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Author : George Gaylord Simpson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520332148
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Simple Curiosity written by George Gaylord Simpson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Randall Munroe
Publisher : Dey Street Books
ISBN 13 : 9780544668256
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (682 download)
Download or read book Thing Explainer written by Randall Munroe and published by Dey Street Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The creator of the popular webcomic "xkcd" uses line drawings and just ten hundred common words to provide simple explanations for how things work, including microwaves, bridges, tectonic plates, the solar system, the periodic table, helicopters, and other essential concepts.
Author : Emily Lakdawalla
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331968146X
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)
Download or read book The Design and Engineering of Curiosity written by Emily Lakdawalla and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity. It is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nuclear power, and a laser beam on its head. No one human understands how all of its systems and instruments work. This essential reference to the Curiosity mission explains the engineering behind every system on the rover, from its rocket-powered jetpack to its radioisotope thermoelectric generator to its fiendishly complex sample handling system. Its lavishly illustrated text explains how all the instruments work -- its cameras, spectrometers, sample-cooking oven, and weather station -- and describes the instruments' abilities and limitations. It tells you how the systems have functioned on Mars, and how scientists and engineers have worked around problems developed on a faraway planet: holey wheels and broken focus lasers. And it explains the grueling mission operations schedule that keeps the rover working day in and day out.
Author : Sir Walter Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Kenilworth written by Sir Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : K. Ann Renninger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316832473
Total Pages : 1172 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (168 download)
Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning written by K. Ann Renninger and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 1172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by leading researchers in educational and social psychology, learning science, and neuroscience, this edited volume is suitable for a wide-academic readership. It gives definitions of key terms related to motivation and learning alongside developed explanations of significant findings in the field. It also presents cohesive descriptions concerning how motivation relates to learning, and produces a novel and insightful combination of issues and findings from studies of motivation and/or learning across the authors' collective range of scientific fields. The authors provide a variety of perspectives on motivational constructs and their measurement, which can be used by multiple and distinct scientific communities, both basic and applied.
Author : Exploratorium
Publisher : WeldonOwn+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1681885964
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (818 download)
Download or read book The Art of Curiosity written by Exploratorium and published by WeldonOwn+ORM. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty of the world’s most creative people share their stories and inspirations in this volume created by the Exploratorium science museum. What do music visionary Brian Eno, kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen, science writer Mary Roach, Mythbuster Adam Savage, and Pulitzer-winning journalist Thomas Friedman have in common? They are all game-changers: scientists, artists, entertainers, and activists who revolutionized their fields with bold new perspectives and approaches—and they all had transformative, course-setting experiences at the Exploratorium science museum, the San Francisco landmark visited by a million people a year in person and by millions more online. Join them and forty-five more brilliant thinkers and doers in a wonderfully playful, insightful, and sometimes incredibly moving journey to see how you, too, can harness your powers of observation, inquiry, and engagement to be the change you want to see in the world—regardless of who you are or what you do. Interviewees and subjects include: Oscar-Winning Sound Designer Walter Murch on observation Laurie Anderson on art as a way of knowing Memory Expert Elizabeth Loftus on how we learn Oliver Sacks on perception Mary Roach on how she learned to ask the right questions Adam Savage on the fun of finding things out Mickey Hart on the art of playing to learn, and learning to play California Governor Gavin Newsom on the importance of science Community activist Randy Carter on finding joy in the worst of places . . . and dozens more interviews, insights, and activities suggested by artists, scientists, poets, and politicians, in a book that can help you become more creative—and maybe just change the world.
Author : RJ Andrews
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119483905
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (194 download)
Download or read book Info We Trust written by RJ Andrews and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we create new ways of looking at the world? Join award-winning data storyteller RJ Andrews as he pushes beyond the usual how-to, and takes you on an adventure into the rich art of informing. Creating Info We Trust is a craft that puts the world into forms that are strong and true. It begins with maps, diagrams, and charts — but must push further than dry defaults to be truly effective. How do we attract attention? How can we offer audiences valuable experiences worth their time? How can we help people access complexity? Dark and mysterious, but full of potential, data is the raw material from which new understanding can emerge. Become a hero of the information age as you learn how to dip into the chaos of data and emerge with new understanding that can entertain, improve, and inspire. Whether you call the craft data storytelling, data visualization, data journalism, dashboard design, or infographic creation — what matters is that you are courageously confronting the chaos of it all in order to improve how people see the world. Info We Trust is written for everyone who straddles the domains of data and people: data visualization professionals, analysts, and all who are enthusiastic for seeing the world in new ways. This book draws from the entirety of human experience, quantitative and poetic. It teaches advanced techniques, such as visual metaphor and data transformations, in order to create more human presentations of data. It also shows how we can learn from print advertising, engineering, museum curation, and mythology archetypes. This human-centered approach works with machines to design information for people. Advance your understanding beyond by learning from a broad tradition of putting things “in formation” to create new and wonderful ways of opening our eyes to the world. Info We Trust takes a thoroughly original point of attack on the art of informing. It builds on decades of best practices and adds the creative enthusiasm of a world-class data storyteller. Info We Trust is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of original compositions designed to illuminate the craft, delight the reader, and inspire a generation of data storytellers.
