637 Gorillas On The Run And Other Feats Facts And Fascinating Stats
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637 Gorillas On The Run And Other Feats Facts And Fascinating Stats
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Author : JOHN S. CROUCHER
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
637 Gorillas On The Run And Other Feats Facts And Fascinating Stats written by JOHN S. CROUCHER and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
637 Gorillas On The Run And Other Feats Facts And Fascinating Stats
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Author : John S. Croucher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-04-05
637 Gorillas On The Run And Other Feats Facts And Fascinating Stats written by John S. Croucher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-05 with categories.
The long-standing Number Crunch newspaper column is a weekly bite of diverse but always fascinating stats and facts. This compendium is the second in a series (volume 1 was entitled 'Eighteen Months on the Toilet') of books that bring together the very best of the facts, feats and stats discovered by author John Croucher over many years of compiling the column. This completely new edition includes a fresh new suite of cartoons by Roger Harvey.'637 Gorillas', by the way, refers to largest number of costumed gorillas ever brought together - for a 2005 London fun run.
Six Hundred And Thirty Six Gorillas On The Run And Other Feats Facts And Fascinating Statistics
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Author : John S. Croucher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Six Hundred And Thirty Six Gorillas On The Run And Other Feats Facts And Fascinating Statistics written by John S. Croucher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Mathematical statistics categories.
The long-standing Number Crunch newspaper column in TheAge and Sydney Morning Herald is a weekly bite ofdiverse, but always fascinating, stats and facts. Thiscompendium is the second in a series of books that bringtogether the very best of the facts, feats and statsdiscovered by author John Croucher over many years ofcompiling the ......
Innate
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Author : Kevin J. Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-03-31
Innate written by Kevin J. Mitchell and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-31 with Psychology categories.
"What makes you the way you are--and what makes each of us different from everyone else? In Innate, leading neuroscientist and popular science blogger Kevin Mitchell traces human diversity and individual differences to their deepest level: in the wiring of our brains. Deftly guiding us through important new research, including his own groundbreaking work, he explains how variations in the way our brains develop before birth strongly influence our psychology and behavior throughout our lives, shaping our personality, intelligence, sexuality, and even the way we perceive the world. We all share a genetic program for making a human brain, and the program for making a brain like yours is specifically encoded in your DNA. But, as Mitchell explains, the way that program plays out is affected by random processes of development that manifest uniquely in each person, even identical twins. The key insight of Innate is that the combination of these developmental and genetic variations creates innate differences in how our brains are wired--differences that impact all aspects of our psychology--and this insight promises to transform the way we see the interplay of nature and nurture. Innate also explores the genetic and neural underpinnings of disorders such as autism, schizophrenia, and epilepsy, and how our understanding of these conditions is being revolutionized. In addition, the book examines the social and ethical implications of these ideas and of new technologies that may soon offer the means to predict or manipulate human traits. Compelling and original, Innate will change the way you think about why and how we are who we are."--Provided by the publisher.
Standard Deviations
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Author : Gary Smith
language : en
Publisher: Duckworth
Release Date : 2016-09-22
Standard Deviations written by Gary Smith and has been published by Duckworth this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-22 with Social Science categories.
Did you know that having a messy room will make you racist? Or that human beings possess the ability to postpone death until after important ceremonial occasions? Or that people live three to five years longer if they have positive initials, like ACE? All of these 'facts' have been argued with a straight face by researchers and backed up with reams of data and convincing statistics. As Nobel Prize-winning economist Ronald Coase once cynically observed, 'If you torture data long enough, it will confess.' Lying with statistics is a time-honoured con. In Standard Deviations, economics professor Gary Smith walks us through the various tricks and traps that people use to back up their own crackpot theories. Sometimes, the unscrupulous deliberately try to mislead us. Other times, the well-intentioned are blissfully unaware of the mischief they are committing. Today, data is so plentiful that researchers spend precious little time distinguishing between good, meaningful deductions and total rubbish. Not only do others use data to fool us, we fool ourselves. Drawing on breakthrough research in behavioural economics by luminaries like Daniel Kahneman and Dan Ariely, and taking to task some of the conclusions of Freakonomics, Standard Deviations demystifies the science behind statistics and brings into stark relief the fraud that surrounds us all.
The Evolution Of Senescence In The Tree Of Life
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Author : Richard P. Shefferson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-02-23
The Evolution Of Senescence In The Tree Of Life written by Richard P. Shefferson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-23 with Health & Fitness categories.
Top researchers in the field introduce interdisciplinary perspectives on senescence, presenting new insights and cutting-edge research.
