• An Effective Paradigm for Conditioning Visual Perception in Human Subjects
    with Geoffrey Davies, Bennett L., and Spencer
    Perception 11 (6). 1982.
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    In this sweeping survey, acclaimed science writers Paul Davies and John Gribbin provide a complete overview of advances in the study of physics that have revolutionized modern science. From the weird world of quarks and the theory of relativity to the latest ideas about the birth of the cosmos, the authors find evidence for a massive paradigm shift. Developments in the studies of black holes, cosmic strings, solitons, and chaos theory challenge commonsense concepts of space, time, and matter, an…Read more
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    Other worlds
    Penguin Books. 1980.
    An inquiry into the nature of the universe draws out the implications of the quantum theory and argues that our universe is only one among many possible universes and that other universes may exist
  • God, cosmos, nature, and creativity (edited book)
    with Jill Gready
    Scottish Academic Press. 1995.
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    The Matter Myth: Beyond Chaos and Complexity
    with John R. Gribbin
    . 1992.
    Paperback reissue of a book first published in 1991. The authors demonstrate how the materialistic and mechanistic world-view that has dominated western culture and science during the last few centuries is being challenged by the findings of modern physics, ranging from relativity to quantum physics. Includes a bibliography and an index. British-born, Davies is a well-known physicist and has written many other books including 'The Mind of God', winner of the 1992 Eureka Science Book Prize. He is…Read more
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    The Unruh-Wald scenario for mining quantum black holes is applied to de Sitter space. The following questions are addressed: Will the generalized second law of thermodynamics be maintained for de Sitter horizons? Does the mining process allow the recovery of unlimited energy from the cosmological gravitational field? The evaporation of a black hole in de Sitter space is also investigated in the context of the second law.
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    Other Worlds
    J. M. Dent. 1980.
    Paul Davies explains the significance of the amazing quantum universe, where fact is stranger than any science fiction. He takes us into a world where commonsense notions of space, time, and causality must be left behind as the realm of solid matter dissolves into vibrating patterns of ghostly energy, and where mind and matter are interwoven in a subtle and holistic manner. An Australian physicist and author of GOD AND THE NEW PHYSICS, Davies writes for the lay reader in simple language.
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    The Accidental Universe
    with Paul Davies
    CUP Archive. 1982.
    This book is a survey of the range of apparently miraculous accidents of nature that have enabled the universe to evolve its familiar structures (atoms, stars, galaxies, and life itself) concludes with an investigation of the so-called anthropic principle.
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    Adults in Higher Education: Perspectives in Access and Participation
    British Journal of Educational Studies 44 (2): 232-233. 1996.
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    Paper: Should the practice of medicine be a deontological or utilitarian enterprise?
    with Gerard Garbutt
    Journal of Medical Ethics 37 (5): 267-270. 2011.
    There is currently an unrecognised conflict between the utilitarian nature of the overall NHS and the basic deontology of the doctor-patient interaction. This conflict leads to mistrust and misunderstanding between managers and clinicians. This misunderstanding is bad for both doctors and managers, and also leads to waste of time and resources, and poorer services to patients. The utilitarian thinkers tend to value finite, short term, evidence based technical interventions, delivered according t…Read more
  • Space and Time in the Modern Universe
    British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 29 (3): 289-293. 1978.
  • The Contribution of the Philosophy of Technology to the Management of Technology
    Dissertation, Brunel University (United Kingdom). 1991.
    Available from UMI in association with The British Library. ;This thesis is structured as follows: From the M/O literature, chapter I establishes a 'real world' picture, back to which all must relate. Chapters II-IV look at the broad-sweep influences on the way we conceptualise technology, . They describe how we got to think the way we do think, about technology. Chapter V details the methodology. Chapters VI-IX are the main analysis, . Chapter X concludes the findings. ;The massive increase in …Read more
  • Discourses of Extremity (review)
    Radical Philosophy 57. 1991.
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    Retinoid‐regulated gene expression in normal and leukemic myeloid cells
    with William T. Moore and Michael P. Murtaugh
    Bioessays 1 (4): 160-165. 1984.
    Physiological concentrations of retinoic acid can induce acute alterations in the expression of the enzyme tissue transglutaminase in cultured macrophages. The induction of this enzyme offers a probe to study the mechanism of retinoid action in both normal and leukemic cells.
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    of a logarithmic time dependence of the fine structure constant is apparently within the limits discussed if there is a corresponding logarithmic time dependence of the strong coupling constant also. Moreover the recent discover> of naturally occurring ' Pu places the Gamow hypothesis of e' r much nearer the allov'able limits than had previously been supposed.
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    Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK 3fS. received 28th August 1970, in final revised form 1st July 1971..
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    The hypothesis that life’s rapid appearance on Earth justifies the belief that life is widespread in the universe has been investigated mathematically by Lineweaver and Davis (Astrobiol- ogy 2002;2:293–304). However, a rapid appearance could also be interpreted as evidence for a nonterrestrial origin. I attempt to quantify the relative probabilities for a non-indigenous ver- sus indigenous origin, on the assumption that biogenesis involves one or more highly im- probable steps, using a generaliz…Read more
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    There have been many claims that quantum mechanics plays a key role in the origin and/or operation of biological organisms, beyond merely providing the basis for the shapes and sizes of biological molecules and their chemical affinities. These range from Schr¨odinger’s suggestion that quantum fluctuations produce mutations, to Hameroff and Penrose’s conjecture that quantum coherence in microtubules is linked to consciousness. I review some of these claims in this paper, and discuss the serious pro…Read more
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    Recent advances in string theory and inflationary cosmology have led to a surge of interest in the possible existence of an ensemble of cosmic regions, or “universes”, among the members of which key physical parameters, such as the masses of elementary particles and the coupling constants, might assume different values. The observed values in our cosmic region are then attributed to an observer selection effect (the so-called anthropic principle). The assemblage of universes has been dubbed “the mu…Read more
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    Teachers' approaches to differentiation are described as a relationship between their planning, daily practice and thinking. Differences between the practice and thinking of teachers and implications for improving practice in differentiation are considered
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    Schooling Quasi-Markets: Reconciling Economic and Sociological Analyses
    with Nick Adnett
    British Journal of Educational Studies 47 (3). 1999.
    We provide an economic assessment of the operation of schooling quasi-markets, re-interpreting the findings of the mainly sociologically-based empirical research. We find that economic analysis is complementary to that of sociology, providing further explanations for the failure of greater competition to increase the diversity of provision and challenge traditional school hierarchies.
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    Education as a Positional Good: Implications for Market-Based Reforms of State Schooling
    with Nick Adnett
    British Journal of Educational Studies 50 (2). 2002.
    Analyses of market-based reforms of state schooling have occasionally acknowledged positional elements in parental demand, but none has fully examined their nature and implications. Contrary to the normal predictions of orthodox economic analysis, competition in positional markets can result in inefficient outcomes. Predominantly relying upon recent British experience, we examine the extent to which compulsory schooling can be viewed as a positional good and explore its implications for policy. …Read more
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    Can Governments Improve Higher Education Through ‘Informing Choice’?
    British Journal of Educational Studies 60 (3): 261-276. 2012.
    Over the past decade higher education policy in England has gradually switched from a stance of 'government as purchaser' to 'government as informer'. During 2012 this policy stance has been intensified through new requirements for the advice provided by schools and the introduction of 'Key Information Sets' which are intended to 'drive up quality' through informed choice. This paper documents this policy shift and subjects it to critical scrutiny