Download or read book Being a Scientist written by Michael H. Schmidt and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a Scientist is a comprehensive introduction to the many aspects of scientific life beyond the classroom and laboratory. Written with undergraduate science majors in mind, the book covers ethics, the philosophical bases of scientific methods, library research, reading, peer review, creativity, proposal and paper writing, and oral and poster presentations. In contrast to other texts in the field, which often take a simple prescriptive approach to these topics, Being a Scientist connects them to the historical and philosophical roots of modern science, as well as the common experiences of all people. Written in a conversational style, the book makes use of metaphor, historical anecdote, and hypothetical research about everyday household questions. This approach helps undergraduates learn basic research skills without being too intimidated by the advanced concepts, vocabulary, and methods which are encountered in looking at the current scientific literature. Being a Scientist is a textbook for a semester-long course devoted to teaching research and communication skills to undergraduate science majors, but it can be adapted for use in summer research experiences, capstone research courses, and other courses throughout the undergraduate curriculum.
Download or read book The New Celebrity Scientists written by Declan Fahy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new cultural icon strode the world stage at the turn of the twenty-first century: the celebrity scientist, as comfortable in Vanity Fair and Vogue as Smithsonian. Declan Fahy profiles eight of these eloquent, controversial, and compelling sellers of science to investigate how they achieved celebrity in the United States and internationally—and explores how their ideas influence our understanding of the world. Fahy traces the career trajectories of Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking, Steven Pinker, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Brian Greene, Stephen Jay Gould, Susan Greenfield, and James Lovelock. He demonstrates how each scientist embraced the power of promotion and popularization to stimulate thinking, impact policy, influence research, drive controversies, and mobilize social movements. He also considers critical claims that they speak beyond their expertise and for personal gain. The result is a fascinating look into how celebrity scientists help determine what it means to be human, the nature of reality, and how to prepare for society’s uncertain future.
Download or read book I Became a Scientist for the Money and Fame written by Biblus Books and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-08 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calendar 2019 I became a Scientist for the Money and Fame: A perfect Academic Monthly & Weekly Planner for your day-to-day work Track your next project, daily tasks or notes in this 8 x 10" sized planner. Perfect for planning, tracking, and scheduling your time. It comes with calendar views, weekly views, goal settings, lined paper and much more for your daily notes. The white paper pages are bound by a funny awesome cover. This makes a perfect gift for all who loves to be Scientist. This is a useful and gorgeous Scientist planner and organizer book. Scientist Planner Features 8 x 10 inch portable size for all purposes, fitting perfectly into your backpack or bag 12 months, January 2019 to December 2019 Year & Month calendar pages Pages for important dates Weekly view with space for your notes Additional pages for contacts, passwords & notes Simple, Stylish, Elegant Cover Art Soft and matte Cover Planner, Journals, notebooks and logs are the perfect gift for any occasion, particularly as Christmas or Birthday gifts You like our Monthly Planner? There are other books available. To find and view them, search for Biblus Books on Amazon or simply click on the name Biblus Books beside the word Author below the product title.Thank you for viewing our products.
Download or read book The Mad Scientist Hall of Fame written by Daniel Howard Wilson and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geek-meets-chic in this stylish, informative guide to the most outrageous, brilliant, and fascinating mad scientists--both real and fictional--and their diabolical inventions.
Download or read book A Life Decoded written by J. Craig Venter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The triumphant memoir of the man behind one of the greatest feats in scientific history Of all the scientific achievements of the past century, perhaps none can match the deciphering of the human genetic code, both for its technical brilliance and for its implications for our future. In A Life Decoded, J. Craig Venter traces his rise from an uninspired student to one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in science today. Here, Venter relates the unparalleled drama of the quest to decode the human genome?a goal he predicted he could achieve years earlier and more cheaply than the government-sponsored Human Genome Project, and one that he fulfilled in 2001. A thrilling story of detection, A Life Decoded is also a revealing, and often troubling, look at how science is practiced today.
