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Faversham From Old Photographs

By: Peter J. Kennett

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Faversham From Old Photographs

By: Peter J. Kennett

This book provides a unique and charming look at the beautiful market town of Faversham.

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199

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445628236

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9781445628233

Immunosorption Techniques

Fundamentals and Applications

By: Peter Mohr,Martin Holtzhauer,Günter Kaiser

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Immunosorption Techniques

Fundamentals and Applications

By: Peter Mohr,Martin Holtzhauer,Günter Kaiser

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184

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3112766539

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9783112766538

Technology as Human Social Tradition

Cultural Transmission Among Hunter-Gatherers

By: Peter Jordan

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Technology as Human Social Tradition

Cultural Transmission Among Hunter-Gatherers

By: Peter Jordan

This book examines three interlocking topics that are central to all archaeological and anthropological inquiry: the role of technology in human existence; the reproduction of social traditions; the factors that generate cultural diversity and change. The overall aim is to outline a new kind of approach for researching variability and transformation in human material culture, and the main argument is that these technological traditions exhibit heritable continuity: they consist of information stored in human brains and then passed onto others through social learning. Technological traditions can therefore be understood as manifestations of a complex transmission system, and applying this new perspective to human material culture builds on, but also largely transcends, much of the earlier work conducted by archaeologists and anthropologists into the significance, function and social meanings associated with tools, objects and vernacular architecture"--

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Univ of California Press

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0520276922

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9780520276925

Abrupt Climate Change

Final Report, Synthesis and Assessment Product 3. 4

By: Peter U. Clark

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Abrupt Climate Change

Final Report, Synthesis and Assessment Product 3. 4

By: Peter U. Clark

This report is part of a series of 21 Synthesis and Assessments (SAP) aimed at providing current assessments of climate change science to inform public debate, policy, and operational decisions. These reports are also intended to help develop future program research priorities. The guiding vision is to provide the Nation and the global community with the science-based knowledge needed to manage the risks and capture the opportunities associated with climate and related environmental changes. This SAP assesses abrupt climate change events where key aspects of the climate system change faster than the responsible forces would suggest and/or faster than society can respond to those changes. Illustrations.

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258

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DIANE Publishing

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1437915698

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9781437915693

Ingenious

The Unintended Consequences of Human Innovation

By: Peter Gluckman,Mark Hanson

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Ingenious

The Unintended Consequences of Human Innovation

By: Peter Gluckman,Mark Hanson

As humans evolved, we developed technologies to modify our environment, yet these innovations are increasingly affecting our behavior, biology, and society. Now we must figure out how to function in the world we’ve created. Over thousands of years, humans have invented ingenious ways to gain mastery over our environment. The ability to communicate, accumulate knowledge collectively, and build on previous innovations has enabled us to change nature. Innovation has allowed us to thrive. The trouble with innovation is that we can seldom go back and undo it. We invent, embrace, and exploit new technologies to modify our environment. Then we modify those technologies to cope with the resulting impacts. Gluckman and Hanson explore what happens when we innovate in a way that leads nature to bite back. To provide nourishment for a growing population, humans developed methods to process and preserve food; but easy access to these energy-dense foods results in obesity. To protect ourselves from dangerous pathogens we embraced cleanliness and invented antibiotics, which has led to rising rates of autoimmune diseases and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. More recently, our growing dependence on the internet and social media has been linked to mental health concerns and declining social cohesion. And we are only at the beginning of the digital transformation that will influence every part of our existence. Our ingenuity has not only changed our world—it has changed us. Focusing on immediate benefits, we rarely pause to consider the longer-term costs of innovation. Yet we are now starting to see how our choices affect the way our brains develop and our bodies function. The implications are profound. Ingenious opens our eyes to the dangers we face and offers solutions we cannot ignore.

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337

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Harvard University Press

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0674976886

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9780674976887

Synergistic Selection: How Cooperation Has Shaped Evolution And The Rise Of Humankind

By: Peter A Corning

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Synergistic Selection: How Cooperation Has Shaped Evolution And The Rise Of Humankind

By: Peter A Corning

Nothing about the evolution of biological complexity makes sense except in the light of synergy.' Peter Corning's new book is being hailed as a major contribution to what is perhaps the greatest shift in our understanding of evolution since The Origin of Species. It's a tour de force that takes us on a synergy-guided tour of the history of life. As Corning puts it, 'life on Earth has been a synergistic phenomenon from the get go.' Corning also shows how synergy has been a key to human evolution, including the rise of complex modern societies. 'Cooperation may have been the vehicle, but synergy was the driver.' As we now face a tipping point and another major transition in evolution, Corning offers us a synergy-based road-map to the future. 'One of the great take-home lessons from the epic of evolution is that cooperation produces synergy, and synergy is the way forward. The arc of evolution bends toward synergy.'Related Link(s)

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302

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World Scientific

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9813230959

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9789813230958

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Synergistic Selection: How Cooperation Has Shaped Evolution And The Rise Of Humankind

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