Bad writing is bad for science. The problem is so significant that clear writing has become a legal requirement for federal…

• Rok vydání 2020

In this classic of science history, Shapin takes into account the culture - the variety of beliefs, practices, and…

Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such…

The authors look to the laws of thermodynamics for answers to the questions of evolution, ecology, economics, and even…

\nRelating his experiences caring for endangered whales, a veterinarian and marine scientist shows we can all share in the…

\nAn illustrated visit to the tropical arctic of 205 million years ago when Greenland was green.\n…

• Rok vydání 2022

A flowering weed-mousear cress - can sense the particular chewing noise of its most common caterpillar predator and adjust…

Cybernetics is often thought of as a grim military or industrial science of control. This title follows the history of…

What sets the practice of rigorously tested, sound science apart from pseudoscience? This title seeks to answer this…

Intended as a sequel to Primate Societies, this book compiles thirty-one chapters that review the state of knowledge…

Mathematical Physics is an introduction to such basic mathematical structures as groups, vector spaces, topological spaces,…

Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the…