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  Much Ado About Numbers -...

  Rob Eastaway

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  Shakespeare's era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of "zero" to Galileo's redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways math shaped Shakespeare's plays—and his world—touring astronomy, code-breaking, color theory, navigation, music, sports, and more. 
   
   
   
  ● How reliable was a pocket sundial? 
   
   
   
  ● Was math illusionist John Dee the real-life Prospero? 
   
   
   
  ● How long was a Scottish mile, and what could you buy for a groat? 
   
   
   
  ● How did ordinary people use numbers day to day? 
   
   
   
  ● And might Shakespeare have tried that game-changing invention—the pencil? 
   
   
   
  Full of delights for devotees of both Tudor history and the Bard, Much Ado About Numbers is proof that the arts and sciences have always danced together.

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  Earth in Flames - How an...

  Alan Robock, Owen Brian Toon

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  Sixty-six million years ago an asteroid as large as Mt. Everest hit what is now the Yucatan Peninsula at a speed ten times faster than the fastest rifle bullet. Debris from the impact blew into space, re-entered the atmosphere as a swarm of shooting stars that burned the global forests and grasslands, leaving behind a thin global layer containing rock from the asteroid and from Mexico, and smoke from the fires. This layer marks one of the greatest extinctions in Earth history including not just dinosaurs, but also fish, plankton, ammonites, and plants making up about 75% of the known species. 
   
   
   
  A nuclear war with just a few hundred of the world's 12,000 nuclear weapons targeted on densely populated cities could plunge Earth into the same types of conditions that the dinosaurs experienced. Even a war between India and Pakistan could kill 1 to 3 billion people from starvation due to agricultural failure, while 6 billion people might starve following a war involving Russia, NATO, and the U.S. 
   
   
   
  The book describes how the dinosaurs died, and how their deaths parallel what might happen to people after a nuclear war. The book reflects on the odds of future asteroid impacts, how to stop them, and ends with what the listeners personally and together can do to prevent a nuclear war, so that humans don't end up like the dinosaurs.

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  Agile Project Management with...

  William Adams

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  Unlock the power of Kanban to revolutionize your project management approach with "Agile Project Management with Kanban: Efficient Workflows, Continuous Improvement." In this comprehensive guide, seasoned project management experts delve into the dynamic world of Agile methodologies and showcase how Kanban can be the game-changer for achieving unprecedented efficiency and continuous improvement in your projects. 
  Embark on a journey through the core principles of Kanban, a visual management system that promotes collaboration, flexibility, and transparency in project workflows. Through real-world examples and practical insights, this book equips you with the tools and techniques needed to seamlessly integrate Kanban into your Agile project management strategy. 
  "Agile Project Management with Kanban" provides the insights and strategies you need to elevate your projects to new heights of efficiency and success. Take the leap into the world of Agile with Kanban and revolutionize the way you approach project management.

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  The Essential Book of Black...

  Sten Odenwald

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  Explore the incredible science behind of black holes in this guide, written by NASA astronomer and educator, Sten Odenwald. 
   
  Black holes are some of the most fascinating phenomena in the natural universe. In this beautiful pocket volume, Odenwald explores the science behind black holes in simple and accessible language. He explains what black holes are, how they come into existence, and how they affect the universe around us. Taking into consideration subjects such as gravity, quantum mechanics, the holographic principle and thermodynamics along the way, The Essential Book of Black Holes provides the perfect starting point for anyone interested in the subject. 
   
  ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Concepts is a series of titles diving into some of the most compelling subjects in modern science. Written by a variety of experts, these editions provide a perfect starting point to a range of fascinating topics.

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  Third Ear - Reflections on the...

  Elizabeth Rosner

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  This illuminating book weaves personal stories of a multilingual upbringing with the latest scientific breakthroughs in interspecies communication to show how the skill of deep listening enhances our curiosity and empathy toward the world around us 
   
   
   
  Third Ear braids together personal narrative with scholarly inquiry to examine the power of listening to build interpersonal empathy and social transformation. A daughter of Holocaust survivors, Rosner shares stories from growing up in a home where six languages were spoken to interrogate how psychotherapy, neurolinguistics, and creativity can illuminate the complex ways we are impacted by the sounds and silences of others. 
   
   
   
  Drawing on expertise from journalists, podcasters, performers, translators, acoustic biologists, spiritual leaders, composers, and educators, this hybrid text moves fluidly along a spectrum from molecular to global to reveal how third-ear listening can be a collective means for increased understanding and connection to the natural world.

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  Biology of You The: Your DNA...

  Debra-Ann Smith

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  Your genome is already shaping your health, your medication responses, and decisions being made about your biological data — right now, whether you know it or not. 
  Most people have no idea what their genetic test results actually mean. Not because the science is hard, but because no one has explained it plainly — until now. 
  Your DNA, Your Blueprint is a complete guide to understanding your genetic information and using it over a lifetime. Written for listeners with no science background, narrated by the author in her own voice, this audiobook covers everything you need to know: 
  — What consumer genetic tests like 23andMe and AncestryDNA actually reveal, and what they don't 
  — How to interpret disease risk results without panic or false certainty 
  — Pharmacogenomics: why your genes determine how medications work in your body — and why your doctor may not know this yet 
  — Whole genome sequencing: what it is, what it costs, and whether you need it 
  — Who owns your genetic data, and how to protect it 
  — A complete 15-step action plan for putting your results to work 
  This book pays particular attention to what the science means for people of non-European ancestry — a population consistently underrepresented in genomic research and overlooked in mainstream health writing. 
  Your DNA, Your Blueprint is Book One of The Biology of You, a series from The Kinnara Fund — a nonprofit dedicated to making biotech breakthroughs accessible to the people whose tax dollars fund the research. 
  The instruction manual has been inside you all along.

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