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So simple a beginning : how four physical principles shape our living world / by Parthasarathy, Raghuveer,1976-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."A biophysicist reveals the hidden unity behind nature's breathtaking complexity. The form and function of a sprinting cheetah are quite unlike those of a rooted tree. A human being is very different from a bacterium or a zebra. The living world is a realm of dazzling variety, yet a shared set of physical principles shapes the forms and behaviors of every creature in it. So Simple a Beginning shows how the emerging new science of biophysics is transforming our understanding of life on Earth and enabling potentially lifesaving but controversial technologies such as gene editing, artificial organ growth, and ecosystem engineering. Raghuveer Parthasarathy explains how four basic principles-self-assembly, regulatory circuits, predictable randomness, and scaling-shape the machinery of life on scales ranging from microscopic molecules to gigantic elephants. He describes how biophysics is helping to unlock the secrets of a host of natural phenomena, such as how your limbs know to form at the proper places, and why humans need lungs but ants do not. Parthasarathy explores how the cutting-edge biotechnologies of tomorrow could enable us to alter living things in ways both subtle and profound. Featuring dozens of original watercolors and drawings by the author, this sweeping tour of biophysics offers astonishing new perspectives on how the wonders of life can arise from so simple a beginning"--

Subjects: Biophysics.;

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Africa : a modern history : 1945-2015 / by Arnold, Guy,author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 1050-1058) and index.The end of World War II signaled the end of the European African empires. In 1945, four African countries were independent; by 1963, 30 African states created the Organization of African Unity. The 1960s were a time of optimism as Africans enjoyed their new independence, witnessed increases in prosperity and prepared to tackle their political and economic problems in their own way. By the 1990s, however, these high hopes had been dashed. Dictatorship by strongmen, corruption, civil wars and genocide, widespread poverty and the interventions and manipulations of the major powers had all relegated Africa to the position of an aid "basket case," the world's poorest and least-developed continent. By exploring developments over the last 15 years, including the impact of China, new IT technology and the Arab Spring, the rise of Nigeria as Africa's leading country and the recent refugee crisis, Guy Arnold brings his landmark history of modern Africa up to date and provides a fresh perspective on this misunderstood continent.

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The year science changed everything : 1957's International Geophysical Year and the future of our planet / by O'Connell, Mark(Screenwriter),author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."In 1957, 6,000 scientists from 66 nations achieved the impossible: they erased political borders for 18 months to unlock Earth's greatest mysteries-and changed science forever. The International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957 marked humanity's first unified effort to understand our planet, launching the space race, discovering the Van Allen radiation belts, and producing groundbreaking climate research that shapes our world today. Through exclusive interviews with modern climate leaders-including the late marine biologist and climate researcher Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, science diplomat and Senior Fellow at United Nations Institute for Training and Research Paul Arthur Berkman, Frank Niepold at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), science historian Rebecca Charbonneau, and many more-author Mark O'Connell reveals how this historic collaboration offers a blueprint for tackling today's environmental challenges. Key discoveries from this groundbreaking initiative: Sparked the space race and satellite technology development Led to the first comprehensive mapping of ocean floors Produced the Antarctic Treaty, protecting an entire continent Established the foundation for modern climate science Created a model for international scientific cooperation As climate change threatens our planet, The Year Science Changed Everything shows how the spirit of global scientific unity that transformed 1957 might be our best hope for safeguarding Earth's future. "-- Provided by publisher."In this book, Mark O'Connell charts the struggles and successes of 1957's International Geophysical Year alongside interviews with today's leading environmental scientists to show that the time is right for another global environmental initiative"-- Provided by publisher.

