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How to find a habitable planet / by Kasting, James F.,author.(DLC)n 98095534 ;

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-316) and index.Past thinking about Earth-like planets and life -- Our habitable Planet Earth. Critical updates on how planets are built ; Long-term climate stability ; More wrinkles in Earth's climate history ; Runaway glaciation and "Snowball Earth" -- Limits to planetary habitability. Runaway greenhouses and the evolution of Venus' atmosphere ; The future evolution of Earth ; The Martian climate puzzle ; Is the Earth rare? ; Habitable zones around stars -- How to find another Earth. Indirect detection of planets around other stars ; Finding and characterizing planets by using transits ; Direct detection of extrasolar planets ; The spectroscopic search for life ; Prospects for the more distant future."Ever since Carl Sagan first predicted that extraterrestrial civilizations must number in the millions, the search for life on other planets has gripped our imagination. Is Earth so rare that advanced life forms like us - or even the simplest biological organisms - are unique to the universe? How to Find a Habitable Planet describes how scientists are testing Sagan's prediction, and demonstrates why Earth may not be so rare after all." "James Kasting has worked closely with NASA in its mission to detect habitable worlds outside our solar system, and in this book he introduces readers to the advanced methodologies being used in this extraordinary quest. He addresses the compelling questions that planetary scientists grapple with today: What exactly makes a planet habitable? What are the signatures of life astronomers should look for when they scan the heavens for habitable worlds?" "In providing answers, Kasting explains why Earth has remained habitable despite a substantial rise in solar luminosity over time, and why our neighbors, Venus and Mars, haven't. If other Earth-sized planets endowed with enough water and carbon are out there, he argues, chances are good that some of those planets sustain life. Kasting describes the efforts under way to find them, and predicts that future discoveries will profoundly alter our view of the universe and our place in it."--Jkt.

Subjects: Habitable planets.; Exobiology.;

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The cat in the box : a history of science in 100 experiments / by Gribbin, Mary,author.(CARDINAL)355168; Gribbin, John,1946-author.(CARDINAL)329803;

Includes bibliographical references (page 280) and index.The upward thrust of water -- Measuring the diameter of the Earth -- The eye as a pinhole camera -- Dissecting the human body -- Measuring the magnetic field of the Earth -- Measuring inertia -- Circulation of the blood -- Weighing the atmosphere -- Resisting the squeeze -- Revealing the microscopic world -- All the colors of the rainbow -- The speed of light is finite -- Vitamin at sea -- Conducting the lightning -- The heat of ice -- Steaming ahead -- Breathing plants and pure air -- Opening up the solar system -- Animal heat, but no animal magic -- Twitching frogs and electric piles -- Weighing the Earth -- Boring experiments on heat -- The first vaccine -- Feeling invisible light -- Cosmic rubble -- Flying high with hydrogen -- Light is a wave -- Discovering atoms -- Electrifying science -- Quantifying chemistry -- Thinking about the power of fire -- A random walk -- The magnetism of electricity -- The death of vitalism -- Making electricity -- An uplifting experience -- Blood heat -- Trumpeters on a train -- The speed of ice -- Absorbing radiant heat -- The leviathan of Parsonstown -- Controversy and controls -- From fire light to star light -- Prevention is better than cure -- Pinning down the speed of light -- Death to bacteria -- The flowering of evolution theory -- The benzene snake dance -- The monk and the peas -- The importance of nothing -- Feeling the squeeze -- The speed of light is constant -- Sparking radio into light -- Noble gases and a noble Lord -- The birth of biochemistry -- Enter the X-ray -- Enter the electron -- Radioactivity revealed -- Knocking electrons with light -- A Pavlovian response -- Journey to the center of the Earth -- Inside the atom -- A ruler for the universe -- The discovery of nucleic acids -- Evolution at work -- Something to brag about -- Light from the darkness -- Electron waves and quantum duality -- Taking the rough with the smooth -- An antibiotic breakthrough? -- Splitting th atom -- Making vitamin C -- Probing proteins -- Artificial radioactivity -- The cat in the box -- Fission gets heavy -- The first nuclear reactor -- The first programmable computer -- Discovering the role of DNA -- Jumping genes -- The Alpha helix -- Making the molecules of life -- Masers and lasers -- Magnetic stripes and sea-floor spreading -- Detecting the Ghost particle -- A vital vitamin -- The breathing planet -- The echo of the Big Bang -- Clocking into relativity -- Making waves in the universe -- The pacemaker of ice ages -- the world is non-local -- The ultimate quantum experiment -- The accelerating universe -- Mapping the human genome -- Fifteen equals three times five -- Making matter massive -- The composition of the universe -- Experiment 101."This book distills the history of science into 100 epic experiments that have fueled our understanding of Earth and the Universe beyond. Everything in the scientific world view is based on experiment, including observations of phenomena predicted by theories and hypotheses, such as the bending of light as it goes past the Sun. As the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman said, "If it disagrees with experiment, it is wrong." From the discovery of microscopic worlds and gravitational waves, to the weighing the Earth, to making electricity, this stunning book by renowned science writers John and Mary Gribbin tells the enlightening, fascinating, and somewhat oddball story of scientific innovation."--(WorldCAT).

