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The author takes an in-depth look at how synthetic elements are discovered, why they matter, and where they will take us. From the Cold War nuclear race to the present day, scientists have stretched the periodic table to 118 elements. They have broken the rules of the periodic table, rewriting science, and revolutionizing lives.

. Everything is at stake in this compendium of more than 150 ingenious puzzles, selected to reveal the wonderful diversity of brainteasers that have confounded and intrigued solvers for the last thousand years.

The gripping true story of a front-line trauma surgeon in the world's most dangerous war zones.

The Rise of the Robots for the masses. How to survive in a world of virtual globalisation.

The author is the co-inventor of this technology, known as CRISPR, and a scientist of worldwide renown. In this book, writing with a fellow researcher, she provides the definitive account of her discovery, explaining how this wondrous invention works and what it is capable of. It also asks us to consider what our new-found power means.

An explanation of Einstein's equation that explores the principles of physics through everyday life. It considers the real meaning behind the iconic sequence of symbols that make up Einstein's most famous equation.

Written for those who need to know how statistics work, this work assumes no expert knowledge, and teaches through words and diagrams rather than through figures, formulae and equations. It includes questions in the argument; readers can answer them as they go, enabling them to measure their performance.

The human mind is both brilliant and pathetic. We have mastered fire and have stood on the moon, and yet every one of us is fundamentally ignorant, irrational and prone to making simple mistakes every day.'In The Knowledge Illusion, the cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach hammer another nail into the coffin of the rational individual . . . positing that not just rationality but the very idea of individual thinking is a myth.'Yuval Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens and Homo DeusIn this groundbreaking book, cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach show how our success as a species is down to us living in a rich community of knowledge where we are drawing on information and expertise outside our heads. And we have no idea that we are even doing it.Utilizing cutting-edge research, The Knowledge Illusion explains why we think we know more than we do, why beliefs are so hard to change and why we are so prone to making mistakes. Providing a blueprint for successful ways to work in collaboration to do amazing things, it reveals why the key to human intelligence lies in the way we think and work together.

The founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum on how the impending technological revolution will change our livesWe are on the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. And this one will be unlike any other in human history.Characterized by new technologies fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the Fourth Industrial Revolution will impact all disciplines, economies and industries - and it will do so at an unprecedented rate. World Economic Forum data predicts that by 2025 we will see: commercial use of nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than human hair; the first transplant of a 3D-printed liver; 10% of all cars on US roads being driverless; and much more besides.In The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Schwab outlines the key technologies driving this revolution, discusses the major impacts on governments, businesses, civil society and individuals, and offers bold ideas for what can be done to shape a better future for all.

The Latest Scientific Discoveries Point to an Intentional Creator Most of us remember the basics from science classes about how Earth came to be the only known planet that sustains complex life. But what most people don't know is that the more thoroughly researchers investigate the history of our planet, the more astonishing the story of our existence becomes. The number and complexity of the astronomical, geological, chemical, and biological features recognized as essential to human existence have expanded explosively within the past decade. An understanding of what is required to make possible a large human population and advanced civilizations has raised profound questions about life, our purpose, and our destiny. Are we really just the result of innumerable coincidences? Or is there a more reasonable explanation?This fascinating book helps nonscientists understand the countless miracles that undergird the exquisitely fine-tuned planet we call home--as if Someone had us in mind all along.

From the fiery mass of the Sun's core to the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, Universe takes you on the ultimate guided tour of the cosmos. Full of stunning out-of-this world images reflecting recent advances in space imagery, you'll go on a journey from our solar system all the way to the farthest limits of space.This new edition has been expanded and updated to include the most exciting new discoveries from water on Mars to planets in other solar systems plus up-to-date charts and information on the latest equipment for studying the wonders of the universe. The comprehensive night-sky atlas covers all the constellations and planetary charts showing their positions right up to 2019.With a special embossed jacket, Universe is a beautiful gift for keen amateur astronomers as well as a great reference book for the whole family.

