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Trusting Science is a timely exploration of the public's skepticism of science, revealing such skepticism is often due to poor communication rather than denial or hidden agendas. Through historical examples, especially vaccination debates, it emphasizes the importance of explaining scientific evidence, uncertainty, expertise, and biases clearly. Perfect for anyone interested in understanding and bridging the gap between science and public perception.

Creating and Transforming the Twentieth Century combines two of Vaclav Smil's seminal works--Creating the Twentieth Century and Transforming the Twentieth Century--in this revised and expanded edition. Covering technical advances that shaped the period from 1867 through the end of the 20th century, this new edition contains numerous updates and features a new preface and a final chapter examining key themes in light of major 21st-century events and publications. Now in a single volume, these classic texts remain central to Smil's acclaimed oeuvre, and their lessons are perennially fascinating.

Unholy Sensations tells the story of the first cult scandal in California and examines religion, gender, sexuality, and race in the Gilded Age from a fresh perspective.

Do quirks of physics allow life to exist? The book starts with asking "How did the universe come from nothing?" and continues by showing how small imbalances in nature are crucial to life's existence. It is intended for a person with some background in science, at the level taught in high school. No equations, except for E=mc², appear in this book. The author has honed his skill at communicating science to a lay audience as an astronomy columnist for over 15 years.

It is a truism that each of us has one life to lead -- yet we rarely ask what it means to lead a life. The answer may seem obvious, but leading one's life is actually a complex, multifaceted undertaking, which requires us to negotiate deeply puzzling aspects of our experience and overcome profound challenges to our sense of ourselves and our place in the world. In One Life to Lead, Samuel Scheffler develops an "attachment-sensitive" conception of what it means to lead a recognizably human life. In so doing, he reveals hidden complexities that are latent in our understanding of ourselves and our lives.

Rethinking Conscientious Objection in Healthcare presents the case against the right of healthcare professionals to refuse delivery of certain healthcare services based on their moral views. It provides philosophical analyses of conscience and freedom of conscience, as well as the arguments and principles typically utilized when arguing in favor of allowing healthcare professionals conscientious objection. The authors criticize those arguments and offer a philosophical and historical analysis of the concept of professionalism, as well as an appeal to the nature of professional obligations, to build their case against the right to conscientious objection in healthcare.