Understanding Scientific Understanding
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It is widely acknowledged that a central aim of science is to achieve understanding of the world...

The New Celebrity Scientists: Out of the Lab and into the Limelight
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A new cultural icon strode the world stage at the turn of the twenty-first century: the celebrity...
The Geography of Scientific Collaboration
Agnieszka Olechnicka, Adam Ploszaj and Dorota Celinska-Janowicz
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This book offers a complex analysis of the spatial aspects of scientific collaboration, addressing...

Applied Parallel and Scientific Computing
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The two volume set LNCS 7133 and LNCS 7134 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference...

Scientists Making a Difference: One Hundred Eminent Behavioral and Brain Scientists Talk About Their Most Important Contributions
Robert J. Sternberg, Susan T. Fiske and Donald J. Foss
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Scientists Making a Difference is a fascinating collection of first-person narratives from the top...

The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance and Empower the Mind
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Michio Kaku, the international bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible, gives us a stunning...

Forensic Evidence in Court: Evaluation and Scientific Opinion
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The interpretation and evaluation of scientific evidence and its presentation in a court of law is...