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Latest Literature News
British readers lost in translations as foreign literature sales boom Harvill Secker, a mainstream publisher focused on translated literature, is this year publishing authors from 18 countries including Haruki Murakami and Nesbø, the Norwegian crime writer who has sold more than 23 million copies internationally. Next … Read more on The Guardian Noontime Nuggetz: Literature, […]
Latest Physics News
Rebel science: Studying physics can give wayward teens a cause Despite the stereotype of the lovable nerd being embraced by popular culture in TV shows like “The Big Bang Theory” and on T-shirts like “Talk nerdy to me,” the truth is that physics is the rebel's subject. It's for those who reject all authority, even […]
Latest Medicine News
New book explores evolution of American medicine Based on 15 years of research and illustrated with dozens of historical and exclusive photographs, “Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine” (Gotham; Sept. 4, 2014), delves deep into the life of a man … Read more on Brooklyn […]
Latest Chemistry News
USGBC, American Chemistry Council Working to advance LEED with Science … The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced a new initiative designed to ensure the use of sustainable and environmentally protective products in buildings by applying technical and science-based … Read more on ForConstructionPros.com The Chemistry of Cleaning Defaced Modern […]
Latest Medicine News
Slow Medicine Is the Medicine of the Future Kenneth R. Pelletier, Ph.D., M.D.(hc) — clinical professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine and professor of public health at the University of Arizona School of Medicine, and clinical professor of medicine in the Department of Family and … Read more on Huffington Post Paul Heyman: […]