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Faszination Astronomie

by Arnold Hanslmeier

"Astronomie ist eine Wissenschaft die an die Grenzen geht. Man hat es mit unvorstellbar riesigen Raum- und Zeitdimensionen zu tun, unvorstellbaren heisen und auch kalten Objekten, und selbst in unserem mittlerweile auch durch Satellitenmissionen gut erforschtem Sonnensystem gibt es laufend neue Entdeckungen." (Aus dem Vorwort) In diesem Buch, das aus einer an der Universität Graz gehaltenen Vorlesung für Studierende aller Fakultäten entstanden ist, vermittelt Prof. Arnold Hanslmeier astronomische Kenntnisse, ohne dabei zuviel auf Physik und Mathematik einzugehen. Etwas tiefergehende Formeln und Textstellen sind vom Rest des Textes getrennt und können, ohne den Zusammenhang zu verlieren, übersprungen werden. Das Buch beginnt mit der Beschreibung des Ursprungs des Universums und reicht bis hin zu dunkler Materie, schwarzen Löchern und der Entstehung des Sonnensystems. Mit Hilfe vieler farbiger Bilder erläutert der Autor die Zusammenhänge anschaulich und allgemein verständlich. Am Ende des Buches geht es schließlich um die spannende Frage: Sind wir alleine im Universum? Das Buch wendet sich nicht nur an Studierende sondern auch an interessierte Laien sowie an alle die sich mit modernen Erkenntnissen der Naturwissenschaft beschäftigen. "Physik, insbesondere Astrophysik kann extrem spannend sein, ich hoffe, meine Leserinnen und Leser gewinnen durch die Lektüre dieses Buches diesen Eindruck!" A. Hanslmeier

Faszination Astronomie: Ein topaktueller Einstieg für alle naturwissenschaftlich Interessierten

by Arnold Hanslmeier

In diesem Werk vermittelt Prof. Arnold Hanslmeier moderne und faszinierende astronomische Kenntnisse. Das Buch beginnt mit der Beschreibung des Ursprungs des Universums und reicht bis hin zu dunkler Materie, schwarzen Löchern und der Entstehung des Sonnensystems. Abgerundet wird es am Ende schließlich durch die spannende Frage: Sind wir allein im Universum?In dem Buch, das aus einer an der Universität Graz gehaltenen Vorlesung für Studierende aller Fakultäten entstanden ist, erläutert der Autor mit Hilfe vieler farbiger Bilder die Zusammenhänge anschaulich und allgemein verständlich, ohne dabei zu viel Grundwissen an Mathematik und Physik zu verlangen. Etwas tiefergehende Formeln und Textstellen sind vom Rest des Textes getrennt und können, ohne den Zusammenhang zu verlieren, übersprungen werden.In der vorliegenden dritten Auflage wurden neue Erkenntnisse wie z.B. die spektakuläre direkte Entdeckung der Gravitationswellen, faszinierende Aufnahmen und Daten von Pluto sowie die erste Landung auf einem Kometen berücksichtigt. Zum besseren Verständnis wurden zahlreiche neue Aufnahmen und Illustrationen hinzugefügt. Auch die neuesten Daten auf dem Bereich der Exoplanetenforschung wurden eingearbeitet.Das Buch wendet sich nicht nur an Studierende, sondern auch an interessierte Laien sowie an alle, die sich mit modernen Erkenntnissen der Naturwissenschaft beschäftigen. "Physik, insbesondere Astrophysik, kann extrem spannend sein, ich hoffe, meine Leserinnen und Leser gewinnen durch die Lektüre dieses Buches genau diesen Eindruck!" A. Hanslmeier

