Hawking, Stephen
Summary: Stephen Hawking was one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all, and was beloved for his mischievous sense of humor. Within these pages, he provides his personal views on our biggest challenges...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2018
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Summary: How often are women harassed? What percentage of the population are immigrants? How bad is unemployment? These questions are important, but most of us get the answers wrong. Research shows that people often wildly misunderstand the state of the world, regardless of age, sex, or education. And though the internet brings us unprecedented access to information, there's little evidence we're any...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 DUFDuffy, Bobby
Summary: "One of the simplest and most powerful ways we understand people is as members of a generation. Your uncle is a bit racist because he's a baby boomer; your gen x boss is not a good team player; your cousin is constantly trying to go viral because he's genz, and his generation is obsessed with fame. We also use generations as a tool for tracking how a society's values change over time (baby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 121 DUFHawking, Stephen
Summary: Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all, and was beloved for his mischievous sense of humor. At the time of his death, Hawking was working on a final...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 501 HAWJacobs, A. J.
Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a journey to understand the enduring power of puzzles: why we love them, what they do to our brains, and how they can improve our world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 793.73 JACLeaf, Caroline
Summary: "Bestselling author and neuroscientist offers simple, scientifically proven steps to help parents show their children how to overcome the unhealthy thinking habits that contribute to anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts, so they can replace them with positive thinking that leads to health, happiness, and success"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2023
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Summary: "Memory is far more than a record of the past--in this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, one of the world's top memory researchers reveals the powerful role memory plays in nearly every aspect of our lives, from learning and decision-making to trauma and healing, and helps us take control of our unconscious mind to live happier, more deliberate lives. A new understanding of memory is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Canada 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 153.1 RANSummary: This series traces the major advances in knowledge in Western civilization since the Greeks, and demonstrates how our view of the world changes as our knowledge develops.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc. 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DAYBlastland, Michael
Summary: Why does one smoker die of lung cancer but another live to 100? The answer is 'The Hidden Half' - those random, unknowable variables that mess up our attempts to comprehend the world. We humans are very clever creatures - but we're idiots about how clever we really are. In this entertaining and ingenious book, Blastland reveals how in our quest to make the world more understandable, we lose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Books 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2003
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 KLIRugg, Gordon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.43 RUGCritchley, Simon
Summary: A French philosopher dies during a savage summer heat wave. Boxes carrying his unpublished papers mysteriously appear in Simon Critchley’s office. Rooting through them, Critchley discovers a brilliant text on the ancient art of memory and a cache of astrological charts predicting the deaths of various philosophers. Among them is a chart for Critchley himself, laying out in great detail the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Other Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CRIDu Sautoy, Marcus
Summary: "A captivating journey to the outer frontiers of human knowledge by the popular presenter of Netflix's The Story of Math Ever since the dawn of civilization we have been driven by a desire to know--to understand the physical world and the laws of nature.But are there limits to human knowledge? This tantalizing question has inspired scientists and functioned as a spur to innovation. Now, Marcus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 DUSSchaeffer, Francis A. (Francis August)
Contents: The God who is there -- Escape from reason -- He is there and He is not silent.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crossway Books 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 230 SCHGrant, Adam M.
Summary: "The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your beliefs and to know what you don't know, which can position you for success at work and happiness at home. The difficulty of rethinking our assumptions is surprisingly common--maybe even fundamentally human. Our ways of thinking become habits that we don't bother to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 153.4 GRARutherford, Adam
Summary: "The complete story of the universe and absolutely everything in it (minus the boring parts). Despite our clever linguistic abilities, humans are spectacularly ill-equipped to comprehend what's happening in the universe. Our senses and intuition routinely mislead us. The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged) tells the story of how we came to suppress our monkey minds and perceive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 RUTShermer, Michael.
Summary: Shermer demonstrates how our brains selectively assess data in an attempt to confirm the conclusions (beliefs) we've already reached. Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, he considers not only supernatural beliefs but political and economic ones as well.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2011
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Summary: This book teaches what minimalism is, as well as the many ways you may benefit from this lifestyle. You will come to understand the negative effects that material possessions have inflicted on your quality of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative commons 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Home RuddyHenshaw, John M.
Contents: Of love and luminescence : what, why, and how things get measured -- Doing the math : scales, standards, and some beautiful measurements -- The ratings game : "overall" measurements and rankings -- Measurement in business : what gets measured gets done -- Games of inches : sports and measurement -- Measuring the mind : intelligence, biology, and education -- Man : the measure of all things --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.8 HENGoldman, Steven L.
Summary: Professor Steven L. Goldman of Lehigh University presents 24 lectures addressing various topics pertaining to the nature of scientific knowledge and the limits of scientific theories regarding claims to truth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 509 GOLMedina, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pear Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.82 MEDShadyac, Tom.
Summary: Just about everything today comes with an operating manual -- from your computer to your car, from your cell phone to your iPad. Is it possible that Life comes with an operating manual, as well? That's the simple, but powerful premise of Tom Shadyac's inspiring and provocative first book. Written as a series of essays and dialogues, we are invited into a conversation that is both challenging...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 128 SHAStrevens, Michael
Summary: "A paradigm-shifting work that revolutionizes our understanding of the origins and structure of science. Captivatingly written, interwoven with tantalizing illustrations and historical vignettes ranging from Newton's alchemy to quantum mechanics to the storm surge of Hurricane Sandy, Michael Strevens's wholly original investigation of science asks two fundamental questions: Why is science so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2020