Subjects: Science; Science; Technological innovations;

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Planet Mars : story of another world / by Forget, François.(CARDINAL)555795; Costard, François.(CARDINAL)674616; Lognonné, Philippe.(CARDINAL)555827; Mizon, Bob,1946-(CARDINAL)661310;

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Asteroids, comets, and meteorites : cosmic invaders of the earth / by Erickson, Jon,1948-(CARDINAL)333325;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-245) and index.

Subjects: Asteroids.; Comets.; Meteorites.;

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Instant egghead guide. by Clegg, Brian.(CARDINAL)530574; Scientific American, inc.(CARDINAL)325071;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218).Matter. Stuff ; Brownian motion ; Atomic structure ; Isotopes and neutrons ; Forget the planets ; Antimatter ; Quarks ; Solids ; Liquids ; Gases ; Plasma ; The particle zoo ; String theory ; Expanding universe ; Dark matter ; Dark energy ; The Big Bang ; Multiverses and bouncing branes -- Quantum theory. Quanta ; The ultraviolet catastrophe ; Einstein and the photoelectric effect ; Wave/particle duality ; Problems with probability ; The uncertainty principle ; Tunneling ; Superposition and quantum cats ; The Copenhagen Interpretation ; Many worlds ; Electronics ; Entanglement ; QED ; Quantum reality ; Black holes -- Light. the mechanics of sight ; Early ideas of light ; The electromagnetic spectrum ; Color ; Light waves ; Photons ; Reflection ; Refraction ; Lenses ; Principle of least action ; The speed of light ; The first telescopes ; Telescopes come of age ; Telescopes reaching father ; Microscopes ; Quantum lenses ; Polarization ; Redshift ; Lasers ; Holograms ; Stopping light ; Faster than light -- Relativity. Galileo's relativity ; Special relativity ; The Twins Paradox ; Simultaneity ; Time travel ; Where are the time travelers? ; E=mc² ; Equivalence ; General relativity -- Forces Force ; Fields or particles? ; Action at a distance ; Gravity ; Orbits and centrifugal force ; Electromagnetism ; Static electricity ; Electrical currents ; Magnets ; Strong nuclear force ; Weak nuclear force ; Nuclear fission ; Nuclear fusion -- Energy. Work and energy ; Power ; Kinetic energy ; Potential energy ; Going places : movement, speed, and velocity ; Momentum ; Acceleration ; A throw of a ball ; Friction ; Levers ; Springs and swings ; Temperature ; Heat ; The greenhouse effect ; Thermal expansion ; Changing phase ; Thermodynamics ; Heat engines ; Entropy ; Sound ; Energy density ; Solar energy.

