If catastrophes like Hurricane Sandy seem to be on the rise, it’s for apparent reason.The likelihood of these extreme weather events are increasingly being tied to manmade global warming, mostly through overproduction of carbon dioxide. ... Read More
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On sale November 12, 2012
The extreme drought in the US Southwest has brought the issues of water use into the media spotlight. The one-two punch of climate change and political turf battles that have plagued the area since the Wild West have upped the ante for rethinking our policies. ... Read More
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On sale October 22, 2012
Politics makes strange bedfellows, and that becomes even more apparent when trying to analyze the science of politics. This anthology offers analyses of key factors in the process of electing a leader. ... Read More
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On sale October 15, 2012
As the old adage goes, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Where there is effect, there must be cause. This same logic is applied to the search for the Higgs boson.
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On sale September 30, 2012
Educators, academics and scientists have struggled with issues like how to make learning approachable yet challenging, what to include in the curriculum and when, what the optimal class size is and so on. ... Read More
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On sale September 17, 2012
Our nearest planetary neighbor has been the subject of endless fascination and wide-ranging theories throughout history. Is there life on Mars? Was there ever life on Mars? What was the atmosphere like thousands or millions of years ago? ... Read More
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On sale August 29, 2012
On June 5, 1981, the scientific community received a wake-up call from the CDC in the form of a terrible new illness that the world would soon know as AIDS. Three decades later, remarkable progress has been made but much more remains to be understood and to be done. ... Read More
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On sale August 17, 2012
The Olympics are the world’s most prestigious stage for athletic competition. Fans both casual and hardcore tune in religiously every few years to watch as men and women push themselves to the limits of human performance. ... Read More
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On sale July 13, 2012