A spell-binding quest for the one algorithm capable of deriving all knowledge from data, including a cure for cancerSociety is changing, one learning algorithm at a time, from search engines to online dating, personalized medicine to predicting the stock market. But learning algorithms are not just about Big Data - these algorithms take raw data and make it useful by creating more algorithms. This is something new under the sun: a technology that builds itself. In The Master Algorithm, Pedro Domingos reveals how machine learning is remaking business, politics, science and war. And he takes us on an awe-inspiring quest to find 'The Master Algorithm' - a universal learner capable of deriving all knowledge from data.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, is now an HBO film starring Oprah Winfrey & Rose Byrne.Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Yet Henrietta's family did not learn of her 'immortality' until more than twenty years after her death, with devastating consequences . . .Rebecca Skloot's fascinating account is the story of the life, and afterlife, of one woman who changed the medical world forever. Balancing the beauty and drama of scientific discovery with dark questions about who owns the stuff our bodies are made of, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is an extraordinary journey in search of the soul and story of a real woman, whose cells live on today in all four corners of the world.'No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book.' - Hilary Mantel, Guardian

Why does water always take a winding course in streams and rivers? Do common principles and rhythms underlie its movement - whether it be in the sea, in a plant, or even in the blood of a human being? In this seminal and thought-provoking work, the laws apparent in the subtle patterns of water in movement are shown to be the same as those perceptible in the shaping of bones, muscles and a myriad of other forms in nature. Fully illustrated, Sensitive Chaos reveals the unifying forces that underlie all living things. The author observes and explains such phenomena as the flight of birds, the formation of internal organs such as the heart, eye and ear, as well as mountain ranges and river deltas, weather and space patterns, and even the formation of the human embryo. A perennial bestseller since publication, Sensitive Chaos is an essential book for anyone interested in the mysteries of life on earth. THEODOR SCHWENK (1910-1986) was a pioneer in water research. He founded the Institute for Flow Sciences for the scientific study of water's movement and its life-promoting forces. A prolific writer and lecturer, he contributed original insights to the production of homeopathic and anthroposophic medicines, developed 'drop-pictures' for analysing water quality and methods for healing polluted and 'dead' water.

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong.'Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy - no mean feat' New ScientistAnyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolution.The quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in 1714, Parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (GBP20,000) to anyone whose method or device proved successful. Countless quacks weighed in with preposterous suggestions. The scientific establishment throughout Europe - from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answer. In stark contrast, one man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution.Full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, LONGITUDE is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking.Note that it has not been possible to include the same picture content that appeared in the original print version.

Universet er på én gang vores hjem og en verden af enormt komplekse begreber. Så hvordan skal alle vi, der ikke har en grad i fysik, forstå det? Den berømte amerikanske astrofysiker Neil deGrasse Tysons lille, charmerende bog Astrofysik for travle mennesker er skrevet, så du og jeg kan få en fornemmelse af vores vilde og smukke hjem, mens vi venter på bussen eller morgenkaffen brygger færdig. Her er alle de vigtigste idéer og opdagelser, der ligger til grund for vores moderne forståelse af universet, serveret med liv, vid og en humoristisk pen. Fra Big Bang til sorte huller, fra kvarker til kvantemekanik og mørkt stof og jagten på at opdage exoplaneter og finde andet liv i universet. Neil deGrasse Tyson er en stor formidler, der ikke alene kan forklare astrofysik, så vi alle kan forstå det, men også formår at sætte videnskaben ind i et større perspektiv – og give stof til undren og eftertanke. Han opfordrer os til så ofte som muligt at træde ud, læne nakken tilbage og kigge op i nattehimlen. Fortabe os i, hvor storslået vores univers er og sætte livet og kloden i et kosmisk perspektiv. Astrofysik for travle mennesker er grundlæggende godt selskab – og efterlader en både klogere, mere nysgerrig og fuld af forundring.