Faszination der Vielfalt des Lebendigen - Didaktik des Draußen-Lernens

by Lissy Jäkel

Sie möchten mit Ihren Schülerinnen und Schülern einen persönlichen Beitrag zur Erhaltung der Insektenvielfalt oder der Biodiversität insgesamt leisten? Sie möchten dem Klimawandel durch sinnvolle Gestaltung ihres Umfeldes oder Verhaltens aktiv begegnen? Sie sorgen sich um die Belastungsgrenzen unseres Planeten? Vielleicht möchten Sie mit Ihren Schülerinnen und Schülern auch konkret die geeigneten Kräuter, Gewürze und Gemüse für das Essen oder den eigenen Garten auswählen, die Tiere und Pflanzen ihrer Umgebung wirklich kennen und wertschätzen, als Bildungswert und Teil unserer Kultur begreifen? Vielleicht wünschen Sie sich in unserem Alltag deutlich mehr grüne Technologien? Der Mangel an Kenntnissen und Bereitschaften zur Erhaltung der natürlichen Lebensgrundlagen auf unserer Erde ist empirisch belegt. Es fehlt an konkreten Fähigkeiten und Wissen im Umgang mit dem Lebendigen, die man sich im Nachhinein gern auch durch Schulbildung gewünscht hätte. Nutzen wir die Chancen zur Veränderung der Unterrichtkultur in den Naturwissenschaften! Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) ist mittlerweile ein wichtiges Leitbild in der derzeitigen Bildungslandschaft. Machen wir uns die positiven Erfahrungen aus zahlreichen Unterrichtssituationen zum Draußen–Lernen, oder - um ein modernes Schlagwort zu benutzen - der Outdoor Education, zunutze. Beziehen wir bei der Wahl der geeigneten Lernorte zum Kompetenzerwerb die authentischen natürlichen und gesellschaftlichen Räume stärker als bisher in den Regelunterricht ein. Machen wir das Draußen-Lernen „ortüblich“ und streiten wir weniger darum, ob dies nun Outdoor-Learning, außerschulisches Lernen, Schulgarten und Schulgelände, Exkursion oder Lerngang genannt wird. Die Kinder und Jugendlichen und zugleich Sie als Lehrkräfte didaktisch zu bereichern – dafür eröffnet das Buch in Reflexion jahrelanger Bildungsprozesse draußen sehr konkrete Angebote.

Faszination kompakte Objekte: Eine Einführung in die Physik der Weißen Zwerge, Neutronensterne und Schwarzen Löcher

by Max Camenzind

Mit diesem Buch taucht der Leser ein in die exotische Welt der kompakten Sterne. Der Autor ermöglicht eine verständliche Übersicht über die Entstehung, Eigenschaften und die Physik hinter astrophysikalischen Objekten wie Weiße Zwergen, Neutronensternen oder Schwarzen Löchern. Nach einer Einführung zur Klassifizierung und Entwicklung von Sternen werden die notwendigen Grundlagen von Einsteins Allgemeiner Relativitätstheorie erläutert, die zum Verständnis benötigt werden. Anhand von konkreten astrophysikalischen Objekten wird der Leser anschließend in die Geheimnisse der Gravitation und Physik kompakter Objekte eingeführt. Abgerundet wird das Thema mit einem Kapitel zur Entstehung und Detektion von Gravitationswellen, die zurzeit mit advLIGO, advVIRGO und KAGRA sehr erfolgreich detektiert werden.Der Leser erhält Antworten auf spannende Fragen wie: Wie sollen wir uns einen Weißen Zwerg oder gar ein Schwarzes Loch vorstellen? Was bedeutet die Chandrasekhar Masse? Gibt es Schwarze Löcher wirklich in unserem Universum? Welche Bedeutung hat die Relativitätstheorie auf diesem Gebiet? Was sind Gravitationswellen? Wie entstehen Gravitationswellen beim Verschmelzen von kompakten Objekten? Wie kann man diese Wellen nachweisen?Dieses Buch eignet sich durch seine Verknüpfung von Astronomie und Physik sehr gut für Bachelor- und Masterausbildung in Physik und Astronomie, aber auch interessierte Laien können hier einen Einstieg in das Thema finden. Mit diesem Buch soll auch ein Beitrag zur Würdigung der Leistung Albert Einsteins vor über 100 Jahren geleistet werden, ohne dessen Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie das Verständnis von kompakten Objekten nicht möglich gewesen wäre.

