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Nature and Science June 2017
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CHPL's Adult Summer Reading Program Build A Better World June 19 - Aug. 19 You’re reading anyway, right? Then register for CHPL’s Adult Summer Reading Program! After you register, stop by the library to spin our BRAND NEW PRIZE WHEEL. For each book, audiobook, or ebook you log, you receive one entry into the end-of-summer raffles. This year, you could win a Kindle Fire HD 8, a one-year family membership to the Franklin Institute, or a gift certificate for 4 people to experience the Amazing Escape Room in Cherry Hill. Registration is online. Register early, between June 1 and June 18, to be entered into raffles for 6 $25 Amazon gift cards. Start logging your books on June 19. Stop by the Reference Desk to find out more.
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| Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson"America's most approachable astrophysicist" (Kirkus Reviews) offers readers a concise and conversational introduction to cosmology. In 12 engaging chapters, Neil deGrasse Tyson explains, in straightforward and mostly jargon-free prose, the composition of the universe and the laws that govern it. Covering topics ranging from the Big Bang to general relativity to dark matter, he also describes what we don't yet know about the universe. While some science background is always useful when confronting astrophysics, it's not essential to enjoy this book. |
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| Anatomies: A Cultural History of the Human Body by Hugh Aldersey-WilliamsIs the human body a territory to be mapped? A machine to be maintained? A canvas to be decorated? No matter what metaphor one prefers, it's clear that the body is more than the sum of its parts and that anatomy is just one lens through which we view ourselves. As he did in Periodic Tales, science writer Hugh Aldersey-Williams draws as much from art and history as he does from science and medicine in this engaging head-to-toe examination of the human body. |
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| We Have the Technology: How Biohackers, Foodies, Physicians, and Scientists Are... by Kara PlatoniAnnoyed by the limitations of the human body? You're not alone. As science writer Kara Platoni demonstrates, there's a growing community of "citizen scientists" whose members are pushing the boundaries of human perception -- often by experimenting on themselves. Understanding what these "biohackers" are doing requires knowledge of both sensory science and metasensory perception (how we experience time, pain, or memories) and Platoni provides readers with an overview of the science while introducing them to the eccentric individuals bent on upgrading our basic hardware. |
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