Tells the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John D. Clark writes with irreverent and eyewitness immediacy about the development of the explosive fuels strong enough to negate the relentless restraints of gravity.

The application of the fundamentals of science, technology and engineering to real-life everyday situations is explored in this visual and accessible guide, addressing such phenomena as hot-air balloons, light waves and the human eye.

A long-awaited compilation of exercises to accompany the Feynman Lectures on Physics

'One of the most important works...of the twentieth century' The TimesShadows of the Mind is a profound exploration of what modern physics has to tell us about the human mind. A visionary description of what a new physics - one that is adequate to account for our extraordinary brain - might look like.

A book which gives scientific proof of the paranormal. Psychic activity, remote viewing, the power of prayer and homeopathy are all discussed in this book which The Ecologist called 'one of the most thought-provoking reads of the year', and which has already gained a almost cult following.

FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war.

Den klassiske videnskabsteori - opsummering. "Videnskab i virkeligheden" kapitel 5.Videnskab i Virkeligheden tager afsæt i de studerendes fremtid som vidensarbejdere. Andreas Beck Holm kombinerer en grundig gennemgang af videnskabsteoretiske positioner og problemstillinger med en perspektivering til vidensarbejdernes udfordringer i virksomheder og organisationer og til, hvordan de studerende selv kan arbejde med teorierne. Stoffet præsenteres tilgængeligt og overskueligt, bl.a. gennem opsummerende kapitler, fremhævning af nøglebegreber, samt arbejds- og refleksionsspørgsmål.

Poststrukturalismen har i dag vundet indpas i de samfundsvidenskabelige såvel som de humanistiske discipliner. Indtil nu har diskussionen imidlertid overvejende været præget af teoretiske og teorihistoriske bidrag, hvilket har skygget for en diskussion af spørgsmålet om poststrukturalismens anvendelighed i konkrete analyser. På denne baggrund sættes der i denne antologi fokus på spørgsmålet om, hvilken forskel poststrukturalismen gør i den konkrete analyse. Med andre ord anlægges der i antologien et analysestrategisk perspektiv på poststrukturalismen.Poststrukturalistiske analysestrategier præsenterer en række forskellige analysestrategier, sådan som de udfoldes i de vigtigste forfatterskaber inden for traditionen. Antologien udgør dermed et inspirerende katalog over den sproglige vendings omsætning til konkrete strategier for forskning, der har relevans både for studerende og forskere.Poststrukturalistiske analysestrategier omfatter både repræsentanter for strukturalismen (Claude Levi-Strauss, Roland Barthes, Jacques Lacan), den klassiske poststrukturalisme (Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Ernesto Laclau) og forfattere på kanten af poststrukturalismen (Slavoj i ek, Niklas Luhmann og Gilles Deleuze/Felix Guattari).Denne bog er produceret sideløbende med bogen Socialkonstruktivistiske analysestrategier, også udgivet på Roskilde Universitetsforlag.

Denne lille bog er en allegori om vores individuelle og kollektive rejser fra den frit flydende livfuldhed, som vi er født med og ind i sindenes begrænsninger, og så genopvågning til opdagelsen af at være autentisk os selv og fuld opvågnet for livet.Vær forsigtig! Når du har læst denne lille historie er du måske ved siden af dig selv. Faktisk er du måske heldig at blive det. Her er et vidunderligt stykke visdom, sendt, ser det ud til, fra livet selv TIL livet selv, og bestemt for hvert et barn og voksen som samler denne bog op. En storslået historie om det ”som ingen nogensinde fortalte os”, men som ville have forandret vores liv, hvis de havde, denne lille bog er, når den først er blevet introduceret, bestemt for at være blandt den skattede litteratur i enhver husholdning --- som jeg håber vil blive mange.- Neale Donald Walsch. forfatter til ”Samtaler med Gud”Mary O'Malley giver her en kort introduktion til "Livfuldhedens Magiske Skov" på origanalsproget (engelsk)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMgbcBrqK-Q