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Nature and ScienceFebruary 2016
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"Technology doesn't make us more worldly or knowledgeable. It doesn't protect us. It's just a change of venue for the same old principles of confidence. What are you confident in? The con artist will find those things where your belief is unshakable and will build on that foundation to subtly change the world around you. ~ from Maria Konnikova's The Confidence Game
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Welcome to the Nature and Science newsletter. Each month you will read about new works of Nature and Science that have been added to the Lambton County Library's collection. The Library also offers an alerting service to notify you when new materials on authors and topics of interest for you are added to the collection. You may set this service up with assistance from the library staff. Let us know what you think of this service so we can serve you better.
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UPCOMING EVENTS: Sarnia FREE Movie Monday DROP-IN 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 14th Sarnia Library Theatre Inside Out rated G encore March Break evening showing Look for more events on the Lambton County Library Calendar: http://www.lclibrary.ca/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=471
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Science for Life : A Manual for Better Living by Brian CleggScience plays a fundamental role in everyday lives--improving health, increasing life expectancy, and enhancing life experience. Yet it can be difficult to get a handle on what's best for you and your family. Acclaimed science writer Brian Clegg presents the latest scientific advice, cutting through the vested interests and confusing contradictory statements that litter the media and the internet to give a clear picture of what science is telling us right now about changing our lives for the better.
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Population wars : a new perspective on competition and coexistence
by Greg Graffin
Argues that mainstream views of evolutionary theory have been used to justify the wars that have overshadowed human life in all historical periods, calling for alternate perspectives about human behavior to promote less violent approaches to world challenges.
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| The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for it... Every Time by Maria KonnikovaTake your finger and trace the letter "Q" on your forehead. In which direction does the tail point? The answer could determine your likelihood of committing fraud. But whether you're a born grifter or an ideal mark, you're not alone. "The con is the oldest game there is," explains science writer Maria Konnikova, adding that everyone has the potential to deceive or be deceived. Examining the psychological underpinnings of confidence games, the best-selling author of Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes describes how and why scams work, offering readers an opportunity to learn to protect themselves from tricksters (or exploit unsuspecting others). |
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| A Brief History of Creation: Science and the Search for the Origin of Life by Bill Mesler and H. James Cleaves IIFrom spontaneous generation to evolution, humans have always based their theories about the origins of life on their observations of the natural world. Sometimes, these observations were wrong -- for example, geese are not fish, nor are they created by mixing pine resin and sea salt (as medieval English naturalist Alexander Neckham believed). Others were ahead of their time, like Renaissance man Jan Baptist van Helmont's coining of the word "gas" when he identified carbon dioxide's role in plant growth. This sweeping, yet accessible, history of science shows how human curiosity has contributed to our understanding of how life began. |
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The mysterious world of the human genome
by Frank Ryan
A physician, evolutionary biologist and best-selling author describes the exciting new discoveries in human genome research and explains how understanding how DNA and chemical compounds work together in our bodies can lead to a healthier future.
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Focus on: Endangered Places |
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John Muir : Magnificent Tramp
by Rod Miller
A biography of John Muir, a Scottish immigrant who became an expert in botany, glaciers, and forestry, and ultimately founded the Sierra Club, becoming the father of the modern-day conservation movement.
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100 places to go before they disappear by Desmond TutuWhat would our world look like if the planet's average temperature were to rise by only a few degrees? Venice, Bangkok, London, Chicago, and New York would experience severe flooding. The tea fields of Sri Lanka and the vineyards of France would suffer heat and drought. Beijing and Timbuktu would be transformed into deserts, and the Great Barrier Reef's coral colonies would die. The entire nation of Tuvalu would sink into the Pacific Ocean. As plants and animals vital to local ecosystems continue to perish due to climate change, the face of our planet is already being transformed.
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