Subjects: International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958.; Earth scientists; Environmentalists;

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The Lord of the rings and philosophy : one book to rule them all / by Bassham, Gregory,1959-(CARDINAL)367374; Bronson, Eric,1971-(CARDINAL)462450;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.; Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973; Fantasy fiction, English; Middle Earth (Imaginary place); Philosophy in literature.; Fantasy fiction, English;

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The Mayan code : time acceleration and awakening the world mind / by Clow, Barbara Hand,1943-(CARDINAL)185373; Clow, Christopher Cudahy.(CARDINAL)662770;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-272) and index."Bestselling author Barbara Hand Clow shows how the Mayan Calendar is a bridge to galactic wisdom that fosters personal growth and human evolution"--Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Maya astrology.; Maya calendar.; Maya cosmology.;

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Let there be water : Israel's solution for a water-starved world / by Siegel, Seth M.,1953-author.(CARDINAL)802805;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-320) and index.Introduction: A global water crisis looms -- Part I: The creation of a water-focused nation. A water-respecting culture ; The national water carrier ; Managing a national water system -- Part II: The transformation. Revolution(s) on the farm ; Turning waste into water ; Desalination: science engineering, and alchemy ; Renewing the water of Israel -- Part III: The world beyond Israel's borders. Turning water into a global business ; Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians: finding a regional water solution ; Hydro-diplomacy: Israel's use of water for global engagement ; No one is immune: California and the burden of affluence -- Part IV: How Israel did it. Guiding philosophy."With hardly a day without a water-crisis story somewhere, Let There Be Water offers prescriptions on how countries, cities, and businesses can avoid the worst of it. With sixty percent of the country in a desert and despite a rapidly growing population, Israel has been jumping ahead of the water-innovation curve for decades. Israel's national unity and economic vitality are, in part, the result of a culture and consciousness that understands the central role of water in building a dynamic, thriving society. By boldly thinking about water, Israel has transformed the normally change-averse, water-greedy world of agriculture with innovations like drip irrigation, creation of smart seeds for drought-friendly plants, and careful reuse of highly treated waste-water. Israel has also played a leading role in the emerging desalination revolution. Beyond securing its own water supply, Israel has also created a high-export industry in water technology, a timely example of how countries can build their economies while making the world better. Built on meticulous research and hundreds of interviews with both world leaders and experts in the field, Let There Be Water tells the inspiring story of how this all came to be"--

Subjects: Water-supply; Water resources development;

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Saving Yellowstone : exploration and preservation in Reconstruction America / by Nelson, Megan Kate,1972-author.(CARDINAL)315626;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-268) and index.Prologue: Lost -- The interest of one is the interest of all -- Pulse of the continent -- The grandest achievement of our lives -- A wilderness of people -- No middle ground -- The most remarkable scenery in the world -- If you do not stop them, we will -- Order, chaos -- To consecrate for public use -- Bullets flying all around -- A country unsettled -- Epilogue: Wonderland."From historian and critically acclaimed author of The Three-Cornered War comes the propulsive and vividly told story of how Yellowstone became the world's first national park amid the nationwide turmoil and racial violence of the Reconstruction era. Each year nearly four million people visit Yellowstone National Park-one of the most popular of all national parks-but few know the fascinating and complex historical context in which it was established. In late July 1871, the geologist-explorer Ferdinand Hayden led a team of scientists through a narrow canyon into Yellowstone Basin, entering one of the last unmapped places in the country. The survey's discoveries led to the passage of the Yellowstone Act in 1872, which created the first national park in the world. Now, author Megan Kate Nelson examines the larger context of this American moment, illuminating Hayden's survey as a national project meant to give Americans a sense of achievement and unity in the wake of a destructive civil war. Saving Yellowstone follows Hayden and two other protagonists in pursuit of their own agendas: Sitting Bull, a Lakota leader who asserted his peoples' claim to their homelands, and financier Jay Cooke, who wanted to secure his national reputation by building the Northern Pacific Railroad through the Great Northwest. Hayden, Cooke, and Sitting Bull staked their claims to Yellowstone at a critical moment in Reconstruction, when the Grant Administration and the 42nd Congress were testing the reach and the purpose of federal power across the nation. A narrative of adventure and exploration, Saving Yellowstone is also a story of Indigenous resistance, the expansive reach of railroad, photographic, and publishing technologies, and the struggles of Black southerners to bring racial terrorists to justice. It reveals how the early 1870s were a turning point in the nation's history, as white Americans ultimately abandoned the the higher ideal of equality for all people, creating a much more fragile and divided United States"--

