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El mundo hasta ayer: ¿Qué podemos aprender de las sociedades tradicionales?
by Jared DiamondEl ganador del premio Pulitzer, autor de los best sellers Colapso y Armas, gérmenes y acero vuelve al pasado en busca de un futuro mejor. Un libro provocador, iluminador y ameno, como todos los de Diamond, que se convertirá en una lectura necesaria. La mayoría de nosotros damos por asumidas las características propias de la sociedad moderna, desde los viajes en avión y los teléfonos móviles a la alfabetización y la obesidad. Sin embargo, durante los casi seis millones de años de su existencia, la humanidad no ha contado con ninguna de estas cosas. Aunque la brecha que nos separa de nuestros ancestros primitivos parece inabarcable, todavía podemos contemplar gran parte de nuestra antigua forma de vida en las sociedades tradicionales que aún existen o que han existido hasta hace poco. Sociedades como las de las Tierras Altas de Nueva Guinea nos recuerdan que apenas fue ayer, en términos evolutivos, cuando todo cambió. El mundo hasta ayer ofrece un retrato fascinante del pasado humano tal y como ha sido durante decenas de miles de años, un pasado que hoy casi ha desaparecido, y brinda una reflexión sobre las implicaciones que tienen en nuestras vidas las diferencias entre ese pasado y nuestro presente. Este es el libro más personal de Jared Diamond, basado en sus décadas de trabajo en las islas del Pacífico, así como en investigaciones sobre los inuit, los indios del Amazonas, o el pueblo san del Kalahari, entre otros. Diamond no idealiza las sociedades tradicionales, pero considera que podemos aprender mucho de sus respuestas a los problemas humanos, a cómo abordar la educación de los hijos, la atención de los ancianos, la resolución de conflictos y el bienestar físico. Diamond estudia las prácticas sociales y nos muestra las decisiones que pueden ayudarnos a vivir una vida más sana y longeva, a disfrutar más de nuestra vejez, y a educar a niños más autónomos y con mayor autoestima. Reseñas: «En el siglo XIX, la trilogía de Charles Darwin cambió para siempre nuestra forma de entender la naturaleza y la historia. Dentro de un siglo, los estudiantes dirán lo mismo sobre la trilogía de Jared Diamond: Armas, gérmenes y acero, Colapso y El mundo hasta ayer, su magnífica obra magna que no solo trata sobre nuestra naturaleza y nuestra historia, sino también sobre nuestro destino como especie. Jared Diamond es el Charles Darwin de nuestra generación, y El mundo hasta ayer es un punto de inflexión que nos ofrece esperanza a través de soluciones a nuestros problemas más acuciantes.»Michael Shermer «El mejor regalo de Diamond es su capacidad de escribir sobre sistemas geopolíticos y medioambientales de un modo que no solo enseña y provoca, sino que también entretiene.»The Seattle Times «Lee este libro. Te estimulará y te hará reflexionar.»Scientific American «El mundo hasta ayer es un libro ambicioso y erudito, basado en el vasto conocimiento de Diamond sobre antropología, sociología, lingüística, psicología, nutrición y biología evolutiva. Diamond es un hombre del Renacimiento, un sabio con el don de sintetizar datos y teorías.»Chicago Tribune «Entusiasta y desgarradora, esta valoración de las sociedades tradicionales desvela la verdad sorprendente de que nuestro estilo de vida es un mero fragmento en la historia del esfuerzo humano.»Publishers Weekly «En este libro fascinante, Diamond ofrece una nueva perspectiva de las formas de vida tradicionales y las formas de vida modernas, con una mirada puesta en aquellos que están dispuestos a cambiar nuestro futuro.»Booklist
El mundo sin nosotros
by Alan Weisman*Esta edición incluye un nuevo epílogo del autor* Un fascinante recorrido por una tierra sin humanos. Un canto al poder de regeneración de la naturaleza. ¿Qué pasaría en la Tierra si desapareciera el ser humano? Este libro contesta con rigor esta fascinante pregunta y explica cómo nuestras enormes infraestructuras se hundirían; cuánto tardarían las principales ciudades en reforestarse y las llanuras africanas en recuperar el esplendor de su fauna; por qué algunas de las construcciones más antiguas podrían ser las últimas en desaparecer y cuáles de nuestros objetos quedarían inmortalizados como fósiles. Partículas de plástico indestructibles, gatos domésticos que se convierten en depredadores de éxito, plagas urbanas -como las ratas o las cucarachas- que se extinguen y estatuas de bronce que perviven milenios son solo algunos de los elementos que el lector se encontrará en este apasionante recorrido por un mundo tan familiar como extraño. Un libro que toma especial relevancia en el Día mundial del medioambiente. Reseñas:«Fascinante, agudo, profundamente inteligente... Un libro muy importante para una especie que está jugando con su propio destino.»James Howard Kunstler «Uno de los mayores experimentos mentales de nuestro tiempo, un hito fabuloso del reportaje imaginario.»Bill McKibben «Grandiosamente entretenido.»Time «Prodigioso e impresionante.»The New York Times
