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Sporting gender : the history, science, and stories of transgender and intersex athletes / by Harper, Joanna(Biophysicist),author.(CARDINAL)827997; Epstein, David J.,1980-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)403651;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Sporting Gender explores both the historical and current issues of defining gender in sports, especially regarding intersex and transgender athletes. It not only covers important events and regulations, but also delves into the lives of the athletes themselves to provide a personal perspective on the science of athletic performance." -- ONIX annotation."The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are likely to feature the first transgender athlete, a topic that will be highly contentious during the competition. But transgender and intersex athletes such as Laurel Hubbard, Tifanny Abreu, and Caster Semenya didn't just turn up overnight. Both intersex and transgender athletes have been newsworthy stories for decades. In Sporting Gender: The History, Science, and Stories of Transgender and Intersex Athletes, Joanna Harper provides an in-depth examination of why gender diverse athletes are so controversial. She not only delves into the history of these athletes and their personal stories, but also explains in a highly accessible manner the science behind their gender diversity and why the science is important for regulatory committees--and the general public--to consider when evaluating sports performance. Sporting Gender gives the reader a perspective that is both broad in scope and yet detailed enough to grasp the nuances that are central in understanding the controversies over intersex and transgender athletes. Featuring personal investigations from the author, who has had first-person access to some of the most significant recent developments in this complex arena, this book provides fascinating insight into sex, gender, and sports." --
Subjects: Harper, Joanna (Biophysicist); Gay athletes.; Gay people and sports.; Intersex athletes.; Lesbian athletes.; Sexual minorities; Sports; Transgender athletes.; Gay athletes.; Lesbian athletes.; LGBTQ+ people.; Sexual minorities.; Transgender athletes.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The emperor of scent : a story of perfume, obsession, and the last mystery of the senses / by Burr, Chandler,1963-(CARDINAL)394770;
Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Turin, Luca.; Biophysicists; Nose.; Smell.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The emperor of scent : a true story of perfume and obsession / by Burr, Chandler,1963-(CARDINAL)394770;
This true story profiles a scientific genius with eerie powers of smell who uses his gifts to solve one of the body's last secrets: how the nose works.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Turin, Luca.; Smell.; Nose.; Biophysicists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Augmented [videorecording] / by DaSilva, Jason,television director,television producer.; Gil, Gideon,screenwriter,film producer.; MacDonald, Heather(Heather Lyn),film producer,screenwriter.; Orr, Matthew(Motion picture director),screenwriter,television director,television producer.; Smith, Dominic(Motion picture producer),television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)309769; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),publisher.(CARDINAL)189964; STAT (Health and medicine news publisher),production company.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.),production company.(CARDINAL)154259;
Predicting my MS: a NOVA production by AXS Lab for GBH Boston ; correspondent, Jason DaSilva ; produced and directed by Jason DaSilva ; produced by Naomi Middleton.Herr, Hugh.In Augmented, Hugh Herr, a biophysicist working to create brain-controlled robotic limbs, shares his personal journey. At age 17, Herr's legs were amputated after a climbing accident. Frustrated by the crude prosthetic limbs he was given, Herr set out to remedy their design, leading him to a career as an inventor of innovative prosthetic devices. Now, Herr is teaming up with an injured climber and a surgeon at a leading Boston hospital to test a new approach to surgical amputation that allows prosthetic limbs to move and feel like the real thing. Herr's journey is a powerful tale of innovation and the inspiring story of a personal tragedy transformed into a lifelong quest to help others.TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-14 (parents strongly cautioned; this program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age).DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (16x9); stereo.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Science television programs.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Herr, Hugh.; Amputation.; Amputees; Artificial limbs.; Biomechanics.; Biophysicists;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Exit black / by Pitkin, Joe,1970-author.(CARDINAL)884695;
