Lessons From The Lobster

Author : Charlotte Nassim
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262037785
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lessons from the Lobster written by Charlotte Nassim and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How forty years of research on thirty neurons in the stomach of a lobster has yielded valuable insights for the study of the human brain. Neuroscientist Eve Marder has spent forty years studying thirty neurons on the stomach of a lobster. Her focus on this tiny network of cells has yielded valuable insights into the much more complex workings of the human brain; she has become a leading voice in neuroscience. In Lessons from the Lobster, Charlotte Nassim describes Marder's work and its significance accessibly and engagingly, tracing the evolution of a supremely gifted scientist's ideas. From the lobster's digestion to human thought is very big leap indeed. Our brains selectively recruit networks from about ninety billion available neurons; the connections are extremely complex. Nevertheless, as Nassim explains, Marder's study of a microscopic knot of stomatogastric neurons in lobsters and crabs, a small network with a countable number of neurons, has laid vital foundations for current brain research projects. Marder's approach is as intuitive as it is analytic, but always firmly anchored to data. Every scrap of information is a pointer for Marder; her discoveries depend on her own creative thinking as much as her laboratory's findings. Nassim describes Marder's important findings on neuromodulation, the secrets of neuronal networks, and homeostasis. Her recognition of the importance of animal-to-animal variability has influenced research methods everywhere. Marder has run her laboratory at Brandeis University since 1978. She was President of the Society for Neuroscience in 2008 and she is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2016 Kavli Award in Neuroscience and the 2013 Gruber Prize in Neuroscience. Research that reaches the headlines often depends on technical fireworks, and especially on spectacular images. Marder's work seldom fits that pattern, but this book demonstrates that a brilliant scientist working carefully and thoughtfully can produce groundbreaking results.

Author : Charlotte Nassim
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262346028
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lessons from the Lobster written by Charlotte Nassim and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How forty years of research on thirty neurons in the stomach of a lobster has yielded valuable insights for the study of the human brain. Neuroscientist Eve Marder has spent forty years studying thirty neurons on the stomach of a lobster. Her focus on this tiny network of cells has yielded valuable insights into the much more complex workings of the human brain; she has become a leading voice in neuroscience. In Lessons from the Lobster, Charlotte Nassim describes Marder's work and its significance accessibly and engagingly, tracing the evolution of a supremely gifted scientist's ideas. From the lobster's digestion to human thought is very big leap indeed. Our brains selectively recruit networks from about ninety billion available neurons; the connections are extremely complex. Nevertheless, as Nassim explains, Marder's study of a microscopic knot of stomatogastric neurons in lobsters and crabs, a small network with a countable number of neurons, has laid vital foundations for current brain research projects. Marder's approach is as intuitive as it is analytic, but always firmly anchored to data. Every scrap of information is a pointer for Marder; her discoveries depend on her own creative thinking as much as her laboratory's findings. Nassim describes Marder's important findings on neuromodulation, the secrets of neuronal networks, and homeostasis. Her recognition of the importance of animal-to-animal variability has influenced research methods everywhere. Marder has run her laboratory at Brandeis University since 1978. She was President of the Society for Neuroscience in 2008 and she is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2016 Kavli Award in Neuroscience and the 2013 Gruber Prize in Neuroscience. Research that reaches the headlines often depends on technical fireworks, and especially on spectacular images. Marder's work seldom fits that pattern, but this book demonstrates that a brilliant scientist working carefully and thoughtfully can produce groundbreaking results.

Author : Joshua Dick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733160407
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grow Like a Lobster written by Joshua Dick and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've ever had a coffee anywhere in the world, chances are Josh and his team had something to do with it. How did the unexpected metaphor of the lobster make this extraordinary business growth happen? Over fifteen years, Josh Dick transformed a small family business into a global market leader in the coffee industry with customers in over 70 countries and distribution facilities on three continents. In the process, sales grew more than 25 times while earnings multiplied over 275 times. After the sale of the business, Josh moved to Florence, Italy, where he now lives with his wife and three daughters. In Grow Like a Lobster, Josh shares his insights with leaders seeking to create their own dream jobs. He provides a guidebook for steering any organization through the growth and molting phases we all encounter when working to create extraordinary results.

Author : Debi Costa
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1491873221
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lobby the Lobster written by Debi Costa and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lobby is a fable for children and adults. The message is to appreciate the beauty and love we have in this world. There are lessons of friendship, leadership and decision making. The moral is all about happiness, however, if the reader would like to write their own moral, the author would love to hear from them!

Author : Carolyn Crimi
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536227986
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book There Might Be Lobsters written by Carolyn Crimi and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come on, Sukie, you can do it! A little dog’s paralyzing anxiety gives way to bravery when someone smaller is in need in this humorous, tenderly sympathetic story. Lots of things at the beach scare Sukie. Lots. Because she is just a small dog, and the stairs are big and sandy, and the waves are big and whooshy, and the balls are big and beachy. And besides, there might be lobsters. With endearing illustrations and a perfectly paced text that captures a timid pup’s looping thoughts, here is a funny and honest read-aloud about how overwhelming the world can be when you're worried — and how empowering it is to overcome your fears when it matters the most.