Download or read book Machine Learning Bookcamp written by Alexey Grigorev and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time to flex your machine learning muscles! Take on the carefully designed challenges of the Machine Learning Bookcamp and master essential ML techniques through practical application. Summary In Machine Learning Bookcamp you will: Collect and clean data for training models Use popular Python tools, including NumPy, Scikit-Learn, and TensorFlow Apply ML to complex datasets with images Deploy ML models to a production-ready environment The only way to learn is to practice! In Machine Learning Bookcamp, you’ll create and deploy Python-based machine learning models for a variety of increasingly challenging projects. Taking you from the basics of machine learning to complex applications such as image analysis, each new project builds on what you’ve learned in previous chapters. You’ll build a portfolio of business-relevant machine learning projects that hiring managers will be excited to see. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology Master key machine learning concepts as you build actual projects! Machine learning is what you need for analyzing customer behavior, predicting price trends, evaluating risk, and much more. To master ML, you need great examples, clear explanations, and lots of practice. This book delivers all three! About the book Machine Learning Bookcamp presents realistic, practical machine learning scenarios, along with crystal-clear coverage of key concepts. In it, you’ll complete engaging projects, such as creating a car price predictor using linear regression and deploying a churn prediction service. You’ll go beyond the algorithms and explore important techniques like deploying ML applications on serverless systems and serving models with Kubernetes and Kubeflow. Dig in, get your hands dirty, and have fun building your ML skills! What's inside Collect and clean data for training models Use popular Python tools, including NumPy, Scikit-Learn, and TensorFlow Deploy ML models to a production-ready environment About the reader Python programming skills assumed. No previous machine learning knowledge is required. About the author Alexey Grigorev is a principal data scientist at OLX Group. He runs DataTalks.Club, a community of people who love data. Table of Contents 1 Introduction to machine learning 2 Machine learning for regression 3 Machine learning for classification 4 Evaluation metrics for classification 5 Deploying machine learning models 6 Decision trees and ensemble learning 7 Neural networks and deep learning 8 Serverless deep learning 9 Serving models with Kubernetes and Kubeflow
Download or read book I Became a Life Scientist for the Money and Fame written by Biblus Books and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calendar 2019 I became a Life scientist for the Money and Fame: A perfect Academic Monthly & Weekly Planner for your day-to-day work Track your next project, daily tasks or notes in this 8 x 10" sized planner. Perfect for planning, tracking, and scheduling your time. It comes with calendar views, weekly views, goal settings, lined paper and much more for your daily notes. The white paper pages are bound by a funny awesome cover. This makes a perfect gift for all who loves to be Life scientist. This is a useful and gorgeous Life scientist planner and organizer book. Life scientist Planner Features 8 x 10 inch portable size for all purposes, fitting perfectly into your backpack or bag 12 months, January 2019 to December 2019 Year & Month calendar pages Pages for important dates Weekly view with space for your notes Additional pages for contacts, passwords & notes Simple, Stylish, Elegant Cover Art Soft and matte Cover Planner, Journals, notebooks and logs are the perfect gift for any occasion, particularly as Christmas or Birthday gifts You like our Monthly Planner? There are other books available. To find and view them, search for Biblus Books on Amazon or simply click on the name Biblus Books beside the word Author below the product title.Thank you for viewing our products.
Download or read book Hawking Hawking written by Charles Seife and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Stephen Hawking became the most brilliant man alive When Stephen Hawking died, he was widely recognized as the world's best physicist, and even its smartest person. He was neither. In Hawking Hawking, science journalist Charles Seife explores how Stephen Hawking came to be thought of as humanity's greatest genius. Hawking spent his career grappling with deep questions in physics, but his renown didn't rest on his science. He was a master of self-promotion, hosting parties for time travelers, declaring victory over problems he had not solved, and wooing billionaires. Confined to a wheelchair and physically dependent on a cadre of devotees, Hawking still managed to captivate the people around him-and use them for his own purposes. A brilliant exposé and powerful biography, Hawking Hawking uncovers the authentic Hawking buried underneath the fake. It is the story of a man whose brilliance in physics was matched by his genius for building his own myth.
Download or read book The Remarkable Life of William Beebe written by Carol Grant Gould and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When William Beebe needed to know what was going on in the depths of the ocean, he had himself lowered a half-mile down in a four-foot steel sphere to see-five times deeper than anyone had ever gone in the 1930s. When he wanted to trace the evolution of pheasants in 1910, he trekked on foot through the mountains and jungles of the Far East to locate every species. To decipher the complex ecology of the tropics, he studied the interactions of every creature and plant in a small area from the top down, setting the emerging field of tropical ecology into dynamic motion. William Beebe's curiosity about the natural world was insatiable, and he did nothing by halves. As the first biographer to see the letters and private journals Beebe kept from 1887 until his death in 1962, science writer Carol Grant Gould brings the life and times of this groundbreaking scientist and explorer compellingly to light. From the Galapagos Islands to the jungles of British Guiana, from the Bronx Zoo to the deep seas, Beebe's biography is a riveting adventure. A best-selling author in his own time, Beebe was a fearless explorer and thoughtful scientist who put his life on the line in pursuit of knowledge. The unique glimpses he provided into the complex web of interactions that keeps the earth alive and breathing have inspired generations of conservationists and ecologists. This exciting biography of a great naturalist brings William Beebe at last to the recognition he deserves.
Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Download or read book Scientists Who Believe written by Eric C. Barrett and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 1984-04-08 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are the stories of scientists, both men and women, who have achieved career fulfillment in the sciences, yet found further fulfillment through faith in Jesus Christ.
