Collective Human Coherence in the PSYCHecology
The Humanistic View of Man
The Humanistic View of Man is a scientific study designed to achieve a deeper comprehension ofhuman phenomena. The views of man held by the following five leading, contemporary, humanistic psychologists: Hubert Bonner, James Bugental, Erich Fromm, Abraham Maslow, and Rollo May have been analyzed and synthesized.Comments on the synthesis have then been obtained from Jacob Bronowski, a leading naturalscientist. His essay, "A Twentieth Century Image of Man" provides further insight into hisviewpoint. The study concludes with a discussion that highlights the distinctive uniqueness of the view of man held by the selected humanistic psychologists and points to the deeper inner powers that we must use to guide and energize us in our pursuit of a richer manifestation of our unlimited human wealth.
Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicines
The hidden role of fungi inside and all around us From beneficial yeasts that aid digestion to toxic molds that cause disease, we are constantly navigating a world filled with fungi. Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicines explores the amazing ways fungi interact with our bodies, showing how our health and well-being depend on an immense ecosystem of yeasts and molds inside and all around us. Nicholas Money takes readers on a guided tour of a marvelous unseen realm, describing how our immune systems are engaged in continuous conversation with the teeming mycobiome inside the body, and how we can fall prey to serious and even life-threatening infections when this peaceful coexistence is disturbed. He also sheds light on our complicated relationship with fungi outside the body, from wild mushrooms and cultivated molds that have been staples of the human diet for millennia to the controversial experimentation with magic mushrooms in the treatment of depression. Drawing on the latest advances in mycology, Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicines reveals what scientists are learning about the importance of fungi to our lives, from their vital role in supporting the ecosystems on which we depend to their emerging uses in lifesaving medicine.
New Methuselahs
An examination of the ethical issues raised by the possibility of human life extension, including its desirability, unequal access, and the threat of overpopulation. Life extension--slowing or halting human aging--is now being taken seriously by many scientists. Although no techniques to slow human aging yet exist, researchers have successfully slowed aging in yeast, mice, and fruit flies, and have determined that humans share aging-related genes with these species. In New Methuselahs, John Davis offers a philosophical discussion of the ethical issues raised by the possibility of human life extension. Why consider these issues now, before human life extension is a reality? Davis points out that, even today, we are making policy and funding decisions about human life extension research that have ethical implications. With New Methuselahs, he provides a comprehensive guide to these issues, offering policy recommendations and a qualified defense of life extension. After an overview of the ethics and science of life extension, Davis considers such issues as the desirability of extended life; whether refusing extended life is a form of suicide; the Malthusian threat of overpopulation; equal access to life extension; and life extension and the right against harm. In the end, Davis sides neither with those who argue that there are no moral objections to life enhancement nor with those who argue that the moral objections are so strong that we should never develop it. Davis argues that life extension is, on balance, a good thing and that we should fund life extension research aggressively, and he proposes a feasible and just policy for preventing an overpopulation crisis.
From Systems to Actor-Networks
This book documents a paradigm shift, not only in the sciences but also in society. Everywhere in society systems are becoming networks. This implies not only a new understanding of social science but also of society and ourselves. The book describes the systems model based on Luhmann's theory of social systems and compares this to Latour's actor-network theory. It argues that present day society cannot be successfully modeled as a system and illustrates the transformation to a global network society by citing many examples from business, education, and healthcare. The authors argue that actor-network theory provides a more comprehensive account of these changes than systems theory. Based on actor-network theory, they propose a theory of the "digital transformation" that is ushering in the global network society.Although people in all areas talk about systems, adaptive behavior, evolution, complexity, and networks, few know where these concepts come from, and what they mean in the theories they belong to. This book is for all who are concerned with clarifying the often taken-for-granted assumptions and concepts that are implicitly or explicitly derived from systems theory and network theory. It offers an introduction to the work of Luhmann and Latour and a critical and constructive development of these important theories for the 21stcentury.
Nanostructured Materials for Electronic Nose
This book presents recent developments and fascinating attributes of electronic-nose (E-nose) technology based on advanced nanostructured materials that are compatible with modern semiconductor fabrication technology. The new trend in these nanostructured materials includes metal oxide nanostructures, 2D materials, graphene, and other carbon-based nanostructures. These versatile materials with remarkable electronic, mechanical, electrical, thermal properties, and potential e-nose in a wide range of fields are discussed in the book. Close attention is given to problems connected with stability, selectivity, and functionalizing of e-nose devices and deposited materials. The field of sensors is indeed in fast and consistent growth. This book consolidates information on each and every aspect of these novel materials, their gas sensing mechanisms, engineering, and e-nose devices covering the entire spectrum of up-to-date literature citations, current market, and patents in a very detailed manner. Moreover, in the past few years, tremendous advances have been made in experimental and theoretical studies on various properties of these materials. In summary, this book makes an attempt to provide in-depth study of recent advances and focuses on current problems related to selectivity and stability of sensor devices. The book is interesting to all materials professionals and researchers from universities and national laboratories working in the field of nanostructured materials-based gas sensors.
