Showing results for "Urban Life" in Science & Engineering

In Extreme Cities, Ashley Dawson argues that cities are ground zero for climate change, contributing the lion's share of carbon to the atmosphere, while also lying on the frontlines of rising sea levels. Today, the majority of the world's megacities are located in coastal zones, yet few of them are adequately prepared for the floods that will increasingly menace their shores. Instead, most continue to develop luxury waterfront condos for the elite and industrial facilities for corporations. These not only intensify carbon emissions, but also place coastal residents at greater risk.

We are living in a new urban age and its most tangible expression is the "supertall": megastructures that are dramatically bigger, higher, and more ambitious than any in history. In Supertall, TED Resident Stefan Al—himself an experienced architect who has worked on some of the largest buildings in the world—reveals the advancements in engineering, design, and data science that have led to this worldwide boom.

Imagine a city bathed not in the golden glow of sunrise but in the shimmering embrace of the ocean. A futuristic metropolis, not chained to the constraints of land, but buoyant and free, dancing with the tides and whispering secrets to the waves. This isn't the stuff of science fiction; it's the ambitious vision of the Oceanix project, the world's first prototype for a sustainable floating city poised to redefine our relationship with the water. Nestled off the vibrant shores of Busan, South Korea, Oceanix isn't your typical concrete jungle. No towering skyscrapers pierce the sky, no endless ...

“Offers a useful reminder of the role of modern science in fundamentally transforming all of our lives.” —President Barack Obama (on Twitter) “An important book.” —Steven Pinker, The New York Times Book Review The surprising and important story of how humans gained what amounts to an...

'A deeply evocative, highly descriptive and thoroughly enjoyable plunge into Britain's urban wildlife with an authentically hopeful message' Geographical Magazine City-dwellers, it's time to meet your neighbours. In Wild City Florence Wilkinson takes us on a fascinating journey into why we...

As the celebrated author of Akenfield, Ronald Blythe, turns 100 this year, Next to Nature brings together a seasonal collection from the very best of a lifetime of writing. Ronald Blythe lives at the end of an overgrown farm track deep in the rolling countryside of the Stour Valley, on the...

When biologist Hanna Bjørgaas spots a fairy cup lichen in Antarctica, she is surprised to recognize it from her own backyard in Oslo. When she returns home, she embarks on a journey into urban nature, visiting city parks, cemeteries, and concrete rooftops to investigate the species that live in urban spaces. Along the way, she meets corvids, songbirds, ants, pigeons, bats, sparrows, fungi, and linden trees—and the experts who study their surprising abilities to survive, and thrive, in the city.

For readers of On Trails, this is an incisive, utterly engaging exploration of walking: how it is fundamental to our being human, how we've designed it out of our lives, and how it is essential that we reembrace it. "I'm going for a walk." How often has this phrase been uttered by someone with a...

High Performance Longevity is the show for folks dedicated to maximizing their overall quality of life. I am your host Nick Urban and I’m bringing you the best minds handpicked from cognitive enhancement, BioHarmonization (biohacking 3.0), fitness, ancestral health, herbal medicine, spirituality, personal development, longevity, supplementation, and meditation. Each episode deconstructs their world-class work into tangible steps for you to look, feel, and perform your best. We’ll leave no stone unturned whether modern topics like peptides and nootropics, or ancient systems like Ayurveda ...

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Авторська програма Наталки Найди «Гра в довгу», де вона з жінками, що «грають» різні ролі у бізнесі — говорить про досвід, можливості, виклики та розуміння того, що сильний бізнес це «гра в довгу» і тут немає швидких рішень і перемог.

«Архітектура вибору» - авторська програма Галини Герасим, політологині, наймолодшої викладачки Українського католицького університету, Програми соціології. У новому сезоні Галина наша єдина запрошена авторка, яка приїжджатиме у Івано-Франківськ двічі на місяць, щоб піднімати в ефірі Urban Space Radio теми, про які мовчать інші ...

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