National Network for Equitable Library Service

In The Vision Revolution, Mark Changizi, prominent neuroscientist and vision expert, addresses four areas of human vision and provides explanations for why we have those particular abilities, compl

As news of war and terror dominates the headlines, scientist Malcolm Potts and veteran journalist Thomas Hayden take a step back to explain it all.

The scientific consensus is that our ability to understand human speech has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. After all, there are whole portions of the brain devoted to human speech.

In Ray Kurzweil's New York Times bestseller The Singularity is Near, the futurist and entrepreneur describes the Singularity, a likely future utterly different than anything we can imagine.

Human curiosity has led us to explore our solar system, landing on the moon and sending spacecraft to study distant planetary objects.

In The Patient Revolution, author Krisa Tailor-a noted expert in health care innovation and management-explores, through the lens of design thinking, how information technology will take health car

Written in an informal and engaging style, Saving the Earth as a Career is an ideal resource for students and professionals pursuing a career in conservation.

Provides an accessible introduction to urban ecology, using established ecological theory to identify generalities in the complexity of urban environments.

Das Buch ist Teil der AktivitAten der ESA, der EuropAischen Raumfahrtagentur, anlAsslich des 15. Geburtstages des Hubble Weltraumteleskops.

Does the future exist already' What is space' Are time machines physically possible' What is quantum mechanical reality like' Are there many universes' Is there a 'tru

Science occupies an ambiguous space in contemporary society.

The pursuit of sustainability has generated lifestyle changes for individuals across the globe; innovations within the arts and sciences, business, design, engineering, and agriculture; historic po

Neuroscience, with its astounding new technologies, is uncovering the workings of the brain and with this perhaps the mind.

Fun robotics projects that teach kids to make, hack, and learn! There's no better way for kids to learn about the world around them than to test how things work.

A seminal handbook in the field for more than 20 years, this new and updated edition of Mathematics for Dyslexicsand Dyscalculics contains the latest research and best practices for helping learner