A Little Queer Natural History
Beautifully illustrated and scientifically informed, a celebration of the astonishing diversity of sexual behavior and biology found in nature. From a pair of male swans raising young to splitgill mushrooms with over 23,000 mating types, sex in the natural world is wonderfully diverse. Josh L. Davis considers how, for many different organisms--animals, plants, and fungi included--sexual reproduction and sex determination rely on a surprisingly complex interaction among genes, hormones, environment, and chance. As Davis introduces us to fascinating biological concepts like parthenogenesis (virgin birth), monoecious plants (individuals with separate male and female flowers), and sex-reversed genitals, we see turtle hatchlings whose sex is determined by egg temperature; butterflies that embody male and female biological tissue in the same organism; and a tomato that can reproduce three different ways at the same time. Davis also reveals animal and plant behaviors in nature that researchers have historically covered up or explained away, like queer sex among Ad矇lie penguins or bottlenose dolphins, and presents animal behaviors that challenge us to rethink our assumptions and prejudices. Featuring fabulous sex-fluid fishes and ant, wasp, and bee queens who can choose both how they want to have sex and the sex of their offspring, A Little Queer Natural History offers a larger lesson: that the diversity we see in our own species needs no justification and represents just a fraction of what exists in the natural world.
A Natural History of Empty Lots
A genre-bending blend of naturalism, memoir, and social manifesto for rewilding the city, the self, and society. "Brown lives far from any conventional battlefield, but he is surrounded by the wreckage of a different war, and he, too, finds hope in cultivating the ruins of nature...A Natural History of Empty Lots is less a departure from the nature writing tradition than a welcome addition to its edgelands." --New York Review of Books A Natural History of Empty Lots is a genre-defying work of nature writing, literary nonfiction, and memoir that explores what happens when nature and the city intersect. During the real estate crash of the late 2000s, Christopher Brown purchased an empty lot in an industrial section of Austin, Texas. The property--abandoned and full of litter and debris--was an unlikely site for a home. Brown had become fascinated with these empty lots around Austin, so-called "ruined" spaces once used for agriculture and industry awaiting their redevelopment. He discovered them to be teeming with natural activity, and embarked on a twenty-year project to live in and document such spaces. There, in our most damaged landscapes, he witnessed the remarkable resilience of wild nature, and how we can heal ourselves by healing the Earth. Beautifully written and philosophically hard-hitting, A Natural History of Empty Lots offers a new lens on human disruption and nature, offering a sense of hope among the edgelands.
Wiring the Nervous System
This book examines recent key findings on the mechanisms of axonal and dendritic remodeling in different model organisms.
Botany for Everyone
In this book, you'll learn why plants have flowers, basic flower anatomy and function, what pollination is, and why common pollinators visit their favorite flowers. In the back of this book, the activity with an adult will show you how to pollinate flowers by hand. The two-page glossary has definitions and IPA pronunciation guides for new terminology so you can feel confident when reading this book!
Edge of existence
In the remote corners of our planet, where the sensitive equilibrium of nature wavers near the precarious edge of breakdown, there exists a powerful story of endurance - a story told by the Edge of Presence species, whose lessening populaces reverberation a frantic request for salvation. These surprising animals, sticking to the edges of presence, typify the delicacy of biodiversity even with tireless human infringement and natural debasement.In the core of the Amazon rainforest, the subtle Amur panther covertly slinks through the thick foliage, its brilliant coat an encapsulation of the untamed magnificence that once prospered in overflow. However, as the steady walk of deforestation and natural surroundings obliteration proceeds with unabated, this superb cat's environment contracts as time passes. With just a small bunch staying in the wild, the Amur panther remains as a demonstration of the critical requirement for preservation measures to deflect the irreversible loss of biodiversity.Underneath the sea's surface, the vaquita, a humble porpoise endemic to the Inlet of California, faces a similarly desperate destiny. Its populace has dwindled to hazardously low numbers, fundamentally because of unpredictable fishing rehearses and the unlawful exchange totoaba swim bladders. The vaquita's hauntingly delicate presence fills in as a distinct sign of the interconnectedness of marine environments and the staggering gradually expanding influences of human exercises on sea-going life.The Javan rhinoceros, a single goliath wandering the thick wildernesses of Ujung Kulon Public Park in Indonesia, defies the ghost of termination because of environment misfortune and poaching. With just a small bunch left on The planet, the endurance of this old species lays unstably on the shoulders of preservationists and worldwide endeavors to safeguard and reestablish its diminishing environment.In the Icy, the polar bear, an image of the huge frosty wild, wrestles with the outcomes of environmental change. The speeding up softening of ocean ice denies these glorious animals of urgent hunting grounds, driving them to the edge of starvation. As their frozen domain changes into a quickly evolving scene, the polar bear's situation is an unmistakable sign of the dire need to address the underlying drivers of environmental change and moderate its effect on weak biological systems.The Edge of Presence species on the whole issue a frantic request to mankind - a call for mindfulness, empathy, and conclusive activity to save the rich embroidery of life that winds through our planet. In their battle for endurance, these species address something other than individual substances; they epitomize the sensitive trap of interconnected life shapes that support our planet. Their last supplication resonates as a piercing update that our decisions today will decide the destiny of these exceptional animals as well as the eventual fate of biodiversity on The planet. It is a call to embrace an aggregate liability to secure and protect the miracles of the regular world before they get away into the chronicles of eradication.
The Routledge Handbook of Scientific Communication
This handbook scrutinizes what we value and prioritise in science as highlighted by the rhetorical choices of scientists, students, educators, and lay commentators. Drawing on contributions from leading thinkers in the field, the book explores some of the most pressing questions in this growing field of study.
The Philosophy of Evolutionary Theory
Natural selection, mutation, and adaptation are well-known and central topics in Darwin's theory of evolution and in the 20th - and 21st -century theories which grew out of it, but many other important topics are used in evolutionary biology that raise interesting philosophical questions. In this book, Elliott Sober analyses a much larger range of topics, including fitness, altruism, common ancestry, chance, taxonomy, phylogenetic inference, operationalism, reductionism, conventionalism, null hypotheses and default reasoning, instrumentalism versus realism, hypothetico-deductivism, essentialism, falsifiability, the principle of parsimony, the principle of the common cause, causality, determinism versus indeterminism, sensitivity to initial conditions, and the knowability of the past. Sober's clear philosophical analyses of these key concepts, arguments, and methods of inference will be valuable for all readers who want to understand evolutionary biology in both its Darwinian and its contemporary forms.
The Philosophy of Evolutionary Theory
Natural selection, mutation, and adaptation are well-known and central topics in Darwin's theory of evolution and in the 20th - and 21st -century theories which grew out of it, but many other important topics are used in evolutionary biology that raise interesting philosophical questions. In this book, Elliott Sober analyses a much larger range of topics, including fitness, altruism, common ancestry, chance, taxonomy, phylogenetic inference, operationalism, reductionism, conventionalism, null hypotheses and default reasoning, instrumentalism versus realism, hypothetico-deductivism, essentialism, falsifiability, the principle of parsimony, the principle of the common cause, causality, determinism versus indeterminism, sensitivity to initial conditions, and the knowability of the past. Sober's clear philosophical analyses of these key concepts, arguments, and methods of inference will be valuable for all readers who want to understand evolutionary biology in both its Darwinian and its contemporary forms.
Philosophical Mechanics in the Age of Reason
From pebbles to planets, tigers to tables, pine trees to people; animate and inanimate, natural and artificial; bodies are everywhere. Bodies populate the world, acting and interacting with one another, and they are the subject-matter of Newton's laws of motion. But what is a body? And how can we know how they behave? In Philosophical Mechanics in the Age of Reason, Katherine Brading and Marius Stan examine the struggle for a theory of bodies. At the beginning of the 18th century, physics was the branch of philosophy that studied bodies in general. Its primary task was to provide a qualitative account of the nature of bodies, including their essential properties, causal powers, and generic behaviors. Pursued by a variety of figures both canonical (from Leibniz to Kant) and less familiar (from Du Ch璽telet and Euler to d'Alembert and Lagrange), this proved a difficult task. At stake were the appropriate epistemologies and methods for theorizing about the natural world. Solutions demanded the combined resources of philosophy, physics, and mechanics: what Brading and Stan call a "philosophical mechanics." Brading and Stan analyze a century of widespread, concerted efforts to solve "the problem of bodies," they examine the consequences of the many failures, both for the problem itself and for philosophy more generally. They reveal relationships among disparate themes of 18th century physics and philosophy, from the nature of matter to the motion of a vibrating string; causation to the principle of least action; and the role of subtle matter in collision theory to analytic mechanics. All of these, Brading and Stan argue, are related to the eventual emergence of physics as an independent discipline, autonomous from philosophy, more than a century after Newton's Principia. This book provides a new framing of natural philosophy and its transformations in the Enlightenment; and it proposes an account of how physics and philosophy evolved into distinct fields of inquiry.
Thalamocortical Assemblies
During sleep, the mammalian brain generates an orderly progression of low frequency oscillations as the brain moves from sleep onset into deep sleep. This book explores the underlying neural mechanisms involved in generating these oscillations through interacting neural assemblies in the thalamus and the cortex. Sleep spindles are involved in the consolidation of experiences in long-term memory during sleep. Written by two leading experts in the field, this book integrates the properties of ion channels, synaptic interactions, and intrinsic cellular mechanisms into biophysical models of neural oscillations in local circuits and distributed networks. In particular, the book focuses on sleep spindles and how they are highjacked by epileptic seizures Reissued in paperback after being unavailable for many years, this revised edition of Thalamocortical Assemblies includes updates to each chapter, highlighting developments since its first publication. The book will be valuable to neuroscientists, neurobiologists, physiologists and computational researchers interested in sleep and memory processes.
Falsehoods Fly
Misinformation is one of the twenty-first century's greatest challenges, a peril to democracy, peace, science, and public health. Yet we lack a clear understanding of what makes misinformation so potent and why it can spread so rapidly. In Falsehoods Fly, a leading cognitive scientist and philosopher offers a new framework for recognizing and countering misleading claims by exploring the ways that information works--and breaks down. Paul Thagard examines the dangers of misinformation on COVID-19, climate change, conspiracy theories, inequality, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He argues that effective responses to these problems require understanding how information is generated and spread. Bringing together empirical findings about the psychological and social mechanisms that drive cognitive errors with philosophical accounts of critical thinking, Thagard develops an innovative theory of how we gain information. Grasping how the generation and transmission of knowledge can fail helps us find ways to repair it and provides tools for converting misinformation into facts. Offering a deep and rich account of the nature and workings of information, Falsehoods Fly provides practical, concrete strategies to stop the creation and spread of misinformation.
Perspectives on Kuhn
This book presents essays and commentaries that continue on Thomas Kuhn's work from where he left off at the time of his death. Contrary to other books, this volume picks up the gauntlet to develop, from a contemporary perspective, some points that can be improved in the light of recent findings and conceptualizations in metatheory. Thus, this work pays a visit to the classical Kuhnian landscapes, but rather proposing interpretations, it takes them as the starting point to go further. One hundred years after Kuhn's birth, the editors and authors rekindle the passion and interest that have always surrounded the work of the great Boston philosopher and historian.
Botany for Everyone
In this book, you'll learn why plants have stems, basic stem anatomy and function, the difference between upright, creeping, and climbing stems, and why some plants have modified stems. In the back of this book, the activity with an adult will show you how to propagate your plants with cuttings. The two-page glossary has definitions and IPA pronunciation guides for new terminology so you can feel confident when reading this book!
Scientific Realism and Laws of Nature: A Metaphysics of Causal Powers
This book addresses central issues in the philosophy and metaphysics of science, namely the nature of scientific theories, their partial truth, and the necessity of scientific laws within a moderate realist and empiricist perspective. Accordingly, good arguments in favour of the existence of unobservable entities postulated by our best theories, such as electrons, must be inductively grounded on perceptual experience and not their explanatory power as most defenders of scientific realism claim. Similarly, belief in the reality of dispositions such as causal powers which ground the natural necessity of scientific laws must be based on experience. Hence, this book offers a synthetic presentation of an original metaphysics of science, namely a metaphysics of properties, both categorical and dispositional, while at the same time opposing strong versions of necessitarism according to which laws are true in all possible worlds.The main theses and arguments are clearly presentedin a non-technical way. Thus, on top of being of interest to the specialists of the topics discussed, it is also useful as a textbook in courses for third year and more advanced university students.
From Evolutionary Biology to Economics and Back
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the major key concepts common to economics and evolutionary biology. Written by a group of philosophers of science, biologists and economists, it proposes analyses of the meaning of twenty-five concepts from the viewpoint respectively of economics and of evolutionary biology -each followed by a short synthesis emphasizing major discrepancies and commonalities. This analysis is surrounded by chapters exploring the nature of the analogy that connects evolution and economics, and chapters that summarize the major teachings of the analyses of the keywords. Most scholars in biology and in economics know that their science has something in common with the other one, for instance the notions of competition and resources. Textbooks regularly acknowledge that the two fields share some history - Darwin borrowing from Malthus the insistence on scarcity of resources, and then behavioral ecologists adapting and transforming game theory into evolutionary game theory in the 1980s, while Friedman famously alluded to a Darwinian process yielding the extant firms. However, the real extent of the similarities, the reasons why they are so close, and the limits and even the nature of the analogy connecting economics and biological evolution, remain inexplicit. This book proposes basis analyses that can sustain such explication. It is intended for researchers, grad students and master students in evolutionary and in economics, as well as in philosophy of science.
