New Scientist is the worlds leading science and technology weekly magazine. With the latest news and developments, in-depth articles, cogent analysis and informed, entertaining comment, New Scientist is essential reading if you really want to get behind the headlines. Every issue advertises hundreds of jobs in science from all around the world.
This is another colourful, action-packed Victorian detective novel about the exploits of agent Mary Quinn. At a young age, Mary Quinn is rescued from the gallows and taken to Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls. The school turns out to be a front for a private detective agency. At age 17, Mary takes on her first case (A Spy in the House). In this, the second book of the series, Mary Quinn sets out to uncover the truth behind a suspicious death at St Stephen's Tower, better known as the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament.
New Scientist is the world's leading science and technology weekly magazine. With the latest news and developments, in-depth articles, cogent analysis and informed, entertaining comment, New Scientist is essential reading if you really want to get behind the headlines. Every issue advertises hundreds of jobs in science from all around the world.
In this book, you will learn the little-known truth about polygraphy. You will learn: • that polygraphy is not science (p. 18 ff.); • that polygraphy, like phrenology and graphology, is without scientific validity (p. 18 ff.); • that polygraph “tests” are actually interrogations (pp. 20,129 ff.); • that polygraphy depends on your polygrapher lying to and deceiving you (p. 86 ff.);
Unthinking: The Surprising Forces Behind What We Buy (Audiobook, MP3)
What do Howard Hughes and 50 Cent have in common, and what do they tell us about Americans and our desires? Why did Sean Connery stop wearing a toupee, and what does this tell us about American customers for any product? What one thing did the Beatles, Malcolm Gladwell and Nike all notice about Americans that helped them win us over? Which uniquely American traits may explain the plights of Krispy Kreme, Ford, and GM, and the risks faced by Starbuck's? Why, after every other plea failed, did "Click It or Ticket" get people to buy the idea of fastening their seat belts?
