engineering development biotechnology weltgeschichte

books:

Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend

17 reviews
Barbara Oakley

Prometheus Books, 2007

Fascinating science!
Three or four times a year I come across a book so compelling that I bubble over telling friends about it and impulsively read passages aloud to my long-suffering husband. Evil Genes is such a book. As the book description says, Barbara Oakley began getting really interested in what makes people evil when she read her dead sister's diaries. For many people this would be the end of the story, ...

Hair of the Dog: Tales from Aboard a Russian Trawler

3 reviews
Barbara A. Oakley

Washington State University, 1996

From a Former Interpreter Aboard Russian Trawlers
This is a special book and a very enjoyable read. Oakley perservered in getting it published and we are all the beneficiaries. Give yourself a treat and get a glimpse of US-Soviet relations that few Americans have witnessed. This book is not just a factual account of life at sea; it is a view into the Russian soul and psyche. You will not regret it.

Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Series in Biomedical Engineering)

Springer, 2008

Bioengineering and biotechnology are exploding—the number of career opportunities is expected to increase twice as fast as for other science and engineering fields over the next decade. Bioengineers and biotechnologists have enormous potential to meet employment needs ranging from traditional careers in science and engineering through a host of alternative career pathways. This book provides a roadmap to the broad and varied career ...

Biologie des Bösen: Tyrannen der Weltgeschichte und des Alltags
Barbara Oakley

Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 2008

Können Menschen biologisch zum Bösen veranlagt sein? Ausgehend von verstörenden Erfahrungen in der eigenen Familie deckt die Autorin Barbara Oakley auf, dass übel wollende Menschen oft aufgrund von körperlichen oder psychischen Fehlfunktionen so handeln. Sie setzt aktuelle psychologische, neurowissenschaftliche, verhaltensbiologische und genetische Entdeckungen in Beziehung zu den Charakteren vieler historischer Personen (allen voran Mao, ...