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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From An Awkward Time for the Universities From: The Oppinionated Middle Ground View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Cowan traces sixty-two years of North American university life, from 1960 to 2008, arguing that institutions improved after the Second World War, plateaued, and have since …	John Scott Cowan	44	2023	$4.40 Add
From Biophilic Science A Brighter Future From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome View New Society Publishers	All too often, science is now being used for technological applications that have nothing to do with human needs and aim only at creating new artificial wants. Even the most enthusiastic …	Alan C. Logan; Susan L. Prescott	40	2017	$4.00 Add
From Magic That Works From: The Universe Within View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Turok argues that scientists must communicate their work more clearly to the broader public.	Neil Turkok	54	2012	$5.40 Add
From Our Imaginary Reality From: The Universe Within View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Turok traces scientific thought from Anaximander in 600 B.C. to the quantum revolution of 1927.	Neil Turkok	48	2012	$4.80 Add
From Science under Siege From: Canada after Harper View James Lorimer and Company	James Turk describes how science and scientific research have been undermined by funding cuts, research constraints, and even the muzzling of scientists.	James L. Turk	30	2015	$3.00 Add
From Step Four: Enter Emergency Mode From: Facing the Climate Emergency, 2nd Edition View New Society Publishers	In Chapter Four the author details reasons why it may be necessary to adopt an emergency mindset surrounding climate change.	Margaret Klein Salamon; Molly Gage	23	2023	$2.30 Add
From The Concert of Life Holistic Harmony From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome View New Society Publishers	Biodiversity, as we will see, is consciousness. It is life. We will also see that the story of interconnection, of Darwin’s clover — cats meant less mice, more bees, and thus more …	Alan C. Logan; Susan L. Prescott	33	2017	$3.30 Add
From The Opportunity of All Time From: The Universe Within View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Turok examines humanity’s twenty-first century crossroads, where digital technology, quantum computing, and the limits of classical physics converge.	Neil Turkok	59	2012	$5.90 Add
The Universe Within From Quantum to Cosmos House of Anansi Press	The most anticipated nonfiction book of the season, this year’s Massey Lectures is a visionary look at the way the human mind can shape the future by world-renowned physicist Neil Turok. …	Neil Turkok	314	2012	View
From The World In An Equation From: The Universe Within View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Turok weaves Brian Cox’s journey from apartheid-era South Africa to founding the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in 2003.	Neil Turkok	48	2012	$4.80 Add
From What Banged? From: The Universe Within View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Turok traces the evolving understanding of the Big Bang, from ancient Greek cosmology through to Einstein’s general relativity in 1916, and modern day theories.	Neil Turkok	72	2012	$7.20 Add