Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world's most prestigious scientific journals. The peer-reviewed journal, first published in 1880 is circulated weekly and has a print subscriber base of around 130,000. Because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is one million people.
Knocking on Heavens Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World
From one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, a rousing defense of the role of science in our lives The latest developments in physics have the potential to radically revise our understanding of the world: its makeup, its evolution, and the fundamental forces that drive its operation. Knocking on Heaven’s Door is an exhilarating and accessible overview of these developments and an impassioned argument for the significance of science.
Culture in Mind - Toward a Sociology of Culture and Cognition
What is thought and how does one come to study and understand it? How does the mind work? Does cognitive science explain all the mysteries of the brain? This collection of fourteen original essays from some of the top sociologists in the country, including Eviatar Zerubavel, Diane Vaughan, Paul Dimaggio and Gary Alan Fine, among others, opens a dialogue between cognitive science and cultural sociology, encouraging a new network of scientific collaboration and stimulating new lines of social scientific research.
The foggy mirror after a long hot bath, the light rays bouncing off all the shiny surfaces—who knew there was so much science in the bathroom? Readers will be introduced to condensation, refraction, air pressure, and many other concepts in this engaging guidebook. Soap and toothbrushes become scientific instruments and the bathroom a laboratory. Easy-to-follow instructions and vibrant illustrations make science accessible and fun.
Science Rocks! offers youngsters a variety of awe-inspiring ideas for science projects that could enliven their school work and help them score the winning prize at the science fair! Jam-packed with fun activities to fill a few spare minutes, an hour, or a day, this book teaches kids how to use household objects to learn about chemistry, physics, biology, and more. With its vivid illustrations and step-by-step instructions, these experiments are instantly accessible to all. Put pizzazz in science fair projects and impress friends with experiments using everyday objects. Run out of batteries? Learn how to get the same juice out of lemons!
