Ciencia e Ingeniería

Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health....

For thousands of years, people have argued about whether humanity is selfish or generous, cruel or kind. But recently, our answers have changed. In 1972, half of Americans agreed that most people can be trusted; by 2018, only a third did.

A groundbreaking narrative that explores the ways in which biology and history have shaped our understanding of what it means to be “human”.

Descended from shy, solitary North African wild cats, domestic cats set up homes with devoted owners all over the world by learning how to talk to us. This book translates—in case you missed anything....

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At 22, Fort had escaped Nashville’s debutante scene for a fresh start as a flight instructor in Hawaii. She and her student were in the middle of a lesson when the bombs began to fall....

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk—and the players raising the stakes.

In the 24 richly illustrated lectures of How Railways Transformed the World, you’ll experience the amazing world and impact of railways, from the early 19th century to today’s futuristic trains, including extensive material on the pleasure and appeal of rail travel today.

Physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski explores the “ocean engine”—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters....

There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: Take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it....

This cutting-edge science narrative, chock-full of heartwarming case studies, is one woman’s quest to learn the true meaning of dog intelligence.

The Real Anthony Fauci details how Fauci, Gates, and their cohorts use their control of media outlets, scientific journals, key government agencies, global intelligence agencies, and influential scientists and physicians to flood the public with fearful propaganda about COVID-19....

Professor Matthew Walker reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better....

In this accessible account palaeoarchaeologist Paul Pettitt shows how the latest scientific advances, especially in genetics, are revolutionizing our understanding of human evolution....

Dr. Nate Zinsser has spent his career training the minds of the U.S. Military Academy’s cadets as they prepare to lead and perform when the stakes are the very highest—on the battlefield....

Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....

The Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact, Volume 1, presents lectures from Alexander “Sasha” Shulgin’s popular course on what drugs are, how they work, how they are processed by the body, and how they affect our society.

The noted inventor and futurist's successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will refashion the human race in the decades to come....

In The Secrets of Alchemy, Lawrence M. Principe, one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, brings alchemy out of the shadows and restores it to its important place in human history and culture....

“I had to go out into the world and see it and hear it and react to it, before I knew at all who I was, what I was, what I wanted to be.” So begins Upstream, a collection of essays in which poet Mary Oliver reflects on her willingness to lose herself within the beauty of the natural world....

Neuroscientist and recognized compassion leader Dr. James Doty explores the neuroscience behind manifestation, with a six-part plan for realizing your dreams....

Yuval Noah Harari returns with an original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future and our quest to upgrade humans into gods....

Swedish-American writer Linda McGurk introduces listeners to the complete guide to Friluftsliv, the Nordic secret to unplugging and connecting more deeply with nature....

From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster, based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research—a riveting history that flows like a thriller.

From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to understanding the workings of human memory, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living....

In the bestselling The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates "The River," or those whose mastery of risk allows them to shape—and dominate—so much of modern life. These professional risk takers—poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and blue-chip art collectors—can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the 21st century.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is the story of a dramatic year in Virginia's Roanoke Valley, where Annie Dillard set out to chronicle incidents of "beauty tangled in a rapture with violence." Dillard's personal narrative highlights one year's exploration on foot in the Virginia region through which Tinker Creek runs. In the summer, she stalks muskrats in the creek and contemplates wave mechanics; in the fall, she watches a monarch butterfly migration and dreams of Arctic caribou.

Trigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly less bad at pool. Triangles underpin our day-to-day lives and civilization as we know it. In Love Triangle, Matt Parker argues we should all show a lot more love for triangles, along with all the useful trigonometry and geometry they enable.

For thousands of years, people have argued about whether humanity is selfish or generous, cruel or kind. But recently, our answers have changed. In 1972, half of Americans agreed that most people can be trusted; by 2018, only a third did. Different generations, genders, religions, and political parties can’t seem to agree on anything, except that they all think human virtue is evaporating.

Music is one of humanity’s oldest medicines. From the Far East to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and the pre-colonial Americas, many cultures have developed their own rich traditions for using sound and rhythm to ease suffering, promote healing, and calm the mind. In his latest work, neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author Daniel J. Levitin (This Is Your Brain on Music) explores the curative powers of music, showing us how and why it is one of the most potent therapies today.

