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Author : Mark Changizi
language : en
Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2011-08-02
Harnessed written by Mark Changizi and has been published by BenBella Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-02 with Science categories.
The scientific consensus is that our ability to understand human speech has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. After all, there are whole portions of the brain devoted to human speech. We learn to understand speech before we can even walk, and can seamlessly absorb enormous amounts of information simply by hearing it. Surely we evolved this capability over thousands of generations. Or did we? Portions of the human brain are also devoted to reading. Children learn to read at a very young age and can seamlessly absorb information even more quickly through reading than through hearing. We know that we didn't evolve to read because reading is only a few thousand years old. In Harnessed, cognitive scientist Mark Changizi demonstrates that human speech has been very specifically “designed" to harness the sounds of nature, sounds we've evolved over millions of years to readily understand. Long before humans evolved, mammals have learned to interpret the sounds of nature to understand both threats and opportunities. Our speech—regardless of language—is very clearly based on the sounds of nature. Even more fascinating, Changizi shows that music itself is based on natural sounds. Music—seemingly one of the most human of inventions—is literally built on sounds and patterns of sound that have existed since the beginning of time. From Library Journal: "Many scientists believe that the human brain's capacity for language is innate, that the brain is actually "hard-wired" for this higher-level functionality. But theoretical neurobiologist Changizi (director of human cognition, 2AI Labs; The Vision Revolution) brilliantly challenges this view, claiming that language (and music) are neither innate nor instinctual to the brain but evolved culturally to take advantage of what the most ancient aspect of our brain does best: process the sounds of nature ... it will certainly intrigue evolutionary biologists, linguists, and cultural anthropologists and is strongly recommended for libraries that have Changizi's previous book." From Forbes: “In his latest book, Harnessed, neuroscientist Mark Changizi manages to accomplish the extraordinary: he says something compellingly new about evolution.… Instead of tackling evolution from the usual position and become mired in the usual arguments, he focuses on one aspect of the larger story so central to who we are, it may very well overshadow all others except the origin of life itself: communication."
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
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Author : William Kamkwamba
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-02-05
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind written by William Kamkwamba and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-05 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William's story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family.
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Author : William Kamkwamba
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-09-29
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind written by William Kamkwamba and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a Slave William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala—crazy—but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him.
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Author : Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer William
language : vi
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind written by Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer William and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06 with categories.
Vietnamese edition of William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer's story of a Malawi young boy whose dream of creating a windmill for his community helps him overcome all difficulty of his circumstances... Vietnamese translation by Nguyen Dinh Khoi.
Harnessed For Adventure
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Author : Gordon Hickson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-09-24
Harnessed For Adventure written by Gordon Hickson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-24 with categories.
Written by Gordon Hickson - This is my story: the story of how God broke into my life at Cambridge University while I was trying to disprove religion and Christianity, and how He began to harness my life for His purposes. Since that time, I have travelled across the world, witnessed extraordinary miracles, endured tough battles of faith and seen the power of God's Spirit transform whole nations.This is also the story of a young couple who took God's call at face value, believing that He will always make a way where there is no way. It shares the faith battles, the joys and the breakthroughs, as well as the struggles, failures and near-death experiences.Let this book inspire you to totally surrender to "God's harness" and then allow Him to take you on His great adventures for your own life too!
As Consciousness Is Harnessed To Flesh
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Author : Susan Sontag
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2012-04-10
As Consciousness Is Harnessed To Flesh written by Susan Sontag and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This, the second of three volumes of Susan Sontag's journals and notebooks, begins where the first volume left off, in the middle of the 1960s. It traces and documents Sontag's evolution from fledgling participant in the artistic and intellectual world of New York City to world-renowned critic and dominant force in the world of ideas with the publication of the groundbreaking Against Interpretation in 1966. As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh follows Sontag through the turbulent years of the 1960s—from her trip to Hanoi at the peak of the Vietnam War to her time making films in Sweden—up to 1981 and the beginning of the Reagan era. This is an invaluable record of the inner workings of one of the most inquisitive and analytical thinkers of the twentieth century at the height of her power. It is also a remarkable document of one individual's political and moral awakening.
Letters And Papers Foreign And Domestic Of The Reign Of Henry Viii
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Author : Great Britain. Public Record Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
Letters And Papers Foreign And Domestic Of The Reign Of Henry Viii written by Great Britain. Public Record Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with Great Britain categories.
Electrical Circuits
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Author : David Dreier
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2007-07
Electrical Circuits written by David Dreier and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
An explanation of electricity and how it works includes information on electrical currents, circuits, and generators.
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
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Author : William Kamkwamba
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind written by William Kamkwamba and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Electric power production categories.
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Author : William Kamkwamba
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 2016-06-13
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind written by William Kamkwamba and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Traditional Chinese edition of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind：Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope