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Shows the many advantages of thinking like a scientist and argues that today's problems require a scientific approach.
You don't have to be a scientist to think like a scientist. Anyone can do it, and everyone should. This book will show you how. The advantages are many: from detecting bias to avoiding error and appreciating the richness of the world. Author Stanley Rice, himself a scientist, explains that science is essentially, organized common...
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How to Love the Universe is a new kind of science writing by an author truly enamored of the world around him. In ten short chapters of lyrical proseeach one an ode to an awe-inspiring realm of the universeStefan Klein uses everyday objects as a springboard to meditate on the beauty of the underlying science.
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"Science fiction is a vital part of popular culture, influencing the way we all look at the world. TV shows like Star Trek and movies from Forbidden Planet to Inception have influenced scientists to enter the profession and have shaped our futures. Science fiction doesn't set out to predict what will happen - it's far more about how human beings react to "What if?..." - but it is fascinating to see how science fiction and reality sometimes converge,...
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"Bacteria were the first life on Earth. But what do we really know about them? In this captivating, science-driven book, you'll learn everything you need to know about these often misunderstood--and incredibly interesting--microbes. In this engagingly written and scientifically rigorous book, author and scientist Ludger Wess introduces an eclectic collection of impressive, useful, weird, and dangerous bacterial species. Wess reveals everything he...
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