Growing Points Ethology
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Author : P. P. G. Bateson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1976-10-07
Growing Points Ethology written by P. P. G. Bateson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976-10-07 with Science categories.
First published in 1976, this volume is a collection of essays by some of the most prominent and active ethologists. It is organized into four sections: motivation and perception, function and evolution, development, and human social relationships. The first three sections reflect the four questions which are basic to ethology: what were the immediate causes of a behaviour pattern; what is its biological function; how did it evolve; and how did it develop in the individual? The last section involves questions of all four types. The sections are introduced and linked by editorials and the book concludes with an important statement on asking the right questions. The essays are forward looking and identify areas of importance for the study of behaviour. The volume is a source of formative ideas for students, their teachers and research workers in a wide variety of disciplines in the biological psychological and social sciences.
Crude Existence
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Author : Kristin Reed
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2009-11-15
Crude Existence written by Kristin Reed and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-15 with Business & Economics categories.
After decades of civil war and instability, the African country of Angola is experiencing a spectacular economic boom thanks to its most valuable natural resource: oil. Focusing on the everyday realities of people living in the extraction zones, Reed explores the exclusion, degradation, and violence that are the fruits of petrocapitalism in Angola.
Secret Language Of Animals
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Author : Janine M. Benyus
language : en
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Release Date : 2014-04-15
Secret Language Of Animals written by Janine M. Benyus and has been published by Black Dog & Leventhal this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-15 with Nature categories.
Unlock the secrets behind the behavior of the world's most fascinating creatures-from the Adélie penguin to the plains zebra to the giant panda-in this wonderfully written, beautifully illustrated book. In The Secret Language of Animals, biologist Janine Benyus takes us inside the animal kingdom and shows us the whys and the hows behind the distinctive behavior of creatures great and small in their natural environments. Divided geographically into five sections-Africa, Asia, North America, the oceans, and the poles-the book examines and describes the behavior, body language, and patterns of communication of 20 different animals: the gorilla, lion, African elephant, plains zebra, black rhinoceros, giraffe, ostrich, greater flamingo, Nile crocodile, giant panda, peacock, Komodo monitor, bottlenose dolphin, California sea lion, gray wolf, bald eagle, sandhill crane, beluga whale, polar bear, and Adélie penguin. For each animal, Benyus describes and explains basic behaviors (locomotion, feeding, drinking, bathing, grooming, sleeping), communication behavior (greeting, social play, group defense, conflict, aggression/submission, fighting, courtship, copulation), and parenting behavior (birth, care and feeding, teaching, communal care). The book is illustrated throughout with tender yet precise line drawings that beckon us to the animals and vividly capture everything from changing facial expressions to nurturing postures to playful and aggressive interactions. The text, too, is both intimate and informative, allowing for a deep connection with, and a great admiration for, each one of the animals.
The Races Of Man An Outline Of Anthropology And Ethnography
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Author : Joseph Deniker
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2020-09-28
The Races Of Man An Outline Of Anthropology And Ethnography written by Joseph Deniker and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-28 with Fiction categories.
THE innumerable groups of mankind, massed together or scattered, according to the varying nature of the earth’s surface, are far from presenting a homogeneous picture. Every country has its own variety of physical type, language, manners, and customs. Thus, in order to exhibit a systematic view of all the peoples of the earth, it is necessary to observe a certain order in the study of these varieties, and to define carefully what is meant by such and such a descriptive term, having reference either to the physical type or to the social life of men. This we shall do in the subsequent chapters as we proceed to develop this slight sketch of the chief general facts of the physical and psychical life of man, and of the most striking social phenomena of the groups of mankind. But there are some general terms which are of more importance than others, and their meaning should be clearly understood from the first. I refer to expressions like “people,” “nation,” “tribe,” “race,” “species,” in short, all the designations of the different groupings, real or theoretic, of human beings. Having defined them, we shall by so doing define the object of our studies. Since ethnography and anthropology began to exist as sciences, an attempt has been made to determine and establish the great groups amongst which humanity might be divided. A considerable diversity of opinion, however, exists among leading scientific men not only as to the number of these groups, of these “primordial divisions” of the human race, but, above all, as to the very nature of these groups. Their significance, most frequently, is very vaguely indicated. In zoology, when we proceed to classify, we have to do with beings which, in spite of slight individual differences, are easily grouped around a certain number of types, with well-defined characters, called “species.” An animal can always be found which will represent the “type” of its species. In all the great zoological collections there exist these “species-types,” to which individuals may be compared in order to decide if they belong to the supposed species. We have then in zoology a real substratum for the determination of species, those primordial units which are grouped afterwards in genera, families, orders, etc.
