Science category: 476400 books
by Richard A. Neuhaus
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2011
Teacher Strategies: How to Organize, Direct, and Evaluate Science Projects is written for teachers who may be planning to incorporate student science projects as a supplement to their curriculum. The handbook may also be useful to the seasoned veteran and to anyone else who may be interested in or...
Science and Technology Policy
Priorities of Governments
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
I was asked recently to prepare an independent background report on the subject of priority assessment in science and technology policy for the Australian Science and Technology Council. The Council (while not necessarily endorsing this book) suggested that a wider audience could be interested in...
Characterizing the Robustness of Science
After the Practice Turn in Philosophy of Science
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Mature sciences have been long been characterized in terms of the “successfulness”, “reliability” or “trustworthiness” of their theoretical, experimental or technical accomplishments. Today many philosophers of science talk of “robustness”, often without specifying in a precise way...
Communicating Science
Professional, Popular, Literary
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Governments and scientific establishments have been encouraging the development of professional and popular science communication. This book critically examines the origin of this drive to improve communication, and discusses why simply improving scientists' communication skills and understanding...
by EDITORIAL BOARD
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Science, as we all know refers to a body of knowledge itself, of the type that can be rationally explained and reliably applied. Science is a unique combination of Theory and Practice. A thorough knowledge of this subject is almost impossible without proper practical demonstrations which are also...
by Vernon L. Grose
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2006
The historic Science Textbook Struggle -- a worldwide battle about the origin of the universe, life, and man -- erupted without warning. It caught the scientific illuminati completely by surprise. Why? Because science textbooks had become filled with wild, unbelievable stories about the beginning...
The Science of James Bond
From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps, the Real Technology Behind 007's Fabulous Films
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
The science behind the gadgets, exploits, and enemies of the world's greatest spy
From the sleek Aston Martin that spits out bullets, nails, and passengers at the push of a button to the microjet that makes hairpin turns to avoid a heat-seeking missile, the science and technology of James Bond...
by Danko Antolovic
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015
In this collection of essays we explore some basic questions facing science today. Modern science has become a truly global endeavor, which influences all of contemporary life, and like other great human endeavors, science has its own historical origins and intellectual foundations. It has a set of...
GOD IS: A Matter of Fact
The Scientific Theory of Supreme Intelligence
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
God Is: A Matter of Fact Buy Why Does the Fact Matter? Why propose the Theory of Fundamental Intelligence or discuss God as a Matter of Fact? Why is the Scientific Study of the existence of God warranted? The answer lies in two alarming biases: Restricted Science and Creation Teaching. Restricted Science....
by
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2018
This book examines the implementation of inquiry-based approaches in science teaching and learning. It explores the ways that those approaches could be promoted across various contexts in Europe through initial teacher preparation, induction programmes and professional development activities. It...
Hollyweird Science: The Next Generation
From Spaceships to Microchips
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2017
Informative, entertaining and upbeat, this book continues Grazier and Cass's exploration of how technology, science, and scientists are portrayed in Hollywood productions. Both big and small-screen productions are featured and their science content illuminated—first by the authors and subsequently...
Forbidden Science
From Ancient Technologies to Free Energy
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2008
Reveals the cutting edge of New Science and shows how established science disallows inquiry that challenges the status quo--even when it produces verifiable results
• Contains 43 essays by 19 researchers denoting cutting-edge, heretical, or suppressed scientific research, including Immanuel...
by
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
The International Conference on Informatics and Management Science (IMS) 2012 will be held on November 16-19, 2012, in Chongqing, China, which is organized by Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanyang Technological University, University of Michigan,...
Future Science
Essays from the Leading Edge
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2011
In this fascinating collection of writings that introduce the very latest theories and discoveries in science, editor Max Brockman presents the work of some of today’s brightest and most innovative young researchers.
Future Science features eighteen young scientists, most of whom are presenting...