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What happened along the evolutionary trail that made humans so unique? In his accessible style, Michael Gazzaniga pinpoints the change that made us thinking, sentient humans different from our predecessors. He explores what makes human brains special, the importance of language and art in defining the human condition, the nature of human consciousness, and even artificial intelligence.
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Few things are as tantalizing as a woman's curves…and yet, humans are the only mammals on earth whose females have curvy bodies. Why? And what does this unique body shape mean for us? In Curvology, researcher David Bainbridge uses his scientific know-how to get to the bottom of this anatomical mystery and to explore the social and psychological consequences of our cultural fixation with curves and fat.Bainbridge brings thorough and clear-headed...
3) Skin
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Examines different functions and types of skin, from the dry, rough skin of an elephant to the slimy, smooth skin of a salamander and shows the different layers found in human skin.
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"This book doesn't just promise to change the way you think about sleight of hand and David Copperfield-it will also change the way you think about the mind." -Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Decide and Proust Was A Neuroscientist
Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, the founders of the exciting new discipline of neuromagic, have convinced some of the world's greatest magicians to allow scientists to study their techniques for tricking the...
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Did you know that you can tell time in your sleep? That women have more nightmares than men? Or that up to half of the calories you consume can be burned off simply by fidgeting? In Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream, acclaimed science writer Jennifer Ackerman takes us on an astonishing and illuminating tour of the human body during a typical day, from waking in the morning to the reverie of sleep and dreams.
Most of us are familiar with the concept of...
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A biology professor's illuminating tour of the physical imperfections-from faulty knees to junk DNA-that make us human. ¶"A funny, fascinating catalog of our collective shortcomings that's tough to put down."-Discover ¶ We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution's greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often-two hundred times more often than a dog...
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Did you know that some scientific discoveries have helped further the understanding of human health and the environment? A couple of these are discussed in the pages of this book. First, there's a discussion on acid rain, how it happens, and what its effects are. The second is about x-rays and how they're used for diagnosis. Enjoy a good read!
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Bien des siècles avant l'Antiquité classique, on admettait déjà un étroit rapport entre les hémisphères cérébraux et les fonctions mentales supérieures: sensation consciente, motricité volontaire, mémoire, etc. Les anciens auteurs ont abondamment spéculé sur la région des hémisphères o pouvaient...
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La coordination des fonctions exercées par les différents organes qui composent le corps des animaux repose sur des systèmes de communication qui opèrent au sein de l'organisme pour maintenir l'équilibre fonctionnel indispensable à la vie . L'un de ces systèmes est dit endocrinien, parce qu'il ...
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Au cours du développement humain, l'appareil circulatoire est l'un des premiers à s'ébaucher. Ce fait traduit l'importance vitale du flux circulatoire dès le début de l'embryogenèse. Il alimente en effet les tissus en formation et draine les résidus de la nutrition...
12) Fettgewebe – zu Unrecht ungeliebt: Warum wir unsere Fettpolster schätzen und gesund halten sollten
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So wie die Feuerwehr nicht schuld ist am verheerenden Großbrand, so ist unser Fettgewebe nicht schuld an Diabetes und Herzinfarkt. Nur wenn wir unser Fettgewebe verstehen, können wir sein Potenzial erhalten und nutzen. Petra Schling gibt in diesem essential einen Überblick über Aufbau und Funktionen unseres Fettgewebes und stellt die wichtigsten Botenstoffe von Fettzellen und ihren Vorläufen vor. Darüber hinaus klärt die Autorin Irrtümer und...
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Dans le règne animal, la présence d'un appareil génital est liée à la reproduction sexuée. À l'opposé de la reproduction asexuée, o un seul individu engendre des copies de lui-même à peu près exactes, jamais novatrices, la reproduction sexuée fait participer à la naissance de l'organisme nouveau deux individus complémentaires, le mâle et la femelle...
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Dans le contexte de la fonction biologique fondamentale qu'est la reproduction (étudiée par ailleurs dans cet ouvrage de façon autonome), la sexualisation représente le mécanisme qui est à l'origine de la dichotomie phénotypique consubstantielle de la reproduction sexuée. Il s'agit en effet des causes ...
15) Up to Us Kids
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How can a group make a decision that is fair for everyone? It takes respect for each person's ideas and choices. Learn how Miss Kudrick's class votes to decide what to do during a special recess. Fully decodable text features high-frequency words, and words with the ck, k, and short u sounds. Also features tips for teachers and caregivers along with additional information at the end to build the reader's background knowledge of the topic. Downloadable...
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How is it that we can recognize photos from our high school yearbook decades later, but cannot remember what we ate for breakfast yesterday? And why are we inclined to buy more cans of soup if the sign says "LIMIT 12 PER CUSTOMER" rather than "LIMIT 4 PER CUSTOMER?" In Kluge, Gary Marcus argues convincingly that our minds are not as elegantly designed as we may believe. The imperfections result from a haphazard evolutionary process that often proceeds...
18) Human Body
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An empty stomach can expand by 500% when you start filling it with food! This and other amazing facts about the human body are presented in a creative and compelling way in this unique guide to basic biology and anatomy. Fun facts and memorable statistics are the basis of the text, and readers are sure to share the amazing information they've learned with others. Large, colorful images are also helpful sources of additional details - with photographs...
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This book is about the plan, basically state of the art medical devices used to keep human beings live and living longer available to you quickly and easily in the palm of your hand, whenever you need it, for less than a $5 purchase price, it doesn't seem true, like "what's the catch", though in reality it entirely is ((meaning it actually is true, there is no real catch tied into this book, it is just truthful writing). You, as well as millions if...
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