Download or read book Written by Herself Volume I written by Jill Ker Conway and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of The Road from Coorain presents an extraordinarily powerful anthology of the autobiographical writings of 25 women, literary predecessors and contemporaries that include Jane Addams, Zora Neale Hurst, Harriet Jacobs, Ellen Glasgow, Maya Angelou, Sara Josephine Baker, Margaret Mead, Gloria Steinem, and Maxine Hong Kingston.
Download or read book Power Stars to Light the Business Flame written by Hank Moore and published by Di Angelo Publications. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Power Stars to Light the Business Flame fulfills the need for a comprehensive resource that opens up the mind and heart, pinpoints what it takes to make it and offers wisdom that is abstracted from the readers' cultural upbringings. This visionary book covers leadership, business psychology, team-building, quality management, empowerment, community stewardship and marketplace development. This is a compendium book, following through the Business Tree model and qualifying to carry the endorsement by Peter Drucker. The first half contains quotes and extrapolations into business culture from 100 of history's biggest names, including Thomas Jefferson, William Shakespeare, Yogi Berra, Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, Bob Dylan, Thomas Payne, Franklin Roosevelt, John Steinbeck, Proverbs, Winston Churchill, Henry Kissinger, etc. Quotes would be broad-based, for maximum appeal. This is a book containing inspirational quotes, arranged in 50 business headings. Each cluster of quotes is followed by narratives of each business dynamic, how they contribute to the whole of the enterprise and how they apply to lasting success.
Download or read book Prime Thinker Chronological Protocol of the Multiverse written by Niranjan and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We always wanted planet Earth to perform better, and we sent some higher paradigm shifts inside the third-dimensional world of that planet. We gave them the perfect hint about almost everything. Leonardo said, "Everything is connected to everything else." Tesla mentioned, "3, 6, 9 is the key to the universe." Einstein contemplated, "The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion." Earthlings ignored our hint almost every time. *** A higher-dimensional species created a simulated universe to complete the chain of incidents that happened before. The level four parallel universe species grow aware of this simulation, and after Amanda's hypothesis on the Theory of Dimigliostasia, a civilization of Zatch planet explores four other equally advanced civilizations inside their galaxy. After the counterinsurgency conquest between five habitable worlds, Valmir realizes that higher-dimensional entities created a STAROLICTS (Subconscious Transformed Artificially Rooted Organic Legeme Implemented Cerebral Tran-manifested System) program to create their interferences inside different levels of the universe, and by uniting them, he develops an Omega Field Generator that can maneuver two cosmic strings to discover disputed enigmas like: Who is the creator of this universe? What happens after death? How can a human imagine? If this universe is a simulation, then who decides what we are? Who are we, and what will we become? Instagram: theprimethinker2035 Email address: [email protected] Twitter: @theprime2035
Download or read book Look at Me written by Orville G Brim and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-04-23 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four million adults in the United States say that becoming famous is the most important goal in their lives. In any random sampling of one hundred American adults, two will have fame as their consuming desire. What motivates those who set fame as their priority, where did the desire come from, how does the pursuit of fame influence their lives, and how is it expressed? Based on the research of Orville Gilbert Brim, award-winning scholar in the field of child and human development, Look at Me! answers those questions. Look at Me! examines the desire to be famous in people of all ages, backgrounds, and social status and how succeeding or failing affects their lives and their personalities. It explores the implications of the pursuit of fame throughout a person's lifetime, covering the nature of the desire; fame, money, and power; the sources of fame; how people find a path to fame; the kinds of recognition sought; creating an audience; making fame last; and the resulting, often damaged, life of the fame-seeker. In our current age of celebrity fixation and reality television, Brim gives us a social-psychological perspective on the origins of this pervasive desire for fame and its effects on our lives. "Look at Me! is a fascinating in-depth study of society's obsession with fame. If you ever wondered what it's like to be famous, why fame comes to some and is sought by others, it's all here . . ." ---Jeffrey L. Bewkes, Chairman and CEO, Time Warner "In a voice filled with wisdom and insight, daring and self-reflection, Orville Brim masterfully traces the developmental origins and trajectory of fame. Look at Me! lets us see---with new eyes---the cultural priorities and obsessions that feed our individual hunger and appetites. A rare and rewarding book." ---Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Emily Hargroves Fisher Professor of Education at Harvard University and author of Respect and The Third Chapter Orville Gilbert Brim has had a long and distinguished career. He is the former director of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Midlife Development, former president of the Foundation for Child Development, former president of the Russell Sage Foundation, and author and coauthor of more than a dozen books about human development, intelligence, ambition, and personality. Cover image ©iStockphoto.com/susib
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