Znanost in tehnologija

Knjiga je izšla vzporedno z Dianetiko in opisuje ozadje razvoja znanosti o Dianetiki.

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Spite covers psychology, economics, genetics, literature and current affairs to examine why humans inflict self-harm just to get one over on someone else. Why do we secretly want our friends to fail? Lots of irresistible stories about toxic behaviour in supermarkets and over the privet h

Dr Stephen Peake takes us on a guided tour of the ten most essential aspects of this timely and fast-moving science, examining the important transition from fossil fuels to clean energy that is already happening around the world.Renewable energy use is on the rise around the world, becomin

Die Fähigkeit mit Tieren zu kommunizieren wurde uns schon in die Wiege gelegt. Aber warum kommt sie uns abhanden? Wie funktioniert es und wo kann Tierkommunikation helfen? Das erlernen der Tierkommunikation ist vergleichbar mit einem unbenutzten Muskel der erst aufgebaut werden muss, bev

The Higgs boson is the rock star of fundamental particles, catapulting CERN, the laboratory where it was found, into the global spotlight. But what is it, why does it matter, and what exactly is CERN?In the late 1940s, a handful of visionaries were working to steer Europe towards a more pe

As end-of-the-world scenarios go, an apocalyptic collision with an asteroid or comet is the new kid on the block, gaining respectability only in the last decade of the 20th century with the realisation that the dinosaurs had been wiped out by just such an impact. Now the science community

The field of mind-body medicine is plagued by wild claims that mislead patients and instil false hope. But as scientists in a range of fields uncover solid evidence that our minds influence our bodies quite profoundly, there is now great promise too. Jo Marchant attempts to use scientific

All the matter and light we can see in the universe makes up a trivial 5 per cent of everything. The rest is hidden. This could be the biggest puzzle that science has ever faced. Since the 1970s, astronomers have been aware that galaxies have far too little matter in them to account for th

Gibt es eine Realität jenseits unserer Vorstellung von Raum und Zeit?Der Siegeszug der klassischen Physik hat die Welt entzaubert. Die Realität, so die gängige Auffassung, wird von Naturgesetzen geregelt, die letztlich alles erklären können. Doch dieses Bild ist falsch. Viele grundleg

Nicht die Gene steuern unsere Gesundheit – sondern unsere Ernährung und unser Lebensstil!Eine Revolution kündigt sich an in der Erforschung des Alterungsprozesses: Wie alt wir werden (und noch werden können) und ob wir ein hohes Alter gesund oder krank erleben – das ist nicht in uns

„Künstliche Intelligenz ist die größte Gefahr für die Menschheit“ Stephen Hawking Mit der gegenwärtigen technologischen Revolution ist der Traum einer umfassenden Möglichkeit der Steuerung der Gesellschaft wahrgeworden. Kai Schlieter zeigt, wie Politik und Wirtschaft „Big Data

Distrust That Particular Flavor – an acclaimed nonfiction collection by William Gibson, bestselling author of Neuromancer

William Gibson was writing fiction when he predicted the internet. And as his stories bled into reality so he became one of the first to report on the real-world conse

A Genetic Portrait of AmericaIn this fascinating exploration, geneticist Bryan Sykes turns his sights on the United States, one of the most genetically variegated countries in the world. From the blue-blooded pockets of old-WASP New England to the vast tribal lands of the Navajo, Bryan Syk

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR. Beth Macy reveals the disturbing truth behind America's opioid crisis and explains how a nation has become enslaved to prescription drugs. This powerful and moving story explains how a large corporation, Purdue, encouraged small town doctors to prescribe OxyContin

Künstliche Intelligenz und Algorithmen erleichtern in Form von Navis, Rechtschreibprogrammen, Suchergänzungen oder Kaufempfehlungen schon lange unseren Alltag. Aber sie hinterlassen oft auch ein mulmiges Gefühl, weil wir nicht so recht verstehen, was da passiert. Katharina Zweig, IT-Exp

Wir leben in Zeiten des Wandels. Sie sind disruptiv und VUKA – volatil, unsicher, komplex und ambivalent. Unternehmen, die sich nicht permanent neu erfinden, gehen unter – so lautet die weitverbreitete Meinung in Managementkreisen. Während die einen versuchen, agiler zu werden und von

‚What if I were to tell you that a psychopathic arsonist might also be the person most likely to save you from a burning building?‘

This book is about a special kind of persuasion: ‚flipnosis‘. It has an incubation period of just seconds, and can instantly disarm even the most discerning

A Compelling Vision of the Future. If you enjoy nonfiction like Homo Deus, Sapiens, and A Short History of Nearly Everything, then you'll love FUTURE RISING.

Over the course of 14 billion years, humanity has gained the ability not only to imagine the future, but to design and engineer it.

Popular scientist Matt Ridley's renowned as much for readability as for learning. Following the succes of The Red Queen and The Origins Of Virtue, Genome is a Sunday Times Top Tet Bestseller and a Guardian Book of the Year.

Genome unravels the secrets of human nature without the usual rea

From atomic structures to theories about magnetic forces, scientific progress has given us a good grasp on the properties of many different materials. However, science cannot tell us how to measure the temperature of steel just by looking at it, or how to sculpt stone into all kinds of sha

This lively and informative exploration of the heart offers a perfect mix of medical fact and amusing anecdote. A doctor, prospective cardiologist, and former paramedic, von Borstel relates to the human side of heart medicine. His many tips on how to give your ticker the best chance of end

The one who expects the world, but never remembers your birthday. The one who constantly ditches your dinner plans when you're already halfway to the restaurant. The one who leaves you feeling exhausted, used and completely emotionally battered.

Why do we let these people into our lives?

Until very recently, scientists believed our brains were fully developed in childhood. Now, thanks to imaging technology we know that the brain goes on developing and changing right through adolescence into adulthood. So, what makes the adolescent brain different? Why does an easy child b