The long history of tiny matter(s) in the sciences, thought, and culture From catastrophic weather and steady warming caused by the accumulation of carbon particles in the Earth's atmosphere to societies brought to a standstill by microscopic viruses, the new millennium has reminded us of how the minutest of phenomena can have outsized effects.
A Kind of Pantheism: Escape from Cosmic Pessimism and the Quest for a Biocentric Ethic explores how such nineteenth-century transcendentalists as Henry David Thoreau and John Muir advanced a biocentric ethic that recognized the intrinsic worth of both plants and animals.
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?
The calendar worked out by Bede remains essentially the one we still use today, yet the mathematical and scientific studies of the early medieval schools have been largely neglected in most discussions of the cultural and intellectual history of Latin Europe.
Climatologist Gavin Cooke takes a comprehensive and detailed look at global warming and the 'Big Freeze' of 2010 to explain how Britain will freeze before it fries.
Eine vermeintliche Sensation wurde zu einem der größten Skandale in der deutschen Mediengeschichte: Ende April 1983 veröffentlichte die Illustrierte "Stern" angebliche Tagebücher Adolf Hitlers.
Professionals in many disciplines, from archeology to forensic science and anthropology, must be able to identify organic and inorganic fibers and particles.
Transform Crisis into Unprecedented OpportunitiesAmidst the turbulence of todays world, where challenges seem insurmountable, lies the hidden power to transform adversity into triumph.
In 1971, psychologist Philip Zimbardo ran the now famous Stanford prison experiment to show that prison could make normal people behave in pathological ways.
Enhance your teaching with expert advice and support for Key Stages 3 and 4 Biology from the Teaching Secondary series - the trusted teacher's guide for NQTs, non-specialists and experienced teachers.
Das Zusammenfassen birgt für Lehr- und Lernkontexte ein enormes Potenzial: Es verhilft dabei, sich neues Wissen anzueignen und setzt zudem eine produktive Arbeit mit Wissenskontingenten voraus.
A multifaceted biography of a brilliant mathematician and iconoclastA mathematician unlike any other, John Horton Conway (19372020) possessed a rock star's charisma, a polymath's promiscuous curiosity, and a sly sense of humor.
In the Romantic period, women writers developed specific aesthetics and writing strategies in their engagements with climate change and climate catastrophe.
This detailed volume explores the frontiers of this new era in cancer cytogenetics and cytogenomics, focusing on establishing a karyotype as an information-based genomic framework, as well as presenting technological platforms for collecting and analyzing data at the genome level.
The central theme of this volume lies in the medieval consciousness of mathematics, and the variety of strategies adopted to apply it in other areas, notably natural philosophy.
'Transformative and a fascinating read; this book will open your ears to the world of sound and change your life' Steven Bartlett, bestselling author of The Diary of a CEO'A fascinating insight into the power of sound' Susan Cain, No.
This informative volume on the shifting requirements of the hospitality service industry aims to incorporate smart information technology into tourism services.
