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        Gain of Function

        Gain of Function

        Gain of Function

        by Nicholas G. Evans

        ISBN: 9780262551359

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 25, 2025

        How a small number of risky experiments creates many unwieldy problems for life science research.
        Gaming Cancer

        Gaming Cancer

        Gaming Cancer

        How Building and Playing Video Games Can Accelerate Scientific Discovery

        by Jeff Yoshimi

        ISBN: 9780262550727

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 4, 2025

        Can experimenting with game design increase our chances of finding a cure for cancer?
        Serendipity

        Serendipity

        Serendipity

        The Unexpected in Science

        by Telmo Pievani

        Translated by Michael Gerard Kenyon

        ISBN: 9780262049153

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 3, 2024

        From the bestselling author of Imperfection, a theory of uncertainty as the very core of the scientific method—and the essence of its wonder.
        Going Big

        Going Big

        Going Big

        A Scientist's Guide to Large Projects and Collaborations

        by Christopher W. Stubbs

        ISBN: 9780262547963

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 19, 2024

        All the crucial skills scientists need to make a professional transition into large projects and collaborations that require governance and project management.
        A Place for Science and Technology Studies

        A Place for Science and Technology Studies

        A Place for Science and Technology Studies

        Observation, Intervention, and Collaboration

        by Jane Calvert

        ISBN: 9780262546942

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: January 9, 2024

        An exploration of science and technology studies in eight different places, and the possibilities that arise for observation, intervention, and collaboration.
        Model Systems in Biology

        Model Systems in Biology

        Model Systems in Biology

        History, Philosophy, and Practical Concerns

        by Georg Striedter

        ISBN: 9780262046947

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 2, 2022

        How biomedical research using various animal species and in vitro cellular systems has resulted in both major successes and translational failure.
        Transmissions

        Transmissions

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        Critical Tactics for Making and Communicating Research

        Edited by Kat Jungnickel

        ISBN: 9780262043403

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 7, 2020

        Researchers rethink tactics for inventing and disseminating research, examining the use of such unconventional forms as poetry, performance, catalogs, interactive machines, costume, and digital platforms.
        Investing in Science

        Investing in Science

        Investing in Science

        Social Cost-Benefit Analysis of Research Infrastructures

        by Massimo Florio

        ISBN: 9780262043199

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 15, 2019

        A proposal for using cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the socioeconomic impact of public investment in large scientific projects.
        Cloud Computing for Science and Engineering

        Cloud Computing for Science and Engineering

        Cloud Computing for Science and Engineering

        by Ian Foster and Dennis B. Gannon

        ISBN: 9780262037242

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 29, 2017

        A guide to cloud computing for students, scientists, and engineers, with advice and many hands-on examples.
        Rational Action

        Rational Action

        Rational Action

        The Sciences of Policy in Britain and America, 1940-1960

        by William Thomas

        ISBN: 9780262028509

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 10, 2015

        The evolution of a set of fields—including operations research and systems analysis—intended to improve policymaking and explore the nature of rational decision-making.
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