The best American science writing, 2012 / editor, Michio Kaku ; series editor, Jesse Cohen.

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Language: English Series: The best American science writingPublication details: New York : Ecco Press, 2012.Description: xix, 277 pages ; 20 cmISBN:

9780062117915
0062117912

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DDC classification:

808.0665

LOC classification:

Q 162 B561 2012

Contents:

Mending the youngest hearts / Gretchen Vogel -- An immune system trained to kill cancer / Denise Grady -- X-Rays and unshielded infants / Kristina Rebelo and Walt Bogdanich -- Aging genes / Jennifer Couzin-Frankel -- Taming the wild / Evan Ratliff -- Beautiful brains / David Dobbs -- Criminal minds / Josh Fischman -- The limits of intelligence / Douglas Fox -- It's not a game / Jaron Lanier -- Dream machine / Rivka Galchen -- Going to extremes / Linda Marsa -- The fire next time / Jeff Goodell -- The last shuttle launch / P.J. O'Rourke -- The early adopter's guide to space travel / Erik Sofge -- Stellar oddballs / Charles Petit -- Symmetry : a "Key to Nature's Secrets" / Steven Weinberg -- Waiting for the Higgs / Tim Folger -- Moved by light / Devin Powell -- The accidental universe / Alan Lightman -- The birth of religion Charles C. Mann -- Same old new atheism: on Sam Harris / Jackson Lears -- God knows where I am / Rachel Aviv.

Summary: Culled from a wide variety of publications, these selections of outstanding journalism cover the full spectrum of scientific inquiry, providing a comprehensive overview of the most compelling, relevant, and exciting developments in the world of science.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	Q 162 B561 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000124406

Mending the youngest hearts / Gretchen Vogel --
An immune system trained to kill cancer / Denise Grady --
X-Rays and unshielded infants / Kristina Rebelo and Walt Bogdanich --
Aging genes / Jennifer Couzin-Frankel --
Taming the wild / Evan Ratliff --
Beautiful brains / David Dobbs --
Criminal minds / Josh Fischman --
The limits of intelligence / Douglas Fox --
It's not a game / Jaron Lanier --
Dream machine / Rivka Galchen --
Going to extremes / Linda Marsa --
The fire next time / Jeff Goodell --
The last shuttle launch / P.J. O'Rourke --
The early adopter's guide to space travel / Erik Sofge --
Stellar oddballs / Charles Petit --
Symmetry : a "Key to Nature's Secrets" / Steven Weinberg --
Waiting for the Higgs / Tim Folger --
Moved by light / Devin Powell --
The accidental universe / Alan Lightman --
The birth of religion Charles C. Mann --
Same old new atheism: on Sam Harris / Jackson Lears --
God knows where I am / Rachel Aviv.

Culled from a wide variety of publications, these selections of outstanding journalism cover the full spectrum of scientific inquiry, providing a comprehensive overview of the most compelling, relevant, and exciting developments in the world of science.

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