Genom manusia, seperangkat lengkap gen yang terdapat dalam dua puluh tiga pasang kromosom, tidak lain adalah autobiografi spesies kita. Dengan telah diumumkannya “draf kasar” genom manusia, berarti kita, generasi yang beruntung ini, menjadi makhluk hidup pertama yang mampu membaca buku pintarnya sendiri, sekaligus memperoleh wawasan paling mendalam tentang makna hidup, arti menjadi manusia,…
Today’s information environments are complex, and learning how to find relevant and reliable information online, as well as how to fact-check and evaluate that information, is essential. Enter Information Now, a graphic guide that uses humor and sequential art to teach students about information, research, and the web. This second edition of the popular guide incorporates critical analysi…
Contains subject-specific advice, practical tips and step-by-step post-production techniques from five renowned portraits photographers. Eamonn McCabe, Steve Shipman, Bjorn Thomassen, Matt Hoyle and Mark Cleghorn focus on topics essential to capturing great portraits: working with people; composition; studio lighting; shooting outdoors and on location and wedding photography. Stunning, ev…
Learn about the colonists' brave protest against British rule, how the Boston Tea Party united the colonies, and the response from Great Britain.
Violence in the media is a major topic of debate, and video games are often at the center of these debates. Are they too violent? Does playing a violent video game have any impact on a young person becoming violent themselves?
Are zoos ethical? There is not one right answer to this challenging question. Readers discover the different arguments that can be made in favor of and against zoos. These different points of view are presented with relevant facts to support them, encouraging readers to understand the different sides of the debate surrounding zoos.
Visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan (MEMENTO, THE DARK KNIGHT) writes and directs this psychological sci-fi action film about a thief (Leonardo DiCaprio) who possesses the power to enter into the dreams of others.