The Mungbean Genome (Compendium of Plant Genomes)
by Ramakrishnan M. Nair Roland Schafleitner Suk-Ha LeeThis book reports on the current global status of mungbean and its economic importance. Mungbean (Vigna radiata)—also called green gram—is an important food and cash crop in the rice-based farming systems of South and Southeast Asia, but is also grown in other parts of the world. Its short duration, low input requirement and high global demand make mungbean an ideal rotation crop for smallholder farmers. The book describes mungbean collections maintained by various organizations and their utilization, especially with regard to adapting mungbean to new environments. It provides an overview of the progress made in breeding for tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses; nutritional quality enhancement including genomics approaches; and outlines future challenges for mungbean cultivation. In addition, genomic approaches to evaluating the evolutionary relationship between Vigna species and addressing questions concerning domestication, adaptation and genotype–phenotype relationships are also discussed
Municipal Landfill Leachate Management (Environmental Science and Engineering)
by Maryam Pazoki Reza GhasemzadehThis book is divided into seven chapters, which address various leachate landfill management issues such as the quality, quantity and management of municipal landfill leachate, together with new methods. There are many methods available for the treatment and management of municipal landfill leachate. The waste management methods presented here can be applied in most third-world countries, due to the lack of waste separation and high organic content of waste. The book provides descriptions and a hierarchy of waste management, reviews the history of solid waste disposal, and covers a range of topics, including: leachate and gas generation in landfills; natural attenuation landfills; landfill site selection; leachate and stormwater management, collection and treatment; landfill gas management; landfill cover requirements; leachate collection; types of natural treatment systems; and design procedure and considerations. In closing, it provides an overview of the current solid waste management status in Iran.
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Technology in Japan (Environmental Science and Engineering)
by Sotaro HiguchiJapan was ahead of the rest of the world when it introduced intermediate processing of municipal waste by such means as incineration in the 1960s. Owing to the small land area of the country and the difficulty in securing landfill sites, the incineration ratio of municipal combustible waste had reached 100% by the 1990s. Along with the landfill of incineration residues, proprietary technologies such as high salt leachate treatment, desalination treatment, by-product recycling, a focus on the resource of incineration residues, sea surface landfill sites, and covered type landfill sites have spread and developed since then. This book describes the introduction of incineration facilities starting in the 1960s, landfill technology, and issues arising after 1990 following the introduction of the facilities. The necessity of a total system from incineration to landfill is explained as well. The volume is a valuable resource for countries that plan to introduce intermediate processing such as incineration and for countries that are developing a waste management policy.
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia and the Pacific Islands: Challenges and Strategic Solutions
by Masaru Tanaka Pariatamby AgamuthuSolid waste management issues, technologies and challenges are dynamic. More so, in developing and transitory nations in Asia. This book, written by Asian experts in solid waste management, explores the current situation in Asian countries including Pacific Islands. There are not many technical books of this kind, especially dedicated to this region of the world. The chapters form a comprehensive, coherent investigation in municipal solid waste (MSW) management, including, definitions used, generation, sustainable waste management system, legal framework and impacts on global warming. Several case studies from Asian nations are included to exemplify the real situation experienced. Discussions on MSW policy in these countries and their impacts on waste management and minimization (if any) are indeed an eye-opener. Undoubtedly, this book would be a pioneer in revealing the latest situation in the Asian region, which includes two of the world's most dynamic nations in the economic growth. It is greatly envisaged to form an excellent source of reference in MSW management in Asia and Pacific Islands. This book will bridge the wide gap in available information between the developed and transitory/developing nations.