Subjects: Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.);

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The chronos resurgence : echoes of time / by Dennis, James,author.(CARDINAL)227933;

"The Chronos Resurgence: Echoes of Time by James 'JimDandy' Dennis is a thrilling voyage into a future world in the year 2360. At the heart of this captivating narrative lies the discovery of the Chronos Resurgence, a mysterious device capable of reshaping the very fabric of the universe. As the protagonist, Ethan, stumbles upon this enigmatic artifact, he embarks on a journey of unrivaled curiosity and relentless experimentation that will change his life and the world he knows. In a technologically advanced utopia known as Prime Meridian, Ethan's once routine existence transforms into a fantastical adventure, blurring the lines between science fiction and reality. With the Chronos Resurgence's boundless potential at his fingertips, Ethan's every discovery and experiment sends him hurtling into uncharted territory, where each revelation unravels new mysteries and unforeseen consequences. Amid this gripping exploration, Ethan encounters a captivating cast of characters, each contributing unique perspectives and goals to the unfolding narrative. None more intriguing than Zin Xia, whose enigmatic objectives entwine with Ethan's quest, adding an element of suspense and intrigue. As the story unfolds, "The Chronos Resurgence: Echoes of Time" explores themes of love, unity, and the profound mysteries of time itself. With a future on the brink of transformation, hope guides Ethan as he ventures boldly into an uncertain world, one risky discovery at a time. Dennis's work is an exhilarating blend of science fiction and adventure. It offers readers a heart-pounding journey through an unknown future where the boundaries of possibility are pushed to their limits."

Subjects: Science fiction.; Time travel; Voyages and travels;

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"The compleat librarian"; and other essays / by Shera, Jesse Hauk,1903-1982.(CARDINAL)126183;

Includes bibliographical references."Cloudland revisited" -- Of red carpets and pruning shears -- The "dismal science" and librarianship -- Officer, arrest that book! -- the bad-humor man -- On the permanence of the invisible -- What is a book that a man may know it? -- Yes, Virginia, there is a verner clapp -- In defense of Miss Groby -- Libraries are for growing -- A book for burning -- Bamboo and silk, and the art of talking back -- Where is today's "Brother Keppel"? -- The "guide" stands first -- Trusteeship -- trust or bust? -- A warm puppy is not happiness -- The epistle of Paul to the pedants -- William to Tucker to Jess -- The compleat librarian -- On the encouragement of reading -- Daedalus, Icarus, and the technological revolution -- The age of paradox -- A better class of mouse -- Of wine, waiters, and librarians -- "As you wished you were" -- Kinder, Küche, und Bibliotheken -- Equus Donatus and the IRS -- What the Historian has been missing -- NLW and the cult of reading -- Of comforts, amenities, and cats -- Caveat venditor -- The librarian as anthologist -- The golden egg of federal support --The "trickster" in library research -- Standard lists -- an unstandardized view -- You're going on a spree in 1973 -- The computer and the chancellor -- What's wrong with educational excellence? -- "Try to remember ..." -- Intellectual Freedom -- intellectual? free? -- For a new theory of leisure class -- Is documentation camp? -- "The people, yes" -- The forty-first chair -- Of parting, umbrellas, and prepositions -- A good five-page report -- On the importance of theory -- Dichtung und Wahrheit -- Isis and the librarian's quest for unity -- O! medium, o! media -- The quiet stir of thought."Jesse Shera's essays on books, reading, and libraries are witty, often philosophical pieces whose essential message, hinted at rather than repetitously stated, is that librarianship is an art, not a trade or a technology. These fifty-one essays ... are concerned with the librarian, his problems and experiences, the place he works, the tools he uses, the books he puts on his shelves, the public he serves, and what his future holds"--Jacket.

