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Aaas home american association for the advancement of. Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say yesand how to apply these understandings. The science book club meetup group reston, va meetup. Imagine the excitement kids felt back in the 1950s and 60s receiving a box of scientific gizmos in the mail they could assemble into a mystery shock box, a strobe light and then a radio. The books were available to the public as well, but members enjoyed a discount off the cover price, and received the fulllength, unabridged version just the same. Phd, history, atlantic university, boston ma, spring 2018 dissertation title. See all books authored by scientific american, including book of the brain scientific american, and science desk reference wiley, and more on. Ma, history, atlantic university, boston ma, spring 2012. Throughout its early years, much emphasis was placed on reports of what was going on at the u. A book club is a reading group, usually consisting of a number of people who read and talk about books based on a topic or an agreedupon reading list. The american association for the advancement of science and the science family of journals are applying formidable resources to keep the scientific community and the public well informed on the coronavirus pandemic.
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