The end of the world is not nigh. The idea that we are one step from calamity is as old as history itself. Every step on the road of progress has always been countered by those who think that we should keep to a primitive lifestyle that they claim is compatible with nature. But despite the fact that they've been proved wrong, the pessimists are undeterred by their abysmal record. They continue to echo a deep-seated fear that unless we repen ...
Class is now in session with Professor Andy McElfresh (not a real professor), science aficionado and co-host of the Edumacation podcast with Kevin Smith. This is the book that gives you a crash course in Cocktail-Party Science, the strange and astonishing scientific facts that you’ll want to share at all your social gatherings. Chapters explore the Four Chambers of Knowledge—The Sci, The Fi, The Why, and The Bye—and examine such tantaliz ...
We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and enjoying their benefits. But how much do we really know about their origins and development? This absorbing new book tells the stories behind the inventions that have changed the world, with details about– Convenience items, such as safety pins, toothbrushes, and bifocals. Weapons of war, including explosives, gunpowder, and shrapnel shellsIndustrial advances, suc ...
From end of the world scenarios to disappearing bees and beyond, the experts at Popular Science magazine uncover the secrets of the universe and answer 100 of science’s most mysterious questions. 100 Mysteries is segmented into chapters by Physical Matter and Forces, Space, Human Body, Earth, Other Life-Forms, and Human Triumphs and Troubles. Explore the secrets of the universe, and understand the latest scientific thinking on ...
Even experts get duped from time to time – and often by other scientists or experts. Some hoaxes are intended merely as well-intended humorous tricks while others are serious frauds devised for personal gain of glory and riches. In this title, we've gathered together the greatest science hoaxes of all time. Discover the truth behind 100 of the most scandalous scientific errors & outright lies – all brought to you by the experts at Popul ...
Wounded in the line of duty and paralyzed, police officer Brandon Hultink made an amazing journey from despair to hope. «I can still remember the taste of metal in my mouth from the barrel of the gun …» After the shoot-out that put him in a wheelchair, police officer Brandon Hultink was ready to put an end to it all. In his frank and compelling memoir The Backpack, Hultink tells how he came to the worst moment of his life, and how faith in God a ...
Centered around multi-million dollar stakes and a series of nationally televised poker tournaments, Fading Hearts on the River offers a story of odds—the odds of a newborn surviving severe jaundice, the odds of Congress passing a law that renders one’s online gambling income inaccessible, the odds of drawing the right card on the turn or the river. In this tale of fatherhood and worldy success, Haxton follows his son Isaac& ...
Attention 21st century scientists! <br /> Here is a great opportunity for you to make exciting discoveries and solve many of our major global problems in environmental pollution, energy shortages and global warming. <br /> 20th century physicists, especially Albert Einstein, failed to discover a unified theory that would unite Classical Mechanics with Quantum Theories. Where Einstein failed, I I have succeeded, after forty years of r ...