Faszination Kristalle und Symmetrie: Einführung in die Kristallographie (Studienbücher Chemie)

by Frank Hoffmann

Dieses Buch lädt Sie zu einer systematischen Rundreise durch die faszinierende Welt der Kristalle und ihrer Symmetrien ein. Sie werden mit der Symmetrie äußerer Kristallformen (Morphologie) ebenso vertraut gemacht wie mit ihrer inneren Struktur und lernen sämtliche Symmetrieelemente kennen, die zu Klassifizierung und Beschreibung von Kristallstrukturen benötigt werden. Das Buch erklärt die Zusammenhänge auf eine sehr anschauliche, nicht-mathematische Art und Weise und besticht durch klare, hochwertige Abbildungen. Online-Materialien begleiten das Buch; so unterstützen 3D-Modelle, die Sie am Bildschirm erkunden können, das räumliche Verständnis des Aufbaus von Kristallen.Nach der Lektüre des Werkes werden Sie nicht nur wissen, was eine Raumgruppe ist und wie die Internationalen Tabellen für Kristallographie zu lesen sind, sondern auch kristallographische Spezifikationen in Fachpublikationen deuten können. Und wenn Sie wirklich etwas nicht verstehen, haben Sie Gelegenheit, auf der Website zum Buch dem Autor Fragen zu stellen.

Faszination Meeresforschung: Ein ökologisches Lesebuch

by Kai Bischof Gotthilf Hempel Wilhelm Hagen

In diesem Buch berichten 95 Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler über ihre Forschung im Ozean und an den Küsten. Sie führen den Leser von den eisbedeckten Polarmeeren über die Nord- und Ostsee bis zu den Seegraswiesen, tropischen Mangroven und Korallenriffen. Die Beiträge veranschaulichen die Vielfalt der Lebensgemeinschaften zwischen Strand und Tiefsee. Das Größenspektrum der Organismen reicht von Walen und Fischen über Planktonkrebse und Muscheln bis zu Kieselalgen und Bakterien. Die globalen – vom Leben im Meer bestimmten – Stoffkreisläufe werden ebenso behandelt wie die molekularbiologischen Anpassungen der Mikroorganismen, und hier sind auch die größten methodischen Fortschritte zu verzeichnen.Zu den spannenden Themen der angewandten Meeresforschung gehören die Überfischung und die nachhaltige Nutzung der Meere, die Gefährdung durch Schad- und Nährstoffeinträge, die Einschleppen fremder Organismen und die Zerstörung von Lebensräumen. Vielfältig und bereits deutlich nachweisbar sind die Einflüsse des globalen Klimawandels auf das Leben im Meer. Forschungsschiffe, Unterwasser-Roboter, Gensonden und Datenbanken, aber auch mathematische Modelle und naturnahe Experimente sind wichtige Werkzeuge der Meeresbiologen. Exkurse über die Geschichte und Struktur der meeresbiologischen Forschung in Deutschland runden die Übersicht ab.In 48 selbständigen Beiträgen fügt sich die Vielfalt moderner, meeresökologischer Forschung zu einem faszinierenden Gesamtbild zusammen. Das Buch richtet sich an Lehrende und Lernende und an alle, die sich für das Meer und seine Bewohner, für modernes Ressourcenmanagement und marinen Naturschutz interessieren.

Faszination Pflanzen

by Ulrich Lüttge

Dieses Buch weckt Begeisterung für die faszinierende Welt der Pflanzen. Pflanzen sind ganzheitliche Organismen. Sie verarbeiten Reize zu Information. Sie haben eine Uhr und ein Gedächtnis. Sie vollbringen unermessliche Dienstleistungen für unser Leben auf dieser Erde. Durch die Photosynthese liefern sie die Grundlage für die Ernährung allen Lebens. Sie gestalten unsere Umwelt und Lebensräume. Um das zu zeigen, befasst sich dieses Buch besonders mit den Höheren Pflanzen und ihrer Eroberung des Festlandes. Pflanzen bergen Schönheit und regen unser ästhetisches Empfingen an. Zielgruppe sind sowohl interessierte Laien wie auch ein Fachpublikum, da das Buch einerseits verständlich wie ein Sachbuch geschrieben ist, andererseits aber auch den Anspruch hat, eingehendes, fachliches Wissen zu vermitteln. Die Verknüpfung eines verständlichen Schreibstils mit wissenschaftlicher Tiefe hat auf dem Markt der angebotenen Bücher zur Botanik einen Alleinstellungswert.

