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"As Serious Eats's culinary nerd-in-residence, J. Kenji López-Alt has pondered [how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that's perfectly medium-rare from edge to edge when you cut into it] and more. In [this book], Kenji focuses on the science behind beloved American dishes, delving into the interactions between heat, energy, and molecules that create great food. Kenji shows that often, conventional methods don't work that well,...
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Three caretakers and a single remaining researcher, who keep the Northern Institute in working order in case research ever resumes, find their work upended by a mysterious object that appears in the snow that soon challenges their every notion of what is normal.
43) Ghost hunters
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"Describes the different methods, techniques, and tools used by ghost hunters, and relates stories about some ghost hunters' experiences"--Provided by publisher.
46) Collecting data
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Explains the mathematical process of data collection, discussing observation, experiments, measurement, polls, charts, and venn diagrams. Includes story problems and answers, a glossary, index, and resources for further information.
47) Ghost hunter
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Text and color photographs explore ghost hunters, those that study the paranormal and unexplained events.
48) Question it!
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Discusses the role of asking questions in the scientific method and how when scientists ask questions they usually lead to further questions that help in their scientific understanding.
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Presents a guide to using search technologies, understanding how results are selected and ranked, and evaluating digital content, as well as collecting, analyzing, evaluating, and presenting information using software and internet services. Includes a glossary and a list of additional resources.
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Don Tillman, a profesor of genetics, sets up a project designed to find him the perfect wife, starting with a questionnaire that has to be adjusted a little as he goes along. Then he meets Rosie, who is everything he's not looking for in a wife, but she ends up his friend as he helps her try and find her biological father.
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"A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate. Temple Grandin is a star, a Time Magazine top 100 Hero and an inspiration to millions worldwide. Since she started writing and speaking about autism, the number of people diagnosed with it has skyrocketed--but so has the research that is transforming our understanding of the autistic brain. Now she brings her singular perspective to a thrilling journey...
58) Online teamwork
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Explains how people can practice online teamwork by working with others to create a wiki, and describes how to set up and develop a wiki. Includes color photographs, fact boxes, activities, a timeline, a map, a quiz, a glossary, and additional resources.
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It turns out oxytocin is responsible for a lot more than just love. New science has found that this amazing molecule also influences how sociable each of us is, allowing us to 'tune in' to the social information around us, perceiving it in much higher resolution. Scientists are now applying this new knowledge in the lab, and as reporter Dr. Graham Phillips finds out, they're discovering oxytocin's great potential to treat social disorders, like drug...