Showing results for "REVOLUTION" in Biological Sciences

Call it "Zen and the Art of Farming" or a "Little Green Book", Masanobu Fukuoka's manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of cultivating the earth reflects a deep faith in the wholeness and balance of the natural world. As Wendell Berry writes in his preface, the book "is valuable to us because it is at once practical and philosophical."

The deep-learning revolution has brought us driverless cars, the greatly improved Google Translate, fluent conversations with Siri and Alexa, and enormous profits from automated trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Deep-learning networks can play poker better than professional poker players and defeat a world champion at Go. In this book, Terry Sejnowski explains how deep learning went from being an arcane academic field to a disruptive technology in the information economy.

The problem of agriculture is as old as civilization. Throughout history, great societies that abused their land withered into poverty or disappeared entirely. Now we risk repeating this ancient story on a global scale due to ongoing soil degradation, a changing climate, and a rising population. But there is reason for hope. David R. Montgomery introduces us to farmers around the world at the heart of a brewing soil health revolution that could bring humanity's ailing soil back to life remarkably fast.

The definitive insider's history of the genetic revolution--significantly updated to reflect the discoveries of the last decade. James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA's structure, charts the greatest scientific journey of our time, from the...

Published 150 years ago, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species - the text that introduced the world to natural selection - is among a handful of books that have changed the world. But the route to that status has been surprisingly circuitous and uncertain. Now, in 24 absorbing lectures by an award-winning teacher, you'll learn the remarkable story of Darwin's ideas, how scientists and religious leaders reacted to them, and the sea change in human thought that resulted.

""His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease.” —Barack Obama From Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, 2007 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 15-year head of the Human Genome Project, comes one...

The most recent research tells us that seaweed is one possible solution for our future on the planet. It could feed human beings, reduce plastic pollution, absorb enough carbon to cool the atmosphere, reconstruct generative ecosystems, treat certain illnesses that are incurable today, replace land livestock farming that exhausts the environment, and give jobs to coastal populations. The seaweed revolution is a hope for tomorrow!

Most of us eat 3 meals a day with a smattering of snacks because we think that’s the normal, healthy way to eat. But when we look at the eating patterns of our distant ancestors, we can see that an intermittent fasting eating pattern is normal—and eating 3 meals a day is not. In The Intermittent Fasting Revolution, prominent neuroscientist Mark Mattson shows that frequent periods of time with little or negligible amounts of food is not only normal but also good for us.

Saviez-vous que notre corps est colonisé de milliards de bactéries et champignons essentiels à notre santé ? Et que selon leur rôle, ils se regroupent par zones dans notre corps ? Chaque famille participe alors à la formation d'un microbiote, chacun d'entre eux jouant un rôle bien défini qu'il s'agit de préserver.

Dans "L'Intelligence des plantes", Stefano Mancuso prouvait que les plantes sont des êtres hors normes qui, bien qu’elles n'aient ni cerveau ni système nerveux central, sont capables de comprendre, de réagir et de s'adapter à leur environnement. Dans "La révolution des plantes", Mancuso pousse son analyse en révélant les capacités essentielles des plantes à innover, à se souvenir et à apprendre, capacités qui pourraient nous aider à trouver des solutions créatives aux problèmes technologiques et écologiques actuels.

Jim Geraghty has been a passionate participant in the orphan drug revolution since its inception―a leader in the field as a strategy consultant, biotechnology executive, and venture entrepreneur. His book is in part a history, with eyewitness accounts of advances as they occurred and portraits of the pioneering scientists and physicians, tireless activists, and visionary business leaders who made the revolution happen. And it tells deeply personal stories of patients and parents willing to risk untried new therapies.

At udforske hjernen er det samme som at udforske hvad mennesket er. Lone Franks Den femte revolution er en guide rundt i hjernen og i frontforskningen i hjernen, men først og fremmest er Den femte revolution en opdagelsesrejse i hjernens krinkelkroge, fuld af sjove, bizarre og oplysende eksempler.

Mason Bee Revolution explains how docile, hard-working, solitary mason bees (and their compatriots, the leafcutter bees) are even more productive pollinators than honeybees, and keeping them can be a fun, easy, backyard hobby for gardeners, conservationists, foodies, and families everywhere. While scientists search for answers to save the honeybee, Dave Hunter and his company, Crown Bees, are leading the effort to increase the population of other highly efficient pollinators.

From foolproof lie detectors to sure-fire investment strategies to super-enhanced religious and aesthetic experiences, the insights and revelations within The Neuro Revolution will foster wonder, debate, and in some cases consternation. Above all, though, they need to be understood by those who will be most affected - all of us.

Dès sa première édition, en 2012, cet œuvre a été la première à décrire la dimension mondiale des alternatives économiques, démocratiques et écologiques mises en place par la société civile. Elle a séduit toute une génération qui se reconnaît dans cette invention d'un nouveau monde et a reçu le Prix 2013 du Livre de l'Environnement. Avec cette 2ème édition, enrichie de nouvelles alternatives, l'auteure poursuit son voyage.

In the compelling popular science tradition of Sapiens and Guns, Germs, and Steel, a groundbreaking and eye-opening exploration that applies evolutionary science to provide a new perspective on human psychology, revealing how major challenges from our past have shaped some of the most...

Un podcast Darwin Nutrition, le média qui explore le meilleur de l'alimentation.Comment manger plus de protéines végétales ? Quels aliments peut-on fermenter ? Le cru est il toujours meilleur pour la santé que le cuit ? A t'on besoin de prendre des vitamines ? Tous les mois, Révolutions Alimentaires ! explore un sujet porteur d'avenir sur l'alimentation, avec un peu de décryptage, beaucoup de conseils pratiques, et des invité.e.s. Notre podcast est présenté par Louise Browaeys, ingénieure agronome spécialiste de la nutrition. Louise travaille depuis dix ans dans les secteurs ...

Welcome to Risk Revolution! The goal of this series is to advance the maturity of risk management practices within the industry, by covering topics that challenge quality professionals to seek opportunities to improve and advance the ways in which they perceive and manage risk. The hosts for this series are Nuala Calnan, Valerie Mulholland, and Lori Richter.

Biotechnology, synthetic biology and biological engineering for people who want to build a better future. Towards the bioeconomy and beyond!

It is widely understood that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution completely revolutionized the study of biology. Yet, according to David Sloan Wilson, the Darwinian revolution won’t be truly complete until it is applied more broadly—to everything associated with the words “human,”...