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| | | | | In 2009, South African track star Caster Semenya was forced to undergo invasive (and humiliating) tests to determine her gender and whether she had an advantage over her competitors. This event highlighted issues of gender and biological sex (and race) in both sports and broader society. In this eBook, The New Science of Sex and Gender, we look at vital research challenging long-standing assumptions, such as how growing knowledge of the genetic complexities of sexual determination is (slowly) changing the way the medical community treats intersex individuals and work that indicates the brain is a “mosaic” of traits rather than a “male” and “female” brain. With this collection, we not only examine the latest studies in biology, medicine and psychology but also, more importantly, their bearing on healthcare, identity and access.
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| Evolution: The Human Odyssey | | The complex story of human evolution is a tale seven million years in the making. Each new discovery adds to or revises our story and our understanding of how we came to be the way we are. In this eBook, Evolution: The Human Odyssey, we explore the evolution of those characteristics that make us human. |  | | |
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| Mysteries of Life in the Universe | | How did life begin on Earth? Does it exist elsewhere? What would those life forms be like? These fundamental questions about the nature of life and our own cosmic significance are endlessly fascinating. In this eBook, we present several theories on the origin of life, some of its extreme and surprising forms and the ongoing search for signs – or sentience – on distant worlds. | | | | |
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| Pain: The Search for Relief | | Burning. Shooting. Stabbing. Sometimes the cause is unknown. Sometimes it begins as the result of an injury. Whatever form it takes, chronic pain often resists treatment. In this eBook, we examine the latest advances in understanding the pathology of chronic pain and the efforts to find better, non-opioid treatment options including electrical stimulation of nerves, venom from spiders and other creatures, virtual-reality therapy and acupuncture. | | | | |
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| Evolution vs. Creationism | | The need to stand up for science is nothing new. Creationists have tried to use a myriad of tactics either to ban the teaching of evolution entirely or to have creationism and/or intelligent design taught alongside it in public schools. In this eBook, we take a close look at the rise of Darwinism, the arguments and opposition by the creationist movement, whether faith and science can coexist and what could happen if the U.S. continues on an anti-science trajectory. | | | | |
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| The Higgs Boson: Searching for the God Particle | | In July 2012, a Higgs-like particle was found near the energies scientists expected to find it. Now, armed with better evidence and better questions, the scientific process continues. This eBook, The Higgs Boson: Searching for the God Particle, gathers our best reporting to explain that process – the theories, the search, the discovery, the ongoing questions. | | | | |
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| Unlocking Happiness | | Stress and adversity will always be part of life, but we can manage our reactions to them. In this eBook, we look at ways to do just that – to take control and retrain our brains to achieve a happier, healthier state of mind. We examine different areas such as perception, social support and time management and offer approaches shown to boost mood and contentment, including reframing negative events, increasing resilience through self-compassion and practicing mindfulness. | | | | |
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