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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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What will fit? / by Lin, Grace.;
"Olivia searches the farmers market for something that will fill her basket. The apple is too small, and the zucchini is too long. What will fit just right? Engages young children in the math of spatial sense."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Space perception; Size perception;
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In front of my house / by Dubuc, Marianne,1980-; Ghione, Yvette.;
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Subjects: Space perception; Vocabulary;
© c2010., Kids Can Press,
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Blue sea / by Kalan, Robert.; Crews, Donald.;
Several fishes of varying size introduce space relationships and size differences.LSC
Subjects: Size perception; Space perception; Fishes;
© 1992, c1979., William Morrow,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Up to my knees! / by Lin, Grace.;
"Mei plants a seed and watches it grow. Soon the little plant is up to her toes, then her knees, then her waist. How tall will it get? Engages young children in exploring informal measurement."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Gardening; Growth; Size perception; Space perception;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Barron's mechanical aptitude and spatial relations tests / by Wiesen, Joel P.(Joel Peter);
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Subjects: Mechanical ability; Space perception; Reasoning (Psychology);
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In the half room / by Ellis, Carson,1975-;
The light of the half moon shines down on the half room... the half room is full of half things. A half chair, a half cat, even half shoes--all just as nice as whole things. When half a knock comes on half a door, who in the world could it be? With inventive flair, Caldecott Honor winner Carson Ellis explores halves and wholes in an ingenious and thought-provoking picture book. Ink and gouache illustrations featuring wry detail and velvety textures conjure a dreamlike mood while leaving space for imagining. A celebration of the surreal and the serendipitous and the beauty of the two together, this brilliant picture book will have readers seeing halves with whole new eyes.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Rooms; Fractions; Space perception; Cats; House furnishings;
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Beautyland / by Bertino, Marie-Helene,author.;
"At the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space carrying its famous golden record, a baby of unusual perception is born to a single mother in Philadelphia. Adina Giorno is tiny and jaundiced, but reaches for warmth and light. As a child, she recognizes that she is different; she also possesses knowledge of a faraway planet. The arrival of a fax machine enables her to contact her extraterrestrial relatives, beings who have sent her to report on the oddities of earthlings. For years, as she moves through the world and makes a life for herself among humans, she dispatches transmissions on the terrors and surprising joys of their existence. But at a precarious moment, a beloved friend urges Adina to share her messages with the world. Is there a chance she is not alone? A blazing novel of startling originality about the fragility and resilience of life in our universe, Marie-Helene Bertino's Beautyland is a remarkable evocation of feeling in exile at home and introduces a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times."--
Subjects: Novels.; Extraterrestrial beings; Human beings; Supernatural;
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The matrix [videorecording (DVD)] by Wachowski, Andy,1967; Wachowski, Larry,1965; Reeves, Kean; Fishburne, Larry; Moss, Carrie-Ann;
Director of photography, Bill Pope ; production designer, Owen Paterson ; editor, Zach Staenberg ; music, Don Davis.Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano, Marcus Chong.Computer hacker realizes the world is a hoax, an elaborate deception spun by all-powerful machines of artificial intelligence that control us.CHV rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R."Rated R for sci-fi violence and brief language"--Container.Region 1.Windows system requirements: PC with Windows 95 or higher ; DVD-ROM drive ; 166 MHz Pentium processor ; 32 MB RAM ; 5-20 MB available hard disc space ; Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher (included on disc)
Subjects: Reality; Perception; Science fiction film; Feature film; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
© c1999., Warner Home Video,
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Stephen Hawking and the theory of everything [videorecording (DVD)] / by Johnstone, Gary,1959-; Whitmey, Nigel.; Acorn Media (Firm); IWC Media.; Science Channel (Television network);
Episode 1 (ca. 45 min.) -- Episode 2 (ca. 45 min.).Producer/director, Gary Johnstone.Narrator, Nigel Whitmey.Features interviews with Hawking, John Schwarz, Lisa Randall, Michio Kaku and more.The legendary physicist's search for the secrets of the universe. ... Join Hawking and other renowned thinkers as they explore the revolutionary new ideas that have evolved since the publication of his blockbuster book. Besides interviews, this stimulating documentary uses computer graphics and simple, easy-to-understand demonstrations to explain complex concepts. Topics include black holes, string theory, supersymmetry, dimensions beyond our perception, and the mysterious M force; all potential keys to unlocking the elusive "theory of everything" that seems so tantalizingly close.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Hawking, S. W. (Stephen W.); Cosmology.; Science; Space and time.;
© c2007., Distributed by Acorn Media,
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