Las relaciones establecidas por el hombre con otras formas de vida han estado atravesadas por la tecnología, y a pesar de su relevancia en términos ambientales y sociales, muy pocas veces han sido objeto de discusiones serias en pro de garantizar su modulación.
Obra estructurada en cinco ponencias: la primera acerca de aspectos básicos para el posterior desarrollo de las relaciones ciencia-trascendencia; la segunda sobre la difícil consideración acerca del tiempo; la tercera sobre el papel que desempeña la neurocienca; la cuarta sobre las relaciones de la trascendencia ética con lo científico, y la quinta sobre el sentido de la religión y del cristianismo desde el punto de vista de la ciencia.
An engaging account of the life and work of the legendary polymath Alexander von HumboldtIn this lucid biography, Andreas Daum offers a succinct and novel interpretation of the life and oeuvre of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859).
Dieses Buch ist der im heutigen Wissenschaftsraum erstmals unternommene Versuch, das Phänomen Menschenbildung humanwissenschaftlich im denkbar weitesten Sinne des Begriffs zu begründen.
From the award-winning author of Revolutionizing the Sciences, a monumental historical account of how we came to see the world through the lens of scienceScience is the basis of our assumptions about ourselves and our world, from ideas about our evolutionary past to our conceptions of the vast expanses of space and the smallest particles of matter.
In the book "How the internet happened, From Netscape to the Iphone" published by Tirs Publishing and Distribution HouseBrian McCullough chronicles the rise of the internet, detailing key events and figures from the early days of Netscape to the advent of the iPhone.
In "e;The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence,"e; the fascinating story of the development of one of the most revolutionary technologies of our time is told.
Ein konkretes Performativitätskonzept – die "Ästhetik des Performativen" – wird hinsichtlich der Relevanz für die (Grundlagenreflexion der) Theologie erschlossen.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose questions some of the most fashionable ideas in physics today, including string theoryWhat can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe?
Eine vermeintliche Sensation wurde zu einem der größten Skandale in der deutschen Mediengeschichte: Ende April 1983 veröffentlichte die Illustrierte "Stern" angebliche Tagebücher Adolf Hitlers.
Biology: 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your scientific curiosity and helping you to understand the biggest concepts in biology in concise, 100-word summaries.
A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome brings a fresh perspective to the study of these disciplines in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives.
The history of science is littered with mad, bad and delightfully dotty inventions, from the bicycle that relied for its momentum on the rider waggling his head back and forth continually to the Improved Pneumatic Advertising Hat - a bowler that hurled a lit-up billboard into the air at the touch of a button - or the suitcase that turned into a small boat for the nervous ferry passenger.
An utterly absorbing account of humans, computers, and how much they differ Dame Diane Coyle, author of Cogs and MonstersWhat does Artificial Intelligence mean for our identity?
An astonishing tour of the key astronomical events of the past century, and of all the accidents and human error involved in our pursuit of asteroids, radio waves, new stars and alien life.
Als jahrzehntelanger Grenzgänger zwischen Ost und West hat sich Jost Hermand weder der amerikanischen noch der sowjetischen Ideologie des Kalten Kriegs verpflichtet gefühlt.
