Hacking Darwin - Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity

"A gifted and thoughtful writer, Metzl brings us to the frontiers of biology and technology, and reveals a world full of promise and peril." ― Siddhartha Mukherjee MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene Passionate, provocative, and highly illuminating, Hacking Darwin is the must read book about the future of our species for fans of Homo Deus and The Gene. After 3.8 billion years humankind is about to start evolving by new rules…From leading geopolitical...

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The Book of Investing Wisdom

The Book of Investing Wisdom is an anthology of 46 essays and speeches from the most successful, well-known investors and financiers of our time. In their own words, these legends of Wall Street share their best investment ideas and advice. You'll hear from Bernard Baruch on stock market slumps, Peter Bernstein on investing for the long term, Joseph E. Granville on market movements, John Moody on investment vs. speculation, Otto Kahn on the New York Stock Exchange and public opinion, William Peter...

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Analyze Text Connections

1. Domes have a long history. Domes occur in nature. Lava domes form when viscous magma from deep below Earth's crust erupts and hardens. Weathering and erosion shape natural domes. Salt even forms domes when it breaks through surface rock layers. For example, Avery Island in Louisiana is a salt dome.2. For centuries, native peoples have built huts shaped like domes. The nomadic Inuit built domes for dwellings. They cut snow into blocks and piled them in a spiral shape, leaning in slightly, to form a dome.3. Domes as architectural elements proliferated...

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Make Inferences and Use Text Evidence as Support

1. When thinking about genuine United States currency, what bill comes to mind? Most people believe it is the one-dollar bill; however, when it comes to American currency, no other bill currency is more genuine than the two-dollar bill. In fact, the Continental Congress authorized the first two-dollar bills in 1776, nine days before the Declaration of Independence was printed. Those first bills were known as Continentals. 2. More than a half dozen public figures have appeared on the two-dollar bill. In 1862, a profile of Alexander Hamilton was...

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Determine Main Idea and Summarize Part 2

1. Many people start each day by eating a crisp, delicate waffle dripping in melted butter and warm maple syrup. If you are one of these people, you can thank Cornelius Swarthout for this delicious breakfast food. Swarthout invented the first stovetop waffle iron. This Troy, New York, resident received a patent for his invention on August 24, 1869. Swarthout described his invention as a device to bake waffles.2. Waffles existed long before Swarthout's invention. Ancient Greeks cooked an early version of waffles. The flat cakes were cooked by pouring...

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Determine Main Idea and Summarize Part 1

Read the passage. Then answer questions 1 through 61. When it comes to watching sports, football reigns supreme in the United States. However, when it comes to number of participants, football takes a back seat to fitness sports. Fitness sports include activities such as walking, running, and weightlifting. The most popular option is walking. About 60 percent of American adults walk for fun and exercise. It is most common in the West and Northeast; however, the number of recreational walkers in the South is on the rise.2. These are numerous articles...

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YOUMARES 9 - The Oceans: Our Research, Our Future

This book is the final product of the YOUMARES 9 conference, held from 12 to 14 September 2018 in Oldenburg, Germany. From all areas of marine sciences, bachelor, master, and PhD students were asked to contribute. The oral and poster presentations of this conference represent the most recent research in marine sciences. All presentations were part of a topical session, which were also organized and moderated by early career scientists. Apart from handling the presentation abstracts, all session...

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Anatomy 101: From Muscles and Bones to Organs and Systems, Your Guide To How The Human Body Works

The human body has always amazed mankind. Early scientific drawings and diagrams demonstrate the long-standing fascination with the body. Even cave drawings and later hieroglyphs illustrate that people were aware of the complex machinery of the human body. Our fascination continues to the present day, as we dig ever deeper into learning everything we can about the human body. Our understanding has advanced dramatically in just the last 20 years alone. The study of the human body is divided into...

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500 Nail Design - Inspired and Inventive Looks for Every Mood and Occasion

Have you ever seen those beautifully painted salon nails and wished that you could create the same intricate designs yourself? The beautiful thing about nail art is that anyone can do it. Seriously, anyone! All you need is a few simple tools and you’ll be creating gorgeous nail designs in no time. Nail art is the perfect accessory because it can be custom tailored for any personal taste or style. The best thing about nail art is that there is a design for every skill or patience level, and you don’t...

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3D-Printing Changes U.S. Government Operations and Procurement

Additive manufacturing—also known as three-dimensional (3D) printing—has the potential to fundamentally change the production and distribution of goods. Unlike conventional or subtractive manufacturing processes, such as drilling, which create a part by cutting away material, additive manufacturing builds a part using a layer-by-layer process. Additive manufacturing has been used as a design and prototyping tool, but the focus of additive manufacturing is now shifting to the direct production of...

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Spectrum Science

Science is about discovering the reasons why things happen in the universe , so it shouldn’t be a surprise to learn that scientific knowledge is gained through reasoning. There’s more than a single way to reason, though, and one plays a much bigger role in science than any other. Deduction is a form of reasoning that uses broad, generalized facts to draw conclusions about specific questions or events. For example, let’s say you got to bed one night, wakeup at dawn, and the ground is covered in...

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Space and Time

Does the relativity of motion represent the most defining feature of our Universe? Or is it only a facet, a partial interpretation of a reality that hides different rules and a totally new fundamental mechanism? Wherever we would gaze into the vastness of space, a lot of cosmic bodies (stars, galaxies, planets) can be seen moving continuously, each one relative to all the others. We cannot pinpoint one of these bodies and say that we found a truly fixed point in space; therefore,...

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Spectrum Science

Science begins with curiosity. Taking an interest in the world around you and asking questions about how and why things happen is just the first step, though. Scientists depend on a wide range of skills and tools to help them investigate and discover the answers. As a scientist, you’ll need to know how to use certain tools. Whether it's a scale, a microscope, a laser, or a Bunsen burner, you need to be familiar with each tool’s function and how it’s used safely. Laboratories can be places for discovery,...

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Trickle-down climate risk regulation

Climate change impacts—including flooding, wildfires, and crop failures—are destroying eco-systems, homes, infrastructure, farms, and businesses. Regulators around the globe are paying increasing attention to what these events mean for banks and the financial system, with several attending not only to bank impacts from, but also bank contributions to, climate change. The European Central Bank, for example, is signaling to banks that they must plan...

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College Admission Process

As you think about the next chapter of your life, you may have visions of what you would like to study or where you would like to go to college. Regardless of where you are at on that journey, it is our goal to help you better understand yourself and the higher education options available in order to make the most of your college experience. Making a great decision today will help with many follow-on decisions down the line. Likewise, eliminating colleges and career choices from your list(s)...

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Power Quality

Electrical power is becoming one of the most dominant factors in our society. Power generation, transmission, distribution and usage are undergoing significant changes that will affect the electrical quality and performance needs of our 21st century industry. One major aspect of electrical power is its quality and stability – or so called Power Quality. The view on Power Quality did change over the past few years. It seems that Power Quality is becoming a more important term in the academic world dealing with electrical...

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