Practical Realist Philosophy of Science
The Estonian philosopher of science Rein Vihalemm (1938-2015) left two prominent and fruitful philosophical-methodological legacies that continue to captivate philosophers of science: a methodological distinction of scientific disciplines and the practical realist philosophy of science. Edited by Ave Mets, Endla L繭hkivi, Peeter M羹羹rsepp, and Jaana Eigi-Watkin, Practical Realist Philosophy of Science: Reflecting on Rein Vihalemm's Ideas explores some of these fruits that have sprung from philosophy of science, and the applications of those approaches through three main ideas: (back)grounds of the practical approach, metaphysics of practices, and special sciences. The first part features authors who juxtapose Vihalemm's approach with those of prominent philosophers on the practical and material basis of cognition, providing support and refinement to his framework. The second part delves into the metaphysical aspects of science and practices, and comprehending them. The third part centers around examples of Vihalemm's approach to specific scientific disciplines within chemistry, biology and humanities. These diverse implications outlined in this book, supported by solid ground and compelling argumentation, offer an original contribution to this field.
Guru
Do you know what is really going on in this world? Seriously? What would you ask a guru if you were to have a visit with him in a special place where there is only you and this person of ultimate wisdom? Take a step back from what you were taught and come with an open mind and you might be surprised at what you will learn. Life is not as logical as you think. Just how powerful or human can a guru be?Each chapter brings a fresh face forward with a very challenging and often bizarre problem so that private counselling of supreme authority is needed, since society has failed to deliver the answers for this individual to cope and do what is best for life fulfillment. Special counsel like no other might be required for someone who is camouflaging their existence in order to fit in and therefore not being their true self. Everyone has their own perception of reality, what is right or wrong, good or bad, but the fundamentals of life as the backbone of our existence remain the same for all.Just how wise are you compared to a guru? Are you making the most effective use of the spiritual resources available to you? Everyone could use some words of wisdom, even if it only serves as a reminder of what is important. It is safe to say there will be a message in this book for you.
A Desert Jewel
Discover the enchanting allure of a desert jewel, as we invite you to explore Dubai's vibrant tapestry at its finest. This bustling metropolis, nestled within the golden embrace of the desert, is a testament to innovation, luxury, and cultural richness.A Desert Jewel encapsulates the essence of Dubai, where modernity and tradition seamlessly intertwine. Witness the majestic skyline adorned with futuristic architecture, where iconic structures reach for the heavens, reflecting the city's ambition and progressive spirit.Dubai's vibrant tapestry unfolds as a harmonious blend of cultures and traditions from around the globe. Wander through bustling souks, where the aroma of exotic spices mingles with the vibrant hues of textiles, creating a sensory symphony that captures the city's lively atmosphere.Indulge in the opulence of luxury shopping districts, where world-renowned brands beckon discerning shoppers. Dubai is a haven for those who appreciate the finer things in life, offering a glamorous playground for fashion, art, and cuisine.Yet, amidst the glittering skyscrapers and high-end experiences, Dubai's heart lies in its rich heritage. Explore the historic Al Fahidi District with its wind-tower architecture and labyrinthine alleyways, transporting you back to a bygone era. Immerse yourself in the vibrant arts and cultural scene, where traditional dance, music, and artistry come alive, celebrating the roots that anchor this modern marvel.Dubai's desert landscape is a jewel in itself, offering a tranquil escape from the urban pulse. The dunes whisper tales of timeless beauty, inviting you to embark on a journey through the vast expanse of golden sands. Experience the thrill of desert safaris, where the sun sets in hues of orange and red, casting a magical glow over the tranquil landscape.In this city of dreams, where innovation and tradition coalesce, Dubai's vibrant tapestry unravels before you-a mesmerizing blend of sophistication, warmth, and limitless possibilities. A Desert Jewel, Dubai beckons you to explore, indulge, and be captivated by the richness that defines this extraordinary destination.
50 Quantum Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know
In a series of 50 accessible essays, Joanne Baker introduces and explains the fundamental physical concepts and laws that govern the inner workings of our universe. From Schrodinger's cat to Einstein's theory of relativity, energy conservation to speed of light, 50 Quantum Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important quantum physics concepts in history.