Subjects: Quantum theory;

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Principles of robotics & artificial intelligence / by Renneboog, Richard,editor.(CARDINAL)891845;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-467) and index.Extreme Value Theorem -- F -- Facial Recognition Technology in Surveillance -- Fuzzy Logic -- G -- Game Theory -- Geoinformatics -- Go -- Grammatology -- Graphene -- Graphics Technologies -- H -- Holographic Technology -- Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) -- Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) -- I -- Integral -- Internet of Things (IoT) -- Interoperability -- K -- Kinematics -- L -- Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA) -- Limit of a Function -- Linear Programming -- Linux -- Local Area Network (LAN) -- M -- Machine Code -- Machine Learning -- Machine Translation -- Magnetic Storage -- Mechatronics -- Microcomputer -- Microprocessor -- Motion (Physics) -- Multitasking -- N -- Nanotechnology -- Network Interface Controller (NIC) -- Network Topology -- Neural Engineering -- Nouvelle Artificial Intelligence -- Numerical Analysis -- O -- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) -- Optical Storage -- P -- Parallel Computing -- Pattern Recognition -- Photogrammetry -- Pneumatics -- Probability and Statistics -- Programming Languages for Artificial Intelligence -- Proportionality -- Public-Key Cryptography -- Python -- Q -- Quantum Computing -- R -- R -- Replication -- Robotic Arms -- Robotic Process Automation (RPA) -- Robotics -- Robotics and Robotic Systems -- Ruby -- S -- Scale Model -- Scratch -- Self-Management -- Semantic Web -- Sequence -- Series -- Set Notation -- Siri -- Smart City -- Smart Homes -- Smart Label -- Smartphone -- Soft Robotics -- Solar Cell -- Space Drone -- Space Robotics -- Speech Recognition -- Stem-and-Leaf Plots -- Structured Query Language (SQL) -- Stuxnet -- Supercomputer -- T Tablet Computer -- Turing Test -- U -- UNIX -- V -- Video Game Design and Programming -- Virtual Reality -- Z -- Z3 -- Zombie -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Organizations -- Index.Table of Contents -- Publisher's Note -- Introduction -- Contributors -- A -- Abstraction -- Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) -- Agile Robotics -- Algorithmic Bias -- Algorithms -- Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) -- Application Programming Interface (API) -- Artificial Consciousness -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) -- Artificial Intelligence and Terrorism -- Artificial Intelligence Cold War -- Artificial Intelligence in Cognitive Psychology -- Artificial Intelligence in Education -- Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Cinema -- Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Gaming -- Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Literature -- Augmented Reality (AR) -- Automated Processes and Servomechanisms -- Automatons, Mechanical Creatures, and Artificial Intelligence in Mythology -- Autonomous Car -- Avatars and Simulation -- B -- Behavioral Neuroscience -- Binary Pattern -- Biomechanical Engineering -- Biomechanics -- Biomimetics -- Bionics and Biomedical Engineering -- C -- C -- C++ -- Charles Babbage's Difference and Analytical Engines -- Chatbot -- ChatGPT (software) -- Client-Server Architecture -- CNC Milling -- Cognitive Science -- Combinatorics -- Computed Tomography -- Computer Engineering -- Computer Languages, Compilers, and Tools -- Computer Memory -- Computer Networks -- Computer Simulation -- Computer Software -- Computer Viruses and Worms -- Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) -- Computing Devices in History -- Continuous Random Variable -- Cryptography and Encryption -- Cybernetics -- Cybersecurity -- Cyberspace -- D -- The Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence -- Data Analytics (DA) -- Deep Learning -- Deep Reinforcement Learning (deep RL) -- Deepfake -- Digital Fraud -- Digital Logic -- DNA Computing -- Domain-Specific Language (DSL) -- E -- Evaluating Expressions -- Existential Risk from Artificial General Intelligence -- Expert System."This volume provides readers with the important information they need to understand the basic concepts of artificial intelligence as well as ways that both AI and robotics can be successfully incorporated into manufacturing, transportation, education, and medicine. This new edition has been updated and expanded to include the latest developments in artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT and other chatbots, machine learning, and open-source AI. The text also discusses the role AI and robotics play in popular culture and modern society, recent calls to regulate the artificial intelligence industry and how the industry is expected to evolve in the future. More than 120 easy-to-understand entries, many with illustrations and photographs, cover: Augmented Reality; Machine Learning; Knowledge Acquisition; Pattern Recognition; Self-Management; Virtual Reality. These entries cover many important aspects of AI and robotics, including basic principles of robotic motion and engineering, neural engineering and human-computer interaction, programming languages and operating systems, and the mathematics that govern computation. The role of robotics and AI in war, fraud, and terrorism is also examined, as well as how these fields are portrayed in popular culture, which ultimately reflects how we perceive the line between human and machine. Entries begin by specifying related Fields of Study, followed by an Abstract and then a list of Key Concepts summarizing important points; all entries end with a helpful Further Reading section." -From publisher.