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries
by Sunil KumarThis book contains detailed and structured approaches to tackling practical decision-making troubles using economic consideration and analytical methods in Municipal solid waste (MSW) management. Among all other types of environmental burdens, MSW management is still a mammoth task, and the worst part is that a suitable technique to curb the situation in developing countries has still not emerged. Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries will help fill this information gap based on information provided by field professionals. This information will be helpful to improve and manage solid waste systems through the application of modern management techniques. It covers all the fundamental concepts of MSWM; the various component systems, such as collection, transportation, processing, and disposal; and their integration. This book also discusses various component technologies available for the treatment, processing, and disposal of MSW. Written in view of actual scenarios in developing countries, it provides knowledge to develop solutions for prolonged problems in these nations. It is mainly for undergraduate and postgraduate students, research scholars, professionals, and policy makers.
Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes
by Gary C. YoungA technical and economic review of emerging waste disposal technologies Intended for a wide audience ranging from engineers and academics to decision-makers in both the public and private sectors, Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes: Economic, Technical, and Renewable Comparisons reviews the current state of the solid waste disposal industry. It details how the proven plasma gasification technology can be used to manage Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and to generate energy and revenues for local communities in an environmentally safe manner with essentially no wastes. Beginning with an introduction to pyrolysis/gasification and combustion technologies, the book provides many case studies on various waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies and creates an economic and technical baseline from which all current and emerging WTE technologies could be compared and evaluated. Topics include: Pyrolysis/gasification technology, the most suitable and economically viable approach for the management of wastes Combustion technology Other renewable energy resources including wind and hydroelectric energy Plasma economics Cash flows as a revenue source for waste solids-to-energy management Plant operations, with an independent case study of Eco-Valley plant in Utashinai, Japan Extensive case studies of garbage to liquid fuels, wastes to electricity, and wastes to power ethanol plants illustrate how currently generated MSW and past wastes in landfills can be processed with proven plasma gasification technology to eliminate air and water pollution from landfills.
Municipal Solid Wastes: Problems and Solutions
by Robert E. Landreth Paul A. RebersEnvironmental scientists and engineers are faced with the challenge of how to manage increasing amounts of solid waste. Furthermore, waste management officials are constantly faced with the question "Which option is the most appropriate one in this situation, and how does it compare to other options?" For these individuals, and for the general public, Municipal Solid Wastes: Problems and Solutions helps to answer this and other questions by presenting the issues of waste handling and disposal-from general management concepts to specific techniques. Each topic is carefully reviewed: problems are presented, and possible solutions are discussed. Legislation that affects recycling and disposal is covered.
Muon Science: Muons in Physics, Chemistry and Materials (Scottish Graduate Ser. #51)
by S L Lee, S H Kilcoyne and R CywinskiMuon science is rapidly assuming a central role in scientific and technological studies of the solid state within the disciplines of physics, chemistry, and materials science. Muon Science: Muons in Physics, Chemistry and Materials presents key developments in both theoretical and experimental aspects of muon spin relaxation, rotation, and resonance. Assuming no prior expertise in muon science, the book guides readers from introductory material to the latest developments in the field. The internationally renowned expert contributors cover topics in muon instrumentation and muon science applications that include muon production, beamlines and instrumentation, muonium chemistry, muon catalyzed fusion, fundamental muon physics, ultra-cold muons, magnetism, superconductivity, diffusion, semiconductors, simulations, and data analysis. The book maintains consistent notation and nomenclature throughout as well as cross-referencing and continuity between the contributions. It provides an excellent introduction to both new and experienced muon beam scientists and graduate students wishing to develop their knowledge and understanding of the subject.
