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The new taxonomy / by Wheeler, Quentin D.,1954-(CARDINAL)334461;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introductory : toward the new taxonomy / Quentin D. Wheeler -- Networks and their role in e-taxonomy / Malcolm J. Scoble -- Taxonomy as a team sport / Sandra Knapp -- Planetary biodiversity inventories as models for the new taxonomy / Lawrence M. Page -- On the use of taxonomic concepts in support of biodiversity research and taxonomy / Nico M. Franz, Robert K. Peet and Alan S. Weakley -- International infrastructure for enabling the new taxonomy : the role of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) / Larry Speers and James L. Edwards -- DNA sequence in taxonomy : opportunities and challenges / Rudolf Meier -- Animal names for all : ICZN, ZooBank and the new taxonomy / Andrew Polaszek, Richard Pyle and Doug Yanega -- Understanding morphology in systematic context : three-dimensional specimen ordination and recognition / Norman MacLeod -- Taxonomic shock and awe / Quentin D. Wheeler."The most fundamental of all biological sciences, taxonomy underpins any long term strategies for reconstructing the great tree of life or salvaging as much biodiversity as possible. Yet we are still unable to say with any certainty how many species are living on the Earth. The New Taxonomy describes how a confluence of theory, cyberinfrastructure and international teamwork can meet this unprecedented research challenge and marks an emerging field, cybertaxonomy." "The book examines the efforts of several international groups to catalog the world's biodiversity and make it accessible. An answer to Julian Huxley's The New Systematics, the book signals the beginning of an upward trajectory of taxonomy to meet the unprecedented challenges of the biodiversity crisis. Contemporary taxonomists reclaim the unique mission, goals and importance of taxonomy as an independent science. They cover technologies such as DNA evidence and its applications, computer-assisted species identification, digital morphology and E-typification."--Jacket.

Subjects: Biology; Communication in biology.;

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Green space, green time : the way of science / by Barlow, Connie C.(CARDINAL)332020;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317) and index.Way of science: Surprise from sociobiology -- Varieties of ecoreligious experience -- Science and meaning -- Science and the coming of a new story: Epic of evolution -- Science into story -- Conversation with catalysts -- Celebrating the epic -- Biology and the celebration of diversity: Re-storying biodiversity -- Islands everywhere -- Conversation with an earth ecstatic -- Life loves life -- Ecology and the birth of bioregionalism: Keystones, aliens, and ghosts -- Polarities -- Conversation with hands-off stewards -- Creating science-based rituals -- Geophysiology and the revival of Gaia: Powers of persistence -- Developing biosphere -- Conversation with the F1 and F2 generations -- Beyond the science -- Meaning-making: Federation of meaning -- Value-making -- Meaning-makers -- Living dangerously.Over the last few centuries, science has more and more usurped domains of knowledge that were once the province of religion: for example, the movements of the heavens, the origin and diversity of life, even the inward world of human consciousness. At the same time, however, both science and religion have always enforced strict boundaries. Science can tell us how the world is, but it cannot instruct us about meaning or values. In a provocative book that is sure to be controversial, Connie Barlow puts forth a compelling case for breaching this barrier - in effect, for a reunification of knowledge and meaning. Evolutionary biology tells us how we came to be; rendered as the Epic of Evolution, it provides a powerful origin story appropriate for these times. Conservation biology, ecology, and Gaia theory all reveal how we fit in with the natural world; Barlow argues that they can not only inform our ethics but also expand our sense of meaning. Barlow explores both established and new fields in the biological sciences to show how science intersects realms of meaning and value. She describes how some of the leading scientists and philosophers of our day are working to reunite knowledge of the world with a sense of the sacred.

Subjects: Nature; Human ecology; Religion and science.;

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The social organism : a radical understanding of social media to transform your business and life / by Luckett, Oliver,author.(CARDINAL)414505; Casey, Michael,1967-author.(CARDINAL)357418;

"From visionary tech entrepreneur Oliver Luckett and MIT Media Lab's Michael J. Casey, a groundbreaking, must-read theory of social media how it works, how it's changing human life, and how we can master it for good and for profit. In barely a decade, social media has positioned itself at the center of twenty-first century life. The combined power of platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Vine have helped topple dictators and turned anonymous teenagers into celebrities overnight. In the social media age, ideas spread and morph through shared hashtags, photos, and videos, and the most compelling and emotive ones can transform public opinion in mere days and weeks, even attitudes and priorities that had persisted for decades. How did this happen? The scope and pace of these changes have left traditional businesses -- and their old-guard marketing gatekeepers -- bewildered. We simply do not comprehend social media's form, function, and possibilities. It's time we did. In The Social Organism, Luckett and Casey offer a revolutionary theory: social networks -- to an astonishing degree -- mimic the rules and functions of biological life. In sharing and replicating packets of information known as memes, the world's social media users are facilitating an evolutionary process just like the transfer of genetic information in living things. Memes are the basic building blocks of our culture, our social DNA. To master social media -- and to make online content that impacts the world -- you must start with the Social Organism. With the scope and ambition of The Second Machine Age and James Gleick's The Information, The Social Organism is an indispensable guide for business leaders, marketing professionals, and anyone serious about understanding our digital world -- a guide not just to social media, but to human life today and where it is headed next"--Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-279) and index.Preface: Purging hate -- Introduction: Epiphany in the desert: the seven rules of life in social media -- The algorithm of life: how we process information and evolve as a society -- From steeples to Snapchat: the Darwinian march of media -- The age of holarchy: the interconnected, decentralized cell structure of social media -- Cracking the memetic code: how ideas spread like viruses -- Balanced diet: the organism must be fed healthy content -- The immune system: how social media responds to unwelcome threats -- Confronting our pathogens: bolstering the cultural immune system -- Thomas and Teddy: the open constitution of the social organism -- Digital culture: toward a global brain.