If the history of the Earth were compressed down to a year, our species would arise in the last thirty minutes or so of the final hour. But life itself is not such a late arrival: It has existed on Earth for something like 3.7 billion years—most of our planet’s history and over a quarter of the age of the universe (as far as we can tell). What have these organisms—bacteria, animals, plants, and the rest—done in all this time? In Living on Earth, the philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith proposes a new way of understanding how the actions of living beings have shaped our planet.

Over the past three decades, population growth and global warming have forged on with a striking semblance to the scenarios laid out by the World3 computer model in the original Limits to Growth. While Meadows, Randers, and Meadows do not make a practice of predicting future environmental degradation, they offer an analysis of present and future trends in resource use, and assess a variety of possible outcomes.

Bats can hear shapes, plants can eat light, and bees can dance maps. When his life took him to a painfully dark place, the poet behind The CryptoNaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson, found comfort and redemption in these facts and the shift in perspective that comes from paying a new kind of attention to nature. Something in the Woods Loves You tells the story of the darkest stretch of a young person’s life, and how deliberate and meditative encounters with plants and animals helped him see the light at every turn.

From a talent who’s been compared to Annie Dillard, Edward Abbey, David Quammen, and Jared Diamond, On Trails is a wondrous exploration of how trails help us understand the world—from invisible ant trails to hiking paths that span continents, from interstate highways to the Internet.

Only those who love trees should cut them, writes forester Ethan Tapper. In How to Love a Forest, he asks what it means to live in a time in which ecosystems are in retreat and extinctions rattle the bones of the earth. How do we respond to the harmful legacies of the past? How do we use our species’ incredible power to heal rather than to harm? Tapper walks us through the fragile and resilient community that is a forest.

How does a mere molecule—a chemical structure—become a drug? And how do we know that it works safely? In a one-trillion-dollar pharmaceutical industry with high-stakes profits and perils, battles are raging every day to successfully bring a molecule to its birth: an FDA-approved medicine. In Race for a Remedy, Makhdum Ahmed, MD, an internationally renowned expert in cancer treatment and drug development, takes listeners behind the scenes of the fascinating and intense world of cancer drug development.

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The eBook on solar flares explores one of the most powerful and fascinating phenomena in our solar system. Solar flares, sudden and intense bursts of radiation from the Sun, have significant impacts on Earth's technological systems and human activities. Beginning with an in-depth explanation of what solar flares are and how they form, the eBook dives into the various types, characteristics, and features that define these solar eruptions. It highlights historical events such as the 1859 Carrington Event and modern solar flares like those in 2017, analyzing their effects on society, ...

Welcome to a journey of discovery and intellectual exploration! I'm thrilled to share with you this collection of 30 essays that delve into a wide array of fascinating topics. As an author with an insatiable curiosity about the world around us, I set out on a mission to create a book that would not only satisfy my own quest for knowledge but also ignite the spark of wonder in others. In crafting this book, I embraced the cutting-edge technology of our time. I utilized advanced AI chatbots and assistants to scour the vast expanse of the internet, helping me uncover intriguing facts, studies,...

Skinny dipping at night is all about letting go—letting go of fear, letting go of shame, and letting go of anything that’s holding you back from feeling fully alive. You don’t have to be a seasoned nudist to enjoy a moonlit swim. All you need is a sense of adventure and a willingness to embrace the unknown. And trust me, once you’ve experienced the thrill of diving into a moonlit lake or ocean with nothing but the moon and stars to keep you company, you’ll be hooked. Now, I know what you might be thinking: “What if someone sees me?” or “What about the fish?!” Believe me, ...

Book Description for "Fundamentals of Architecture" Unlock the Secrets of Architecture with "Fundamentals of Architecture" Discover the art and science behind creating iconic buildings and spaces with this comprehensive guide to architectural design, theory, and practice. Whether you are an aspiring architect, a seasoned professional, or simply passionate about the built environment, "Fundamentals of Architecture" provides the tools, knowledge, and inspiration you need to excel in the field. What You’ll Learn: Core Architectural Concepts: Understand the fundamentals of architectural ...