Muon Spin Spectroscopy: Methods and Applications in Chemistry and Materials Science
by Donald G. Fleming Iain McKenzie Paul W. PercivalMuon Spin Spectroscopy An introduction to muon spin spectroscopy with a focus on applications in chemistry and materials science Muon Spin Spectroscopy: Methods and Applications in Chemistry and Materials Science delivers a robust and practical discussion of the areas in muon spin spectroscopy most relevant to chemistry and materials science. In this text readers will find the background details of muonium chemistry, as well as descriptions of applications in a variety of topics of varying complexity, from chemical reactivity in the gas phase to condensed matter and biological systems. The text covers material ranging from the historical background to recent technological and theoretical developments in the field. Readers will also find: An introduction to muon beams and spin spectroscopy, including discussions of spin polarization and muon decayComprehensive explanations of the formation of chemical states incorporating muonsPractical discussions of chemical reactivity and dynamics testing rate theory in the gas phase, including the influence of the potential energy surfaceComprehensive treatments of muoniated free radicals, spin relaxation studies, and muonium chemistry and chemical kinetics in condensed phases Ideal for practicing spectroscopists, physical chemists, and surface chemists, Muon Spin Spectroscopy: Methods and Applications in Chemistry and Materials Science will also benefit students of materials science and chemistry.
Muonium-antimuonium Oscillations in an Extended Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model
by Boyang LiuThis innovative work investigated two models where the muonium-antimuonium oscillation process was mediated by massive Majorana neutrinos and sneutrinos. First, we modified the Standard Model only by the inclusion of singlet right-handed neutrinos and allowing for general renormalizable interactions producing neutrino masses and mixing. The see-saw mechanism was employed to explain the smallness of the observed neutrino masses. A lower bound on the righthanded neutrino mass was constructed using the experimental limits set by the nonobservation of the muonium-antimuonium oscillation process. Second, we modified the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model by the inclusion of three right-handed neutrino superfields. The experimental result of the muonium-antimuonium oscillation process generated a lower bound on the ratio of the two Higgs field VEVs. This work helps to set up relationships between the experimental result of the muonium-antimuonium oscillation process and the model parameters in two specific models. Further improvement of the experiment in the future can generate more stringent bounds on the model parameters using the procedure developed by this work.
Murder and the Making of English CSI
by Ian Burney Neil PembertonThe engrossing account of how science-based forensics transformed the investigation of twentieth-century murders and in the process invented CSI.Crime scene investigation—or CSI—has captured the modern imagination. On television screens and in newspapers, we follow the exploits of forensic officers wearing protective suits and working behind police tape to identify and secure physical evidence for laboratory analysis. But where did this ensemble of investigative specialists and scientific techniques come from? In Murder and the Making of English CSI, Ian Burney and Neil Pemberton tell the engrossing history of how, in the first half of the twentieth century, novel routines, regulations, and techniques—from chain-of-custody procedures to the analysis of hair, blood, and fiber—fundamentally transformed the processing of murder scenes. Focusing on two iconic English investigations—the 1924 case of Emily Kaye, who was beaten and dismembered by her lover at a lonely beachfront holiday cottage, and the 1953 investigation into John Christie’s serial murders in his dingy terraced home in London’s West End—Burney and Pemberton chart the emergence of the crime scene as a new space of forensic activity. Drawing on fascinating source material ranging from how-to investigator handbooks and detective novels to crime journalism, police case reports, and courtroom transcripts, the book shows readers how, over time, the focus of murder inquiries shifted from a primarily medical and autopsy-based interest in the victim’s body to one dominated by laboratory technicians laboring over minute trace evidence. Murder and the Making of English CSI reveals the compelling and untold story of how one of the most iconic features of our present-day forensic landscape came into being. It is a must-read for forensic scientists, historians, and true crime devotees alike.
