Seeing Science

Author : Jack Challoner
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262544351

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Seeing Science by Jack Challoner Pdf

The power of images to represent the unseeable: stunning visualizations of science, from the microscopic to the incredibly vast. We live among patterns of delicate beauty and exquisite chaos that our eyes can’t detect; we are surrounded by invisible particles and shifting fields of matter that permeate all of space. Our very cells are intricate molecular machines, and the story of our origins stretches back through an unimaginable amount of time. How can we see the richness of what lies beyond our sensory perception? Scientists have developed visualization tools that can make the invisible visible. This bountifully illustrated book demonstrates the power of images to represent the unseeable, offering stunning visualizations of science that range from the microscopic to the incredibly vast. With more than 200 color images and an engaging text by leading science writer Jack Challoner, Seeing Science explains and illustrates the techniques by which scientists create visualizations of their discoveries. We see the first detection of a black hole as represented by an image from an Xray telescope, get a direct view of DNA through an electron microscope, and much more. Visualizations are also used to make sense of an avalanche of data—concisely presenting information from the 20,000 or so human genes, for example. Scientists represent complex theories in computer models, which take on a curious beauty of their own. And scientists and artists collaborate to create art from science visualizations, with intriguing results.

Author : Iris Gottlieb
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781452167190

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Seeing Science by Iris Gottlieb Pdf

From an illustrator for San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a visual journey that shows how beautiful science really is. With original illustrations that deftly explain the strange-but-true world of science, Seeing Science offers a curated ride through the great mysteries of the universe. Artist and lay scientist Iris Gottlieb explains among other things: neap tides, naked mole rats, whale falls, the human heart, the Uncertainty Principle, the ten dimensions of string theory, and how glaciers are like Snickers bars. With quirky visual metaphors and concise factual explanations, she offers just the right amount of information to stoke the curious mind with a desire to know more about the life forces that animate both the smallest cell and the biggest black hole. Seeing Science illustrates, explicates, and celebrates the marvels of science as only art can.

Author : Marvin Heiferman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1597114472

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Seeing Science by Marvin Heiferman Pdf

Photography's critical role in science explained Subjects range from facial recognition to outer space For everyone curious about the impact of photography on our lives

Author : Thomas Locker,Candace Christiansen
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780064437509

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Sky Tree by Thomas Locker,Candace Christiansen Pdf

A tree stands on a hill by a river. As the sky changes, so does the tree, its branches filling with clouds, stars, snow, birds, mists, and the golden spring sun. One tree can mean many things. Thomas Locker's lyrical text records the changes in the tree's world just as simply as a child might observe them, and his magnificent paintings crystallize the natural phenomena that embellish the tree on each page. Questions at the bottom of each page lead to a unique discussion in the back of the book, where art and science are intertwined, and further depth is added to the wonder of Sky Tree.

Author : Liliana Janik
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000752632

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The Archaeology of Seeing by Liliana Janik Pdf

The Archaeology of Seeing provides readers with a new and provocative understanding of material culture through exploring visual narratives captured in cave and rock art, sculpture, paintings, and more. The engaging argument draws on current thinking in archaeology, on how we can interpret the behaviour of people in the past through their use of material culture, and how this affects our understanding of how we create and see art in the present. Exploring themes of gender, identity, and story-telling in visual material culture, this book forces a radical reassessment of how the ability to see makes us and our ancestors human; as such, it will interest lovers of both art and archaeology. Illustrated with examples from around the world, from the earliest art from hundreds of thousands of years ago, to the contemporary art scene, including street art and advertising, Janik cogently argues that the human capacity for art, which we share with our most ancient ancestors and cousins, is rooted in our common neurophysiology. The ways in which our brains allow us to see is a common heritage that shapes the creative process; what changes, according to time and place, are the cultural contexts in which art is produced and consumed. The book argues for an innovative understanding of art through the interplay between the way the human brain works and the culturally specific creation and interpretation of meaning, making an important contribution to the debate on art/archaeology.

Author : David Hammer,Emily van Zee
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : UVA:X030108466

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Seeing the Science in Children's Thinking by David Hammer,Emily van Zee Pdf

"This book is a field guide to the science classroom with authentic examples presented in written and video form. The authors offer six in-depth case studies of class discussion from grades 1 through 8, each keyed to clips of minimally edited in-the-classroom footage on the companion DVD-ROM."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Michael Guillen, PhD
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781496455604

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Believing Is Seeing by Michael Guillen, PhD Pdf

Is your worldview enlightened enough to accommodate both science and God at the same time? Dr. Michael Guillen, a best-selling author, Emmy award–winning journalist and former physics instructor at Harvard, used to be an Atheist—until science changed his mind. Once of the opinion that people of faith are weak, small-minded folks who just don’t understand science, Dr. Guillen ultimately concluded that not only does science itself depend on faith, but faith is actually the mightiest power in the universe. In Believing Is Seeing, Dr. Guillen recounts the fascinating story of his journey from Atheism to Christianity, citing the latest discoveries in neuroscience, physics, astronomy, and mathematics to pull back the curtain on the mystery of faith as no one ever has. Is it true that “seeing is believing?” Or is it possible that reality can be perceived most clearly with the eyes of faith—and that truth is bigger than proof? Let Dr. Guillen be your guide as he brilliantly argues for a large and enlightened worldview consistent with both God and modern science.

