Название: A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems
Автор: Joseph L Graves Jr.
Издательство: Basic Books
Год: 2022
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 11 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Why understanding evolution—the most reviled branch of science—can help us all, from fighting pandemics to undoing racism. Evolutionary science has long been regarded as conservative, a tool for enforcing regressive ideas, particularly about race and gender. But in A Voice in the Wilderness, evolutionary biologist Joseph L. Graves Jr.—once styled as the “Black Darwin”—argues that his field is essential to social justice. He shows, for example, why biological races do not exist. He dismantles recent work in “human biodiversity” seeking genes to explain the achievements of different ethnic groups. He decimates homophobia, sexism, and classism as well. As a pioneering Black biologist, a leftist, and a Christian, Graves uses his personal story—his journey from a child of Jim Crow to a major researcher and leader of his peers—to rewrite his field. A Voice in the Wilderness is a powerful work of scientific anti-racism and a moving account of a trailblazing life.

Название: Birds & Blooms Everyday Nature Secrets: Discover the Hidden World in Your Backyard
Автор: Birds & Blooms
Издательство: Trusted Media
Год: 2022
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 64 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Surprising facts, stunning photography, and real-life birding and gardening stories are accompanied by practical tips and advice in this curiosity-sparking volume for nature lovers. Did you know that blackpoll warblers can fly nonstop for more than 80 hours and cover more than 2000 miles during that time? Or that grey squirrels can fall more than 100 feet without serious injury? You’ll find these and many more fun facts in Everyday Nature Secrets, a book for curious nature lovers. Backyard birders and gardening fans alike will be captivated as they explore the many wonders of nature. The book is organized into four themed sections, including “Why Do Birds Do That?” and “Ultimate Garden Know-How.” Readers can explore a specific topic they’re curious about, quickly glean answers to common questions (How do I keep away garden pests? What do I need to know about bird baths?), or just flip to a page and learn the answer to a fascinating nature question they never even knew they had. What secret will you discover?

Название: Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes
Автор: Michael I. Goldstein, Dominick A. DellaSala
Издательство: Elsevier
Год: 2020
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 3375
Размер: 123 Mb
Язык: English

Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes is a unique, five volume reference that provides a global synthesis of biomes, including the latest science. All of the book's chapters follow a common thematic order that spans biodiversity importance, principal anthropogenic stressors and trends, changing climatic conditions, and conservation strategies for maintaining biomes in an increasingly human-dominated world. This work is a one-stop shop that gives users access to up-to-date, informative articles that go deeper in content than any currently available publication.

Название: Лекции по органической химии (в 2-х частях)
Автор: Устынюк Ю.А.
Издательство: Техносфера
Год: 2015 - 2016
Cтраниц: 1000
Формат: pdf
Размер: 107 мб
Язык: русский

Часть 1. Вводный концентр
В основу текста книги положен материал лекций общего курса органической химии, который автор в течение 20 лет читает на химическом факультете МГУ студентам 3 курса специализированной физико-химической группы.

Название: History of Nanotechnology: From Pre‐Historic to Modern Times
Автор: Editor(s): Madhuri Sharon
Издательство: Scrivener Publishing LLC
Год: 2019
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 283
Размер: 15.7 Мб
Язык: английский

The scientific knowledge of nanoscience and nanotechnology is regarded to be a modern sciencethat evolved after Feynman’s concept was formulated in the 1950s. However, Faraday and other scientists in the 19th century showed the science behind the small and its relation to optical properties. And it is now accepted that knowledge of using nanoparticles prevailed during the medieval period as well.

Название: Physics to a Degree
Автор: E G Thomas and D J Raine
Издательство: CRC Press
Год: 2000
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 252
Размер: 13,35 MB
Язык: English

Physics to a Degree provides an extensive collection of problems suitable for self-study or tutorial and group work at the level of an undergraduate physics course. This novel set of exercises draws together the core elements of an undergraduate physics degree and provides students with the problem solving skills needed for general physics' examinations and for real-life situations encountered by the professional physicist.

Название: Solid State Physics
Автор: Siegfried Hunklinger, Christian Enss
Издательство: De Gruyter
Год: 2022
Страниц: 611
Размер: 66.69 МБ
Формат: PDF
Язык: English

This highly regarded textbook provides a general introduction to solid state physics. It covers a wide range of physical phenomena occurring in solids and discusses fundamental concepts for describing them. Traditional themes are complimented by modern topics, like low dimensional systems, strongly correlated materials, nanoscale systems and non-crystalline solids, which are gaining increasing technical and scientific importance.

Название: Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants 3rd Edition
Автор: John S. Lucas; Paul C Southgate
Издательство: Wiley-Blackwell
Год: 2019
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 665
Размер: 14,6 Mb
Язык: English

A clear illustration of the important role of aquaculture in supporting food security, livelihoods, and economic development around the world
This new edition of Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants covers important aspects of the culture of fish, shellfish, and algae in freshwater and marine environments. Subject areas covered include principles of aquaculture, water quality, environmental impacts of aquaculture, desert aquaculture, reproduction, life cycles and growth, genetics and stock improvement, nutrition and feed production, diseases, vaccination, post-harvest technology, economics and marketing, and future developments of aquaculture. Separate chapters also cover the culture of algae, carps, salmonids, tilapias, catfish, marine and brackish fishes, soft-shelled turtles, barramundi, marine shrimp, mitten crabs, and other decapod crustaceans, bivalves, gastropods, and ornamental species. This edition also provides greater coverage of aquaculture in China, reflecting the country’s importance in the global scene.

Название: Холод и цивилизация
Автор: Винокурова У.А. (ред.)
Издательство: Новосибирск: Наука
Год: 2021
Формат: djvu
Страниц: 178
Размер: 20 mb
Язык: Русский

Монография раскрывает научные и практические аспекты воздействия фактора природного холода на развитие цивилизаций, прежде всего в арктической зоне земли в условиях глобального изменения климата. наиболее полно авторами рассматриваются дискуссионные вопросы исследования влияния холода на социальные аспекты жизнеобеспечения населения в сфере образования, здравоохранения, культуры и искусства.

Название: Происхождение эволюции. Идея естественного отбора до и после Дарвина
Автор: Джон Гриббин, Мэри Гриббин
Язык: русский
Издательство: Альпина нон-фикшн
Год: 2022
Страниц: 294
Формат: pdf
Размер: 14,2 Мб

Вопреки распространенному мифу, теория эволюции путем естественного отбора вовсе не возникла в полностью готовом виде в сознании одного человека — Чарльза Дарвина. Она изучалась и обсуждалась мыслителями по всему миру на протяжении тысячелетий. Эта увлекательная книга прослеживает историю идеи эволюции, которая развивалась и видоизменялась в разных обществах на протяжении многих веков.