Murder and the Making of English CSI
by Ian Burney Neil PembertonA history of the origins and development of forensic science in murder investigations in early twentieth-century England.Crime scene investigation—or CSI—has captured the modern imagination. On television screens and in newspapers, we follow the exploits of forensic officers wearing protective suits and working behind police tape to identify and secure physical evidence for laboratory analysis. But where did this ensemble of investigative specialists and scientific techniques come from?In Murder and the Making of English CSI, Ian Burney and Neil Pemberton tell the engrossing history of how, in the first half of the twentieth century, novel routines, regulations, and techniques—from chain-of-custody procedures to the analysis of hair, blood, and fiber—fundamentally transformed the processing of murder scenes. Focusing on two iconic English investigations—the 1924 case of Emily Kaye, who was beaten and dismembered by her lover at a lonely beachfront holiday cottage, and the 1953 investigation into John Christie’s serial murders in his dingy terraced home in London’s West End—Burney and Pemberton chart the emergence of the crime scene as a new space of forensic activity.Drawing on fascinating source material ranging from how-to investigator handbooks and detective novels to crime journalism, police case reports, and courtroom transcripts, the book shows readers how, over time, the focus of murder inquiries shifted from a primarily medical and autopsy-based interest in the victim’s body to one dominated by laboratory technicians laboring over minute trace evidence. Murder and the Making of English CSI reveals the compelling and untold story of how one of the most iconic features of our present-day forensic landscape came into being. It is a must-read for forensic scientists, historians, and true crime devotees alike.“Out of some pretty gruesome parts, Burney and Pemberton have assembled a remarkably elegant account of the making of modern murder investigation. Their analysis combines scholarly sophistication with a clarity of prose that entertains, informs, and surprises. Murder and the Making of English CSI brims with insight about the historical path that led to our forensic present.” —Mario Biagioli, UC Davis School of Law, author of Galileo's Instruments of Credit: Telescopes, Images, Secrecy“This nuanced and fascinating history of English crime scene reconstruction has an uncanny prescience for today’s debates about how to manage crime scene evidence.” —Simon A. Cole, University of California, Irvine, author of Suspect Identities: A History of Fingerprinting and Criminal Identification
Murder in Orbit
by Bruce CovilleA young scientist discovers a zero-gravity homicide onboard a space station Rusty McPhee was born on Earth, but he hasn't been on solid ground for so long that he hardly remembers what it's like. He was raised on the space station known as ICE-3, and he knows the ins and outs of this floating research platform better than anybody. He's working in the waste disposal unit, watching garbage dissolve and be recycled, when he sees something terrifying: a dead body, half decomposed, face down in the muck. Before he can tell anyone what he's found, the machines finish processing the body, and he's left without any evidence that a murder ever happened. Not one of ICE-3's twenty-five thousand inhabitants is missing--so where did the body come from? As he tracks the zero-G killer, danger lurks around every airlock, and it will take just one misstep for Rusty to fall from the sky. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Bruce Coville including rare images from the author's collection.
Murder in the City: New York, 1910–1920
by Wilfried KauteWhen night falls on New York, the shadows are everywhere and death wears many faces. How the victims leave their bodies is deeply personal, but the witnesses to their death and the factors that brought it about belong to the public world—a somber world which is encapsulated in this gruesome survey of crime and violence in the 1910s. Parts of the city that are today among its trendiest neighborhoods were once the battlegrounds of evil forces, which left their mark in unforgettable ways. Here, newspaper clippings, police reports and testimonies are placed alongside the scenes that they describe, fleshing them out and giving life to the departed. Complete with an introduction from German actor and writer Joe Bausch, this book is a must for anyone who has ever anxiously imagined how dark an activity like dying can be—and isn’t that everyone?
Murder in the Midlands: Larry Gene Bell and the 28 Days of Terror that Shook South Carolina (True Crime Ser.)
by Rita Y. ShulerThe full story of the infamous double murder featured on Discovery&’s FBI Files—includes photos. In this book, former South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) forensic photographer Lt. Rita Y. Shuler recounts twenty-eight days of terror and shocking developments in one of the most notorious double murders and manhunts in South Carolina history. Shuler shares her own personal interactions with some of the key players in this famous manhunt and investigation. Also included are Bell&’s chilling calls from area phone booths to the Smith family, along with his disconcerting interviews and bizarre actions in the courtroom, which show the dark, evil, and criminal mind of this horrific killer. This is a comprehensive account of the case that has been featured on the Discovery Channel&’s FBI Files, in the CBS movie Nightmare in Columbia County, and on Court TV&’s Forensic Files.
