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The best science writing online 2012

Jennifer Ouellette; Bora Zivkovic

New York Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2012

Localização: FEA - Fac. Econ. Adm. Contab. e Atuária  ACERVO DELFIM NETTO  (A36.26.19 )(Acessar)

  • Título:
    The best science writing online 2012
  • Autor: Jennifer Ouellette; Bora Zivkovic
  • Assuntos: Science -- Popular works; Scientists' writings; Medicine; CIÊNCIA; MEDICINA
  • Notas: Includes bibliographical references
  • Descrição: Somata / Make history, not Vitamin C / Saving Ethiopia's "Church forests" / What it feels like for a sperm / Incredible journey / In the shadows of greatness / A view to a kill in the morning / It's sedimentary, my dear Watson / Menstruation is just blood and tissue you ended up not using / Joule's jewel / Unraveling the fear o' the Jolly Roger / Free science, one paper at a time / Tinea speaks up: a fairy tale / Man discovers a new life-form at a South African truck stop / Moon arts: fallen astronaut / Science metaphors: resonance / Bombardier beetles, bee purple, and the sirens of the night / Romeo: a lone Wolf's tragedy in three acts / Rats, bees, and brains: the death of the "Cognitive map" / Don't panic: sustainable seafood and the American outlaw / On beards, biology, and being a real American / I love Gin and Tonics / Adorers of the good science of rock-breaking / "I feel the percussive roar on the skin of my face" / Freedom to riot / Inside the "Black box" of nuclear power plants / This ain't yo momma's muktuk / Chessboxing is fighting for good behavior / Mirror images: twins and identity / Did the CIA fake a vaccination campaign? / Free will and quantum clones / Dear Emma B / Faster than a speeding photon /
    Showcasing more than fifty of the most provocative, original, and significant online essays from 2011, "The Best Science Writing Online 2012" will change the way we think about science -- from fluids to fungi, poisons to pirates -- Featuring noted authors and journalists as well as the brightest up-and-comers writing today, this collection provides a comprehensive look at the fascinating, innovative, and trailblazing scientific achievements and breakthroughs of 2011, along with elegant and thought-provoking new takes on favourite topics -- This is the sixth anthology of online essays edited by Bora Zivkovic, the blogs editor at Scientific American, and with each new edition, Zivkovic expands his fan base and creates a surge of excitement about upcoming compilations -- Now everyone's favourite collection will reach new horizons and even more readers -- Guest-edited and with an introduction by the renowned science author and blogger Jennifer Ouellette, "The Best Science Writing Online 2012" marries cutting-edge science with dynamic writing that will inspire us all.
  • Editor: New York Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Data de criação/publicação: 2012
  • Formato: xv, 328 p ill 23 cm.
  • Idioma: Inglês
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