03869nam 2200613 a 450 991079019010332120230314100116.00-19-993933-01-280-59536-197866136251990-19-982808-3(CKB)2670000000160600(EBL)886533(OCoLC)780445269(SSID)ssj0000622980(PQKBManifestationID)12251275(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000622980(PQKBWorkID)10647935(PQKB)10220123(MiAaPQ)EBC886533(Au-PeEL)EBL886533(CaPaEBR)ebr10540754(CaONFJC)MIL362519(EXLCZ)99267000000016060020120127d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIgnorance[electronic resource] how it drives science /Stuart FiresteinOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20121 online resource (208 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-982807-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: -- Chapter 1. A Short View of Ignorance -- Chapter 2. Finding Out -- Chapter 3. Limits, Uncertainty, Impossibility, and Other Minor Problems -- Chapter 4. Unpredicting -- Chapter 5. The Quality of Ignorance -- Chapter 6. Ignorance in Action: Case Histories -- Chapter 7. Ignorance beyond the Lab."Knowledge is a big subject, says Stuart Firestein, but ignorance is a bigger one. And it is ignorance--not knowledge--that is the true engine of science. Most of us have a false impression of science as a surefire, deliberate, step-by-step method for finding things out and getting things done. In fact, says Firestein, more often than not, science is like looking for a black cat in a dark room, and there may not be a cat in the room. The process is more hit-or-miss than you might imagine, with much stumbling and groping after phantoms. But it is exactly this "not knowing," this puzzling over thorny questions or inexplicable data, that gets researchers into the lab early and keeps them there late, the thing that propels them, the very driving force of science. Firestein shows how scientists use ignorance to program their work, to identify what should be done, what the next steps are, and where they should concentrate their energies. And he includes a catalog of how scientists use ignorance, consciously or unconsciously--a remarkable range of approaches that includes looking for connections to other research, revisiting apparently settled questions, using small questions to get at big ones, and tackling a problem simply out of curiosity. The book concludes with four case histories--in cognitive psychology, theoretical physics, astronomy, and neuroscience--that provide a feel for the nuts and bolts of ignorance, the day-to-day battle that goes on in scientific laboratories and in scientific minds with questions that range from the quotidian to the profound. Turning the conventional idea about science on its head, Ignorance opens a new window on the true nature of research. It is a must-read for anyone curious about science"--Provided by publisher.SciencePhilosophyIgnorance (Theory of knowledge)Discoveries in scienceSciencePhilosophy.Ignorance (Theory of knowledge)Discoveries in science.501/.9SCI000000bisacshFirestein Stuart1523643MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790190103321Ignorance3763941UNINA02774nam 22006495 450 991086318510332120251107172451.03-030-54451-610.1007/978-3-030-54451-5(CKB)4100000011493369(DE-He213)978-3-030-54451-5(MiAaPQ)EBC6370714(MiAaPQ)EBC29090255(EXLCZ)99410000001149336920201010d2021 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAdsorption at Natural Minerals/Water Interfaces /edited by Shaoxian Song, Bowen Li1st ed. 2021.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2021.1 online resource (IX, 316 p. 111 illus., 41 illus. in color.) Engineering Materials,1868-12123-030-54450-8 Mineral Adsorbents and Characteristics -- Surface Chemistry of Mineral Adsorbents -- Modification of Mineral Surfaces and Microstructures -- Adsorption of Minerals to Anions -- Adsorption of Minerals to Cations -- Adsorption of Minerals to Organic Compounds -- Bioadsorption of Minerals.-Contaminated Water Treatment -- Dewatering of Mineral Adsorbents.This book introduces the latest research regarding the adsorption of heavy metals, toxic ions, and organic compounds at the interfaces of water/minerals, such as mineralogical characterizations, surface chemistry, and modification of natural minerals as adsorbents, as well as the adsorption of cations, anions, and organic compounds in water. Presenting findings by the authors and their co-workers, the book helps readers grasp the principals and benefits of using minerals for water treatment, as well as the advanced technologies in the area developed over last 30 years, especially the last 10 years. .Engineering Materials,1868-1212Materials scienceWaterHydrologyGreen chemistryMineralogyMaterials ScienceWaterGreen ChemistryMineralogyMaterials science.Water.Hydrology.Green chemistry.Mineralogy.Materials Science.Water.Green Chemistry.Mineralogy.541.33Song ShaoxianLi Bowen1964-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910863185103321Adsorption at Natural Minerals2835129UNINA