Category Archives: life sciences

Science for Everyone – Ethology What Animals Do and Why?

Posted on October 8, 2013 by The Mitr

Ethology is derived from two Greek words: “ethos”, meaning character, or custom; and “logos”, meaning study. In this post we will see another book in the series Science For Everyone. This one is titled Ethology – What Animals Do and … Continue reading →

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First Aid – Buyanov

Posted on September 14, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see First Aid by V. M. Buyanov First aid is a combination of the emergency medical measures used in case of sudden illness or accident. The first aid rendered on the spot or as the … Continue reading →

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The World Is Built On Probability – Tarasov

Posted on September 13, 2013 by damitr

YOU WON’T REGRET READING THIS BOOK We now come to much awaited book by Lev Tarasov The World Is Built On Probability. And this post also is the 200th post on Mirtitles! Thanks to all who helped and encouraged!! From … Continue reading →

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On The Neuronal Organization of The Brain – Poliakov

Posted on June 17, 2013 by damitr

In this post we see a book on neuroscience titled On The Neuronal Organization of The Brain by G. I. Poliakov. Though much of the material in the book may be dated. This monograph is devoted to a description of … Continue reading →

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Sounds We Cannot Hear – Kudryavtsev

Posted on June 6, 2013 by damitr
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Origin And Development Of Life On Earth – Voitkevich

Posted on April 29, 2013 by The Mitr

After a long break in the Science for Everyone Series we come to one of the remaining titles in this series. This one is titled Origin and Development of Life on Earth by G. Voitkevich. This is a sort of … Continue reading →

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Why I Am Like Dad?

Posted on June 26, 2012 by damitr

We now come to a book on genetics titled Why I’m Like Dad? by N. Luchnik. Why do cats give birth to kittens, lions to lion-cubs, and rabbits to baby rabbits? Why do human children, too, not only outwardly look … Continue reading →

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Space Chemistry

Posted on June 23, 2012 by damitr

We now come to Space Chemistry by L. Nikolaev. The book covers aspects of astrophysics and astronomy with stars, planets, comets and meteorites and other celestial bodies from a perspective of chemistry and hence that of spectroscopy. The last chapter … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – The Grand Biological Clock

Posted on March 12, 2012 by damitr

So out of our remaining posts for Science for Everyone, as mentioned in Taking Stock we now come to The Grand Biological Clock by V. M. Dilman. Many, many thanks to gnv64 for making this possible. From  the back cover: … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Me Or Not Me

Posted on December 22, 2011 by damitr

In continuing our previous post on Life Sciences in the Science for Everyone series, we now come to a book on human physiology and our bodily defense mechanisms against all external threats that is immunology. This one is called Me … Continue reading →

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