After the terrorist attacks of 9/11 destroyed the World Trade Center, New Yorkers and Americans faced a critical set of questions: What should be done with the site? Could the towers be replaced? And how best to memorialize those lost on that day? For Larry Silverstein, a lifelong New Yorker who had signed a lease for the properties just a few months before the attacks, the answer was clear: America had to rebuild as quickly as possible.

Book Description for "Fundamentals of Structural Engineering: Principles, Practices, and Innovations" Master the Core Concepts and Cutting-Edge Innovations in Structural Engineering! Are you eager to understand the fundamentals of Structural Engineering and explore how modern techniques and innovations are revolutionizing the field? "Fundamentals of Structural Engineering: Principles, Practices, and Innovations" is your essential guide to mastering the art and science of designing safe, resilient, and sustainable structures. What You Will Learn: Core Principles and Techniques: Deep dive ...

Earth has been reinventing itself for more than four billion years, keeping a record of its experiments in the form of rocks. Yet most of us live our lives on the planet with no idea of its extraordinary history, unable to interpret the language of the rocks that surround us. Geologist Marcia Bjornerud believes that our lives can be enriched by understanding our heritage on this old and creative planet. Contrary to their reputation, rocks have eventful lives—and they intersect with our own in surprising ways.

Unlock the secrets of an ancient world where science, mysticism, and spirituality intertwined to create the powerful art of alchemy. Zosimos for Beginners: Exploring the Mysteries of Ancient Alchemy is your gateway into the mind of Zosimos of Panopolis, a pioneering figure whose teachings have shaped centuries of thought and practice. Imagine diving into a book that not only explains the fundamentals of alchemy but also reveals the hidden wisdom of a man who saw the world in a way that few others could. This is not just a book about history; it’s a journey into the heart of an ancient ...

I'm thrilled to take you on a journey through 30 captivating topics that will tickle your brain and spark your curiosity. From exploring the evolution of imagination to examining the challenges faced by various species in their interactions with humans, this book covers a wide range of fascinating subjects. We'll delve into the world of presidential elections, comparing the unique circumstances of the 1820, 1920, and 2020 races. We'll also explore the changing face of immigration to the United States across different eras, from 1800 to 2000. The book investigates the benefits of higher ...

Step into the world of ancient Alexandria, where one woman’s intellect shone brighter than the brightest stars in the sky. Hypatia of Alexandria for Beginners uncovers the life of a philosopher, mathematician, and martyr whose ideas transcended the boundaries of her time and continue to influence us today. This is not just a history book; it's a gateway to understanding the power of knowledge, reason, and the unyielding human spirit. Explore the life of a true trailblazer. Hypatia wasn't just a scholar; she was a pioneer in fields dominated by men. Her work in mathematics and astronomy ...

Imagine unlocking the secrets of the universe by delving into the mind of the man who started it all. Thales of Miletus for Beginners: Understanding the Father of Western Philosophy takes you on a journey through time, straight to the origins of rational thought. This isn’t just another history book—it's your gateway to understanding the ideas that shaped the world. Curious about how one man laid the foundation for both philosophy and science? Discover the groundbreaking insights of Thales, the first philosopher to explain the world through reason rather than mythology. In this ...

Unlock the profound wisdom of Islamic philosophy with Mulla Sadra for Beginners: A Journey Into Islamic Metaphysics. This book is your gateway to the mind of one of the greatest thinkers in the history of Islamic thought, offering insights that resonate far beyond the confines of academia. Discover the Genius of Mulla Sadra: Venture into the intellectual world of Mulla Sadra, where philosophy, mysticism, and science converge. His groundbreaking ideas on existence, the soul, and the nature of reality will challenge and expand your understanding of the world. Engage with Ideas that Matter: In...

What is the best way to think about the world? How often do we consider how our own thinking might impact the way we approach our daily decisions? Could it help or hinder our relationships, our careers, or even our health? As acclaimed mathematician David Sumpter shows, thinking about thinking is something we rarely do, yet it is something science questions all the time. He has spent decades studying what we could all learn from the mindsets of scientists, and Four Ways of Thinking is the result.