Faszinierende chemische Experimente: Für Entdecker, Gesundheitsbewusste und Genießer

by Georg Schwedt

Chemie ist überall, man muss nur danach suchen! Mit erstaunlich einfachen Experimenten lassen sich viele faszinierende Beobachtungen über die chemische Zusammensetzung unserer Welt machen. Die Untersuchungsobjekte liegen buchstäblich auf der Straße. Von der Münze in der Hosentasche bis zur Blume am Wegesrand, vom Mineralwasser im Glas bis zum Duschgel im Badezimmer, von der Büroklammer in der Schublade bis zur eigenen Schuhsohle - alles kann und darf auf seine chemischen Bestandteile hin untersucht werden. Die beschriebenen Musterexperimente lassen dabei viel Raum für eigene Versuche und Entdeckungen. Ganz nebenbei erfährt der Leser auch noch allerlei Wissenswertes über die Herkunft und Herstellung zahlreicher Waren und Produkte, mit denen wir tagtäglich zu tun haben. Für die beschriebenen mehr als 150 Versuche und Versuchsreihen ist nur eine minimale Startausrüstung erforderlich, die in jedem mittelgroßen Chemiekasten enthalten ist. Die weiteren Reagenzien und Indikatoren werden nach den im Buch enthaltenen Vorschriften selbst hergestellt. Ein echtes Mitmach-Buch und eine Fundgrube für alle, die gerne experimentieren.

Fat Absorption: Volume II

by Arnis Kuksis

This book provides an authoritative and comprehensive source of information on the biochemical an metabolic aspects of digestion and absorption of different dietary fats and other lipids, with minimal discussion of the physical chemistry of the process, which has been covered in great detail in previous reviews. It is intended for both researchers and practitioners in the biomedical field who require detailed knowledge of the biomedical and metabolic transformations involed in the intestinal digestion and resynthesis of dietary fats and other lipids.

Fat Absorption: Volume I

by Arnis Kuksis

This book provides an authoritative and comprehensive source of information on the biochemical an metabolic aspects of digestion and absorption of different dietary fats and other lipids, with minimal discussion of the physical chemistry of the process, which has been covered in great detail in previous reviews. It is intended for both researchers and practitioners in the biomedical field who require detailed knowledge of the biomedical and metabolic transformations involed in the intestinal digestion and resynthesis of dietary fats and other lipids.

Fat Men from Space

by Daniel Pinkwater

Hungry aliens plot a sinister junk food takeover of Earth.

Fat Planet: The Obesity Trap and How We Can Escape It

by Dr David Lewis Dr Margaret Leitch

Our planet is in the grip of an obesity pandemic.More than a billion people worldwide are overweight and over 600 million are obese. We live in an obesogenic environment in which it is much easier to get fat than to stay fit. How has this come to be? Who is to blame? What can we do?In Fat Planet, Dr David Lewis and Dr Margaret Leitch examine the social and psychological causes of the obesity pandemic in order to answer these questions. They use ground-breaking research to highlight the behaviour of corporations that relentlessly promote foods high in sugar, fat and salt, and show that these ‘junk’ foods have shockingly similar neurological effects to hard drugs. They consider the prevalence of food cues which unconsciously stimulate our desire to consume. And they debunk the myths of fad diets and slimming pills, suggesting practical, easily implemented strategies for sustainable weight loss.The evidence is clear: our problem with obesity must be addressed or we will face catastrophic consequences. It is not too late to change.

Fat Transfer in Plastic Surgery: Techniques, Technology and Safety

by Alberto Di Giuseppe Franco Bassetto Foad Nahai

Only in recent years new available technologies, the redefinition and refining of intervention techniques, and clinical research studies have widened the spectrum of fat applications in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. Fat grafting is nowadays one of the most used techniques in plastic reconstructive surgery, as primary method or as an ancillary procedure. The optimized ratio of fat survival has led to standardized techniques followed by most practitioners.The aim of this book is to present up-to-date technologies used for fat extraction, and fat harvesting: latest tools are evaluated examining pros and cons. All recent techniques in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery and their outcomes are described in a clear, comprehensive manner; chapters present the latest research results in stem cell and regenerative medicine, their application to plastic and reconstructive surgery, in particular for hand surgery, ulcer, and capsule contractures in post breast augmentation procedures. Related specific techniques as breast fat transfer, breast hybrid implant, fat transfer and buttock fat transfer are also discussed. Safety issues in fat transfer procedures are examined accurately, particularly those involving buttock fat transfer. Each procedure is completed by a scientific analysis of the main reasons for complications, how to prevent them and the safety guidelines recommended as golden standard to be followed. The surgical part contains clinical cases related to each chapter topic, videos, and all chapters have a box with take home messages. An invaluable tool for correct decision-making for clinicians, fellows and residents in plastic surgery, Fat Transfer in Plastic Surgery focuses on indications, applications and surgical techniques for each individual body district, and safe and reliable procedures in the application of latest technology. district, and safe and reliable procedures in the application of latest technology. district, and safe and reliable procedures in the application of latest technology. district, and safe and reliable procedures in the application of latest technology. district, and safe and reliable procedures in the application of latest technology. district, and safe and reliable procedures in the application of latest technology. district, and safe and reliable procedures in the application of latest technology. district, and safe and reliable procedures in the application of latest technology. district, and safe and reliable procedures in the application of latest technology. district, and safe and reliable procedures in the application of latest technology.

Fatal Evidence: Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor & the Dawn of Forensic Science

by Helen Barrell

A surgeon and chemist at Guys Hospital in London, Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor used new techniques to search the human body for evidence that once had been unseen. As well as tracing poisons, he could identify blood on clothing and weapons, and used hair and fiber analysis to catch killers.Taylor is perhaps best remembered as an expert witness at one of Victorian Englands most infamous trials that of William Palmer, The Rugeley Poisoner. But he was involved in many other intriguing cases, from a skeleton in a carpet bag to a fire that nearly destroyed two towns, and several poisonings in between.Taylor wrote widely on forensic medicine. He gave Charles Dickens a tour of his laboratory, and Wilkie Collins owned copies of his books. His work was known to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and he inspired the creation of fictional forensic detective Dr Thorndyke. For Dorothy L. Sayers, Taylors books were the back doors to death.From crime scene to laboratory to courtroom and sometimes to the gallows this is the world of Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor and his fatal evidence.

Fatal Flaws: What Evolutionists Don't Want You to Know

by Hank Hanegraaff

As more and more so-called experts challenge what the Bible says about the creation of man, we must take aim with straightforward, Christ-centered answers. Today's generation is bombarded with theories about humankind and its origins. In Fatal Flaws, now in paperback with a study guide included, Hank Hanegraaff keeps Christians from falling prey to corrupting scientific speculation about the origins of life and reminds us that we are God's creation. This common-sense approach puts the concept of evolution in the grasp of everyday Christians and reminds us that ultimately the key to our purpose in this life comes from understanding whose we are and who created us.

