Natural sciences
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Quantum Mechanics : The Theoretical Minimum
Susskind, Leonard; Friedman, ArtPenguin Books Ltd 2014'Quantum mechanics for real. This is the good stuff, the most mysterious aspects of how reality works, set out with crystalline clarity. The place to start' Sean Carroll, physicist...
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The Sixth Extinction : An Unnatural History
Kolbert, ElizabethBloomsbury Publishing 2014________________ WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION ________________ 'An invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the p...
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Neanderthal Man : In Search of Lost Genomes
Pääbo, SvanteBasic Books 2014 1. editionA preeminent geneticist, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine, hunts the Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes to answer the biggest question of them all: how did our ancestors b...
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The Triple Package : What Really Determines Success
Rubenfeld, Jed; Chua, AmyBloomsbury Publishing 2014Why do Jews win so many Nobel Prizes and Pulitzer Prizes? Why are Mormons running the business and finance sectors? Why do the children of even impoverished and poorly educated...
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The Future of the Colored Race in America
Aikman, WilliamDuke Classics 2014Travel back in time to the midst of Civil War-torn America and get a first-hand glimpse into how progressive American thinkers were conceptualizing race relations and grappling wit...
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Kvanttimies : Richard Feynmanin elämä tieteessä
Krauss, Lawrence M.Tähtitieteellinen yhdistys Ursa ry 2013 1. editionRichard Feynmania pidetään 1900-luvun jälkipuolen suurimpana fyysikkona. Richard Feynman muutti tapamme ymmärtää kvanttimekaniikkaa, kaikkein hämmentävintä fysiikan teoriaa. Hän sa...
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Universumi sisällämme : kivien, planeettojen ja ihmisten yhteinen historia
Shubin, NeilTähtitieteellinen yhdistys Ursa ry 2013 1. editionNeil Shubin kertoo kirjassaan, miten maailmankaikkeuden koko 14 miljardin vuoden historia ilmenee kehossamme. Hän aloittaa kertomuksensa fossiileista, kääntää katseensa taivaalle j...
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Lähiasteroidit ja komeetat : kuinka ne löydetään ennen kuin ne löytävät meidät
Yeomans, Donald K.Tähtitieteellinen yhdistys Ursa ry 2013 1. editionKaikista meitä uhkaavista luonnonkatastrofeista ainoastaan komeetan tai asteroidin törmäys voi tehdä lopun koko sivilisaatiostamme yhdellä iskulla. Donald K. Yeomans tutustuttaa lu...
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The Gap : The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals
Suddendorf, ThomasBasic Books 2013 1. editionThere exists an undeniable chasm between the capacities of humans and those of animals. Our minds have spawned civilizations and technologies that have changed the face of the Eart...
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Social : Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect
Lieberman, Matthew D.Crown 2013We are profoundly social creatures—more than we know. In Social, renowned psychologist Matthew Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience revealing that ou...
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Braiding Sweetgrass : Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Kimmerer, Robin WallMilkweed Editions 2013As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that...
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My Brief History
Hawking, StephenRandom House Publishing Group 2013NATIONAL BESTSELLER Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries of the universe. Now, for the first time, perhaps the most br...
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50 and More Essential NMR Experiments: A Detailed Guide
Findeisen, Matthias; Berger, StefanJohn Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2014 1. editionThis book is the perfect link for learning how to perform the experiments after only having studied theory. In eight chapters more than 50 essential NMR experiments are described i...
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Invisible Nature : Healing the Destructive Divide Between People and the Environment
Worthy, KennethPrometheus 2013A revolutionary new understanding of the precarious modern human-nature relationship and a pathto a healthier, more sustainable world.Amidst all the wondrous luxuries of the modern...
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Abominable Science! : Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids
Loxton, Daniel; Prothero, Donald R.Columbia University Press 2013“A sharp analysis of the quest for unreal critters―cryptids, as they are called―and the people who pursue them . . . entertaining and thoroughly documented.” —The Wall Street Journ...
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A History of Salem Witchcraft : And Other Works
Stowe, Harriet BeecherDuke Classics 2013Harriet Beecher Stowe was an author and abolitionist who is best remembered as the creator of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a much-beloved novel that brought emotional resonance and depth to...
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CETI Revisited
Isomäki, RistoInto Kustannus 2013 1. editionCETI Revisited investigates the old idea of communicating with extraterrestrial civilizations from a number of new angles. It proposes a new and affordable strategy for humanity’s...
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Olemisen porteilla
Enqvist, KariWSOY 2011 1. editionVoiko tietoisuutta selittää alkeishiukkasten avulla? Mitä on aine, mitä henki ja mitä tarkoittaa olemassaolo? Kari Enqvist ottaa rohkeasti kantaa 1990-luvulla paljon keskustelua he...
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Kosmoksen hahmo
Enqvist, KariWSOY 2012 1. editionKosmologia on tieteenala, jonka tutkimusalue on laajin mahdollinen: koko maailmankaikkeus. Viime vuosikymmeninä se on muuttunut filosofisesta spekulaatiosta täsmätieteeksi, jonka a...
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Ovela lintubongari ja muita tarinoita
Koivisto, IlkkaMinerva Kustannus 2013 1. editionIlkka Koivisto (1926-2012) oli koko kansan luontosetä, joka tuli tunnetuksi radion luontoilloista, tv-ohjelmista, lehtikirjoituksista ja vuosistaan Korkeasaaren johtajana. Viimei...