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Groovy Science
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Author : David Kaiser
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2016-05-31
Groovy Science written by David Kaiser and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-31 with History categories.
Groovy Science paints a decidedly different picture of the sixties counterculture by uncovering an unabashed embrace of certain kinds of science and technology. While many rejected science and technology that struck them as hulking, depersonalized, or militarized, theirs was a rejection of Cold War-era missiles and mainframes, not science and technology per se. We see in these pages the long-running annual workshops on quantum physics at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California; aerospace engineers turning their knowledge of high-tech materials to the short board revolution in surfing; Timothy Leary s championing of space colonization as the ultimate high; and midwives redirecting their medical knowledge to launch a home-birth movement. Groovy Science gathers intriguing examples like these from across the physical, biological, and social sciences and charts commonalities across these many domains, highlighting shared trends and themes during one of the most colorful periods of recent American history. The result reveals a much more diverse picture of how Americans sought and found alternative forms of science that resonated with their social and political goals."
Groovy Gravity
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Author : Rena Korb
language : en
Publisher: ABDO
Release Date : 2007-09-01
Groovy Gravity written by Rena Korb and has been published by ABDO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Learn about gravity in these easy-to-read books. Gravity's force, moon's orbit, and their effects are explained with simple text and matching illustrations. A science activity, fun facts section, glossary, and index aid students in learning about the gravity pulling on them. Special thanks to content consultant Paul Ohmann Ph.D.
Exploding Heads Fizzle Pops And More Super Cool Science Experiments For Kids Children S Science Experiment Books
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Author : Baby Professor
language : en
Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2017-12-01
Exploding Heads Fizzle Pops And More Super Cool Science Experiments For Kids Children S Science Experiment Books written by Baby Professor and has been published by Speedy Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-01 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
Is learning by reading enough for your child? If not, then get on some hands-on fun through experimentation. Experiments are highly recommended methods of learning because they encourage your child’s problem solving skills while growing knowledge. This book is an exciting compilation of cool science experiments. Look out for pops and fizzles! Grab a copy today!
Science Under Fire
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Author : Andrew Jewett
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2020-06-09
Science Under Fire written by Andrew Jewett and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-09 with Science categories.
Americans have long been suspicious of experts and elites. This new history explains why so many have believed that science has the power to corrupt American culture. Americans today are often skeptical of scientific authority. Many conservatives dismiss climate change and Darwinism as liberal fictions, arguing that “tenured radicals” have coopted the sciences and other disciplines. Some progressives, especially in the universities, worry that science’s celebration of objectivity and neutrality masks its attachment to Eurocentric and patriarchal values. As we grapple with the implications of climate change and revolutions in fields from biotechnology to robotics to computing, it is crucial to understand how scientific authority functions—and where it has run up against political and cultural barriers. Science under Fire reconstructs a century of battles over the cultural implications of science in the United States. Andrew Jewett reveals a persistent current of criticism which maintains that scientists have injected faulty social philosophies into the nation’s bloodstream under the cover of neutrality. This charge of corruption has taken many forms and appeared among critics with a wide range of social, political, and theological views, but common to all is the argument that an ideologically compromised science has produced an array of social ills. Jewett shows that this suspicion of science has been a major force in American politics and culture by tracking its development, varied expressions, and potent consequences since the 1920s. Looking at today’s battles over science, Jewett argues that citizens and leaders must steer a course between, on the one hand, the naïve image of science as a pristine, value-neutral form of knowledge, and, on the other, the assumption that scientists’ claims are merely ideologies masquerading as truths.
Cool Science Experiments
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Author : Hinkler Books
language : en
Publisher: Hinkler Books (AU)
Release Date : 2012
Cool Science Experiments written by Hinkler Books and has been published by Hinkler Books (AU) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Astronomy categories.
Book of experiments that has sections for astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology/geography, physics, and weather.
101 Cool Science Experiments
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
101 Cool Science Experiments written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Science categories.
Science experiments you can do in your own kitchen using everyday things like vinegar, string, eggs and paper.
Shaping Science
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Author : Janet Vertesi
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2020-11-06
Shaping Science written by Janet Vertesi and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-06 with Science categories.
