State of the Union Highlights
In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, the President touched on many important issues facing our country. To learn more about those issues, we are pleased to offer authoritative resources from the National Academies in the areas of public policy, science, engineering, and medicine. Remarks of President Barack Obama in State of the Union Address [...]
America’s Energy Future Wins 2010 Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Titles Award
America’s Energy Future: Technology and Transformation was selected by Choice Magazine as one of 2010′s Outstanding Academic Titles. The book is a joint effort of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Research Council, and represents the culmination of the first phase of the America’s Energy Future Project. The authoring committee, [...]
Take 5 – Top 5 Books on Transportation
The scientists and engineers on your list may not always be the easiest people to shop for during the holidays. It should come as no surprise that we have recommendations. Take five and finish your holiday shopping with our most-recommended books for transportation enthusiasts. Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies–Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles The nation has [...]
PDFs, Video, and Podcasts on Nutrition and Health
The research concerning what foods to eat and how much is not new. So why are Americans still indulging in unhealthy habits? What can be done to help the general public understand and act on the findings of researchers and nutritionists? We’ve put together a collection of free resources to address these questions. Free PDFs [...]
Understanding the Effects of the Gulf Oil Spill
The disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill has heightened the American public’s awareness concerning the effects—both immediate and delayed—of grand-scale pollution. But will this awareness lead to better energy choices for the future? The choice is ours. More ways to learn about the effects of the Gulf oil spill: IOM Workshop on Human Health Effects [...]
Explore Free Case Studies from Surrounded by Science
Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments is designed to facilitate informal science learning. Based on the National Research Council study, Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits, this book is a tool that provides case studies, illustrative examples, and probing questions for practitioners. In short, this book makes valuable research accessible [...]
Free from NAP: Thirteen PDFs To Download
Once a month we collect all the free resources available at your disposal and send an e-mail to our subscriber list (if you’re not already subscribed, subscribe here). Today’s e-mail had far too many free PDFs to include, but to make sure everyone can conveniently find all the new free PDFs we have to offer, [...]
February Focus on Energy
This month NAP is focusing on energy. Energy is a topic at the forefront of policy, the economy, and national security. Campaigns to “green” our way of life are everywhere you look. And by February, many of us have already encountered that shocking first heating bill of the season. The National Academies Press has an [...]
NAS Members Appointed Science Envoys
As you may have heard, former NAS President Bruce Alberts, former NIH Director and IOM member Elias Zerhouni, and Nobel prize-winning chemist and NAS member Ahmed Zewail have been appointed by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to serve as science envoys to Muslim majority countries. According to the State Department press release, the envoys [...]
New publications on nap.edu this week
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