{"id":23543,"date":"2025-04-04T21:06:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/?p=23543"},"modified":"2025-04-06T21:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T21:07:13","slug":"new-in-the-collection-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/blog\/2025\/04\/new-in-the-collection-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"New in the collection (April 2025)"},"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 Going big : a scientist's guide to large projects and collaborations (The MIT Press 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Christopher W. Stubbs<\/p>\n

An experienced project scientist, Stubbs focuses on technical project management for the construction of large facilities, instruments, and software development, and guides both junior and established scientists on how to work in big, structured collaborations.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Principles of soundscape ecology : discovering our sonic world (The University of Chicago Press 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Bryan C. Pijanowski<\/p>\n

What do the sounds of a chorus of tropical birds and frogs, a clap of thunder, and a cacophony of urban traffic have in common? They are all components of a soundscape, acoustic environments that have been identified by scientists as a combination of the biophony, geophony, and anthrophony, respectively, of all of Earth\u2019s sound sources. This book clearly outlines soundscape ecology\u2019s critical foundations, key concepts, methods, and applications.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n The greatest of all plagues : how economic inequality shaped political thought from Plato to Marx (Princeton University Press 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By David Lay Williams<\/p>\n

Williams draws invaluable insights into the societal problems generated by what Plato called \u201cthe greatest of all plagues,\u201d and examines the solutions employed through the centuries.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Against the Odds : Women Pioneers of Science (Icon Books 2025) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin<\/p>\n

Even in the third decade of the twenty-first century, it is still harder for women to make a career in science than men. this book is not only a cautionary tale about the stifling effects of prejudice against women in science, but a celebration of those who achieved success against the odds – and an inspiration for the next generation.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Darwinizing Gaia : natural selection and multispecies community evolution (The MIT Press 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By W. Ford Doolittle<\/p>\n

As the first book attempting to reconcile Gaia with Darwinian thinking, and the first on persistence-based evolution, Doolittle\u2019s clear, innovative position broadens evolutionary theory by offering potential remedies for Gaia\u2019s theoretical challenges.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Strategic Social Media Management : Theory and Practice (Palgrave Macmillan 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Karen E. Sutherland<\/p>\n

Richly supported by robust and engaging pedagogy and case studies, this book integrates public relations, marketing and advertising perspectives, and examines key issues including risk, ethics, privacy, consent, copyright, and crisis management.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n A city on Mars : can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? (Penguin Press 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Kelly and Zach Weinersmith<\/p>\n

With deep expertise, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself – whether and how to become multiplanetary.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Introduction to Biological Imaging (Wiley 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Manfred Auer<\/p>\n

This book elucidates the fundamental principles underlying the capture and production of bioimages, the requirements of image analysis and interpretation, and some key problems and solutions in bioimaging. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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