“…Or is it a certainty, shared by priest and scientist alike, and an essential element in all human relations? …”

“…Why did Sir John Herschel, the pre-eminent Victorian scientist, and an accomplished artist, make such fundamental contributions to the process and yet take so few photographs himself? …”

“…In A Friendly Letter to_Skeptics and Atheists, David Meyers is responding to atheists such Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Daniel Dennett as a respected and well-known scientist who writes from a broad and progressive Christian background with the extensive media contacts and experience needed to attract a sizable audience of skeptics, agnostics, and people of faith. …”
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“…"Robert Bellah (1927-2013) was a hugely-influential twentieth-century American social scientist. During an intellectual career that spanned six decades, his work became central in many fields: the sociology of Japanese religion, the relationships between sociology and the humanities, the relationship between American religion and politics, the cultures of modern individualism, and evolution and society. …”

“…"The most unrequited love affair in urban history" is how University of Massachusetts political scientist Berkley describes his lively story of what made the Jews so ardently love a city that so ardently hated them. …”

“…These may seem like uniquely human quandaries, but they are not: computers, too, face the same constraints, so computer scientists have been grappling with their version of such problems for decades. …”

“…In Cool, the neuroscientist and philosopher Steven Quartz and the political scientist Anette Asp bring together the latest findings in brain science, economics, and evolutionary biology to form a provocative theory of consumerism, revealing how the brain's "social calculator" and an instinct to rebel are the crucial missing links in understanding the motivations behind our spending habits. …”

“…Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is the great lost scientist: more things are named after him than anyone else. …”

“…Doubts surface in London over the scientist's real intentions at a time when Darwin's evolution theories begin to emerge. …”

“…In this book, Gabriel Abend argues that social scientists need to focus more on the words and distinctions that their empirical claims depend on. …”

“…The collision between opposing perspectives is salutary and exhilarating; some of these figures, such as computer scientist Stuart Russell, Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, and physicist Max Tegmark, are deeply concerned with the threat of AI, including the existential one, while others, notably robotics entrepreneur Rodney Brooks, philosopher Daniel Dennett, and bestselling author Steven Pinker, have a very different view. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction -- Epistemological considerations -- The ethnocentric basis of social science -- Epistemological considerations -- Slipping through the front door : relevant social scientific evaluation in the people of color century -- Prophetic social scientists -- Epistemological reconsiderations and new considerations : or what have i been learning since 1993 -- Rethinking and reconceptualizing race and ethnicity -- Theoretical and ideological barriers to the study of race making in mature industrial societies -- Racism in America and in other race-centered nation-states : synchronic considerations -- Ethnic pluralism and civic responsibility in post Cold War America -- The nebulous state of American race relations theories : anomalies, paradigmatic erosion, and decline -- The myth of race and the human sciences -- Building functional and productive multiethnic societies -- Sociological and theological musings about race -- Qualitative methods : epistemological and theory of practice considerations -- Methodological reflections : an introduction to race and ethnicity in research methods -- Life history analysis and racial stratification research -- Archival methods in race relations research -- Ethnic modeling in qualitative research -- Racial and ethnic conflict studies : methodological dilemmas -- Psychoanalytic ethnography and the transformation of racially wounded communities -- The possible restorative justice functions of qualitative research…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Sense and Nonsense of Big Programmatic Research / The Art of Asking Questions, and why Scientists Are Better at it / Skip the Agenda Building. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Early naturalists and wildlife exploitation --1. Sea otters and scientists --2. Fur seal's friend: Henry W. Elliott --3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Radioactive Waste Problem in the Port Hope Ontario AreaCase Study Adams Mine Landfill Proposal; Management in the Elliot Lake Region; Trust Risk and the Media; Development Opportunities for Communities The Port Hope Area Initiative; Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities; Whiteshell Labs Closure Crisis or Opportunity; Saskatchewan's Uranium Mining Industry; Aluminium Smelter in Alma Quebec Canada; Radiological Risk Assessment Scientists Concepts and Laypeople's Concerns; Community Involvement Stakeholder Learning in the UK and in Canada…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Where Science Meets Practice; Chapter 1 - The Scientist Practitioner and Dynamic Constructs; Chapter 2 - The (Dramatic) Process of Psychotherapy; Chapter 3 - Clinical Practice and the Issue of Repressed Memories: Avoiding an Ice Patch on the Slippery Slope; Chapter 4 - Theory and Methods for Studying the Influence of Unconscious Processes: Illustrations From Attachment and Terror Management Research; Chapter 5 - Mediation, Ego, and I: Who, Exactly, Is in Conflict?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Series Infromation -- Copyright Information -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- PART I: Subject and scope of political science -- Anthropological and sociological premises of political theory (Tadeusz Klementewicz) -- Research subject of political science in light of the aspectuality principle (Mirosław Karwat) -- Syndromatic nature of the subject of political science (Mirosław Karwat) -- Politics as a fuzzy subject of research (Filip Pierzchalski) -- Management as the metaphor of politics (Bohdan Kaczmarek) -- PART II: Research process in political science -- Ideological dilemmas of a contemporary political scientist (Tadeusz Klementewicz) -- Nothing alive is a unity. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Winstead -- Frankenstein's legacy : the mad scientist remade / Kristine Larsen -- Focus on the family : good and evil vampires in the Twilight saga / A.J. …”

“…Contributors include children's singer and advocate Raffi, author and creativity consultant Sir Ken Robinson, scientist and environmentalist David Suzuki, inventor James Dyson, and other experts who are working to create fresh solutions to problems and design bettr spaces for teaching and learning." -- prové de l'editor…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Maker; Learning by Doing: Overcoming the Limits; Physical Software; How the Paths Merge; Defining Your Problem; Making a Scientist; Making and the Common Core; Educational Implications; Broader Social Implications; Making Prototyping Cheaper; Intellectual Property Issues; Summary…”