Fatal Flaws: How a Misfolded Protein Baffled Scientists and Changed the Way We Look at the Brain

by Jay Ingram

From the bestselling author of The Science of Why series, &“a &‘whodunit&’ about one of the most fascinating and improbable tales of medical discovery&” (Jonathan A. Edlow, MD, author of The Deadly Dinner Party:And Other Medical Detective Stories). Discovered and identified as the cause of mad cow disease only three decades ago, the prion is a protein molecule that, when misshapen in the brain, becomes fatal. Novel and controversial, prions have provoked a scientific revolution. They challenge the very foundations of biology: A disease-causing entity with no genetic material at all? A molecule capable of infecting, multiplying, and killing? This book recounts the birth of prion science and the imaginative detective work scientists have undertaken as they struggle to find the answers to devastating brain diseases from mad cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease to Parkinson&’s, Alzheimer&’s, Lou Gehrig&’s, and others. As in each of his bestselling books, Jay Ingram here makes complex scientific concepts accessible and shows how little-known events may have profound significance. He describes the development of prion science as a rough-and-tumble affair, with rivals, eccentrics, interfering governments, and brilliantly creative people all playing salient roles. Weaving biology, medicine, human tragedy, discovery, and bitter scientific competition into his account, he reveals the stunning potential of prion science, whose discoveries may unlock the answers to some of humankind&’s most destructive diseases. &“The way Ingram presents the ongoing search for answers surrounding BSE and associated neurological conditions makes for an excellent read.&”—Quill & Quire (starred review) &“Provides a fascinating insight into the twists and turns of this new science.&”—Lara V. Marks, author of Sexual Chemistry: A History of the Contraceptive Pill

Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century

by Dorothy Roberts

An incisive, groundbreaking book that examines how a biological concept of race is a myth that promotes inequality in a supposedly &“post-racial&” era. Though the Human Genome Project proved that human beings are not naturally divided by race, the emerging fields of personalized medicine, reproductive technologies, genetic genealogy, and DNA databanks are attempting to resuscitate race as a biological category written in our genes. This groundbreaking book by legal scholar and social critic Dorothy Roberts examines how the myth of race as a biological concept—revived by purportedly cutting-edge science, race-specific drugs, genetic testing, and DNA databases—continues to undermine a just society and promote inequality in a supposedly &“post-racial&” era. Named one of the ten best black nonfiction books 2011 by AFRO.com, Fatal Invention offers a timely and &“provocative analysis&” (Nature) of race, science, and politics that &“is consistently lucid . . . alarming but not alarmist, controversial but evidential, impassioned but rational&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). &“Everyone concerned about social justice in America should read this powerful book.&” —Anthony D. Romero, executive director, American Civil Liberties Union &“A terribly important book on how the &‘fatal invention&’ has terrifying effects in the post-genomic, &‘post-racial&’ era.&” —Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, professor of sociology, Duke University, and author of Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States &“Fatal Invention is a triumph! Race has always been an ill-defined amalgam of medical and cultural bias, thinly overlaid with the trappings of contemporary scientific thought. And no one has peeled back the layers of assumption and deception as lucidly as Dorothy Roberts.&” —Harriet A. Washington, author of and Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself

Fatal Jump: Tracking the Origins of Pandemics

by Leslie Reperant

Exploring the fateful chains of events that gave rise to humanity's infectious diseases and pandemics.Why do global pandemics materialize? To address this question, we must delve into the world of pathogens that transcend their original host species and jump into new ones. Most pathogens fail to initiate infection or spread in the population when they jump. Only a few sustain onward chains of transmission, and even fewer sustain these indefinitely. Yet the rare pathogens that do make the leap have caused many of humanity's most dangerous infectious diseases.In Fatal Jump: Tracking the Origins of Pandemics, veterinary disease ecologist Dr. Leslie Reperant investigates mysteries such as how African-originated monkeypox left its home continent, why COVID-19 could threaten measles control, and how pigs' fondness for mangoes enabled the deadly Nipah virus to spread. She shares behind-the-scenes insights into hugely destructive pathogens carried by rats, bats, ticks, and mosquitoes, as well as lesser-known vectors such as prairie dogs and camels. Drawing from the latest research, she discusses whether we can predict these deadly jumps before they happen and what factors—including environmental change, population dynamics, and molecular evolution—enable a zoonotic disease to reach full pandemic status. Rich with recent scientific discoveries and emerging theories, this book spans a diverse range of disciplines, weaving their insights into a holistic view of infectious disease.With new pathogens emerging at an alarming pace, Fatal Jump reorients our perspective on pandemics from a human-centered standpoint to the bigger picture. We will understand what actions are necessary to control emergence only by recognizing the increasingly global nature of human society and the connections between the planet's environmental health and our own health.

Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population

by Matthew Connelly

Listen to a short interview with Matthew Connelly Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane Fatal Misconception is the disturbing story of our quest to remake humanity by policing national borders and breeding better people. As the population of the world doubled once, and then again, well-meaning people concluded that only population control could preserve the "quality of life." This movement eventually spanned the globe and carried out a series of astonishing experiments, from banning Asian immigration to paying poor people to be sterilized. Supported by affluent countries, foundations, and non-governmental organizations, the population control movement experimented with ways to limit population growth. But it had to contend with the Catholic Church's ban on contraception and nationalist leaders who warned of "race suicide." The ensuing struggle caused untold suffering for those caught in the middle--particularly women and children. It culminated in the horrors of sterilization camps in India and the one-child policy in China. Matthew Connelly offers the first global history of a movement that changed how people regard their children and ultimately the face of humankind. It was the most ambitious social engineering project of the twentieth century, one that continues to alarm the global community. Though promoted as a way to lift people out of poverty--perhaps even to save the earth--family planning became a means to plan other people‘s families. With its transnational scope and exhaustive research into such archives as Planned Parenthood and the newly opened Vatican Secret Archives, Connelly's withering critique uncovers the cost inflicted by a humanitarian movement gone terribly awry and urges renewed commitment to the reproductive rights of all people.

The Fatal Strain

by Alan Sipress

A riveting account of why science alone can't stop the next pandemic When avian flu began spreading across Asia in the early-2000s, it reawakened fears that had lain dormant for nearly a century. During the outbreak's deadliest years, Alan Sipress chased the virus as it infiltrated remote jungle villages and teeming cities and saw its mysteries elude the world's top scientists. In The Fatal Strain, Sipress details how socioeconomic and political realities in Asia make it the perfect petri dish in which the fast-mutating strain can become easily communicable among humans. Once it does, the ease and speed of international travel and worldwide economic interdependence could make it as destructive as the flu pandemic of 1918. In his vivid portrayal of the struggle between man and microbe, Sipress gives a front-line view of the accelerating number of near misses across Asia and the terrifying truth that the prospects for this impending health crisis may well be in the hands of cockfighters, live chicken merchants, and witch doctors rather than virologists or the World Health Organization. Like The Hot Zoneand The Great Influenza, The Fatal Strainis a fast-moving account that brings the inevitability of an epidemic into a fascinating cultural, scientific, and political narrative.

Fate and Effects of Anticancer Drugs in the Environment

by Ester Heath Marina Isidori Tina Kosjek Metka Filipič

The book provides current knowledge and research on the presence and effects of anticancer drug residues in the aqueous environment and covers all relevant aspects of the presence of these residues in wastewaters and natural aquatic systems, where numerous analogies between their pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in humans and their effects in the environment can be drawn. This book comprises of 18 chapters and represents the combined work of leading scientists from different research institutions from across the globe. We present the state of the art in the field of anticancer drug residues in the aquatic environment while being cognizant of the many challenges that remain.

Fate and Transport of Subsurface Pollutants (Microorganisms for Sustainability #24)

by Pankaj Kumar Gupta Ram Naresh Bharagava

This volume offers detailed information on the behaviour of various water pollutants, and on the principles and concepts of groundwater flow and transport. It will help readers to understand and execute the planning, supervision, and review of solute transport and groundwater modeling projects. The book also discusses the role and fate of elements that have been identified as major contaminants in surface and subsurface waters, and their adverse effects on ecology and human health. The book explores this theme throughout four sections – a. Understanding Soil-Water Systems, b. Fate and Transport of Pollutants, c. Physico-Chemical Treatment of Wastewater and d. Microbial Techniques Used to Decontaminate Soil-Water Systems. Introducing readers to a range of recent advances concerning the fundamentals of subsurface water treatment, it offers a valuable guide for teachers, researchers, policymakers, and undergraduate and graduate students of hydrology, environmental microbiology, biotechnology and the environmental sciences. It also provides field engineers and industrial practitioners with essential support in the effective remediation and management of polluted sites.

The Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World

by Amanda Little

Is the future of food looking bleak – or better than ever? At a time when every day brings news of drought and famine, Amanda Little investigates what it will take to feed a hotter, hungrier, more crowded world. She explores the past along with the present and discovers startling innovations: remote-control crops, vertical farms, robot weedkillers, lab-grown meat, 3D-printed meals, water networks run by supercomputers, cloud seeding and sensors that monitor the microclimate of individual plants. She meets the creative and controversial minds changing the face of modern food production, and tackles fears over genetic modification with hard facts. The Fate of Food is a fascinating look at the threats and opportunities that lie ahead as we struggle for food security. Faced with a perilous future, it gives us reason to hope.

The Fated Sky

by Benson Bobrick

In a horoscope he cast in 1647 for Charles I, William Lilly, a noted English astrologer, made the following judgment: "Luna is with Antares, a violent fixed star, which is said to denote violent death, and Mars is approaching Caput Algol, which is said to denote beheading." Two years later the king's head fell on the block. "Astrology must be right," wrote the American astrologer Evangeline Adams, a claimed descendant of President John Quincy Adams, in a challenge to skeptics in 1929. "There can be no appeal from the Infinite." The Fated Sky explores both the history of astrology and the controversial subject of its influence in history. It is the first serious book to fully engage astrology in this way. Astrology is the oldest of the occult sciences. It is also the origin of science itself. Astronomy, mathematics, and other disciplines arose in part to make possible the calculations necessary in casting horoscopes. For five thousand years, from the ancient Near East to the modern world, the influence of the stars has been viewed as shaping the course and destiny of human affairs. According to recent polls, at least 30 percent of the American public believes in astrology, though, as Bobrick reveals, modern astrology is also utterly different from the doctrine of the stars that won the respect and allegiance of the greatest thinkers, scientists, and writers -- Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Arab, and Persian -- of an earlier day. Statesmen, popes, and kings once embraced it, and no less a figure than St. Thomas Aquinas, the medieval theologian, thought it not incompatible with Christian faith. There are some two hundred astrological allusions in Shakespeare's plays, and not one of their astrological predictions goes unfulfilled. The great astronomers of the scientific revolution -- Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler -- were adherents. Isaac Newton's appetite for mathematics was first whetted by an astrological text. In more recent times, prominent figures such as Churchill, de Gaulle, and Reagan have consulted astrologers and sometimes heeded their advice. Today universities as diverse as Oxford in England and the University of Zaragoza in Spain offer courses in the subject, fulfilling Carl Jung's prediction decades ago that astrology would again become the subject of serious discourse. Whether astrology actually has the powers that have been ascribed to it is, of course, open to debate. But there is no doubt that it maintains an unshakeable hold on the human mind. In The Fated Sky, Benson Bobrick has written an absolutely captivating and comprehensive account of this engrossing subject and its enduring influence on history and the history of ideas.

Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret

by Duff Wilson

I see soil in a new light, and I wonder about my own lawn and garden. What have I sprinkled on my backyard? Is somebody using my home, my food, to recycle toxic waste? It seems unbelievable, outlandish -- but what if it's true?A riveting expose, Fateful Harvest tells the story of Patty Martin -- the mayor of a small Washington town called Quincy -- who discovers American industries are dumping toxic waste into farmers' fields and home gardens by labeling it "fertilizer." She becomes outraged at the failed crops, sick horses, and rare diseases in her town, as well as the threats to her children's health. Yet, when she blows the whistle on a nationwide problem, Patty Martin is nearly run out of town.Duff Wilson, whose Seattle Times series on this story was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, provides the definitive account of a new and alarming environmental scandal. Fateful Harvest is a gripping study of corruption and courage, of recklessness and reckoning. It is a story that speaks to the greatest fears -- and ultimate hope -- in us all.

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