Subjects: Reference works.; Robotics.; Artificial intelligence.;

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Electric Life: The Hidden Radiance of Everything by Funneman, Sander;

"A jolting perspective changer." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review Did you know that bees charge themselves like batteries? That frogs float on magnetic fields, and seals use radar? This groundbreaking nonfiction graphic novel explores the vital but often unexpected roles that electricity and magnetism play in the natural world. From subatomic particles to our solar system, electromagnetic forces have long formed the building blocks of our reality. Yet the full extent of their impact is only just beginning to come to light. Electric Life invites readers on a breathtaking journey into this unseen world, revealing how electricity and magnetism affect not only humans but also our planet and the universe at large.

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Paul the penguin and his science pals : Engineering. by Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268; SchoolMedia, Inc.;

The scientific explanation (approximately 3 min.) -- Science SingAlong "Think like a scientist" (3 min.) -- Sinking and floating, Paul and his science pals (approximately 6 min.) -- Sinking and floating, making clay boats (approximately 5 min.) -- Moving things, Paul and his science pals (approximately 6 min.) -- Moving things, moving over different surfaces (approximately 4 min.) -- Mixtures, Paul and his science pals (approximately 5 min.) -- Mixtures, exploring Oobleck (approximately 5 min.) -- Building structures -- Design a communication code -- Energy -- Magnetic & nonmagnetic -- Magnets are magnificent, poles -- Mixtures -- Paul and his science pals, Using materials -- engineering -- Preparing a severe weather kit -- Properties, sorting objects -- Research and build a map -- Seeing salt water -- Solving problems in our environment -- Using materials -- Using materials science sing-along, engineering.Building structures: Two students are given the opportunity the design, draw and build a model of their ideas for a playground structure for their school. After reviewing visuals of typical structures the students are given common home building pvc pipes and connectors to create models of their ideas.Design a communication code: Today, two students, with the help of their teacher, use snaps, claps, and hand signals to design several audio and visual codes to help them communicate with each other in the lab. They'll then combine their new codes into a complete message signaling that the lab is over.Energy: In today's lab, Mariana and Melena, discover their teacher wearing a gas-powered leaf blower, while playing with a flashlight and solar oven. They brainstorm ways that these items are similar and realize they all use energy, albeit from different sources. The flashlight uses batteries, and their teacher knows of an unusual source of electrical energy: copper wire, nails, and lemons. Using these materials, they explore whether or not it's possible to to power an LED bulb with fruit, and discuss if citrus is a good source of renewable energy.Magnetic & nonmagnetic: Two students, with direction from their teacher, explore the amazing world of magnetism. With the help of magnets, the students test various objects to see if they are magnetic or not. Using a T-chart, they record which objects are magnetic, and which are not. They construct rules to use in predicting the magnetic nature of objects.Magnets are magnificent: Poles: Under the direction of their teacher, two students explore the ways magnets push and pull other magnetic objects. Students learn about the poles of a magnet and discover different ways to "see" the invisible magnetic field using iron filings, and by studying how magnets attract or repel other magnets.Mixtures: Exploring Oobleck: In this hands on activity two students, with assistance from their teacher, mix a solid and a liquid, cornstarch and water, with surprising results.Mixtures: Mix it up with Funnel and learn what happens when you combine different kinds of solids and liquids. Accompanied by visuals, students will see how some solids dissolve in liquids, while some just don't mix together at all!Mixtures: Our students are surprised today in their lab as they study mixtures ... and make a healthy lunch. They mix solids with solids in salad contents, liquid and liquid in a homemade dressing and finally solids and liquids in the finished dish. A health plus is the friendly presentation of fresh, unprocessed dark green vegetables. Then our students apply what they've learned as they explore the contents of the refrigerator ... discovering various