"Imperium is the most expensive structure ever created. Once an orbiting laboratory, it is now a space hotel for the fantastically wealthy. But as the station preps for its first group of space tourists, Dr. Chloe Bonilla, Imperium's resident biophysicist, finds herself questioning whether babysitting a passel of space glampers is worth the distraction from her research. A private rocket delivers a rogues' gallery of the world's elite to Imperium: eccentric billionaires, callow tech bros, a sponsored Instagram influencer, and a seemingly saintly philanthropist. However, posing among the staff are members of a global terrorist group who call themselves the Reckoners, hell bent on upending the economic inequality of twenty-first-century Earth--and they have a bone to pick with these scions of the 1 percent. As the Reckoners take control of Imperium and demand an $8 billion ransom from their wealthy hostages, it's up to Dr. Bonilla to save them, and fast. Or the captives will be forced to exit the station--and there's only one way out."--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Space stations; Terrorists; Hotels; Biophysicists; Rich people; Hostages; Ransom;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Rosalind Franklin : DNA discoverer / by Streissguth, Thomas,1958-author.(CARDINAL)370686; Bix, Amy Sue,consultant.(CARDINAL)657931;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index.Photograph 51 -- Growing up smart -- War years -- Studying the holes in coal -- Working in Paris -- At the King's College Lab -- Competition from Cambridge -- Revealing DNA -- Doing the math -- To the new world.In Rosalind Franklin, learn how the British biophysicist and X-ray expert chose to pursue a career in science and helped discover the structure of DNA. Features include a timeline, a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards--10501050L
Subjects: Biographies.; Young adult literature.; Young adult literature.; Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958.; Women molecular biologists; DNA; Molecular biologists; Biophysicists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Her hidden genius : a novel / by Benedict, Marie,author.(CARDINAL)414780;
"Rosalind Franklin knows if she just takes one more X-ray picture-one more after thousands-she can unlock the building blocks of life. Never again will she have to listen to her colleagues complain about her, especially Maurice Wilkins who'd rather conspire about genetics with James Watson and Francis Crick than work alongside her. Then it finally happens-the double helix structure of DNA reveals itself to her with perfect clarity. But what happens next, Rosalind could have never predicted. Marie Benedict's next powerful novel shines a light on a woman who died to discover our very DNA, a woman whose contributions were suppressed by the men around her but whose relentless drive advanced our understanding of humankind."--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Biographies.; Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958; Molecular biologists; Women molecular biologists; Biophysicists; DNA; Genetics;
Available copies: 93 / Total copies: 109
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Her hidden genius [sound recording] : a novel / by Benedict, Marie,author.(CARDINAL)414780; Barber, Nicola,1978-narrator.(CARDINAL)598943;
Read by Nicola Barber."Rosalind Franklin knows if she just takes one more X-ray picture-one more after thousands-she can unlock the building blocks of life. Never again will she have to listen to her colleagues complain about her, especially Maurice Wilkins who'd rather conspire about genetics with James Watson and Francis Crick than work alongside her. Then it finally happens-the double helix structure of DNA reveals itself to her with perfect clarity. But what happens next, Rosalind could have never predicted. Marie Benedict's next powerful novel shines a light on a woman who died to discover our very DNA, a woman whose contributions were suppressed by the men around her but whose relentless drive advanced our understanding of humankind."--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Biographies.; Audiobooks.; Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958; Molecular biologists; Women molecular biologists; Biophysicists; DNA; Genetics;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Sonic wind : the story of John Paul Stapp and how a renegade doctor became the fastest man on Earth / by Ryan, Craig,1953-(CARDINAL)504550;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-385) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Stapp, John P. (John Paul), 1910-1999.; United States. Air Force; Aeronautics; Biophysicists; Motor vehicles;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The secret of scent : adventures in perfume and the science of smell / by Turin, Luca.(CARDINAL)668235;
Includes bibliographical references and index.An engaging exploration of the cutting-edge science of olfaction by a celebrated biophysicist who has attempted to solve one of the greatest mysteries of the body: how smell works.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Perfumes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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