Author : Beau Lotto
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780316300179

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Deviate by Beau Lotto Pdf

Beau Lotto, the world-renowned neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and two-time TED speaker, takes us on a tour of how we perceive the world, and how disrupting it leads us to create and innovate. Perception is the foundation of human experience, but few of us understand why we see what we do, much less how. By revealing the startling truths about the brain and its perceptions, Beau Lotto shows that the next big innovation is not a new technology: it is a new way of seeing. In his first major book, Lotto draws on over two decades of pioneering research to explain that our brain didn't evolve to see the world accurately. It can't! Visually stunning, with entertaining illustrations and optical illusions throughout, and with clear and comprehensive explanations of the science behind how our perceptions operate, Deviate will revolutionize the way you see yourself, others and the world. With this new understanding of how the brain functions, Deviate is not just an illuminating account of the neuroscience of thought, behavior, and creativity: it is a call to action, enlisting readers in their own journey of self-discovery.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Testing and Assessment,Board on Science Education,Heidi Schweingruber,Alexandra Beatty
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309444354

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Seeing Students Learn Science by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Testing and Assessment,Board on Science Education,Heidi Schweingruber,Alexandra Beatty Pdf

Science educators in the United States are adapting to a new vision of how students learn science. Children are natural explorers and their observations and intuitions about the world around them are the foundation for science learning. Unfortunately, the way science has been taught in the United States has not always taken advantage of those attributes. Some students who successfully complete their Kâ€"12 science classes have not really had the chance to "do" science for themselves in ways that harness their natural curiosity and understanding of the world around them. The introduction of the Next Generation Science Standards led many states, schools, and districts to change curricula, instruction, and professional development to align with the standards. Therefore existing assessmentsâ€"whatever their purposeâ€"cannot be used to measure the full range of activities and interactions happening in science classrooms that have adapted to these ideas because they were not designed to do so. Seeing Students Learn Science is meant to help educators improve their understanding of how students learn science and guide the adaptation of their instruction and approach to assessment. It includes examples of innovative assessment formats, ways to embed assessments in engaging classroom activities, and ideas for interpreting and using novel kinds of assessment information. It provides ideas and questions educators can use to reflect on what they can adapt right away and what they can work toward more gradually.

Author : Laura Dassow Walls
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1995-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780299147433

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Seeing New Worlds by Laura Dassow Walls Pdf

Thoreau was a poet, a naturalist, a major American writer. Was he also a scientist? He was, Laura Dassow Walls suggests. Her book, the first to consider Thoreau as a serious and committed scientist, will change the way we understand his accomplishment and the place of science in American culture. Walls reveals that the scientific texts of Thoreau’s day deeply influenced his best work, from Walden to the Journal to the late natural history essays. Here we see how, just when literature and science were splitting into the “two cultures” we know now, Thoreau attempted to heal the growing rift. Walls shows how his commitment to Alexander von Humboldt’s scientific approach resulted in not only his “marriage” of poetry and science but also his distinctively patterned nature studies. In the first critical study of his “The Dispersion of Seeds” since its publication in 1993, she exposes evidence that Thoreau was using Darwinian modes of reasoning years before the appearance of Origin of Species. This book offers a powerful argument against the critical tradition that opposes a dry, mechanistic science to a warm, “organic” Romanticism. Instead, Thoreau’s experience reveals the complex interaction between Romanticism and the dynamic, law-seeking science of its day. Drawing on recent work in the theory and philosophy of science as well as literary history and theory, Seeing New Worlds bridges today’s “two cultures” in hopes of stimulating a fuller consideration of representations of nature.

Author : Raymond Tallis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Philosophical anthropology
ISBN : 1788212312

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Seeing Ourselves by Raymond Tallis Pdf

In Seeing Ourselves, philosopher and neuroscientist Raymond Tallis goes in search of what kind of beings we are, and where we might find meaning in our lives. Showcasing a remarkably detailed engagement with a huge range of disciplines, Tallis shows the unique nature of human consciousness.

Author : Simon Ings
Publisher : Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Evolution (Biology)
ISBN : 0747592861

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The Eye by Simon Ings Pdf

We spend about one-tenth of our waking hours completely blind - only one percent of what we see is in focus at any one time. You don't need eyes to see - blind volunteers have been taught to see through their chests. Through a spellbinding mix of scientific research, mathematics, philosophy, history, myth, anecdote and language theory, Simon Ings brilliantly unravels the never-ending puzzle of how and why we see in the way that we do. With the help of a beguiling mix of illustrated visual conundrums and enigmas, Ings triumphs with a compelling dissection of the eye's age-old mysteries that is both seriously interesting and interestingly fun.

Author : Carl Llewellyn Weschcke,Joe H. Slate
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 866 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738733470

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Clairvoyance for Psychic Empowerment by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke,Joe H. Slate Pdf

A complete training course in the ancient Tantric and Western techniques of clairvoyance that will allow you to manifest love, happiness, health, knowledge, wealth, spirituality, and more.

Author : Bill Bryson
Publisher : William Morrow Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 0061999776

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Seeing Further by Bill Bryson Pdf

Join Bill Bryson on an unforgettable exploration of scientific genius, discovery, and invention. Edited and introduced by Bryson, with original contributions from “a glittering array of scientific writing talent” (Sunday Observer), Seeing Further tells the spectacular story of modern science through the lens of the international Royal Society, founded on a damp November night in London in 1660. Isaac Newton, John Locke, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking—all have been fellows. Its members have split the atom, discovered the double helix and the electron, and given us the computer and the World Wide Web. Gorgeously illustrated with photographs, documents, and treasures from the Society’s exclusive archives, Seeing Further is an unprecedented celebration of the power of ideas. Featuring contributions from more than twenty of the world’s greatest scientific—and science-fiction—thinkers, including: Richard Dawkins (The Selfish Gene; The God Delusion), James Gleick (The Information), Neal Stephenson (Cryptonomicon), Richard Holmes (The Age of Wonder), Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Martin Rees (former President of the Royal Society).

Author : Halton C. Arp
Publisher : Apeiron
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021739813

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Seeing Red by Halton C. Arp Pdf