The Hot Brain
Title | The Hot Brain PDF eBook |
Author | Carl V. Gisolfi |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Acclimatization |
ISBN | 9780262071987 |
The book traces the story of the brain throughout evolution and shows how the control of body temperature as a survival mechanism was achieved.
How Hot is Hot?
Title | How Hot is Hot? PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Gardner |
Publisher | Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 2014-12-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0766066053 |
What is the coolest place in your house? Why should you wear dark-colored clothing if you want to stay warm? Is your body temperature higher on warmer days than on cold days? This book lets you perform lots of fun experiments while learning all about temperature. Using simple materials, you can do everything a scientist does: conduct experiments, keep records, and draw conclusions from what you have learned. You will also get many ideas for follow-up experiments in case you decide to enter a science fair. The colorful illustrations make the book fun and easy to read. Gather up your materials and get ready to learn all about temperature!
Nutritional Needs in Cold and High-Altitude Environments
Title | Nutritional Needs in Cold and High-Altitude Environments PDF eBook |
Author | Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 584 |
Release | 1996-05-15 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0309175593 |
This book reviews the research pertaining to nutrient requirements for working in cold or in high-altitude environments and states recommendations regarding the application of this information to military operational rations. It addresses whether, aside from increased energy demands, cold or high-altitude environments elicit an increased demand or requirement for specific nutrients, and whether performance in cold or high-altitude environments can be enhanced by the provision of increased amounts of specific nutrients.
Why Is It Hot?
Title | Why Is It Hot? PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Arvetis |
Publisher | Checkerboard Press |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Atmospheric temperature |
ISBN | 9780026890069 |
Explains in simple terms the effects of heat and temperature.
Too Hot? Too Cold?
Title | Too Hot? Too Cold? PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Arnold |
Publisher | Charlesbridge Pub Incorporated |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781580892766 |
The award-winning author of Wiggle and Waggle explains how people and animals living in different parts of the world survive in hotter and colder climates using remarkable adaptive strategies and behaviors. Simultaneous.
Hot
Title | Hot PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Hertsgaard |
Publisher | HMH |
Pages | 357 |
Release | 2011-01-19 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0547504446 |
An “informative and vividly reported book” that goes beyond the politics of climate change to explore practical ways we can adapt and survive (San Francisco Chronicle). Journalist Mark Hertsgaard has reported on global warming for outlets including the New Yorker, NPR, Time, and Vanity Fair. But it was only after he became a father that he started thinking about the two billion young people worldwide who will spend the rest of their lives coping with mounting climate disruption. In Hot, he presents a well-researched blueprint for how all of us―parents, communities, companies, and countries―can navigate this unavoidable new era. Reporting from across the nation and around the world, Hertsgaard provides examples of ambitious attempts to mitigate the effects of sea-level rise, mega-storms, famine, and other threats—and an “urgent message . . . that citizens and governments cannot afford to ignore” (The Boston Globe). “This readable, passionate book is surprisingly optimistic: Seattle, Chicago, and New York are making long-term, comprehensive plans for flooding and drought. Impoverished farmers in the already drought-stricken African Sahel have discovered how to substantially improve yields and decrease malnutrition by growing trees among their crops, and the technique has spread across the region; Bangladeshis, some of the poorest and most flood-vulnerable yet resilient people on earth, are developing imaginative innovations such as weaving floating gardens from water hyacinth that lift with rising water. Contrasting the Netherlands’ 200-year flood plans to the New Orleans Katrina disaster, Hertsgaard points out that social structures, even more than technology, will determine success, and persuasively argues that human survival depends on bottom-up, citizen-driven government action.” —Publishers Weekly “His analysis of the impact of global warming on industries as different as winemaking and insurance is intriguing, and his well-supported conclusion that social change can beat back climate change is inspiring . . . an exceptionally productive approach to a confounding reality.” —Booklist “This is an important book.” —Bill McKibben
One Hot Summer Day
Title | One Hot Summer Day PDF eBook |
Author | Nina Crews |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1995-05-31 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0688133932 |
"An effervescent city child dances through a hot summer day until a thunderstorm brings welcome relief. Executed in collages made from color photographs, imaginatively redefined in unexpected juxtaposition....A wonderful concept book, grounded in ordinary events yet touched with magic, that will strike a familiar chord with preschool audiences while enlarging their perceptions. An auspicious debut!"--Horn Book.