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| | | | | Science history is chock full of world-changing innovations that initially faced skepticism and ridicule for being too unconventional: light bulbs, cars and home computers are just a few examples. In this eBook, we take a look at the latest out-of-the-box ideas to tackle today’s biggest challenges, including so-called sponge cities designed to combat flooding, technology that mimics photosynthesis to produce fuel, modifying bacteria’s genetic circuits to treat genetic diseases and much more. | | | |
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| The Science of Creativity | | Creativity was long thought to be a special quality of a select minority of people. Fortunately, more recent studies have debunked this belief, and in this eBook, we look at this difficult-to-define quality from all angles: where creativity comes from, lessons we can learn from creative geniuses and how to cultivate creativity. |  | | |
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| The Science of Pets | | In the U.S., more than half of households have a pet – usually more than one. The strength of the human-pet bond tells us as much or more about ourselves as it does about our pets, and in this eBook, we look at why dogs and cats behave the way they do and what makes our bond with them so strong. | | | | |
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| Unlocking Happiness | | We can't control the sources of stress in our everyday lives, but we can manage our reaction. In this eBook, we examine aspects of daily life that affect mood such as perception, social support and time management and offer approaches shown to boost contentment, including reframing negative events, increasing resilience through self-compassion and practicing mindfulness. | | | | |
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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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| Music and the Brain | | Neuroscientists have shown that music recruits nearly every area of the brain, fostering connections across different regions. In this eBook, we examine the latest imaging studies and discuss the effects of music on emotion, cognition, sensation and motor function. | | | | |
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| A Question of Time | | Is time an illusion? Is time travel possible? Could time end? In this eBook, we take an interdisciplinary look at the fourth dimension, exploring the latest thinking on the nature of time and the ways it dominates our physical and mental worlds. | | | | |
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