They're "everywhere " In water, food, air, and soil. On the kitchen counter and in the bathroom. On our skin, in our intestines, and even swimming in our mouths They affect us every second of our lives, but most microbes are terribly misunderstood. "The Five-Second Rule and Other Myths about Germs" does away with the notion that you need a doctorate to understand the microscop...(展开全部)

They're "everywhere " In water, food, air, and soil. On the kitchen counter and in the bathroom. On our skin, in our intestines, and even swimming in our mouths They affect us every second of our lives, but most microbes are terribly misunderstood. "The Five-Second Rule and Other Myths about Germs" does away with the notion that you need a doctorate to understand the microscop...(展开全部)

Through a series of case studies, the authors aim to debunk the idea that science is the result of competent theorization, observation and experimentation. They argue that scientific certainty comes from interpreting ambiguous results within an order which the scientists themselves impose.

* Do taxes help more than they hurt?* What effect does redistributing wealth have on our economy---and those who participate in its redistribution?* What is the role of government?* How does an economy work?James Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, and Dwight R. Lee are three of the most prominent economists today, and in Common Sense Economics they show us why economic understanding ...(展开全部)

“The authors tell us what everyone should know about economics in language we can all understand. It’s refreshing when four of the best in the profession avoid the all-too-common practice of writing in a code that only other economists can comprehend.” ---Robert McTeer, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas With the global economy recovering from a steep rec...(展开全部)

Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. ...(展开全部)

罗纳德·纳伯斯（Ronald Numbers），美国科学史学家，生于1942年。纳伯斯是威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校科学史与医学史的希尔代尔荣休教授，也是科学史学会和科学史和科学哲学国际联合会前主席，2008年获得科学史学会颁发的“乔治·萨顿奖”。曾担任科学史学术期刊《伊西斯》（Isis）的编辑（1989—1993），并且是八卷本《剑桥科学史》（Cambridge History of Science）的作者之一。他的研究领域主要是科学与宗教的关系。他撰写、编辑了三十多本书，其中包括《达尔文在美国》（Darwinism Comes to America，1998）、《神创论者：从科学创造论到智慧设计论》（The Creationists: From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design，2006）、《教堂...(展开全部)

Everyone has a role to play in software testing -- even people outside a project team. Testers, developers, managers, customers, and users shape the process and results of testing, often unwittingly. Rather than continue to generate stacks of documents and fuel animosity, testers can cultivate rich opportunities and relationships by integrating an effective testing mentality in...(展开全部)

Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and #1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, David and Goliath, and What the Dog Saw, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers---and why they often go wrong. How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why a...(展开全部)

Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers -- and why they often go wrong. How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do televi...(展开全部)