Science + Psychology
TRUTH OR TRUTHINESS: DISTINGUISHING FACT FROM FICTION BY LEARNING TO THINK LIKE A DATA SCIENTIST
Written by Wainer, Howard
Teacher tenure is a problem. Teacher tenure is a solution. Fracking is safe. Fracking causes earthquakes. Our kids are over-tested. Our kids are not tested enough. We read claims like these in the newspaper every day, often with no justification other than 'it feels right'. How can we figure out what is right?
SCIENCE OF SLEEP: WHAT IT IS, HOW IT WORKS, AND WHY IT MATTERS
Written by Mendelson, Wallace B
We often hear that humans spend one third of their lives sleeping--and most of us would up that fraction if we could. Whether we're curling up for a brief lunchtime catnap, catching a doze on a sunny afternoon, or clocking our solid eight hours at night, sleeping is normally a reliable way to rest our heads and recharge our minds.
SPECIAL RELATIVITY AND CLASSICAL FIELD THEORY: THE THEORETICAL MINIMUM
Written by Friedman, Art
The third volume in the bestselling physics series cracks open Einstein's special relativity and field theory
NEW MAP OF WONDERS: A JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF MODERN MARVELS
Written by Henderson, Caspar
We live in a world that is known, every corner thoroughly explored. But has this knowledge cost us the ability to wonder? Wonder, Caspar Henderson argues, is at its most supremely valuable in just such a world because it reaffirms our humanity and gives us hope for the future. That's the power of wonder, and that's what we should aim to cultivate in our lives.
BECOMING ATTACHED: FIRST RELATIONSHIPS AND HOW THEY SHAPE OUR CAPACITY TO LOVE
Written by Karen, Robert
In "Becoming Attached," Robert Karen offers fresh insight into some of the most fundamental issues of emotional life. He explores such questions as: What do children need to feel that the world is a positive place and that they have value? What are the risks of day care for children under one year of age, and what can parents do to manage those risks?
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT AND PARENTS' LIVED EXPERIENCES: HOW EARLY EVENTS SHAPE OUR PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY AND RELATIONSHIPS
Written by Weinstein, Ann Diamond
This book presents recent knowledge, research, and theory about the earliest developmental period--from conception to birth--which holds even greater consequences for the health and development of the human organism than was previously understood.
REACTIONS: AN ILLUSTRATED EXPLORATION OF ELEMENTS, MOLECULES, AND CHANGE IN THE UNIVERSE
Written by Gray, Theodore
The long-awaited third installment in Theodore Gray's iconic "Elements" trilogy. The first two titles, Elements and Molecules, have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.
ART OF INVISIBILITY: THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS HACKER TEACHES YOU HOW TO BE SAFE IN THE AGE OF BIG BROTHER AND BIG DATA
Written by Mitnick, Kevin
Be online without leaving a trace. Your every step online is being tracked and stored, and your identity literally stolen. Big companies and big governments want to know and exploit what you do, and privacy is a luxury few can afford or understand.
DANGER WITHIN US: AMERICA'S UNTESTED, UNREGULATED MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY AND ONE MAN'S BATTLE TO SURVIVE IT
Written by Lenzer, Jeanne
"Before you get anything implanted in your body, read this book." - Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated Did you know... - Medical interventions have become the third leading cause of death in America. - An estimated 10 percent of Americans are implanted with medical devices -- like pacemakers, artificial hips, cardiac stents, etc.
BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED: THE HUMAN STORY RETOLD THROUGH OUR GENES
Written by Rutherford, Adam
National Book Critics Circle Award--2017 Nonfiction Finalist "Nothing less than a tour de force--a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling."--The New York Times Book Review, Editor's ChoiceA National Geographic Best Book of 2017
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