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Cool, no-nonsense private detective Joe Mannix is a tough-talking loner within the large detective agency Intertect. He has street smarts and class, but he constantly fights with his boss, Lew Wickersham, over how to conduct their investigations. Lew relies on the company's computers, but Mannix has to go with his gut-- and that's just what he does every time.
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When the ancient architects completed construction on the Great Pyramid at Giza, they left behind the greatest riddle of the engineering world. For centuries, adventurers and Egyptologists have crawled through every passageway and chamber, measuring and collecting data in an attempt to determine how it was built. Using cutting-edge 3-D software, see the incredibly accurate blueprints of the Great Pyramid.
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Any good research rests upon, above all else, method. This brilliantly conceived course gives a deep, detailed, and practical guide to proper research methods. As groundwork, grasp the features of good research and what defines it. Then study research methodology, from the classic experiment to surveys, case studies, field research, and more. Finally, learn to analyze data and communicate findings.
7) In silico
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A young filmmaker sets out to document a brilliant neuroscientist who has become frustrated with his field's status quo. With time elapsing and millions of dollars on the line, In Silico explores an audacious 10-year quest to simulate the entire human brain on supercomputers. Along the way, it reveals the profound beauty of tiny mistakes and bold predictions, a controversial space where scientific process meets ego, and where the lines between objectivity...
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New literacy volume 11-12
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The 1st program examines how data is read by an EDP system and how the computer performs arithmetic and logical operations. The 2nd program examines fitting microcomputers into the EDP spectrum and the growth of the personal computer industry.
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Over 200,000 people die each year due to a lack of access to their medical histories by the doctors who serve them; sometimes in the most critical moments. We assume doctors anywhere can pull up our charts and histories no matter where we have had care; no matter where we are. The truth is the opposite. Most doctors have no access to this most important information. Fortunately, there are modern-day pioneers who are working to establish The Health...