Author : Dennis M. (Pap) Dupuis
Publisher : Abbott Press
ISBN 13 : 145821673X
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lobster Tales, Life Lessons, and Laughter written by Dennis M. (Pap) Dupuis and published by Abbott Press. This book was released on 2014-08-20 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're looking for a book that'll entertain you (no matter how close you are to exceeding the limits of your medication), this is it. It's fun, and funny, and filled with crazy adventures. It's about a guy and his boat having way too much fun off the seacoast of New Hampshire and Maine. The guy's name is Dennis. The boat's name is Aislyn, and she is the place upon which magic becomes possible. The "characters" in these stories are real people who are really characters. Join Dennis and his family & friends as they do their worst to do their best. If you think that mistakes and bad decisions make for great stories, then you're in luck. Lobster Tales, Life Lessons, and Laughter is chunkin' full of them You will...  learn pantloads about lobsters and lobstering.  pick up some skinny on boat navigation, saltwater fishing, and nautical knot tying.  gain a few choice recipes for the next time you decide to eat a few bugs. (lobsters)  build an armory of snappy comebacks, New England style.  enjoy more than a couple of interesting insights into human nature.  acquire the scoop on some prime eateries, retailers, and services providers that the locals love to visit.  have a ball looking at the pictures and using the QRC codes and web-links to visit most of the businesses & attractions mentioned, as well as nautical charts of the waters they played in. And that's only part of the fun. Scope out the Table of Contents and you'll see what we're talking about. Go on, do yourself a favor. Read this book. After all, it comes with the author's personal guarantee: "If you don't laugh out loud at least five times while reading this book, I'll be go to hell."

Author : Jim Mathie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615459264
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catching the Bug written by Jim Mathie and published by . This book was released on 2011-05-15 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Catching the Bug" reveals the addictive disorder of diving and hunting for spiny lobster. Author Jim "Chiefy" Mathie combines 25 years of hunting stories with the lessons he has learned as he takes the reader through numerous adventures in his "how to" catch the spiny lobster book. This comprehensive guide is a three-step program on finding, catching and eating the lobster written with humor and insight. The "Chiefy" stories throughout the book allow divers to immerse themselves in the culture of open water diving and lobster hunting. The social aspect of diving is shown in the color photos of "Chiefy" and his dive buddies on the hunt for the sometimes elusive spiny lobster.From novice diver to seasoned veteran, this is a must read for its entertainment, education and enjoyment.

Author : Trevor Corson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061873977
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Life of Lobsters written by Trevor Corson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Lobster is served three ways in this fascinating book: by fisherman, scientist and the crustaceans themselves. . . . Corson, who worked aboard commercial lobster boats for two years, weaves together these three worlds. The human worlds are surely interesting; but they can’t top the lobster life on the ocean floor.” — Washington Post In this intimate portrait of an island lobstering community and an eccentric band of renegade biologists, journalist Trevor Corson escorts the reader onto the slippery decks of fishing boats, through danger-filled scuba dives, and deep into the churning currents of the Gulf of Maine to learn about the secret undersea lives of lobsters. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

Author : Sara Arnell
Publisher : Savio Republic
ISBN 13 : 1642939277
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book There Will Be Lobster written by Sara Arnell and published by Savio Republic. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’re arriving to the midlife crisis party—the one that’s serving low self-esteem, desperation, unreliable behavior, forgetfulness, carelessness, and the loneliness of loss—the stories and anecdotes in this memoir will assure you that you are not alone. For Sara Arnell, it took a rogue lobster, a dying rock star, an eighteen-pound tumor, a meditation guru, a famous medium, and a former monk to put her on a path toward light, hope, and healing. If reading this book helps even one person, according to Sara, then telling this story is all worth it. “Sara Arnell is the only writer I know who can make self-deprecation and wisdom look like the same thing. There Will Be Lobster is a darkly funny memoir with a big heart, and it’s the exact comeback story we all need right now.” —David Hollander, author of Anthropica and L.I.E. “This book is a deeply personal story that’s not afraid to show you the crazy moments that we all have, but often don’t admit to. Read this memoir if you want to learn how honesty, vulnerability, and sheer perseverance can help you step into your light and illuminate a new path—one that is happy, healthy, and full of hope.” —André Leon Talley, author of New York Times bestseller The Chiffon Trenches and former Vogue editor-at-large

Author : James M. Acheson
Publisher : University Press of New England
ISBN 13 : 1611687381
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Capturing the Commons written by James M. Acheson and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most pressing concerns of environmentalists and policy makers is the overexploitation of natural resources. Efforts to regulate such resources are too often undermined by the people whose livelihoods depend on their use. One of the great challenges for wildlife managers in the twenty-first century is learning to create the conditions under which people will erect effective and workable rules to conserve those resources. James M. Acheson, author of the best-selling Lobster Gangs of Maine (the seminal work on the culture and economics of lobster fishing), here turns his attention to the management of the lobster industry. In this illuminating new book, he shows that resource degradation is not inevitable. Indeed, the Maine lobster fishery is one of the most successful fisheries in the world. Catches have been stable since World War II, and record highs have been achieved since the late 1980s. According to Acheson, these high catches are due, in part, to the institutions generated by the lobster-fishing industry to control fishing practices. These rules are effective. Rational choice theory frames Acheson's down-to-earth study. Rational choice theorists believe that the overexploitation of marine resources stems from their common-pool nature, which results in collective action problems. In fisheries, what is rational for the individual fishermen can lead to disaster for the society. The progressive Maine lobster industry, lobster fishermen, and local groups have solved a series of such problems by creating three different sets of regulations: informal territorial rules; rules to control the number of traps; and formal conservation legislation. In recent years, the industry has successfully influenced new regulations at the federal level and has developed a strong co-management system with the Maine government. The process of developing these rules has been quite acrimonious; factions of fishermen have disagreed over lobster rules designed to give commercial advantage to one group or another. Although fishermen and scientists have come to share a conservation ethic, they often disagree over how to best conserve the lobster and even the quality of science. The importance of Capturing the Commons is twofold: it provides a case study of the management of one highly successful fishery, which can serve as a management model for policy makers, politicians, and local communities; and it adds to the body of theory concerning the conditions under which people will and will not devise institutions to manage natural resources.