Subjects: Essays.; Library science.;

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Internet law / by Grey House Publishing, Inc.,compiler.(CARDINAL)381300;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Who is responsible for online content? -- The Trump-Twitter fight ropes in the rest of Silicon Valley / Steven Overly and Nancy Scola, Politico, May 30, 2020 -- The law that made Facebook what it is today / Frank LoMonte, The Conversation, April 11, 2018 -- Biden wants sec. 230 gone, calls tech "totally irresponsible, "little creeps" / Kate Cox, Ars Technica, January 17, 2020 -- WSJ, WaPO, NYT spread false internet claims / Matthew Feeney, Cato Institute, August 7, 2019 -- The fight over section 230--and the internet as we know it / Matt Lasio, Wired, August 13, 2019 -- Should the internet be a public utility? -- The Wired guide to net neutrality / Klint Finley, Wired, May 5, 2020 -- FCC chairman: our job is to protect a free and open internet / Ajit Pai, CNET, June 10, 2018 -- What the Microsoft antitrust case taught us / Richard Blumenthal and Tim Wu, The New York Times, May 18, 2018 -- How the loss of net neutrality could change the internet / Margaret Harding McGill, Politico, December 14, 2017 -- Net neutrality may be dead in the US, but Europe is still strongly committed to open internet access / Saleem Bhatti, The Conversation, January 5, 2018 -- The end of private (digital) ownership? -- A brief history of open source software / Andy Updegrove, ConsortiumInfo.org, December 27, 2019 -- Reevaluating the DMCA 22 years later: let's think of the users / Katherine Trendacosta, EFF, February 12, 2020 -- To save Pepe the Frog from the alt-right, his creator has invoked copyright law's darker side / Aja Romano, Vox, September 21, 2017 -- Twitter blocks EFF tweet that criticized bogus takedown of a previous tweet / Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, April 15, 2019 -- In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course--is it the right move? / Scott Gilbertson, Ars Technica, October 16, 2019 -- With friends like AWS, who needs an open source business? / Cliff Saran, Computer Weekly, January 7, 2020 -- Hackers, user rights, and government surveillance -- Senate Republicans unveil COVID-19 specific privacy bill / National Law Review, May 26, 2020 -- Mixed messages: encryption fight pits security against privacy / Mark Scott, Politico, December 23, 2019 -- One man's obsessive fight to reclaim his Cambridge Analytica data / Issie Lapowsky, Wired, January 25, 2019 -- A dark web tycoon pleads guilty. But how was he caught? / Patrick Howell O'Neill, MIT Technology Review, February 8, 2020 -- Hackers will be the weapon of choice for governments in 2020 / Patrick Howell O'Neill, MIT Technology Review, January 2, 2020 -- Proposed US law is "Trojan horse" to stop online encryption, critics say / Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, March 5, 2020 -- Does the CFAA apply to voting machine hacks? / Derek B. Johnson, FCW, August 30, 2018 -- Helicopter government? How the internet of things enables pushbutton regulation from a distance / Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, November 11, 2019 -- Doublecheck that ballot: controversial voting machines make their primary debut in South Carolina / Eric Geller, Politico, February 28, 2020 -- Zoombombing and the law / Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy, April 7, 2020 -- From unity to division -- Society's dependence on the internet: 5 cyber issues the coronavirus lays bare / Laura DeNardis and Jennifer Daskal, The Conversation, March 27, 2020 -- Battlefield internet: a plan for securing cyberspace / Mich©·le Flournoy and Michael Sulmeyer, Foreign Affairs, September/October 2018 -- The rising threat of digital nationalism / Akash Kapur, The Wall Street Journal, November 1, 2019 -- Make the internet American again? / John Hendel, Politico, January 23, 2018 -- Should the U.S. reclaim control of the internet? Evaluating ICANN's administrative oversight since the 2016 handover / Mark Grabowski, Nebraska Law Review, August 6, 2018.

Subjects: Reference works.; Internet; Network neutrality; Intellectual property; Computer security;

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