Science 100

Aunque a muchas personas los números les den tranquilidad y confianza, en realidad los errores matemáticos están a la orden del día. Tras el éxito de Asesinatos matemáticos, Claudi Alsina vuelve con……続きを見る

En aquest llibre, s'expliquen els mecanismes que mouen el sistema climàtic de la Terra per tal d'entendre la dinàmica del canvi climàtic actual. Per comprendre els processos actuals, és necessari co……続きを見る

El acceso abierto (open access) a la ciencia es el movimiento que persigue la disponibilidad libre y gratuita de los contenidos científicos en internet. A pesar de tratarse de una iniciativa conocid……続きを見る

Vivimos completamente rodeados por una miríada de dispositivos electrónicos interconectados, que a su vez originan nuevos servicios y nuevas formas de entender y establecer las relaciones sociales. ……続きを見る

The end of the first decade of the 21st century has been marked by significant shifts in the power, practice, and theory of public relations. Alongside the continuing global expansion of connectivit……続きを見る

A Sunday Times bestseller How long is 'now'? The short answer is 'somewhere between 2 and 3 seconds'. The long answer involves an incredible journey through neuroscience, our subconscious and the ti……続きを見る

The World Wide Web is truly astounding. It has changed the way we interact, learn and innovate. It is the largest sociotechnical system humankind has created and is advancing at a pace that leaves m……続きを見る

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Comprendre le nouveau visage de la biosphère Alerte ! Algues tueuses, plantes allergisantes, insectes ravageurs, pigeons contagieux, méduses géantes et autres espèces au tempérament envahissant défr……続きを見る

From white coats to Bunsen burners the laboratory is a controlled space of experimentation, research and invention. But how have the desired functions of the laboratory influenced the way that the l……続きを見る

El tema que trata este libro persigue dos objetivos principales. Por una parte, estudiar los saberes en el Renacimiento y en el Barroco, acercándose, entre otros autores, a Werner Rolewinck, Alfonso……続きを見る

An environmental parable for our times – the story of a beautiful blue bird meeting its nemesis at the end of the 20th-century. In December 1897 the Reverend F. G. Dutton lamented that ‘there are so……続きを見る

Quantum Evolution presents a revolutionary new scientific theory by asking: is there a force of will behind evolution? In his astonishing first book, Johnjoe McFadden shows that there is. ‘McFadden’……続きを見る

‘Highly readable, subtle and thought-provoking scientific history’ Scotsman In this penetrating work, Pyenson and Pyenson identify that major advances in science stem from changes in three distinct ……続きを見る

THANK YOU for coming here. Intelligent Design? It was the old Intelligent Design (ID) that was dead and was defeated in the Dover Trial. This science book is a book for the new Intelligent Design . ……続きを見る

First discovered as fungal metabolites, the gibberellins were recognised as plant hormones over 50 years ago. They regulate reproductive development in all vascular plants, while their role in flowe……続きを見る

This book's purpose is to serve as a text or reference book for students of plant science who are seeking a proper foundation upon which to build a scientific knowledge of how plants grow. It is ass……続きを見る

The near approach of another sunspot maximum with accompanying interest shown by the press and the general public gives the occasion for a book on sunspots. Very interesting book on the history and ……続きを見る

Hunting Marfa Lights takes the reader on a fascinating journey in pursuit of mysterious nocturnal luminous phenomena that sometimes appear near Marfa, Texas. These unusual lights were first observed……続きを見る

Queensland’s tropics provide numerous environments for enjoyable walking: lush rainforests, cloud-shrouded mountains, extinct volcanoes, savanna woodlands, and magnificent beaches on the coast and G……続きを見る

'Professor Hao Bailin is one of China's most talented and most versatile theoretical physicists. He has made important contributions to a wide variety of research fields, including biology in which ……続きを見る

Sequencing is often associated with the Human Genome Project and celebrated achievements concerning the DNA molecule. However, the history of this practice comprises not only academic biology, but a……続きを見る

Once the United States landed on the moon in July 1969, it was up to President Nixon to decide what to do in space after Apollo. This book chronicles the decisions he made, including ending space ex……続きを見る

Explaining Research is the first comprehensive communications guidebook for scientists, engineers, and physicians. Drawing on knowledge gleaned from a forty-year career in research communications, D……続きを見る

We ask question after question of an indifferent universe that would just as soon remain mute; and slowly, patiently, one sentence at a time, we write our own version of the book of nature. It is ca……続きを見る

Why is the future so different from the past? Why does the past affect the future and not the other way around? What does quantum mechanics really tell us about the world? In this important and acce……続きを見る

To those who know the charm of Aldo Leopold's writing in A Sand County Almanac, this collection from his journals and essays will be a new delight. The journal entries included here were written in ……続きを見る

How is the Beatles' "Help!" similar to Stravinsky's "Dance of the Adolescents?" How does Radiohead's "Just" relate to the improvisations of Bill Evans? And how do Chopin's works exploit the non-Eucl……続きを見る

The call for science curriculum reform has been made over and over again for much of the twentieth century. Arguments have been made that the content of the curriculum is not appropriate for meeting……続きを見る

There are eight columns in the Periodic Table. The eighth column is comprised of the rare gases, so-called because they are the rarest elements on earth. They are also called the inert or noble gase……続きを見る