other mixtures and describing their properties. Solutions are also discussed.Moving things: Moving over different surfaces: In this hands on activity two students, with direction from their teacher, test how the surface area of objects can affect the amount of force needed to move them. Recording observations are featured as students compare their experiences. Lab safety and procedure are practiced.Moving things: Paul and his science pals: Paul returns to the train tracks to search for his missing suitcase. Where is it? Why didn't it end up with Paul when it fell off the train with him? Finding the answers to these questions leads to discoveries about forces, friction, speed and paths of movement.Paul and his science pals: Using materials - engineering: Delta calls out the alarm because a part of the pond is dammed up! Seems like a problem to Delta but to Paul it is a marvel! That Bob the beaver can engineer such an amazing home gives Paul ideas about how he can use materials to build things, maybe even something to help him get to his brother's birthday party.Preparing a severe weather kit: Two students, Abby and Amina, discuss with their teacher various types of severe weather emergencies, and how to prepare for one. At their homes, Abby and Amina gather materials that they think will help them (and their families) be prepared in case severe weather strikes. Back in the lab, the students and their teacher evaluate the materials gathered as being appropriate or not appropriate for a severe weather emergency kit.Properties: Sorting objects: With direction from their teacher, two students learn how to classify various objects. Using a chart and their five senses the students will first observe the properties of several objects. Using a Venn Diagram, they will compare two or more objects and classify their properties as being alike or different.Research and build a map: Two students, with guidance from their teacher, learn how paper and electronic maps help people find locations. During a field trip to their local park, the students research the distance between the park's features, and draw the landmarks to scale to build a map of their favorite place to play.Science SingAlong "Think like a scientist": Sing along with this exciting song about the scientific explaination. Memorable lyrics and energizing music teach the process, while student and adult scientists demostrate ways to develop a claim, gather evidence, and apply reasoning.Seeing salt water: Two students, Ambria and Mariana, learn that while ocean water and fresh water may look the same, they can do an experiment to actually see the salt in saltwater. With guidance from their teacher, they set up a pie plate with some salt water and observe it over several days. As the water evaporates, they can see the salt left behind. They record their observations in a chart.Sinking and floating: Making clay boats: In this hands on activity two students, with direction from their teacher, test clay to see if it will sink or float. Lab safety and procedure is demonstrated.Sinking and floating: Paul and his science pals: When Gavin the gopher burrows up under Paul the penguin, Paul falls into the pond. This starts discussion and actions all about sinking and floating. The force of gravity, buoyancy and the density of objects are defined.Solving problems in our environment: Two students, with the help of their teacher, brainstorm about changes they can make around the house to help conserve the resources they use everyday. They also discover that some materials break down faster than others by testing two different egg cartons in water. They learn that it's best to recycle or reuse products whenever possible to help keep our landfills from overflowing.The scientific explanation: Paul the penguin, along with Soila, Delta and Gavin introduce students to the Scientific Explanation. Students Paige and Elijah develop a claim, gather evidence and apply reasoning to what they discover.Using materials science sing-along: Engineering: Sing along with music and lyrics that pin the unit vocabulary terms to strong images that represent the concepts used in engineering.Using materials: Two students observed various features of plants and animals and examine equipment commonly used by people. They are asked to analyze and hypothesize a connection between things found in nature and the ideas engineers may have used to develop items that solve problems for people. After viewing visuals of these items and connections the students are given the opportunity to create their own versions with natural materials.Grades Pre-K-K.Ages 3-5.

Subjects: Engineering; Civil engineering; Natural resources;

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