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Air sustains the living. Every creature breathes to live, exchanging and changing the atmosphere. Water and dust spin and rise, make clouds and fall again, fertilizing the dirt. Twenty thousand fungal spores and half a million bacteria travel in a square foot of summer air. The chemical sense of aphids, the ultraviolet sight of swifts, a newborn’s awareness of its mother’s breast - all take place in the medium of air.

At the dawn of the 20th century, humanity was facing global disaster. Mass starvation, long predicted for the fast-growing population, was about to become a reality. A call went out to the worlds scientists to find a solution. This is the story of the two enormously gifted, fatally flawed men who found it: the brilliant, self-important Fritz Haber and the reclusive, alcoholic Carl Bosch. Together they discovered a way to make bread out of air, built city-sized factories, controlled world markets, and saved millions of lives.

David Attenborough reads his own bestselling memoir 'An enthralling autobiography from one of the linchpins of television' Good Book Guide David Attenborough is the acknowledged voice of nature, loved and revered worldwide for his groundbreaking wildlife documentaries. Over the course of his...

This one-volume anthology provides a comprehensive analysis of the role that air power has played in military conflicts over the past century. Comprising 16 essays penned by a global cadre of leading military experts, A History of Air Warfare chronologically examines the utility of air power from World War I to the second Lebanon war, campaign by campaign.

The author was drawn into the United States Army through ROTC, and he went through training to fly helicopters in combat over Vietnam. His experiences are notable because he flew both Huey “Slicks” and Huey “Gunships”: the former on defense as he flew troops into battle, and the latter on offense as he took the battle to the enemy. Through this book, the author relives his experiences flying and fighting, with special attention given to his and other pilots’ day-to-day lives.

Anaesthesia on Air is the Podcast from the Royal College of Anaesthetists. The Royal College of Anaesthetists is the professional body responsible for the speciality throughout the UK. We are the third largest Medical Royal College in the UK by membership. With a combined membership of 23,000 fellows and members, we ensure the quality of patient care by safeguarding standards in the three specialities of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine. We are always looking for new content, so if you have any ideas, or would like to get involved, please contact us at: education-content.

Agri-ON Air è un podcast di Fondazione Agrion, ideato da dStile s.c. La progettazione dei contenuti e la struttura delle puntate sono a cura di Fondazione Agrion, che ha curato anche la supervisione editoriale e la consulenza scientifica. I testi, la post-produzione, la grafica e il montaggio sono a cura di dStile s.c. La sigla e il sound design sono di Francesco Cerrato.

A real-life thriller in the vein of The Devil in the White City, Kate Winkler Dawson's debut Death in the Air is a gripping, historical narrative of a serial killer, an environmental disaster, and an iconic city struggling to regain its footing. London was still recovering from the devastation...

Il nuovo Podcast della Croce Verde di Lamporecchio che porterà l'Associazione al grande pubblico: sanità, formazione, volontariato, storia, giovani, protezione civile, comunicazione, rete con il territorio, rete ANPAS, tra i temi trattati, con l'obiettivo di far conoscere tutti gli aspetti e le sfaccettature di una Pubblica Assistenza;

The Air We Share is a podcast from Friends of the National Center that lifts up the voices of those who built the foundations of discovery at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), the National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR), and UCAR Community Programs (UCP). In each episode we sit down with retirees whose drive and inquisitiveness carried them through decades of groundbreaking science, community, and collaboration

In this "must-read" guide (Lonnie Ali), four leading doctors and advocates offer a bold action plan to prevent, care for, and treat Parkinson's disease—one of the great health challenges of our time Brain diseases are now the world's leading source of disability. The fastest growing of these...

Industrial civilization has contributed significant pollution in the land, air, and water, all of which impact human survival. As a scientist in this field, Dr. Christina Rahm dedicated her career to researching and implementing strategies to protect our planet’s precious resources while promoting human health and wellbeing. She hopes to raise awareness about the disastrous impact of harmful pollution on the environment and minimizing its impact on our lives.

Clearing the Air tells the full story of air pollution for the first time: what it is, which pollutants are harmful, where they come from and - most importantly - what we can do about them. Air pollution is a problem that can be solved. The stories uncovered on this journey show us how. Clearing the Air is essential listening for anyone who cares about the air they breathe. And this much becomes clear: in the fight against air pollution, we all have a part to play. The fightback has begun.

Bestselling author Steven Johnson recounts—in dazzling, multidisciplinary fashion—the story of the brilliant man who embodied the relationship between science, religion, and politics for America’s Founding Fathers. The Invention of Air is a book of world-changing ideas wrapped around a...

An extraordinary, strange, and startlingly beautiful exploration of smell, the least understood of our five senses The nose on your face is the Buckingham Palace Guard of your body, the matre d' of all taste, as well as the seducer of your imagination, and memory—and Jude Stewart has...

ArchivBegleiter ON AIR. Der Podcast für Familienforscher, Geschichtsinteressierte und alle, die Archive entdecken und nutzen wollen. Hier bekommst du praktische Tipps und Einblicke, um erfolgreich in der Vergangenheit zu recherchieren.

🎙️ BEWUSST WIE On Air – der Podcast des Bewusst Wie e.V. 🎙️ In BEWUSST WIE On Air sprechen unsere Vorstandsmitglieder Laura Grotenrath und Rafael Dyll über Nachhaltigkeit, CSR, Unternehmensverantwortung, soziale Verantwortung und gesellschaftliches Engagement. Gemeinsam mit spannenden Gästen diskutieren sie, welchen Wert diese Themen für Unternehmen, Gesellschaft und Zukunft haben. Von der Entstehungsgeschichte des Bewusst wie e.V. in Dortmund über aktuelle Trends wie Künstliche Intelligenz und soziale Innovationen bis hin zu Fragen rund um Transport, Bildung oder Sport – ...

Welcome to TruCare on Air! A podcast for adults with disabilities. Join our team as we explore State (Ohio) and Federal happens that affect you, learn more about TruCare and the awesome people we service, explore options for adults with disabilities regarding treatment and care, learn what's best for you! Each month we'll have a new conversation with an adult with a disability having a conversation with anyone from our own staff to U.S. Congressmen!

Air of Optimism is a 6 episode collection of conversations with my incredible friend, Bernadette. Bern was born with Cystic Fibrosis in 1967 - a time when very little was known about the disease. Bern has an incredible attitude and drive to survive. Please join us as we walk through her life from early childhood, to becoming a Registered Nurse, to pregnancy and ultimately receiving a lung transplant. We explore life after transplant and have an incredibly touching conversation with Bern’s daughter who is now 24. I would tell you to grab a tissue however, I think you will see that Bernadette...

Hundreds of thousands of people die every year from malaria. No one's quite sure of the exact number. It's just too difficult to keep track of the disease as it tears through more than 200 million cases each year, many of them in countries wracked by war and blighted by other problems. In The Deadly Air, Christian Jennings mixes together his own experiences of suffering from malaria with a history of mankind's struggle with the disease.