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  • First Principles: Building Perimeter Institute

    by Howard Burton
    In this second edition of First Principles: Building Perimeter Institute, Howard Burton tells the remarkable and unconventional story—with a bold and biting humour and surprising candour—of the founding of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Canada. Howard was the Founding Director of Perimeter Institute and his experiences at developing the research and outreach mandates of PI are described in this thought-provoking book featuring a foreword by Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose.... more

  • Great American Women in Science and Environment

    by D. J. Mathews
    Had Elizabeth Blackwell planned on being our first woman doctor? Or Madam C J Walker, a self-made millionaire? Or Sally Ride, an astronaut? What about Grace Hopper being the mother of computer programming? These young women found inspiration, mentors, and others help to become our "Great American Women" in the fields of science and environment. Not that they all came by this easily. Erin Brockovich was a beauty queen and mother before she became a legal assistant and environmental activist. Ger... more

  • A Monarch Adventure

    by Beth Lawnicki

    A child's curiosity motivates her to learn about - and observe - the life cycle of the monarch, including its amazing transformation from egg to caterpillar, then chrysalis, and finally to a fully-grown butterfly. Based on a true story, an illustrated flip-book motion feature is included that runs through the entire book and will fascinate the young reader.

    Full-color photography portrays the science and wonder of the monarch, its habitat and its breathtaking transformation. The con... more

  • The New Farmer's Almanac, Volume V: Grand Land Plan

    by Severine von Tscharner Fleming
    The New Farmer’s Almanac, Vol. V is an antidote to the repeating story of helplessness in the face of climo-politico-econo-corona-chaos. In these pages, dozens of contributing writers and artists report from the seas, the borders, the woods, the fields, and the hives. Farmers, poets, grocers, gardeners, architects, activists, agitators—all join forces to re-vision the future of food systems and land use. This is our Grand Land Plan. The New Farmer’s Almanac is a large-scale inquiry—both visua... more

  • Wild Like Flowers

    by Daniel Firth Griffith
    This is a book about Regenerative Agriculture gone wild. This book of short stories and essays is a wondrous meditation on sunrises and wildness, on wildflowers and walks. It is also a book about you, about me, and about the ecosystem regeneration possible through learning to see the wild gifts of Relationship. Drawing on life in his Wildland-a 400-acre process-led and emergent farm that nurtures ecosystem regeneration, carbon sequestration, nourishing foods, bio-diversity, and species hab... more

  • Meaning in the Multiverse

    by Justin Harnish
    Meaning in the Multiverse: A Skeptic’s Guide to a Loving Cosmos is the first book to speculate that meaning is transmitted to us through an all-natural, computational multiverse. Utilizing metaphysics and cosmology, author and scientist Justin Harnish tackles the interrelatedness of meaning and existence. A purposeful and participatory multiverse offers the reader new ways of understanding both flow and mindful experience.

  • Short Stories of Space

    by Piers Horner
    Short Stories of Space explores seven essential, real-life space and astronomy events of the past year, providing fresh perspectives on what these exciting topics mean for our society; for science, and the nature of human wonder. Each story delves into the science, politics and history behind the news headlines, while bringing to life the space research readers may have missed, making them suitable for both a general audience and seasoned enthusiasts alike.

  • Parallels: A Broad Look at Nature's Fascinating Ways

    by SURY V.S
    The phenomena and events which occur (incessantly) in nature are countless. But on careful observation, we can notice that some form of common threads run across different platforms or fields. The term ‘parallels’ has been adopted in this book to denote such occurrences. These fascinating parallels can be found amidst the world of human affairs also, apart from the natural, scientific laws and theories. The writers, especially poets had long ago noticed many obvious similarities and expressed... more

  • Origin of Creation of Species

    by Anthony Gerard Hudson

    This transcript outlines the fundamental sciences which, when compiled together with the Author's own microbiological discovery in neuroscience, enables seamless description to scientifically quantify: "Evident Creation", seamlessly debunking theoretical speciation of creatures.

  • Origin of Creation of Species

    by Anthony Gerard Hudson
    ‘Creation’ did not come together with any religion or belief; however, it is the Creator who is the catalyst for the existence of all known things, both molecular and non-molecular.

  • The New Eugenics

    by Conrad Quintyn
    Biotechnology used today to prevent and repair ‘defects’ in all humans has ushered in the age of the new eugenics. Scientists motivated by healing the sick are notoriously oblivious to the impact of their research on the greater culture. Some scientists are willing to cross “sacred boundaries” and “play God,” all in the name of finding a cure for a disease or preventing illness and enhancing human health. Genetic engineering used today to prevent and repair ‘defects’ in all humans (the new euge... more

  • Leonardo da Vinci: Geologic Representations in the Virgin and Child with St. Anne

    by Ann Pizzorusso
    Leonardo da Vinci’s painting the Virgin and Child with St. Anne, has been the subject of speculation by historians, occultists, art critics, psychiatrists and medical doctors ever since it was painted circa 1501-1517. When Leonardo saw the breathtaking beauty of the Dolomites in northeast Italy in 1500, he found the inspiration for one of his most complex and metaphysical works. Using geology as a tool, author Ann C. Pizzorusso unlocks the symbols and secrets which are hidden in the painting.

  • Frogs

    by Leah Ingledew
    An introduction to the weird and wonderful world of frogs. Discover frogs as big as cats, frogs as small as a fingernail, frogs with see-through skin, poisonous frogs, flying frogs, frogs with claws, greedy frogs and more. Included at the end of the story is a wonderful full colour frog diagram to scan and print, along with folding instructions to make your own paper frog, or even an army of paper frogs!

  • Who's Yawning Now?

    by Nicki Geigert

    This book is about a variety of individual wild animals and even some birds, caught yawning. Describes a few facts about each animal, where it lives, and if it is an endangered species. Also included is some information on why some animals yawn, such as when they feel stressed.

  • Family Trip to Magical Madagascar

    by Nicki Geigert

    Family Trip to Magical Madagascar and Beyond is about a family that went to Madagascar and then on to Zimbabwe. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, and hosts a huge array of lemurs, fossas, aye-ayes, many species of plants, chameleons, and insects. The experience of traveling together with family to see new places and new things is such a pleasure. Travel together can add lifelong memories and bonding experiences for each individual family member.

    This book is for anyo... more

  • Evil Robots, Killer Computers, and Other Myths: The Truth About AI and the Future of Humanity

    by Steven Shwartz
    Today’s artificial intelligence systems are miracles of modern engineering. They can drive cars, recognize faces, translate languages, and enable us to talk to our smartphones. This amazing progress leads many of us to wonder where it will all end. Will intelligent robots usurp all our jobs or take over the world? This book separates the facts from the tropes of apocalyptic science fiction and explains •\thow AI really works in simple terms and why it cannot evolve into the AI of science... more
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