{"id":20281,"date":"2024-11-08T20:32:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T20:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/?p=20281"},"modified":"2024-11-10T16:20:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T16:20:06","slug":"new-in-the-collection-november-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/blog\/2024\/11\/new-in-the-collection-november-1\/","title":{"rendered":"New in the collection, November #1 (2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An overview of selected new books in Szil\u00e1rd Library, with a word from their authors, reviewers and publishers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n \n Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and Longevity (Hodder Press 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Venki Ramakrishnan<\/p>\n

In Why We Die, Ramakrishnan takes us on a riveting journey to the frontiers of biology. He explains the latest scientific understanding of exactly why we age and how we might prevent it. He examines the cutting-edge efforts to extend lifespan by altering our natural biology and raises profound questions.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Present Beyond Measure: Design, Visualize, and Deliver Data Stories That Inspire Action (Wiley 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Lea Pica<\/p>\n

In this book, Lea Pica provides a 4-phase, step-by-step blueprint for planning, designing, visualizing, and delivering compelling data storytelling in business presentations, in a way to use neuroscience and cinematic storytelling techniques to galvanize your stakeholders into action.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Slow productivity : the lost art of accomplishment without burnout (Portfolio \/ Penguin 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Cal Newport<\/p>\n

Combining cultural criticism with systematic pragmatism, Newport deconstructs the absurdities inherent in standard notions of productivity, and then provides step-by-step advice for cultivating a slower, more humane alternative.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Functional Programming with C# (Packt Publishing 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Alex Yagur<\/p>\n

The book familiarizes you with the core principles and benefits of functional programming, juxtaposing it with imperative and object-oriented paradigms. You\u2019ll get to grips with the functional features of C# and learn to write expressive, modular code through expressions, pure functions, and higher-order functions.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Genes, Germs And Medicine: The Life Of Joshua Lederberg (WSPC 2021) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Jan Sapp<\/p>\n

Awarded the Nobel Prize at the age of 33 (the second youngest in history), Joshua Lederberg was also a complex humanist who spoke out for social justice, confronted racism, and denied a gene-centered view of humans. Lederberg was a man with a deep sense of social and intellectual responsibility, a trusted advisor to eight presidential administrations.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n The Major Metaphors of Evolution: Darwinism Then and Now (Springer 2020) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Salvatore J. Agosta and Daniel R. Brooks<\/p>\n

This book lays out a framework based on three dualistic classes of metaphors \u2013 time, space, and conflict resolution. Evolutionary transitions theory shows how metaphors can help us understand selective diversification, as Darwin described with his \u201ctree of life\u201d. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n The Future Of Technology In Medicine: From Cyborgs To Curing Paralysis (WSPC 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Julian Gendreau, Nolan J. Brown, Shane Shahrestani, and Ronald Sahyouni<\/p>\n

In this book, the authors discuss medical technological advancements of healthcare in 14 comprehensive chapters specifically designed to be read and understood by any individual interested in learning more about technology in medicine. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Network Geeks: How They Built the Internet (Copernicus 2013) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Brian E. Carpenter<\/p>\n

The impact on modern society made by the Internet is immeasurable. Yet some questioned \u201cwhy anyone would want such a thing\u201d when the idea was first introduced. Part history, part memoir and part cultural study, Network Geeks charts the creation of the Internet from post-war Britain to post-millennium New Zealand, describing how the Internet grew into today\u2019s ubiquitous network.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Molecular and Cellular Biology of Viruses (CRC Press 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Phoebe Lostroh<\/p>\n

This fully revised second edition of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Viruses leads students on an exploration of viruses by supporting engaging and interactive learning. New to this second edition, a supplementary chapter, freely available for download, looks at how virology intersects with public health, and uses the COVID-19 pandemic as a notable example.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Everything Is Predictable: How Bayes' Remarkable Theorem Explains the World (W&N 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Tom Chivers<\/p>\n

Fusing biography, razor-sharp science communication and intellectual history, Everything Is Predictable is a captivating tour of Bayes’ theorem and its impact on modern life. From medical testing to artificial intelligence, Tom Chivers shows how a single compelling idea can have far-reaching consequences.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Communicating Endangered Species: Extinction, News and Public Policy (Routledge 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

Edited by Eric Freedman, Sara Shipley Hiles, and David B. Sachsman<\/p>\n

This book is a multidisciplinary environmental communication book that takes a distinctive approach by connecting how media and culture depict and explain endangered species with how policymakers and natural resource managers can or do respond to these challenges in practical terms. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n The Emerald Planet: How Plants Changed Earth's History (Oxford University Press 2017) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By David Beerling<\/p>\n

David Beerling puts plants centre stage, revealing the crucial role they have played in driving global changes in the environment, in recording hidden facets of Earth’s history, and in helping us to predict its future. There could be no more important time to take a close look at plants, and to understand the history of the world through the stories they tell.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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Why we age and how we might prevent it? How to bring back productivity without a burnout? Can neuroscience help us in storytelling presentations? See more of November arrivals….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8023],"embl_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-20281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-new-books"],"acf":[],"embl_taxonomy_terms":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20281"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20365,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20281\/revisions\/20365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20281"},{"taxonomy":"embl_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/embl_taxonomy?post=20281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}