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  What Colour is the Sun? -...

  Brian Clegg

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  Why do your fingers go wrinkly in the bath? What kind of animal can have 21 limbs? Who would really win a fight between a T.Rex and Godzilla?
  
  Test your knowledge of all things scientific with the biggest, brightest and most mind-bending quiz book this side of the Big Bang. Featuring 100 brain-melting Q&As, with enlightening explanations provided throughout, this is the ultimate examination of what you know about space, chemistry, quantum physics, science fiction and much more.

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  Bioneers Series 3-05: Soil And...

  Michael Ableman, Joel Salatin

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  What are the hidden costs of agribusiness, with its chemical-dependent megafarms? Poor nutrition is one cost, and physical and mental illness, connected to poor nutrition, are on the rise in the United States.

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  Computer Networking: The...

  Benjamin Walker

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  Keeping this high-demand information from yourself will be detrimental to your technologically-clueless future self... 
  Do computers and technology, in general, feel alien-like to you, as if it's something way past your time? 
  The advancements made in technology have taken over how our society functions, and so there's no other way to deal with your shortcomings than to handle it head-on. 
  Starting with the basics, you will be able to work your way up to become a computer whiz and be the one people turn to for computer advice. 
  In Computer Networking, you will discover:The fundamental elements essential to creating your network, including why each of them is so important to your start-upA thorough explanation of the networking terms you need to know, written in plain English for easy comprehensionHow the Internet has had a revolutionary impact on our society, as well as what you can do to keep up with this undeniable part of our livesThe best type of cable to use according to your networking needs 
  And much more. 
  Even if you are at the very bottom of the computer food chain, there's no point in staying there. Technology will continue to advance whether you'd like it to or not, so you better jump on board before it's too late. 
  If you want to overcome your computer phobia and discover the endless opportunities computer networking has in store, then you need this audiobook today!

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  Artificial Intelligence - Modern...

  Yorick Wilks

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  Artificial intelligence has long been a mainstay of science fiction, and, increasingly, it feels as if AI is entering our everyday lives, with technology like Apple’s Siri now prominent and self-driving cars almost upon us. But what do we actually mean when we talk about AI? Are the sentient machines of 2001 or The Matrix a real possibility, or will real-world artificial intelligence look and feel very different? What has it done for us so far? And what technologies could it yield in the future? AI expert Yorick Wilks takes a journey through the history of artificial intelligence up to the present day, examining its origins, controversies, and achievements, as well as looking into just how it works. He also considers the future, assessing whether these technologies could menace our way of life and how we are all likely to benefit from AI applications in the years to come.

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  Science Be Dammed - How Ignoring...

  Eric Kuhn, John Fleck

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  Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly made the least sustainable and most dangerous long-term decisions.Eric Kuhn and John Fleck delve into rarely reported early studies, showing that scientists warned as early as the 1920s that there was not enough water for the farms and cities boosters wanted to build. Contrary to a common myth that the authors of the Colorado River Compact did the best they could with limited information, Kuhn and Fleck show that development boosters selectively chose the information needed to support their dreams, ignoring inconvenient science that suggested a more cautious approach.Focused on both science and policy, Kuhn and Fleck unravel the tangled web that has constructed the current crisis. Understanding how mistakes were made is crucial to understanding our contemporary problems. Science Be Dammed offers important lessons in the age of climate change about the necessity of seeking out the best science to support the decisions we make.

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  The Most Powerful Idea in the...

  William Rosen

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  If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line-until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted march of progress.In The Most Powerful Idea in the World, William Rosen tells the story of the men responsible for the Industrial Revolution and the machine that drove it-the steam engine. In the process he tackles the question that has obsessed historians ever since: What made eighteenth-century Britain such fertile soil for inventors? Rosen's answer focuses on a simple notion that had become enshrined in British law the century before: that people had the right to own and profit from their ideas.The result was a period of frantic innovation revolving particularly around the promise of steam power. Rosen traces the steam engine's history from its early days as a clumsy but sturdy machine, to its coming-of-age driving the wheels of mills and factories, to its maturity as a transporter for people and freight by rail and by sea. Along the way we enter the minds of such inventors as Thomas Newcomen and James Watt; scientists, including Robert Boyle and Joseph Black; and philosophers John Locke and Adam Smith-all of whose insights, tenacity, and ideas transformed first a nation and then the world.Rosen is a masterly storyteller with a keen eye for the "aha!" moments of invention and a gift for clear and entertaining explanations of science. The Most Powerful Idea in the World will appeal to anyone who is fascinated with history, science, and the hows and whys of innovation itself.

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