Året er 2075 og verden er inddelt i to zoner, begge styret af få magtfulde koncerner. Verdens rigeste mand Robert Ockam har inviteret seks tilfældige beboere fra det eurasiske kontinent på besøg, men rejsen dertil viser sig at være fyldt med overraskelser. For læsere af velskrevne fremtidsfortællinger Titel: De Rejsende Ockams Udvalgte af Christoffer Mertz (Bog) Genre: Science fiction Sammendrag: Bogen foregår i 2075, hvor verden er delt i to, og mægtige koncerner hersker. En gruppe på seks personer, herunder Olek, bliver inviteret til at møde verdens rigeste mand. Rejsen, der starter i Beijing og ender på Azorerne, byder på spændinger og hemmelige agendaer. Type: Paperback
Where would humanity be without fire, farming, or wine? A great idea changes the path of human civilization. But which is the greatest of them all? In The World's Greatest Idea, John Farndon has set out to find the answer with help from a panel of experts in the fields of science, the arts, and philosophy. A shortlist of fifty ideas are ranked in the book according to public vote on TheWorldsGreatestIdea.com. But will you agree with the verdict? John Farndon is the author of numerous books including the highly successful Do You Think You're Clever? (Totem Books). Titel: The World's Greatest Idea af John Farndon (Bog) Genre: Videnskab / Filosofi Sammendrag: John Farndon forsøger at finde svaret på, hvad der er den største idé nogensinde gennem en rejse af opdagelse af de mest kraftfulde intellektuelle, sociale, videnskabelige og kreative gnister af geniale tanker, menneskeheden nogensinde
A Co-creator's Guide to the Whole-world We stand at the threshold of a revolutionary and empowering new vision of the world. The discoveries of leading-edge science and the insights of spirituality are converging to reveal that the CosMos and all that we term reality is wholly integrated, and that at its most fundamental level, it is a field of information. This is the elemental cosmic mind from which everything emanates, is manifested, and to which all ultimately returns. Research is also demonstrating what the mystics of all traditions have discerned: that we have the innate ability to envision, understand, and experience the CosMos at levels far beyond the limitations of our human persona."CosMos" is co-authored by two explorers who combine almost a century of seeking to understand not only how the world is as it is, but why. Philosopher Ervin Laszlo, Ph.D., and healer and scientist J
Jon Agar takes the modern mobile phone to pieces, tracing what makes it work, and puts it together again, showing how it was shaped as a global basis. A truly world history of this everyday device which we take for granted. Jon Agar is currently senior lecturer in Science and Technology Studies at University College London. He is an expert on contemporary technologies (mobile phones, ID cards). Titel: Constant touch : a global history of the mobile phone Udgave: Original edition Genre: Faglitteratur Sammendrag: Praise for the original 2003 edition of Constant Touch. Type: Paperback
DVD "Alien vs. Predator". Undertekster på dansk. Genre: Dansk Pop. Udgivet 29. mar. 2005 Vejer 107 g. Resumé: Et lag af is optaget af Aliens og Predators er afsløret i Antarktis. Eksperter skal nu tage stilling til hvem af arterne der kommer til at dominere jorden.
Bogen analyserer to buddhistiske sutraer ved at læse dem gennem en videnskabelig optik. Forfatteren viser, hvordan centrale buddhistiske begreber om sind, årsag og virkning, lidelse og oplysning kan diskuteres med moderne videnskab som referencepunkt. Der argumenteres for både sammenfald og spændinger mellem buddhistisk filosofi og naturvidenskabelig forklaring, og læseren får en introduktion til sutraernes indhold samtidig med en refleksion over forholdet mellem tro, erfaring og empirisk viden. Type: Paperback Engelsksproget fagbog om buddhisme og videnskab af J. K. P. Ariyaratne. Bogen undersøger to centrale buddhistiske sutraer og forsøger at tolke deres indhold i lyset af moderne naturvidenskabelig tænkning. Forfatteren sammenholder buddhistisk filosofi, etik og virkelighedsforståelse med begreber fra videnskabelig metode, fysik og psykologi og diskuterer, hvorvidt klassiske læresætn
“Great stories, great science, and great practical advice about how, when, and why to break the rules.” — Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of Grit Do you want to follow a script — or write your own story? Award-winning Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino shows us why the most successful among us break the rules, and how rebellion brings joy and meaning into our lives. Rebels have a bad reputation. We think of them as troublemakers, outcasts, contrarians: those colleagues, friends, and family members who complicate seemingly straightforward decisions, create chaos, and disagree when everyone else is in agreement. But in truth, rebels are also those among us who change the world for the better with their unconventional outlooks. Instead of clinging to what is safe and familiar, and falling back on routines and tradition, rebels defy the status quo. They are
