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You Don’t Know What You’re M ss ng

September 26, 2026 11:38 AM
We all like to think we're making decisions based on reality, but in fact, we're almost always working from incomplete information. And when 'you don't know what you don't know', it can be impossible to navigate successfully. In You Don't Know What You're Missing mathematician Kit Yates explores the blind spots, gaps in our knowledge and how we make sense of the world given we usually have an unfinished picture. From avoiding common traps and pitfalls to filling in the gaps without guessing, it shows us how to turn our misses into hits.

Uploaded September 2026

The Scientific Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

September 26, 2026 11:36 AM
In The Scientific Revolution: A Very Short Introduction, Lawrence M. Principe explores how 16th- and 17th-century thinkers reconceptualized the natural world across astronomy, physics, medicine, and earth sciences. Told from the perspective of the historical figures themselves, the book highlights their diverse motivations and dispels common myths about this transformative period in human knowledge.

Uploaded September 2026

The Invariance Principle

September 26, 2026 11:32 AM
How Statistical Invariances Will Help Us Build AI Systems introduces the "Invariance Principle" to help machine learning models achieve true out-of-distribution generalization by identifying stable correlations across diverse data. The author demonstrates how this principle powers Invariant Risk Minimization algorithms, illuminates causation, and connects advanced AI development with physics, cognitive science, and philosophical traditions.

Uploaded September 2026

The Credibility Crisis in Science: Tweakers, Fraudsters, and the Manipulation of Empirical Results

September 26, 2026 11:28 AM
The Credibility Crisis in Science by Thomas Plümper and Eric Neumayer argues that undisclosed "tweaks" to research designs and model specifications represent a hidden, severe form of scientific fraud. To combat this threat to scientific integrity, the authors analyze how easily these manipulations occur and propose structural solutions, including a data classification system and reviewer-selected robustness tests.

Uploaded: September 2026

Research with Refugee Children and Families: Ethical Dilemmas and Methodological Insights

September 26, 2026 11:23 AM
Edited by Mehrunnisa Ahmad Ali, Research with Refugee Children and Families explores the unique challenges and ethical dilemmas researchers face when studying displaced populations. The book provides valuable insights and methodological innovations to help scholars navigate competing obligations toward institutional boards, government agencies, and vulnerable participants.

Uploaded September 2026

Heart of Science: A Philosophy of Scientific Inquiry

September 25, 2026 05:14 PM
In Heart of Science, philosopher Jacob Stegenga introduces a novel epistemology arguing that scientific success should be judged by its justification, not by its attainment of truth. By exploring how shared standards of rigor can foster public trust and common knowledge, this book provides a new framework for evaluating scientific progress—especially during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Uploaded September 2026

Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works

September 25, 2026 03:51 PM
Beyond Belief chronicles the 1990s "evidence revolution" that transformed medicine and continues to reshape fields like education, business, and governance by prioritizing scientific data over opinion. Helen Pearson profiles the visionaries advocating for verifiable truth and empowering individuals to combat misinformation.

Uploaded September 2026

Augmented: Life and Death as a Cyborg

September 25, 2026 03:45 PM
By framing everyday tech users as cyborgs, Candi Cann provocatively rethinks the intersection of death, technology, and disability. Her book, challenges traditional ideas about accessibility, inclusion, biology, and mortality in our deeply connected world.

Uploaded September 2026

Adolphe Quetelet, Social Physics and the Average Men of Science, 1796-1874

September 25, 2026 03:30 PM
Adolphe Quetelet was an influential scientist whose controversial work was condemned by John Stuart Mill and Charles Dickens. He was in contact with many Victorian elite, including Babbage, Herschel and Faraday. This is the first scholarly biography of Quetelet, exploring his contribution to quantitative reasoning and place in intellectual history.

Uploaded September 2026

Drawing and Designing with Confidence: A Step-By-Step Guide

September 16, 2026 01:46 PM
The book covers all aspects of design, graphic principles, media, types of drawings, lettering, entourage, sketching and perspective drawing techniques, and is the most detailed and comprehensive book on the topic available today, written by a professional whose acclaimed teaching methods are in demand throughout the world.

Uploaded September 2026

Mike Goates

Life & Geological Sciences Librarian
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