Blogs Posts in Science category; 14 blog posts

It’s Not Too Late to Become a Yoga Believer

One morning, a well-meaning swimming buddy called out for all in the Y locker room to hear: “I can’t believe Jane Brody doesn’t do yoga!”She was right: I didn’t do yoga and, not knowing what it might offer me [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Review - Made for Each Other

Nine out of ten pet owners say that they consider their pets to be members of the family, and more than half of the respondents in an American Animal Hospital Association survey say that if stranded on a desert island, they would prefer the [...]

Posted On : Aug, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Book Review - When Perennials Bloom

If you want to know how to achieve peak perennial bloom display, this is the book for you. It is quite simply a definitive, comprehensive guide to the growing of perennials. Anisko is curator of the Longwood gardens and is an expert o [...]

Posted On : May, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Book Review : Star Trek Voyager Full Circle

Review by Jeff Ayers- Even though I never missed an episode, I was never a big fan of Voyager. Inconsistent and bizarre at times, the show would have a fantastic episode one week, and the next week introduce Fairhaven or the consequences of [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

New Zealand science book ruins Cambridge professors weekend

A new book that tells the stories of breakthrough discoveries by New Zealand scientists has received high praise from Professor Gerry Gilmore of Cambridge University’s Institute of Astronomy. Gilmore, who was born and raised in Chris [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

Young Adult Books Will Save Science Fiction

The biggest growth in science fiction publishing these days, hands down, is happening in the young adult market, and that's great news. While the "real" science fiction publishers are chasing a shrinking — and graying &mdash [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Sounding the Internet alarm

Book Review: Jonathan Zittrain's "The Future of the Internet And How to Stop It" When I reach Jonathan Zittrain by phone, the law professor isn't doing well. Jet-lagged, recovering from strep throat, and forced to use a colleague [...]

Posted On : Jun, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Book Review: ASP.NET 2.0

ASP.NET developers are bored with traditional books that outline concepts in a lengthy way. These books are good if you like to learn the features in a detailed manner. However, by the time the book is read, a new version will be released. [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Spirit and science can indeed co-exist

Have you ever wondered in this century if there was a place where spirituality and good evolutionary science could be brought together? Have you longed for a simple explanation of some of its key tenets? Thank God for Evolution! may just [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Judging Books By Used Covers

The Spring Book Bazaar continues through Saturday at the Charles County Public Library's La Plata Branch. The annual sale of used books, books on tape, books on CD, music CDs and cassettes, and movies on DVD and VHS is sponsored by the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Book review: Essential Actionscript 3.0 (EAS3)

When we reviewed the former edition of this book, we had a few negative comments. The new book is almost twice the size, has better structure and is better explained. Definitions are more precise than in the old book and it seems that a lot [...]

Posted On : Feb, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Plot Summary of Wizard's Moon

Boaz, Lilith and Jachin were born in Sena, otherwise known as the world of Avalon, but were brought to Earth by their mother who mysteriously vanished. The triplets were separated and brought up by different sets of parents never knowing [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

Title: The Minimum You Need to Know to Be an OpenVMS Applica...

Running at around 800 pages "The Minimum you need to know to be an OpenVMS Application Developer" by Roland Hughes is a complete reference book for people wishing to learn, develop and/or maintain code in the OpenVMS environ [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

Title: Relativity in Curved Spacetime

Book Review: Relativity in Curved Spacetime By Eric Baird Reviewer: Rod Clark In this excellent discussion of relativity theory, Eric Baird introduces the reader to the history and practice of relativity theory, jauntily condensing and cr [...]