Showing results for "2019" in Science & Engineering

In recognition of her long and lauded career as a master essayist, a landmark collection including her most beloved pieces and some rarely seen work, rigorously curated by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author herself. With a foreword by Geoff Dyer. “A writer who never seems tired, who has never...

Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven’t felt for years. It’s a modern classic."" —Pico Iyer A brilliant, fierce writer makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road—an illuminating...

2018年12月10日に、インターネット商用化25周年&ダグラス・ エンゲルバートのThe Demo 50周年を記念して開催された、「IT25・ 50」シンポジウムの志を受け継ぎ、新しい時代のインターネットをあるべき姿を探求しその胎動の一助となることを願い、IT-Day2019を企画されました。

2020 Audie Awards WINNER - History/Biography As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy’s inspiring challenge, and...

A gripping memoir of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from her abusive family and an oppressive culture in Saudi Arabia captivated the world In early 2019, after three years of careful planning, Rahaf Mohammed finally escaped her abusive family in Saudi Arabia—but made it...

'[Day has] succeeded in making that most familiar of birds seem mysterious, almost magical, and illuminated, brilliantly, the urge towards home' Malachy Tallack A feral history of home, and our relationship with that most unloved bird. As a boy, Jon Day was fascinated by pigeons, which he used...

“Enough with speculation about our digital future. Infinite Reality is the straight dope on what is and isn’t happening to us right now, from two of the only scientists working on the boundaries between real life and its virtual extensions.” —Douglas Rushkoff, author of Program or Be...

The image of modern corporations has been shaped by a profits over people approach, but we are at a point where business must take the lead in healing the crises of our time. The Healing Organization shows how corporations can become healing forces. Conscious Capitalism pioneer Raj Sisodia and...

For fans of Wesley the Owl and The Soul of an Octopus, the story of a sick baby bird nursed back to health and into the wild by renowned writer/artist Julie Zickefoose. When Jemima, a young orphaned blue jay, is brought to wildlife rehabilitator Julie Zickefoose, she is a virtually tailless...

A practical, helpful guide on how to fight back against Alzheimer’s disease—with expert medical advice and one woman’s inspiring personal journey. Jamie Tyrone was forty-nine years old when she learned by accident through genetic testing that she had a 91% chance of getting Alzheimer's...

A raccoon bite on the arm doesn’t seem that serious, but it soon becomes a life-or-death medical crisis for Melissa Loomis. After days of treatment for recurring infection, it becomes obvious that her arm must be amputated. Dr. Ajay Seth, the son of immigrant parents from India and a local...

You don't have to be a computer scientist to get involved in the discussion about where artificial intelligence and technology are going. What will the year 2084 hold for you--for your friends, for your family, and for our society? Are we doomed to the grim dystopia imagined in George Orwell’s...

The Fool and the Heretic is a deeply personal story told by two respected scientists who hold opposing views on the topic of origins, share a common faith in Jesus Christ, and began a sometimes-painful journey to explore how they can remain in Christian fellowship when each thinks the other is...

"La natura sta declinando globalmente con una accelerazione mai vista prima nella storia dell'umanità, e così pure il tasso di estinzione delle specie animali e vegetali è in rapido aumento, provocando un impatto molto importante sui popoli del mondo". Questo è quello che afferma il rapporto della Piattaforma Intergovernativa di scienza e politica sulla biodiversità e i servizi di ecosistema (IPBES), la cui sintesi è stata approvata nella settima sessione plenaria dell'IPBES nel maggio 2019 a Parigi.

In questo secolo, a causa del riscaldamento globale, gli oceani vedranno un aumento senza precedenti della temperature e dell'acidificazione, un calo dell'ossigeno, ondate di calore, tempeste e cicloni più frequenti e devastanti, aumento del livello delle acque, diminuzione degli animali marini... Lo scioglimento dei ghiacciai montani metterà a rischio le forniture idriche e le coltivazioni.

Sintesi di un importante rapporto, uscito nell'agosto 2019 e dal titolo inglese: "IPCC Special Report on Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management, Food Security, and Greenhouse gas fluxes in Terrestrial Ecosystems" (Rapporto Speciale IPCC sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Desertificazione, Degrado del suolo, Gestione Sostenibile del territorio, Sicurezza Alimentare e Flussi dei Gas ad Effetto Serra negli Ecosistemi Terrestri).