The genealogy of a gene :patents, HIV/AIDS, and race

In The Genealogy of a Gene, Myles Jackson uses the story of the CCR5 gene to investigate the interrelationships among science, technology, and society. Mapping the varied "genealogy" of CCR5 -- intellectual property, natural selection, Big and Small Pharma, human diversity studies, personalized medicine, ancestry studies, and race and genomics -- Jackson links a myriad of diverse topics. The hi…

Spectrum of belief; Joseph von Fraunhofer and the Craft of Precision Optics

"Pada abad kesembilan belas, praktik ilmiah mengalami transformasi dramatis dari usaha pribadi menjadi usaha bisnis. Dalam Spectrum of Belief, Myles Jackson menggunakan karier ahli optik Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787-1826) untuk menyelidiki hubungan antara sains dan masyarakat, dan hubungan antara pengrajin dan filsuf alam eksperimental, selama transformasi ini."

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Harmonious triads : physicists, musicians, and instrument makers in nineteent…

An analysis of the intersection of science and music in nineteenth-century Germany: how music provided physicists with a venue for experiments as well as a cultural resource, and how physics assisted musicians in their art and musical instrument makers in.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

#HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice

How marginalized groups use Twitter to advance counter-narratives, preempt political spin, and build diverse networks of dissent. The power of hashtag activism became clear in 2011, when #IranElection served as an organizing tool for Iranians protesting a disputed election and offered a global audience a front-row seat to a nascent revolution. Since then, activists have used a variety of hashta…

Molecular world :making modern chemistry

"Looks at the history of synthetic organic chemistry and challenges long-held beliefs that theory drove the experiments, asserting that it was actually the lab work that birthed the theory"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Power on!

A diverse group of teenage friends learn how computing can be personally and politically empowering and why all students need access to computer science education.This lively graphic novel follows a diverse group of teenage friends as they discover that computing can be fun, creative, and empowering.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Spectrum of belief :Joseph von Fraunhofer and the craft of precision optics

"In the nineteenth century, scientific practice underwent a dramatic transformation from personal endeavor to business enterprise. In Spectrum of Belief, Myles Jackson uses the career of the optician Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787-1826) to probe the relationship between science and society, and that between artisans and experimental natural philosophers, during this transformation."--Jacket.OCLC-l…

Go home? the politics of immigration controversies

In July 2013, the UK government arranged for a van to drive through parts of London carrying the message ‘In the UK illegally? GO HOME or face arrest.’ The vans were short-lived, but they were part of an ongoing trend in government-sponsored communication designed to demonstrate control and toughness around immigration. This book explores the effects of such performances of toughness: on po…

The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook

Patients with a range of medical conditions undergo surgeries of varying levels of risk, and the evolving field of consult medicine aims to address their needs, whether pre- or post-surgery. This new edition of The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook provides useful information, advice, and guidelines based on a combination of clinical experience and evidence-based medicine. It covers topic…