The first section of this book deals with translations as agents of change. Gideon Toury is a prominent figure in effecting the shift of focus from the translated text to the relationship between translations and the cultures that generate them. One of the ways he highlights translations as products of the host culture is through the study of psuedo-translations (or fictitious translations).
Generations have grown up knowing that the equation E=mc2 changed the shape of our world, but never understanding what it actually means, why it was so significant, and how it informs our daily lives today—governing, as it does, everything from the atomic bomb to a television’s cathode ray tube to the carbon dating of prehistoric paintings. In this book, David Bodanis writes the “biography” of one of the greatest scientific discoveries in history—that the realms of energy and matter are inescapably linked—and, through his skill as a writer and teacher, he turns a seemingly impenetrable theory into a dramatic human achievement and an uncommonly good story.
How does a scientist go about solving problems? How do scientific
discoveries happen? Why are cold fusion and parapsychology different
from mainstream science? What is a scientific worldview? In this lively
and wide-ranging book, Gregory Derry talks about these and other
questions as he introduces the reader to the process of scientific
thinking. From the discovery of X rays and semiconductors to the
argument for continental drift to the invention of the smallpox
vaccine, scientific work has proceeded through honest observation,
critical reasoning, and sometimes just plain luck. Derry starts out
with historical examples, leading readers through the events,
experiments, blind alleys, and thoughts of scientists in the midst of
discovery and invention. Readers at all levels will come away with an
enriched appreciation of how science operates and how it connects with
our daily lives.
This book is designed to help you improve your reading comprehension skills by studying 20 minutes a day for 20 days. You’ll start with the basics and move on to more complex reading comprehension and critical thinking strategies. Please note that although each chapter can be an effective skill builder on its own, it is important that you proceed through this book in order, from Lesson 1 through Lesson 20. Each lesson builds on skills and ideas discussed in the previous chapters.
TTC - Philosophy as a Guide to Living (24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Course No. 4244
Taught by Stephen A. Erickson Pomona College Ph.D., Yale University
Is there meaning in human life?
All of us have asked ourselves this question. But for philosophers through the ages, it was the first question of many, for they needed to know whether such a question was even answerable by philosophy. And if it was, they needed to ask whether any positive answer could be pursued through the practice of philosophy itself.
Today, these questions remain as timely and controversial as ever.
