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Makes the argument that the philosophy and practices of Western science, contrary to its enlightenment mission, work to insure that more science will only worsen the gaps between the best and worst off around the world.
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The internet has profoundly shaped how Muslims perceive Islam, and how Islamic societies and networks are evolving and shifting within the twenty-first century. This... Læs mere
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Biography of James Brindley, the man who invented the canal in Britain
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How did Einstein’s ideas shape the imaginations of 20th-century artists and writers? Are there national differences between styles of... Læs mere
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A thoroughly engrossing memoir recounting Beckwith's halting steps toward scientific triumphs—among them, the discovery of the genetic element that... Læs mere
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Dyson shows us where science and technology, real and imagined, may be taking us. The stories he tells—about “Napoleonic” versus “Tolstoyan” styles of doing science, the coming era of... Læs mere
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How can decisionmakers tasked with protecting the environment and public health avoid false or misleading scientific research? Is it possible to give... Læs mere
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Long before the U.S. became a major force in global affairs, U.S. expansionists assumed a mandate to “civilize” non-Western... Læs mere
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How, theorists ask, can our private experiences guide us to knowledge of a mind-independent reality? Exploring topics in logic, philosophy of mind, and... Læs mere
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Here the philosopher and physicist David Z Albert argues, among other things, that the difference between past and future can be understood as a mechanical phenomenon of nature and that... Læs mere
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Explains how DNA works, what the Human Genome Project is, what these genetic technologies are and what they promise, and how they could disrupt our... Læs mere