Subjects: Online social networks in business.; Social media.; Social change.; Social media.;

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How men age : what evolution reveals about male health and mortality / by Bribiescas, Richard G.,author.(CARDINAL)480827;

A gray evolutionary lens -- Dead man's curve -- Getting a handle on love handles -- Older fathers, longer lives -- Dear old dad -- Darwinian health and other contradictions -- Older men and the future of human evolution."While the health of aging men has been a focus of biomedical research for years, evolutionary biology has not been part of the conversation--until now. How Men Age is the first book to explore how natural selection has shaped male aging, how evolutionary theory can inform our understanding of male health and well-being, and how older men may have contributed to the evolution of some of the very traits that make us human. In this book, biological anthropologist Richard Bribiescas looks at all aspects of male aging through an evolutionary lens. He describes how the challenges males faced in their evolutionary past influenced how they age today, and shows how this unique evolutionary history helps explain common aspects of male aging such as prostate disease, loss of muscle mass, changes in testosterone levels, increases in fat, erectile dysfunction, baldness, and shorter life spans than women. Bribiescas reveals how many of the physical and behavioral changes that we negatively associate with male aging may have actually facilitated the emergence of positive traits that have helped make humans so successful as a species, including parenting, long life spans, and high fertility. Popular science at its most compelling, How Men Age provides new perspectives on the aging process in men and how we became human, and also explores future challenges for human evolution--and the important role older men might play in them"--Provided by publisher.Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-168) and index.

Subjects: Men; Longevity.; Aging.; Human evolution; Men; Men.;

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Darwin's love of life : a singular case of biophilia / by Harel, Kay,author.(CARDINAL)860189;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Biophilia-the love of life-encompasses the drive to survive, a sense of kinship with all life-forms, and an instinct for beauty. In this unconventional book, Kay Harel uses biophilia as a lens to explore Charles Darwin's life and thought in deeply original ways. In a set of interrelated essays, she considers how the love of life enabled him to see otherwise unseen evolutionary truths. Harel traces the influence of biophilia on Darwin's views of dogs, facts, thought, emotion, and beauty, informed by little-known material from his private notebooks. She argues that much of what Darwin described, envisioned, and felt was biophilia in action. Closing the book is a profile of Darwin's marriage to Emma Wedgwood, his first cousin, a woman gifted in music and medicine who shared her husband's love of life. Harel's meditative, playful, and lyrical musings draw on the tools of varied disciplines-aesthetics, astronomy, biology, evolutionary theory, history of science, philosophy, psychiatry, and more-while remaining unbounded by any particular one. Taking unexpected paths to recast a figure we thought we knew, this book offers readers a different Darwin: a man full of love, joy, awe, humility, curiosity, and a zest for living"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.; Biology; Naturalists;

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Simply Quantum Physics / by Gerhard, Karyn,editor.(CARDINAL)426969; DK Publishing, Inc.(CARDINAL)317714;

The Quantum world - pre-quantum puzzles - the wave function - interpretations of quantum physics - quantum phenomena - quantum technology - quantum information - nuclear physics - particle physics - quantum gravity - quantum biology."A clear, simple, graphic-led introduction to quantum physics. Are you short of time but hungry for knowledge? This beginner's quantum physics book proves that sometimes less is more. Bold graphics and easy-to-understand explanations make it the most accessible guide to quantum physics on the market. This smart but powerful guide cuts through the jargon and gives you the facts in a clear, visual way. Step inside the strange and fascinating world of subatomic physics that at times seems to conflict with common sense. Unlock the mysteries of more than 100 key ideas, from quantum mechanics basics to the uncertainty principle and quantum tunneling. Each pared-back, single-page entry demystifies the groundbreaking ideas in modern science. From Schrödinger's Cat and quantum teleportation to atoms and gravity, Simply Quantum Physics is the ultimate jargon-free overview of the subject. This illuminating reference book introduces you to the greatest physicists of the 20th and 21st centuries, such as Albert Einstein, Neils Bohr, Erwin Schrödinger, Richard Feynman, and more! It's the perfect gift for anyone interested in physics or science in general and life-long learners. Whether you're a physics student or just an interested layman, this indispensable guide is packed with everything you need to quickly and easily understand the basics" --

Subjects: Quantum theory.; Space and time.; Quantum field theory.; Wave functions.;

