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- What should we be worried about? : real scenarios that keep scientists up at night / by Brockman, John,1941-; Edge Foundation Inc.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Science and the humanities.; Science; Social prediction.; Social science;
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- Wayfinding : the science and mystery of how humans navigate the world / by O'Connor, M. R.,1982-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."At once far flung and intimate, a fascinating look at how finding our way make us human. In this compelling narrative, O'Connor seeks out neuroscientists, anthropologists and master navigators to understand how navigation ultimately gave us our humanity. Biologists have been trying to solve the mystery of how organisms have the ability to migrate and orient with such precision -- especially since our own adventurous ancestors spread across the world without maps or instruments. O'Connor goes to the Arctic, the Australian bush and the South Pacific to talk to masters of their environment who seek to preserve their traditions at a time when anyone can use a GPS to navigate. O'Connor explores the neurological basis of spatial orientation within the hippocampus. Without it, people inhabit a dream state, becoming amnesiacs incapable of finding their way, recalling the past, or imagining the future. Studies have shown that the more we exercise our cognitive mapping skills, the greater the grey matter and health of our hippocampus. O'Connor talks to scientists studying how atrophy in the hippocampus is associated with afflictions such as impaired memory, dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, depression and PTSD. Wayfinding is a captivating book that charts how our species' profound capacity for exploration, memory and storytelling results in topophilia, the love of place"--- Subjects: Orientation (Physiology); Space perception.;
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- The vaccine race : science, politics, and the human costs of defeating disease / by Wadman, Meredith.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC- Subjects: MMR vaccine; Vaccines; Human experimentation in medicine;
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- Enlightenment now : the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress / by Pinker, Steven,1954-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Civilization, Modern; Humanism.; Progress.; Quality of life.; Social change.;
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- The creator [videorecording] / by Chan, Gemma,1982-actor.; Edwards, Gareth,1975-film director,screenwriter.; Hart, Kiri,film producer.; Milchan, Arnon,1944-film producer.; Spencer, James(James H.),film producer.; Voyles, Madeleine Yuna,actor.; Washington, John David,1984-actor.; Weitz, Chris,1969-screenwriter.; 20th Century Studios,production company.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, Kenneth Watanbe, Sturgill Simpson, Amar Chadha-patel, Marc Menchaca, Robbie Tann, Ralph Ineson, Michael Esper, Veronica Ngo, Syd Skidmore, Rad Pereira.Amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war and mankind itself. Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines, into the dark heart of AI-occupied territory only to discover the world-ending weapon he's been instructed to destroy is an AI in the form of a young child.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, some bloody images and strong language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.- Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Artificial intelligence; Future, The; Dystopias; Soldiers; Special forces (Military science); Human beings; Imaginary wars and battles;
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- In other worlds : SF and the human imagination / by Atwood, Margaret,1939-;
Includes bibliographical references.- Subjects: Atwood, Margaret, 1939-; Atwood, Margaret, 1939-; Essays.; Science fiction; Science fiction; Speculative fiction;
- © c2011., Signal,
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- Remember : the science of memory and the art of forgetting / by Genova, Lisa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.The Harvard-trained neuroscientist presents an exploration of the intricacies of human memory that distinguishes between normal and concerning memory loss while explaining the profound roles of sleep, stress, and other contributing influences.- Subjects: Memory.;
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- Frank Einstein and the brainturbo / by Scieszka, Jon.; Biggs, Brian.;
LSC- Subjects: Science fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Einstein, Frank (Fictitious character); Gifted children; Robots; Inventors; Human body;
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- Avatar [videorecording (DVD)] / by Cameron, James,1954-; Horner, James.; Lang, Stephen,1952-; Ribisi, Giovanni,1974-; Rodriguez, Michelle.; Saldana, Zoë.; Weaver, Sigourney,1949-; Worthington, Sam,1976-; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.;
Music by James Horner.Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang.Jake Sully is a former Marine confined to a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake's life, and this changes everything.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround.- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Disabled veterans; Extraterrestrial beings; Feature films.; Human-alien encounters; Indigenous peoples; Life on other planets; Mines and mineral resources; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Na'vi (Fictitious characters);
- © c2010., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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- The reality bubble : blind spots, hidden truths, and the dangerous illusions that shape our world / by Tong, Ziya,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Ecology.; Science.; Nature;
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