Publisher: Good Press
The number e, also known as Euler's number, is a mathematical constant approximately equal to 2.71828 that can be characterized in many ways. It is the base of natural logarithms. In this book, a skilled mathematician has managed to calculate the value of this constant to its 100,000th place, making it a useful tool for all math students and professionals even to this day.
Instead of a great island of trash, the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch is made up of manmade debris spread over hundreds of miles of sea—more like a soup than a floating garbage dump. Recycling is more complicated than we were taught: less than nine percent of the plastic we create is reused, and the majority ends up in the ocean. And plastic pollution isn’t confined to the open sea: it’s in much of the air we breathe and the food we eat. In Thicker Than Water, journalist Erica Cirino brings listeners on a globe-hopping journey to meet the scientists and activists who help her tell the real story of the plastic crisis. From the deck of a plastic-hunting sailboat with a disabled engine to the labs doing cutting-edge research on microplastics and the chemicals we ingest, Cirino paints a full picture of how plastic pollution is threatening wildlife and human health and reveals that the plastic crisis is also a tale of environmental injustice: poorer nations take in a larger share of the world’s trash, and manufacturing chemicals threaten predominantly Black and low-income communities. There is some hope on the horizon, though, with new laws banning single-use items and technological innovations to replace plastic in our lives. But Cirino shows that we can only fix the problem if we face its full scope and begin to repair our throwaway culture. Thicker Than Water is an eloquent call to reexamine the systems churning out waves of plastic waste.Show book
Robots have evolved far from the typical metal, shiny, stiff joint inventions you see in the movies. Dive in to learn all about different types of robots- from tiny ingestible robots that can save your life to autonomous insect robots that will one day swarm the skies.You'll also explore the freaky future of robots: Will they have the same rights as humans? How close are we to replacing humans with robots at work? And more!Show book
Fire played an important role in human evolutionary history. Warm light, crackling sounds, and a distinctive smell of campfire illuminates dark places, extends our day, provides heat, wards off predators. With this recording the benefits of crackling campfire are added to the gentle ocean waves and coastal bird songs, another holistic sound so familiar to life on our planet. This audio recording offers continuous campfire crackling against natural background of ocean waves and coastal birds.Show book
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.Show book
Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology is a homeschool science curriculum for elementary students. In this course, your student will do a deep-dive into the unique design of their own body–both inside and out–and how they can keep it working well! They’ll also explore a range of topics such as human DNA, cell anatomy, and the body systems through the curriculum filled with vivid graphics, interactive lessons, and hands-on projects. Curriculum Overview We believe that your child’s education is at their best when their learning begins with curiosity. That’s why this course was designed for elementary students with no prerequisite. We use the practical concepts and things in their world to help them learn and experience that science isn’t just a class–it’s a means for them to discover their world! Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology course takes both an academic and practical approach to best teach your student about the human body. As they engage with the lessons, projects, and experiments, your student will better understand the complexity and purposes of the human body’s design, and how best to take care of their own body. This course begins with a brief history of medicine and then gives your student a peek into cells and DNA. Using vivid graphics and hands-on activities to make learning come to life, your student will study and explore various body systems, nutrition and health, how God designed their immune system to protect them, and what makes them a unique creation of God. As they work their way through the course, your student will enjoy creating their own personalized human figure and adding to it as they learn about each of the body’s organs.Show book
Survival strategies for communicating in a notification-saturated worldAs our ability to pay attention in a world of distractions vanishes, it's no wonder that our ability to be heard and understood—to convey our messages—is also threatened. Whether working with our teams and customers or communicating with our families and friends, it is increasingly difficult to break through the digital devices that get in the way of communication. And the ubiquity of digital devices means that we are often "multicommunicating," participating in multiple conversations at once. As a result, our ability to be socially present with an audience requires an intentional approach.This increased strain on attention has never been more clear than during the global pandemic, when our homes suddenly accommodated both work and family life. What are our options when facing professional communications at all hours? Do we ask for the technology to be put away at the dinner table? Establish other ground rules? What about using digital communications to our advantage—how can we facilitate information-sharing in the midst of a world where we are overwhelmed with content?Show book
