Este libro ya clásico, manual de miles de estudiantes a lo largo de varias décadas, responde con brevedad y sencillez a varias preguntas que en mayor o menor medida nos interesan a todos.
This interdisciplinary volume focuses on the politics, economics, technologies, uses, and cultures of maintenance of different forms of communication over long time or in Longue Duree.
Navigating the Digital Frontier: Parenting in the Modern AgeTodays parents face a unique challenge: raising children in an ever-evolving digital world.
La praxis de la geografía contemporánea nos sitúa ante la producción disciplinar en cuanto a sus elementos teóricos y prácticos, que se relacionan directamente con las personas que los producen, respondiendo a la óptica de quienes vienen desarrollando el conocimiento de la disciplina.
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La praxis de la geografía contemporánea nos sitúa ante la producción disciplinar en cuanto a sus elementos teóricos y prácticos, que se relacionan directamente con las personas que los producen, respondiendo a la óptica de quienes vienen desarrollando el conocimiento de la disciplina.
El objetivo de esta publicación es acercar los fundamentos físicos y principios básicos de las tecnologías de generación eléctrica a partir de fuentes renovables a jóvenes científicos, profesionales y público en general interesados en tecnologías limpias para la generación de electricidad a pequeña, mediana y gran escala.
Los ensayos reunidos en este libro se proponen examinar, con la mirada dialogante, crítica y propositiva del filósofo atento, algunos de los más fascinantes y complejos escenarios en los que hoy se exhibe la condición del ser vivo y de la vida, ante la que el pensamiento humano se ve exigido a reflexionar cada vez más profundamente.
How animals conceive of death and dyingand what it can teach us about our own relationships with mortalityWhen the opossum feels threatened, she becomes paralyzed.
TV scientist Ben Garrod presents the biggest extinction events ever, told from the point of view of evolution's superstars, the most incredible animals ever to swim, stalk, slither or walk our planet.
'By mixing lo-fi charm into hi-fi science Into the Groove captures all the wonder and absurdity of its subject, jumping and skipping with real analogue delight.
In Closing the Gap isn't working, retired General Practitioner Chris Gilford takes a critical look at the campaign which started in about 2008 and was intended to close the gap between the health, education and employment of First Nations Peoples and the rest of the Australian population.
El 30 de enero de 2009 se puso la primera piedra del llamado, en ese entonces, Edificio de Investigacion, Posgrado y Tutorias del Centro Universitario de Lagos; sin embargo, durante el proceso de construccion, muchas hipotesis se tejieron en torno a su funcion, desde ser una nueva facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Guadalajara, hasta una sede de la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Ultimos dias.
Esta obra representa el esfuerzo y trabajo de un grupo de profesores del Centro Universitario de Tonalá (CUT), quienes, a través de la Academia de Historia del entonces Departamento de Ciencias Sociales del CUT, organizaron en abril de 2016 el Primer Coloquio de Historia de la Ciencia en México.
Focussing on late medieval and early modern philosophy and medicine, this edited collection explores the replacement of hylomorphism-the dominant theory of bodies in the Middle Ages-with new theories of matter such as corpuscularianism and atomism at the dawn of the Modern period.
This book examines the implications of new communication technologies in the light of the most recent work in social and cultural theory and argues that new developments in electronic media, such as the Internet and Virtual Reality, justify the designation of a "e;second media age"e;.
In this lively and informative book, beginning readers will be introduced to the physical characteristics of stars - as well as the major stars in our solar system.
How the concept of ';deep time' began as a metaphor used by philosophers, poets, and naturalists in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuriesIn this interdisciplinary book, Noah Heringman argues that the concept of ';deep time'most often associated with geological epochsbegan as a metaphorical language used by philosophers, poets, and naturalists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to explore the origins of life beyond the written record.
In this revelatory new book, the author of the award-winning international bestseller Wizard: The Life & Times of Nikola Tesla delves deeper into the groundbreaking ideas and astonishing mind of one of the greatest geniuses of modern times .
Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants in Food Design: Strategies and Technologies for Improved Healthcare explores the therapeutic potential of various natural and novel phytochemicals in the design of new foods.
This book explores Pierre Bourdieu's philosophy and sociology of science, which, though central to his thought, have been largely neglected in critical examinations of his work.
This fourth volume of this 4-volume set discusses the key diseases, typical symptoms, and management strategies of several economically important plants.
Given the significance of spiritual direction in modern Christianity, surprisingly little attention has been given to the tradition upon which today's spiritual direction is built.
