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The planet we call home is a fascinating place. Readers may wonder about the forces behind powerful natural events such as earthquakes and ocean waves. This intriguing title allows them to understand these concepts firsthand in a safe and controlled setting through multiple hands-on activities. These include creating a building from candy that can withstand earthquake forces and modeling ocean erosion using household items. Each title features step-by-step...
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Many who gaze up at the stars twinkling at night wonder if there could be life somewhere out in the universe. This exciting title allows budding astronomers to explore the scientific ways this could be possible! It begins with explanatory text covering key concepts behind the formation of life on our own planet. The fascinating text covers the theories behind what makes life possible, some of the most extreme conditions in which it can exist, and...
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Music is a powerful force in our modern world. Aspiring sound engineers may wonder about the science that makes music possible. This intriguing title allows readers to understand music's invisible forces firsthand through engaging experiments, including creating a speaker from household materials and testing how sound works underwater. Colorful illustrations accompany step-by-step instructions for each sound-inspired project. Explanatory text connects...
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From the longest running column in Scientific American's history comes this collection of fascinating projects for amateur astronomers
For over seventy years, "The Amateur Scientist" column in Scientific American has helped people explore their world and make original discoveries. This collection of both classic and recent articles presents projects for amateur astronomers at all levels. Hands-on astronomy fans will find how to build inexpensive...
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Building a geodesic dome or suspension bridge model has never been more fun! In this book presented by Scientific American, budding engineers are challenged to take on achievable, engrossing projects involving classic engineering principles. Earthquake technology, energy, mechanics, gravity, and other scientific concepts are also included and thoroughly explained in the background section preceding each project. Expansion suggestions appear at the...
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Albert Einstein once said, "Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas." While readers may see math as an isolated discipline, in reality, it is at the core of many social, economic, and physical realms of society. This title offers explanatory text that helps readers understand key mathematical concepts such as the importance of p values in statistical analysis. It also reveals how math can be used in unexpected ways, including...
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Climate change is increasingly causing challenges worldwide. However, scientists are also learning more about its causes, effects, and how to prevent some of the worst outcomes. This important title allows readers to explore these discoveries about how climate change and global warming are shaping human communities and the natural world. It also empowers budding scientists and leaders to advance technology that limits carbon emissions and allows communities...
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How can someone create toothpaste that looks large enough for an elephant, or make a drawing seem to float? While these feats may sound impossible, readers will learn how chemistry can make them happen with this intriguing title featuring ten hands-on activities. Step-by-step instructions and colorful illustrations guide readers through each experiment and achieve amazing results, such as an amazing foaming reaction and making candlelight jump. Key...
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Science and engineering have made the creation of many modern marvels possible. Readers will be intrigued to learn they can create their own impressive inventions at home with an understanding of key scientific and engineering concepts. This exciting title shows readers how with ten fun projects, including creating a toy car powered by wind and a two-stage balloon rocket. Each activity is made simple and straightforward with lively illustrations and...
10) Holiday Science
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What better way to make celebrating a holiday more exciting than to incorporate an intriguing science experiment? This title features ten fun projects that can enhance nearly any time of year around a holiday, from creating ghoulish glow-in-the-dark water for Halloween to brewing green, bubbly soda around St. Patrick's Day. Step-by-step instructions and vivid illustrations guide students through each activity. Accessible text connects each activity...
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In 2013, a powerful phrase appeared for the first time on social media in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of 17-year-old Black teen Trayvon Martin: Black Lives Matter (BLM). Many adolescents have been empowered by Black Lives Matter posts and protests to take on anti-Black violence and racism. This title is an important resource that highlights Black and Brown voices standing up to oppressive systems. Explanatory text also...
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Many teenagers today are used to hearing about the adverse health effects of their smartphone obsession. But is there really science to back this up? This intriguing title will allow readers to find out for themselves! It features explanatory text that reveals the latest scientific research about how smartphone and social media usage affect developing brains. It also covers key ideas including how smartphones and social media impact relationships,...
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The COVID-19 pandemic certainly made many more people aware of the importance of our incredible immune systems. It has also raised many questions about vaccines that involve the immune system. Readers have likely heard a lot about the COVID vaccines and have questions about how they are made and what they do inside the body. This stimulating title has answers! It also allows readers to explore innovative treatments for infectious diseases other than...
14) Body Science
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The human body is amazing, from its ability to heal to the special shape of body parts that help them do their job. In this book presented by Scientific American, young scientists tackle 10 experiments that teach them more about their bodies, including their how their blood flows, how the body breathes, and even the shape and size of their ears! Each experiment includes a background section explaining the science behind what readers are testing, a...
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If climate catastrophes like Hurricane Sandy seem to be on the rise, it's for a reason. The likelihood of these extreme weather events are increasingly being tied to man-made global warming, mostly through overproduction of carbon dioxide. It's no longer an abstract idea; it's being felt locally, on every level.
Climate Change and Extreme Weather gives you the tools to better understand what's behind climate change, what might be in store during...
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Making ethical decisions involves more than listening to an inner moral compass, a feeling in the gut of what's right and wrong. Questions of ethics in science are becoming increasingly complex, especially as technology encroaches upon even our most private cellular spaces. In Doing the Right Thing: Ethics in Science, we cover a wide range of areas in science and medicine where complicated ethical questions come to bear, including genomics and research...
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From irrational phobias to a midlife crisis, we've all experienced moments of utter confusion about the nature of our own behavior, emotions, or perception of reality. In this audiobook, neurologists and other scientists share what they know about how the mind works, including some of these baffling psychological experiences.
18) Becoming Human
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We humans are a strange bunch. We have self-awareness and yet often act on impulses that remain hidden. How did we get here? What is to become of us? To these age-old questions, science has in recent years brought powerful tools and reams of data, and in this audiobook, Becoming Human, we look at what these data have to tell us about who we are.
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Addiction is costly on many levels to the individuals affected, their families, and society as a whole, but science may soon be able to offer treatment options to make the road to recovery a little smoother.
First, we investigate why and how people succumb to a veritable prison of the mind as sections one and two delve respectively into the psychology and the neurochemistry behind addiction.
Subsequent sections break out addictive substances individually:...
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Consciousness is more than mere awareness. It's how we experience the world, how we turn input into experience. Once the province of philosophy, religion, or perhaps fantasy, neuroscientists have added a scientific voice to the discussion, using available medical technology to explore just what separates so-called "mind" from brain. In this audiobook, we look at what science has to say about one of humankind's most fundamental, existential mysteries....