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Psychology 101 : an essential guide to the science of the mind / by Porter, Alan(Author at Sirius Publishing),author.(CARDINAL)834168;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-172) and index.What is psychology? -- The psychology of learning -- Cognitive psychology -- Biological psychology -- Developmental psychology -- Social psychology -- The psychology of intelligence -- Personality psychology -- Clinical psychology -- Professional psychology -- Future directions."A perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike, this book provides you with the key information you would find in a psychology course in an easily digestible format. Filled with flow charts, infographics, and suggestions for further reading, this book makes understanding the human mind easier than ever. Including the theories of Francis Galton, Sigmund Freud, Ivan Pavlov, and many more, it covers the whole range of psychological research. By the time you finish reading this book, you will be able to answer questions such as: How do we learn? Do groups make better decisions than individuals? How de we study the living brain? What are the components of personality?" -- Page 4 of cover.

Subjects: Psychology.; Psychology, Applied.; Psychology; Brain.; Human behavior.;

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Noise / by Kosko, Bart.(CARDINAL)361631;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-231) and index.THE WAR ON NOISE: Noise is an unwanted signal -- The noise-signal duality: one person's signal is another person's noise -- Information theory made a science out of the war on noise -- Channel noise randomly flips bits -- Noise limits channel capacity -- Noise can sometimes help -- NOISE IS A NUISANCE: Noise is a private nuisance if it substantially and unreasonably interferes with someone's use and enjoyment of land -- Noise is a public nuisance if it substantially interferes with a right common to the public -- E-mail spam counts as a cyber-noise nuisance -- THE NUISANCE THAT DEFERS: Noise-induced hearing loss is a common health hazard -- Noise can damage the inner ear's frequency detectors -- Noise increases stress -- Noise can harm simpler animals -- WHITE NOISE AIN'T SO WHITE: White noise is independent in time and has a flat spectrum, and so is physically impossible -- There are infinitely many types of white noise -- Most noise is impulsive -- Chaos and fuzz can produce white noise -- Real noise is colored noise because its frequency spectrum is not flat -- Thermal noise fills the universe -- Even black holes emit noise, and die -- FIGHTING NOISE WITH NOISE: The ideal low-pass filter resembles wideband noise in digital sampling -- Noise helps shape the spectrum of signals -- Noise cancellers learn noise patterns to annihilate them -- Delilah's secret: wireless signals can hide in noise -- THE ZEN OF NOISE: STOCHASTIC RESONANCE: many physical and biological systems display a stochastic resonance noise benefit because they are nonlinear systems -- The "forbidden interval" theorem: model neurons benefit from noise if the average noise lies outside the "forbidden interval" -- Noise can benefit nanosystems and the molecular motors of life.

Subjects: Simmonds, Martha; Simmons, Elizabeth,; Noise.; Noise; Signal processing.;

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God vs. Darwin : the war between evolution and creationism in the classroom / by Singham, Mano.(CARDINAL)666012;

MARCIVE 02/02/10Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The history behind Inherit the wind -- The rising religious opposition to Darwin -- The free speech train -- The Scopes pre-game show -- The Scopes trial -- The Scopes appeal -- The history of religion in U.S. public schools -- Religion and the establishment clause after Scopes -- Evolution back in the courts -- Adam and Eve and evolution -- The rise and fall of "creation science" -- Creation science born again as intelligent design -- Why some hate evolution: the wedge document revelations -- The endorsement test and the "informed, reasonable observer" -- The Dover policy on teaching evolution -- The Dover verdict -- The aftershocks of Dover -- What next? -- The long view."In God vs. Darwin, Mano Singham dissects the legal battle between evolution and creationism in the classroom beginning with the Scopes Monkey trial in 1925 and ending with an intelligent design trial in Dover, Pennsylvania, in 2005. A publicity stunt, the Scopes Monkey trial had less to do with legal precedence than with generating tourism dollars for a rural Tennessee town. But the trial did successfully spark a debate that has lasted more than 80 years and simply will not be quelled despite a succession of seemingly definitive court decisions. In the greatest demonstration of survival, opposition to the teaching of evolution has itself evolved. Attempts to completely eliminate the teaching of evolution from public schools have given way to the recognition that evolution is here to stay, that explicitly religious ideas will never be allowed in public schools, and that the best that can be hoped for is to chip away at the credibility of the theory of evolution." "Dr. Singham answers complex questions: Why is there such intense antagonism to the teaching of evolution in the United States? What have the courts said about the various attempts to oppose it? Sprinkled with interesting tidbits about Charles Darwin and the major players of the evolution vs. creationism debate, readers will find that God vs. Darwin is charming in its embrace of the strong passions aroused from the topic of teaching evolution in schools."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects: Trial and arbitral proceedings.; Scopes, John Thomas; Scopes, John Thomas; Evolution (Biology); Human evolution; Evolution (Biology); Evolution (Biology); Creationism; Intelligent design (Teleology);

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Chaos : making a new science / by Gleick, James.(CARDINAL)188262;

Bibliography: pages 318-340.1160L

Subjects: Chaotic behavior in systems.;

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