In Shaping Science, Janet Vertesi draws on a decade of immersive ethnography with NASA’s robotic spacecraft teams to create a comparative account of two great space missions of the early 2000s. Although these missions featured robotic explorers on the frontiers of the solar system bravely investigating new worlds, their commands were issued from millions of miles away by a very human team. By examining the two teams’ formal structures, decision-making techniques, and informal work practices in the day-to-day process of mission planning, Vertesi shows just how deeply entangled a team’s local organizational context is with the knowledge they produce about other worlds. Using extensive, embedded experiences on two NASA spacecraft teams, this is the first book to apply organizational studies of work to the laboratory environment in order to analyze the production of scientific knowledge itself. Engaging and deeply researched, Shaping Science demonstrates the significant influence that the social organization of a scientific team can have on the practices of that team and the results they yield.
The Routledge History Of American Science
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Author : Timothy W. Kneeland
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-12-01
The Routledge History Of American Science written by Timothy W. Kneeland and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-01 with History categories.
The Routledge History of American Science provides an essential companion to the most significant themes within the subject area. The field of the history of science continues to grow and expand into new areas and to adopt new theories to explain the role of science and its connections to politics, economics, religion, social structures, intellectual history, and art. This book takes North America as its focus and explores the history of science in the region both nationally and internationally with 27 chapters from a range of disciplines. Part I takes a chronological look at the history of science in America, from its origins in the Atlantic World, through to the American Revolution, the Civil War, the World Wars, and ending in the postmodern era. Part II discusses American science in practice, from scientists as practitioners, laboratories and field experiences, to science and religion. Part III examines the relationship between science and power. The chapters touch on the intersection of science and imperialism, environmental science in U.S. politics, as well as capitalism and science. Finally, Part IV explores how science is embedded in the culture of the United States with topics such as the growing importance of climate science, the role of scientific racism, the construction of gender, and how science and disability studies converge. The final chapter reviews the way in which society has embraced or rejected science, with reflections on the recent pandemic and what it may mean for the future of American science. This book fills a much-needed gap in the history and historiography of American science studies and will be an invaluable guide for any student or researcher in the history of science in America.
The Squares
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Author : Cyrus C. M. Mody
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2022-07-12
The Squares written by Cyrus C. M. Mody and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-12 with Technology & Engineering categories.
When ungroovy scientists did groovy science: how non-activist scientists and engineers adapted their work to a rapidly changing social and political landscape. In The Squares, Cyrus Mody shows how, between the late 1960s and the early 1980s, some scientists and engineers who did not consider themselves activists, New Leftists, or members of the counterculture accommodated their work to the rapidly changing social and political landscape of the time. These “square scientists,” Mody shows, began to do many of the things that the counterculture urged: turn away from military-industrial funding, become more interdisciplinary, and focus their research on solving problems of civil society. During the period Mody calls “the long 1970s,” ungroovy scientists were doing groovy science. Mody offers a series of case studies of some of these collective efforts by non-activist scientists to use their technical knowledge for the good of society. He considers the region around Santa Barbara and the interplay of public universities, think tanks, established firms, new companies, philanthropies, and social movement organizations. He looks at Stanford University’s transition from Cold War science to commercialized technoscience; NASA’s search for a post-Apollo mission; the unsuccessful foray into solar energy by Nobel laureate Jack Kilby; the “civilianization” of the US semiconductor industry; and systems engineer Arthur D. Hall’s ill-fated promotion of automated agriculture.
Plant Medicines Healing And Psychedelic Science
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Author : Beatriz Caiuby Labate
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-04-28
Plant Medicines Healing And Psychedelic Science written by Beatriz Caiuby Labate and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-28 with Medical categories.
This is a book about the intersections of three dimensions. The first is the way social scientists and historians treat the history of psychiatry and healing, especially as it intersects with psychedelics. The second encompasses a reflection on the substances themselves and their effects on bodies. The third addresses traditional healing, as it circles back to our understanding of drugs and psychiatry. The chapters explore how these dimensions are distinct, but deeply intertwined, themes that offer important insights into contemporary healing practices. The intended audience of the volume is large and diverse: neuroscientists, biologists, medical doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists; mental health professionals interested in the therapeutic application of psychedelic substances, or who work with substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and PTSD; patients and practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine; ethnobotanists and ethnopharmacologists; lawyers, criminologists, and other specialists in international law working on matters related to drug policy and human rights, as well as scholars of religious studies, anthropologists, sociologists, and historians; social scientists concerned both with the history of science, medicine, and technology, and concepts of health, illness, and healing. It has a potentially large international audience, especially considering the increasing interest in “psychedelic science” and the growing spread of the use of traditional psychoactives in the West.