The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov
by Peter PringleIn The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov, acclaimed journalist and author Peter Pringle recreates the extraordinary life and tragic end of one of the great scientists of the twentieth century. In a drama of love, revolution, and war that rivals Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago, Pringle tells the story of a young Russian scientist, Nikolai Vavilov, who had a dream of ending hunger and famine in the world. Vavilov's plan would use the emerging science of genetics to breed super plants that could grow anywhere, in any climate, in sandy deserts and freezing tundra, in drought and flood. He would launch botanical expeditions to find these vanishing genes, overlooked by early farmers ignorant of Mendel's laws of heredity. He called it a "mission for all humanity." To the leaders of the young Soviet state, Vavilov's dream fitted perfectly into their larger scheme for a socialist utopia. Lenin supported the adventurous Vavilov, a handsome and seductive young professor, as he became an Indiana Jones, hunting lost botanical treasures on five continents. In a former tsarist palace in what is now St. Petersburg, Vavilov built the world's first seed bank, a quarter of a million specimens, a magnificent living museum of plant diversity that was the envy of scientists everywhere and remains so today. But when Lenin died in 1924 and Stalin took over, Vavilov's dream turned into a nightmare. This son of science was from a bourgeois background, the class of society most despised and distrusted by the Bolsheviks. The new cadres of comrade scientists taunted and insulted him, and Stalin's dreaded secret police built up false charges of sabotage and espionage. Stalin's collectivization of farmland caused chaos in Soviet food production, and millions died in widespread famine. Vavilov's master plan for improving Soviet crops was designed to work over decades, not a few years, and he could not meet Stalin's impossible demands for immediate results. In Stalin's Terror of the 1930s, Russian geneticists were systematically repressed in favor of the peasant horticulturalist Trofim Lysenko, with his fraudulent claims and speculative theories. Vavilov was the most famous victim of this purge, which set back Russian biology by a generation and caused the country untold harm. He was sentenced to death, but unlike Galileo, he refused to recant his beliefs and, in the most cruel twist, this humanitarian pioneer scientist was starved to death in the gulag. Pringle uses newly opened Soviet archives, including Vavilov's secret police file, official correspondence, vivid expedition reports, previously unpublished family letters and diaries, and the reminiscences of eyewitnesses to bring us this intensely human story of a brilliant life cut short by anti-science demagogues, ideology, censorship, and political expedience.
Murder Two: The Second Casebook of Forensic Detection
by Colin EvansA murdered scientist points her finger from the grave at her brutal killer. A Stone Age homicide comes to light after 5,300 years. A serial killer who slays women on two continents is finally brought to justice by a single hair that yields just nine billionths of a gram of human DNA. All these miracles of detection were made possible only by the crime lab, our leading weapon in the war on crime. If you are fascinated by both the history of forensics and the very latest developments in crime scene investigation, autopsies, and other aspects of the science, Murder Two is the book for you. This comprehensive casebook of forensic detection presents nearly one hundred classic, high-profile cases in which police detectives and crime labs worked together to solve baffling and horrifying crimes through the shrewd, painstaking use of science. Spanning four continents and almost two hundred years, these cases feature the forensic quirks, wrinkles, and breakthroughs that led to major advances in crime detection.
Murderers' Row Volume Three: Wrecking Crew, My Brother's Keeper, Summary Execution (Murderers' Row #3)
by Michael Withey John Ferak Chris Russo BlackwoodThree bestselling true crime books for the price of one—from the Steven Avery case to a brother&’s quest for justice to an international conspiracy. Wrecking Crew: While working for USA Today&’s Investigative Team, John Ferak wrote dozens of articles on Steven Avery, who was charged with the murder of Teresa Halbach. In Wrecking Crew, Ferak lays out high-profile lawyer Kathleen Zellner&’s post-conviction strategy to free Avery. &“Whatever you thought you believed about this infamous case, get ready to change your mind or be more convinced than ever . . . Fascinating.&” —Steve Jackson, New York Times bestselling author My Brother&’s Keeper: The moment he found out his brother Gary was missing and presumed dead, Ted Kergan launched a relentless effort to bring two suspected killers to justice and find Gary&’s body. Little did he know his quest would consume a fortune and take thirty years to reach its dramatic conclusion. An International Book Awards Finalist! &“A thirty-year search for the truth . . . a story of persistence, determination, and deep brotherly love.&” —Denise Wallace, author of Daddy&’s Little Secret Summary Execution: On June 1, 1981, two young activists, Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, were murdered in Seattle in what was made to appear like a gang slaying. But the victims&’ families and friends suspected they were considered a threat to Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his regime&’s relationship to the United States. &“Remarkable . . . The story has so many twists—as well as amazing turns—that prove the point that conspiracy theories aren&’t necessarily fiction.&” —Eric Nalder, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist
Murderous Contagion: A Human History of Disease
by Mary DobsonDisease is the true serial killer of human history: the horrors of bubonic plague, cholera, syphilis, smallpox, tuberculosis and the like have claimed more lives and caused more misery than the depredations of warfare, famine and natural disasters combined. Murderous Contagion tells the compelling and at times unbearably moving story of the devastating impact of diseases on humankind - from the Black Death of the 14th century to the Spanish flu of 1918-19 and the AIDS epidemic of the modern era. In this book Mary Dobson also relates the endeavours of physicians and scientists to understand and identify the causes of diseases and find ways of preventing them.This is a timely and revelatory work of popular history by a writer whose knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, her subject shines through her every word.
