Ergebnis für "Stille" in Wissenschaft

What if we don't need 'miracle technologies' to solve the climate problem? What if the technologies we need are already available? And what if we can use those existing technologies to ensure reliable electricity, heat supplies, and energy security?

Brought to you by Penguin. For years we’ve been told that successful weight loss is a simple matter of willpower and calorie control. But this argument fails to take into account how our brains and bodies respond to food – in particular, to the ultra-processed foods that seem inescapable in...

Erlebe eine fesselnde Reise durch die moderne Kosmologie und entschlüssele das unvermeidliche Ende von Raum und Zeit. Ob als geistige Entspannung beim abendlichen Einschlafen oder als faszinierende Begleitung beim täglichen Pendeln – diese atmosphärische Erzählung zieht dich sofort in...

Brought to you by Penguin. Is more data always better? Do algorithms really make better decisions than humans? Can we stay in control in an increasingly automated world? Drawing on decades of research into decision-making under uncertainty, Gerd Gigerenzer makes a compelling case for the...

Experience the thrilling adventures of working in wildlife conservation in this action-packed, educational memoir filled with danger and intrigue. Very few individuals can truthfully say that their work impacts every person on earth. Forrest Galante is one of them. As a wildlife biologist and...

Was hat Boden eigentlich mit Festivals, Bier oder radioaktiven Pilzen zu tun? Warum landet er manchmal in der Badewanne oder sogar in unserem Magen? Zum ersten Mal kommt unser Boden persönlich zu Wort und erzählt im charmanten Plauderton aus unterirdischer Perspektive von seinem Alltag mit uns Menschen. Ob im Garten, im Wald oder in der Stadt, der Boden ist mit seinen zahlreichen Familienmitgliedern – den Bodentypen – immer an unserer Seite. Als großartiger Speicher für Humus, Wasser oder Nährstoffe hilft er uns täglich beim Klimaschutz, bei Hochwasser und unserer Ernährung.

Somewhere in the Milky Way, if the arithmetic is kind, there may be a committee much like ours arguing about funding. Or there may be nobody at all. The remarkable thing is that we can now say, with real precision, exactly which pieces of ignorance stand between us and the answer. In 1961 a young radio astronomer needed an agenda for a three-day meeting about a subject most of his colleagues considered slightly disreputable. He broke the impossible question into seven smaller ones and wrote them on a blackboard. He was not predicting anything. He was managing a discussion.

*Winner of the 2025 Utah Book Award in Memoir/Narrative* *A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024* An immersive exploration of the nightly presence that has captured our imagination for the entirety of human history. In the luminously told Still As Bright, the story of the Moon traverses time and...

Britain's foremost woman travel writer Sara Wheeler records her life of adventure, from the Antarctic to Zanzibar A Times Literary Supplement and Financial Times Book of the Year 'Funny, furious writing from the queen of intrepid travel' Daily Telegraph 'Intrepid and sparky, full of canny quips...

"Vandets stille hvisken" er Tine Eibys fængslende fortælling om os mennesker: Om hvem vi er, og hvor vi kommer fra. Med stor fortællekunst tager Tine Eiby os på en dannelsesrejse med vandet som rejsefører fra de allerførste dryp på jorden og havstrømmenes store baner til de mikroskopiske...

Uncover the hidden biology of freshwater ecosystems in this calming nature guide to the living habitats shaping Earth. Whether you are unwinding on a stressful commute or preparing for a mindful weekend hike, these gentle ecological insights will transform how you see the natural landscape. Dive...

A hopeful invitation for environmental change As the Earth undergoes profound environmental changes and the powers-that-be ignore them, many of us feel disempowered and at a loss for how to process and move forward. The conversation around environmentalism has become inaccessible to many and has...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Still Water by John Lewis-Stempel, read by Leighton Pugh. The Pond. Nothing in the countryside is more humble or more valuable. It’s the moorhen’s reedy home, the frog’s ancient breeding place, the kill zone of the beautiful dragonfly. More...

When acclaimed science writer Stefan Klein asks Nobel Prize-winning chemist Roald Hoffmann what sets scientists apart, Hoffmann says, "First and foremost, curiosity." In this collection of intimate conversations with 19 of the world's best-known scientists (including three Nobel Laureates), Klein lets us listen in as today's leading minds reveal what they still hope to discover - and how their paradigm-changing work entwines with their lives outside the lab.

From her days in second-wave feminist activism to her battle against the precursor to NAFTA to her indefatigable fight for social justice and water rights for all, Maude shares her stories and her expertise to inspire us and show us how we can do it too.

Master your modern anxiety by exploring the evolutionary biology and ancestral psychology that secretly wire your mind. While commuting through contemporary cities or scrolling through vast digital networks, you are still operating on survival instincts forged on the ancient savanna. This...

Still Here – the Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association's inaugural podcast series, was created to explore the full spectrum of what it means to live, grieve, care, and continue after loss. Hosted by Jason Flinn – educator, grief recovery specialist, and life coach – Still Here is an unfiltered, heart-forward podcast that looks at grief not as a problem to solve, but as a profoundly human experience to witness. Grief doesn't follow a script. Neither do we. Through real conversations with caregivers, clinicians, advocates, and everyday people, this series shines a light on the ...

Escape eco-anxiety and master climate science with this calm, realistic guide to global sustainability. If you are feeling overwhelmed by environmental doom-scrolling, this grounded audio experience cuts through the noise. It transforms complex global warming data into clear, everyday language...

Einstein's theory of gravity, as beautiful as it is, seems to be in direct contradiction with another theory he helped create: quantum mechanics. From the explosions of neutron stars and the collisions of black holes to the modern scientific process as a means to seek truth and understanding in the cosmos, this audiobook takes the listener on a journey of learning and discovery that has been 100 years in the making.

The third book in Charles Bowden’s “accidental trilogy” that began with Blood Orchid and Blues for Cannibals, Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing attempts to resolve the overarching question: How can a person live a moral life in a culture of death? As humanity moves further into the 21st century, Bowden continues to interrogate our roles in creating the ravaged landscapes and accumulated death that still surround us, as well as his own childhood isolation, his lust for alcohol and women, and his waning hope for a future.