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For courses in evolution, creationism or as a supplemental item in
biology and/or biological anthropology courses.Darwin and the Bible
helps readers to understand the nature, history and passions behind
the debate over scientific and religious versions of creation and
human origins. Darwin and the Bible: The Cultural Confrontation is
about the history and nature of the disputes over human origins
that arose with the publication of Charles Darwin's book, Origin of
Species in 1859. The readings in the text provide the, historical,
theological, social and political backgrounds of the debate. Rather
than trying to demonstrate the truth of Darwinian evolution, this
book seeks to help the reader understand why the debate over Darwin
and the Bible remains as contentious as ever. The book seeks to
examine why Darwin's theory of evolution appears threatening to
some people, and, likewise, to help understand why some scientists
often react with such emotion to challenges to their views. The
contributors include biological scientists, social scientists,
social historians, and proponents of the importance of God, faith,
and religion in peoples lives.
Art and science – they may seem like opposites, but throughout
history there have been visionaries who have brought together these
contrasting subjects. The Art of Science explores the work of 40
such artists and artist-scientists, uncovering how these innovators
have designed futuristic technology centuries ahead of its time,
investigated time and space through abstract art, and created
sculpture informed by NASA technology. An expertly curated
selection of artists from many different cultures and eras –
including Huang Quan, Leonardo da Vinci, Johannes Vermeer, Anna
Atkins, Olafur Eliasson and Anicka Yi – this book tells the story
of the vital partnership between art and science, with over 200
lavish illustrations.
As significant economic, social, political, and cultural
transformations swept the Jewish population of Tsarist Russia and
Congress Poland between 1860 and 1914, the Yiddish language
(Zhargon) began to gain recognition as a central part of the Jewish
cultural stage. Yiddish Transformed examines the
secular reading habits of East-European Jews as the Jewish
community began shifting to a modern society. Author Nathan Cohen
explores Jewish reading practices alongside the rise of Yiddish by
delving into publishing policies of Yiddish books and newspapers,
popular literary genres of the time, the development of Jewish
public libraries, as well as personal reflections of reading
experiences.
More than one-third of Americans could not sustain a basic
livelihood without government assistance. Almost 60 percent of
seniors are dependent on the government. Why is this? This book
examines how the U.S. economy's failure to deliver high-quality,
universally accessible basic necessities is creating acute
financial insecurity among the American middle class. Over the past
30 years, America's middle class has grown more financially
insecure. How much of this pressing problem is due to Americans'
failure to restrain their spending versus their upwards
spiraling—and increasingly necessary—expenditures on health
care, education, and housing? And how can Americans choose between
financial security and paying for essentials on a day-to-day basis?
This book answers these tough questions and many more in its
evaluation of a complex and contentious issue: how basic expenses
of life in the 21st century are bankrupting American families. The
book begins with a snapshot of U.S. household finances, an
assessment of financial insecurity's prevalence across the nation,
and a description of how American households have declined into
their present precarious economic situation over the last three
decades. The author's analysis then looks at how European countries
pursue policies that make these essentials highly accessible and
postulates that the socialization of these essentials in other
countries has helped to solidify household finances and maintain
living standards. The work uniquely focuses on the plight of the
middle class in America to provide relevant, useful information to
help as many readers as possible to better understand and improve
their own financial situations.
This is a collection of articles, many written by people who worked
with Mandelbrot, memorializing the remarkable breadth and depth of
his work in science and the arts. Contributors include
mathematicians, physicists, biologists, economists, and engineers,
as expected; and also artists, musicians, teachers, an historian,
an architect, a filmmaker, and a comic. Some articles are quite
technical, others entirely descriptive. All include stories about
Benoit.Also included are chapters on fractals and music by Charles
Wuorinen and by Harlan Brothers, on fractals and finance by Richard
Hudson and by Christian Walter, on fractal invisibility cloaks by
Nathan Cohen, and a personal reminiscence by Aliette
Mandelbrot.While he is known most widely for his work in
mathematics and in finance, Benoit influenced almost every field of
modern intellectual activity. No other book captures the breadth of
all of Benoit's accomplishments.
Americans increasingly blame the failures of minority individuals
in our society on "racial" inferiority. Anthropologist Mark Nathan
Cohen argues cogently that the problems are cultural, not "racial,"
and that they are rooted in the assumptions of mainstream American
culture, not in the biological or cultural failings of "others." By
summarizing scientific evidence proving that "races" do not exist
and that few biological traits actually correlate with the color of
one's skin, Cohen shows that differences in ability cannot be
linked to "race." The growing gap between rich and poor and the
economic subordination of minority groups, he says, are rooted in
the arbitrary rules that govern American society. Culture
constrains our ability to understand and appreciate the actions of
others and often prevents us from seeing the consequences of our
own actions or realizing our alternatives. American perceptions of
what constitute merit, health, hygiene, freedom, progress,
property, economics, justice-and even our own history-are
distorted. Our insistence that ours is the best or only view
promotes intolerance and racism. Cohen shows that definitions of
intelligence, IQ tests, hiring practices, and evaluations of job
performance contain many more cultural biases than we recognize and
thus restrict the opportunities of minority individuals. By
breaking down American cultural assumptions, Cohen offers a strong
defense of affirmative action and multicultural education. He
concludes with some suggestions for the future-to end the racism
and indifference to one another that mark our society.
Civilized nations popularly assume that "primitive" societies are
poor, ill, and malnourished and that progress through civilization
automatically implies improved health. In this provocative book,
Mark Nathan Cohen challenges this belief. Using findings from
epidemiology, anthropology, and archaeology, Cohen provides
fascinating evidence about the actual effects of civilization on
health, suggesting that some aspects of "progress" create as many
health problems as they prevent or cure. "[This book] is certain to
become a classic-a prominent and respected source on this subject
for years into the future.... If you want to read something that
will make you think, reflect, and reconsider, Cohen's Health and
the Rise of Civilization is for you."-S. Boyd Eaton, Los Angeles
Times Book Review "A major accomplishment. Cohen is a broad and
original thinker who states his views in direct and accessible
prose.... This is a book that should be read by everyone interested
in disease, civilization, and the human condition."-David
Courtwright, Journal of the History of Medicine "Cohen has done his
homework extraordinarily well, and the coverage of the biomedical,
nutritional, demographic, and ethnographic literature about
foragers and low energy agriculturalists is excellent.... The book
deserves a wide readership and a central place in our professional
libraries. As a scholarly summary it is without parallel."-Henry
Harpending, American Ethnologist "Deserves to be read by
anthropologists concerned with health, medical personnel
responsible for communities, and any medical anthropologists....
Indeed, it could provide great profit and entertainment to the
general reader."-George T. Nurse, Current Anthropology
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