Murderous Contagion: A Human History Of Disease
by Mary DobsonDisease is the true serial killer of human history: the horrors of bubonic plague, cholera, syphilis, smallpox, tuberculosis and the like have claimed more lives and caused more misery than the depredations of warfare, famine and natural disasters combined. Murderous Contagion tells the compelling and at times unbearably moving story of the devastating impact of diseases on humankind - from the Black Death of the 14th century to the Spanish flu of 1918-19 and the AIDS epidemic of the modern era. In this book Mary Dobson also relates the endeavours of physicians and scientists to understand and identify the causes of diseases and find ways of preventing them.This is a timely and revelatory work of popular history by a writer whose knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, her subject shines through her every word.
Murderous Minds: Neurological Imaging and the Manifestation of Evil
by Dean A. HaycockIs there a biological basis for evil? From neurological imaging to behavioral studies, Dean Haycock's account of the groundbreaking research reveals what scientists are learning about the psychopaths living among us. How many times have you seen a murder on the news or on a TV show like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and said to yourself, "How could someone do something like that?" Today, neuroscientists are imaging, mapping, testing and dissecting the source of the worst behavior imaginable in the brains of the people who lack a conscience: psychopaths. Neuroscientist Dean Haycock examines the behavior of real life psychopaths and discusses how their actions can be explained in scientific terms, from research that literally looks inside their brains to understanding how psychopaths, without empathy but very goal-oriented, think and act the way they do. Some don’t commit crimes at all, but rather make use of their skills in the boardroom. But what does this mean for lawyers, judges, psychiatrists, victims and readers--for anyone who has ever wondered how some people can be so bad. Could your nine-year-old be a psychopath? What about your co-worker? The ability to recognize psychopaths using the scientific method has vast implications for society, and yet is still loaded with consequences. 8 page color insert
Murine Models, Energy Balance, and Cancer
by Nathan A. BergerThis volume provides a transdisciplinary and translational review of many of the leading murine models used to study the mechanisms, mediators and biomarkers linking energy balance to cancer. It provides a review of murine models that should be of interest to basic, clinical and applied research investigators as well as nutrition scientists and students that work in cancer prevention, cancer control and treatment. The worldwide obesity pandemic has been extensively studied by epidemiologic and observational studies and even, in some cases, by randomized controlled trials. However, the development and control of obesity, its comorbidities and its impact on cancer usually occurs over such long periods that it is difficult, if not impossible to conduct randomized controlled trials in humans to investigate environmental contributions to obesity, energy balance and their impact on cancer. In contrast, model organisms, especially mice and rats, provide valuable assets for performing these studies under rigorously controlled conditions and in sufficient numbers to provide statistically significant results. In this volume, many of the leading and new murine models used to study the mechanisms and mediators linking cancer with obesity, sleep, exercise, their modification by environment and how they may continue to be used to further elucidate these relations as well as to explore preclinical aspects of prevention and/or therapeutic intervention are considered. This volume provides an important compilation and analysis of major experimental systems and principles for further preclinical research with translational impact on energy balance and cancer.
