From Publishers Weekly A psychiatrist and director of a mental health center in Wisconsin, Treffert, in this compelling report, analyzes the "Savant Syndrome." Now considered pejorative, the scientific term "idiot savant" has been changed to "savant," and describes a mentally or otherwise handicapped person whose genius in a particular field is inexplicable. The Savant syndrome is so rare that only 200 cases have been documented in this country.
Experimental approaches to evolution provide indisputable evidence of evolution by directly observing the process at work. Experimental evolution deliberately duplicates evolutionary processes--forcing life histories to evolve, producing adaptations to stressful environmental conditions, and generating lineage splitting to create incipient species. This unique volume summarizes studies in experimental evolution, outlining current techniques and applications, and presenting the field's full range of research--from selection in the laboratory to the manipulation of populations in the wild.
The Internet gives us access to a wealth of information in languages we don't understand. The investigation of automated or semi-automated approaches to translation has become a thriving research field with enormous commercial potential. This volume investigates how machine learning techniques can improve statistical machine translation, currently at the forefront of research in the field.
Like that of any human activity, the history of astronomy has been played out under the influence of myriad cultural, institutional, political, sociological, technological, and natural forces. Any history that focuses only on the greatest participants in a field likely misses a great deal of interest and historical value. Inasmuch as astronomy is undertaken by and for human beings, therefore, its history cannot be limited to the lives and achievements of a narrow group.
Field & Stream is the go-to guide for the true outdoorsman. As one of America's leading sports magazines, Field & Stream provides readers with riveting articles and both fiction and non-fiction stories on hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. Stay on top of the latest in the realm of outdoor sports with the magazine's interesting features and conservation news.
