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“finlay macritchie”

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  • Concepts in Cereal Chemistry

    by Finlay MacRitchie ...
    Concepts in Cereal Chemistry stimulates critical thinking by emphasizing the important concepts related to the science. Written by distinguished researcher and teacher Dr. Finlay MacRitchie, this compact and reader-friendly book focuses mainly on cereal chemistry, but also incorporates relevant theory from the basic sciences, such as physics and genetics.A Targeted Approach, Rather than an ... Read more

    $110.99 USD

  • Applying the Scientific Method to Learn from Mistakes and Approach Truth

    by Finlay MacRitchie ...
    In its simplest form, the scientific method can be thought of as learning from our mistakes and trying to correct them. True scientists try to think rationally, never adopt dogmatic opinions and are always willing to listen to opposing views. They never claim to know the absolute truth but are relentless in their search for it.In this timely book, the author describes the fundamentals of critical ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • The Need for Critical Thinking and the Scientific Method

    by Finlay MacRitchie ...
    The book exposes many of the misunderstandings about the scientific method and its application to critical thinking. It argues for a better understanding of the scientific method and for nurturing critical thinking in the community. This knowledge helps the reader to analyze issues more objectively, and warns about the dangers of bias and propaganda. The principles are illustrated by considering ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Scientific Research as a Career

    by Finlay MacRitchie ...
    Describing the philosophy of the scientific method and the training and professional characteristics needed for a successful career, Scientific Research as a Career is a comprehensive "how-to" guide for the aspiring scientist. Based on the author's experience both as a scientist in a research organization and as a university mentor, the book covers ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

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  • Scale

    The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies

    by Geoffrey West ...
    **"This is science writing as wonder and as inspiration." —The Wall Street JournalWall Street JournalFrom one of the most influential scientists of our time, a dazzling exploration of the hidden laws that govern the life cycle of everything from plants and animals to the cities we live in.**Visionary physicist Geoffrey West is a pioneer in the field of complexity science, the science of emergent ... Read more

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  • Aid on the Edge of Chaos

    Rethinking International Cooperation in a Complex World

    by Ben Ramalingam ...
    It is widely recognised that the foreign aid system - which today involves every country in the world - is in need of drastic change. But there are conflicting opinions as to what is needed. Some call for dramatic increases in resources, to meet long-overdue commitments, and to scale up what is already being done around the world. Others point to the flaws in aid, and bang the drum for cutting it ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • The Gifts of Athena

    Historical Origins of the Knowledge Economy

    by Joel Mokyr ...
    The growth of technological and scientific knowledge in the past two centuries has been the overriding dynamic element in the economic and social history of the world. Its result is now often called the knowledge economy. But what are the historical origins of this revolution and what have been its mechanisms? In The Gifts of Athena, Joel Mokyr constructs an original framework to analyze the ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Science In Public

    Communication, Culture, And Credibility

    by Jane Gregory, Steven Miller ...
    Does the general public need to understand science? And if so, is it scientists' responsibility to communicate? Critics have argued that, despite the huge strides made in technology, we live in a "scientifically illiterate" society--one that thinks about the world and makes important decisions without taking scientific knowledge into account. But is the solution to this "illiteracy" to deluge the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Ursula Franklin Speaks

    Thoughts and Afterthoughts

    by Sarah Jane Freeman, Ursula Franklin ...
    As a distinguished scientist, pacifist, and feminist, Ursula Franklin has been regularly invited by diverse groups to share her insights into the social and political impacts of science and technology.This collection contains twenty-two of Franklin's speeches and five interviews from 1986 to 2012 that have been retrieved and restored from audio and visual recordings with the help of her ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

  • Science Is Not What You Think

    How It Has Changed, Why We Can't Trust It, How It Can Be Fixed

    by Henry H. Bauer ...
    This book discusses the ways in which science, the touchstone of reliable knowledge in modern society, changed dramatically in the second half of the 20th century, becoming less trustworthy through conflicts of interest and excessive competitiveness. Fraud became common enough that organized efforts to combat it now include a federal Office of Research Integrity. Competent minority opinions are ... Read more

    $19.69 USD

  • Environics

    A Science of Future Development of Mankind

    by N.G. Belopolsky ...
    The author offers a new science Environics, which is a study of the future development of social systems and the world. This is for intellectual people all over the world and, most especially, to leaders of states, parties, economic, and production systemsthose who think seriously of future reasonable arrangement of the world order on Earth. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD