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Exploring Science Through Science Fiction by Barry B. Luokkala
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Barry B. Luokkala

Exactly how many stars in the galaxy have planets is not yet known. What is known is that the fraction f p in Eq. (5.1) is a number less than ...
( Category: Shows February 12,2017 )
Systematic by James R. Valcourt
epub |eng | 2017-01-11 | Author:James R. Valcourt

The twin spirits of curiosity and competition have propelled scientists to make all kinds of novel systems by changing or adding to an organism’s genetic code. Some scientists have gone ...
( Category: Biology February 9,2017 )
Future Primal: How Our Wilderness Origins Show Us the Way Forward by Louis G. Herman
epub |eng | 2013-02-28 | Author:Louis G. Herman [Herman, Louis G.]

The crossing of boundaries also deepens the four primal values — each within itself as well as the back-and-forth dynamic among them. Kia expands the soul beyond the socially constrained ...
( Category: History & Theory February 8,2017 )
Beyond Human by Eve Herold
epub |eng | | Author:Eve Herold

7 The Ageless Society The fight against aging is big business in today’s youth-obsessed society. Americans spend about $80 billion a year on products and treatments that promise them smoother ...
( Category: Biomedical Engineering January 21,2017 )
Activate Your Brain by Scott G. Halford
epub, mobi |eng | 2015-01-13 | Author:Scott G. Halford

CHAPTER 9 Quality In, Quality Out IN ESSENCE, THE QUALITY of your day is reliant on your brain’s energy level and the quality of its cells; when you have these, ...
( Category: Health & Stress January 14,2017 )
Wildlife Spectacles by Vladimir Dinets
epub |eng | 2016-01-09 | Author:Vladimir Dinets [Dinets, Vladimir]

A red-spotted toad brought out of hiding by summer monsoon rains in Animas Valley, NM. Sea turtle walks are conducted in late summer at Bald Head Island, NC, in Wassaw ...
( Category: Animal Behavior & Communication January 10,2017 )
If Our Bodies Could Talk by James Hamblin
epub |eng | 2016-12-26 | Author:James Hamblin

These outspoken congresspeople came, predictably, from states where the dairy industry was an important part of the economy (and a powerful lobbying interest). So dairy consumption remained a key element ...
( Category: Anatomy January 9,2017 )
On the Origin of Species by Darwin Charles; Beer Gillian; Beer Gillian
epub |eng | 2008-01-07 | Author:Darwin, Charles; Beer, Gillian; Beer, Gillian

CHAPTER IX ON THE IMPERFECTION OF THE GEOLOGICAL RECORD On the absence of intermediate varieties at the present day—On the nature of extinct intermediate varieties; on their number—On the vast ...
( Category: Political January 8,2017 )
5 Steps to a 5: AP Biology 2017 by Anestis Mark & Cox Kellie Ploeger
epub |eng | 2016-08-04 | Author:Anestis, Mark & Cox, Kellie Ploeger [Anestis, Mark]

Osmosis Osmosis is the driving force that moves water from the soil into xylem cells. How in the world does the plant keep the concentration gradient such that it promotes ...
( Category: Advanced Placement December 12,2016 )
TUTORIALS IN RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS by Patrick N. McDermott
epub |eng | | Author:Patrick N. McDermott

(3.37) where: Es is the energy of the scattered photon (μen−s/ρ) is the mass energy absorption coefficient for the scattered photons The dose at the observation point due to the ...
( Category: Radiology December 10,2016 )
Glossary of Biotechnology and Agrobiotechnology Terms by Kimball Nill
epub |eng | | Author:Kimball Nill

Lachrymal Fluid (Tears) A salty solution produced by the tear glands to bathe and lubricate the eye. Possesses antimicrobial properties. Lactoferricin A protein compound that acts to inhibit pathogenic (i.e., ...
( Category: Engineering December 10,2016 )
Just Enough by Azby Brown
epub |eng | | Author:Azby Brown

Like their counterparts around Japan, these town-houses are models of natural climate control for high-density urban areas. Most have been designed with tiny gardens in back, and quite a few ...
( Category: Residential December 8,2016 )
Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human by Daniel J. Siegel
epub, mobi |eng | 2016-10-18 | Author:Daniel J. Siegel [Siegel, Daniel J.]

Reflections and Invitations: Within and Between When the notion that the mind might not be simply a product of brain activity alone first arose for me as a student, it ...
( Category: Biology December 8,2016 )
A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women by Siri Hustvedt
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Siri Hustvedt

Phantasy Land in Its Sincere and Ironic Modes The idea that immortality is just around the bend via machine intelligence has been avidly promoted by Ray Kurzweil, scientist, inventor, and ...
( Category: Women in Art December 8,2016 )
CatWise by Pam Johnson-Bennett
epub |eng | 2016-09-22 | Author:Pam Johnson-Bennett

Question: How can I help my cat, Benny, be more comfortable when I have guests over? Pam’s Answer: First, you’ll need to do some preliminary work with Benny. Get a ...
( Category: Training December 8,2016 )

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