#smart stuff

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Oxford Univ Press

This small collection of “Very Short Introductions” is just a few steps away from the Science Library service desk - a handy location for browsing and borrowing!  The series began in 1995 and now numbers over 700 volumes, with many more in development.  Every subject imaginable is represented, from Astrobiology to Zionism.  It is a treasure trove of knowledge.  

Our holdings in print are just a portion of the titles available as ebooks.  Find them with a title search on Very Short Introductions, limited to location Internet.  

Interesting quotes from three of the books pictured here: 

“Circadian clocks in animals and plants arise from multiple and inter-conneccted transcription-translation feedback loops (TTFLs) that ultimately ensure the proper oscillation of maybe thousands of genes in a tissue-specific manner.”  Circadian Rhythms: A Very Short Introduction

“All of the wold’s major rivers originate in the mountains, which are thus often described as water towers: the sources of freshwater.” [hmm, what about the mighty Mississippi River?] Mountains: A Very Short Introduction

“Hormone molecules certainly come in an endless variety of chemical forms, but each form has a fixed shape and structure that defines its information content.” Hormones: A Very Short Introduction