Author : Diana Kander
Publisher : Truefolio
ISBN 13 : 9780692135945
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)
Download or read book The Curiosity Muscle written by Diana Kander and published by Truefolio. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toys 'R' Us. Kodak. Blockbuster. Why is it that some companies evolve while others get left in the dust? How do they lose their relevance with customers? The scary truth is that the only thing harder than getting to the top is staying there. It may sound counterintuitive, but in many cases, it is the success of a company that eventually leads to its downfall. So what does it take to stay competitive and relevant when what customers went wild for yesterday is the boring, banal, bare minimum they'll accept today? Through the story of the rise and plateau of a gym franchise recounted as a novel, The Curiosity Muscle shows exactly why most companies reaching the peak of their potential lose their curiosity and crash into irrelevance. From how we develop blind spots about our business to the pitfalls of feeling like an expert, this thought-provoking, engaging tale reveals the smokescreens obscuring imminent threats to long-term viability and walks you through specific ways to boost innovation, uncover customer needs, solve problems, create new value for customers, and increase employee engagement. Most importantly, The Curiosity Muscle demonstrates why curiosity is your greatest asset, driving constant innovation and improvement and helps you ask the essential questions that will take your business from stagnant to soaring. By continuing to work your curiously muscle over time, you can help your company thrive and become competitive on more than price alone--ultimately, future-proofing your business.
Author : Mario Livio
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476792127
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)
Download or read book Why? written by Mario Livio and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most human of all our characteristics—curiosity—in this “lively, expert, and definitely not dumbed-down account” (Kirkus Reviews) as he explores our innate desire to know why. Experiments demonstrate that people are more distracted when they overhear a phone conversation—where they can know only one side of the dialogue—than when they overhear two people talking and know both sides. Why does half a conversation make us more curious than a whole conversation? “Have you ever wondered why we wonder why? Mario Livio has, and he takes you on a fascinating quest to understand the origin and mechanisms of our curiosity. I thoroughly recommend it.” (Adam Riess, Nobel Prize Winner in Physics, 2011). Curiosity is not only at the heart of mystery and suspense novels, it is also essential to other creative endeavors, from painting to sculpture to music. It is the principal driver of basic scientific research. Even so, there is still no definitive scientific consensus about why we humans are so curious, or about the mechanisms in our brain that are responsible for curiosity. In the ever-fascinating Why? Livio interviewed scientists in several fields to explore the nature of curiosity. He examined the lives of two of history’s most curious geniuses, Leonardo da Vinci and Richard Feynman. He also talked to people with boundless curiosity: a superstar rock guitarist who is also an astrophysicist; an astronaut with degrees in computer science, biology, literature, and medicine. What drives these people to be curious about so many subjects? An astrophysicist who has written about mathematics, biology, and now psychology and neuroscience, Livio has firsthand knowledge of his subject which he explores in a lucid, entertaining way that will captivate anyone who is curious about curiosity.
Author : Rob Walker
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0525521259
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
Download or read book The Art of Noticing written by Rob Walker and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An imaginative, thought-provoking gift book to awaken your senses and attune them to the things that matter in your life. Welcome to the era of white noise. Our lives are in constant tether to phones, to email, and to social media. In this age of distraction, the ability to experience and be present is often lost: to think and to see and to listen. Enter Rob Walker's The Art of Noticing. This gorgeously illustrated volume will spark your creativity--and most importantly, help you see the world anew. Through a series of simple and playful exercises--131 of them--Walker maps ways for you to become a clearer thinker, a better listener, a more creative workplace colleague and finally, to rediscover your sense of passion and to notice what really matters to you.
Author : Chris Price
Publisher : Adams Media
ISBN 13 : 9781440595967
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (959 download)
Download or read book The Curiosity Shoppe Coloring Book written by Chris Price and published by Adams Media. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step inside the beguiling world of the Curiosity Shoppe! Welcome to the weird, wonderful world of the Curiosity Shoppe, where every drawer, shelf, and display offers a new discovery. It's unlike anything you've ever seen--let alone colored--as the pages provide an escape to a bygone era. In The Curiosity Shoppe Coloring Book, you can explore a bric-a-brac store and bring life to its many oddities through your color choices and combinations. The Curiosity Shoppe Coloring Book is a treat for your eyes and your imagination!
Author : Walter Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Kenilworth written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir Walter Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Waverley Novels written by Sir Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mayne Reid
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (973 download)
Download or read book The Quadroon written by Mayne Reid and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alison Piepmeier
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814767524
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Girl Zines written by Alison Piepmeier and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stroll through any public park in Brooklyn on a weekday afternoon and you will see black women with white children at every turn. Many of these women are of Caribbean descent, and they have long been a crucial component of New York's economy, providing childcare for white middle- and upper-middleclass families. Raising Brooklyn offers an in-depth look at the daily lives of these childcare providers, examining the important roles they play in the families whose children they help to raise. Tamara Mose Brown spent three years immersed in these Brooklyn communities: in public parks, public libraries, and living as a fellow resident among their employers, and her intimate tour of the public spaces of gentrified Brooklyn deepens our understanding of how these women use their collective lives to combat the isolation felt during the workday as a domestic worker. Though at first glance these childcare providers appear isolated and exploited—and this is the case for many—Mose Brown shows that their daily interactions in the social spaces they create allow their collective lives and cultural identities to flourish. Raising Brooklyn demonstrates how these daily interactions form a continuous expression of cultural preservation as a weapon against difficult working conditions, examining how this process unfolds through the use of cell phones, food sharing, and informal economic systems. Ultimately, Raising Brooklyn places the organization of domestic workers within the framework of a social justice movement, creating a dialogue between workers who don't believe their exploitative work conditions will change and an organization whose members believe change can come about through public displays of solidarity.
Author : Walter Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Handy Volume "Waverley" ...: Kenilworth written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Walter Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Handy Volume "Waverly" ...: Kenilworth written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
