Comunicaciones de la III Reunión Nacional de la Comisión de Patrimonio Geológico

Naomi Oreskes y Erik M. Conway cuentan la historia de cómo un grupo de científicos y asesores científicos de alto nivel, con profundas conexiones en el mundo de la política y de la industria, realizaron campañas efectivas para engañar al público y negar verdades científicas comprobadas a lo largo de cuatro décadas. Sorprendentemente, los mismos nombres aparecen repetidamente: son las mismas personas las que afirman que la ciencia del calentamiento global "no está resuelta", niegan la verdad de los estudios que relacionan el hábito de fumar con el cáncer de pulmón, el humo de...

progress and happiness - however these terms may be understood in detail - as a significant and constitutive element of scientific inquiry. In this sense the question of the way in which sport really benefits people and contributes to their happiness, and under which individual and social conditions, is a scientific question. It assumes special significance when the fact is taken into account that in the field of sport science a general scepticism is shown towards those dogmas and pedagogical theses which take such an interpretation for granted in the absence of a firm empirical foundation...

Presented as a catalogue, the authors provide complete and true information about endangered Mexican Freshwater fishes. A physical and ethological description, the reason of its involvement in the book, preservation state, natural history and ecology, as well as a map with its geographical location in Mexico, and a picture of the specie is provided for each fish. This book is a start point for the knowledge and preservation of the richness of this biological group.

The scientific accuracy, clarity, and visuals of Chemistry: The Central Science make it the most trusted chemistry book available. A comprehensive media package works in tandem with the text. Translated into Spanish.Introduction: Matter and Measurement, Atoms, Molecules, and Ions, Stoichiometry: Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations, Aqueous Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry, Thermochemistry, Electronic Structure of Atoms, Periodic Properties of the Elements, Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding, Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories, Gases, Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and...