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Le roman de la radio

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« (...) Dans ce livre, c’est toute la radio — avant, pendant, après la guerre — qu’il raconte. Cette radio qui lui a toujours été nécessaire, autant que l’air qu’il respire. Roland Dhordain n’a pas seulement fait de la radio toute sa vie, il est la radio. Je l’ai toujours connu débordant d’enthousiasme, épanoui dès qu’il entrait dans un studio, dans une régie, dès qu’il se penchait vers un micro ou invitait quelqu’un à y parler. « Dans cette histoire, qu’il conte avec tant d’allégresse — à chaque instant, le témoin et l’expert viennent donner à l’historien un inestimable coup de main — c’est comme une épopée qu’il ressuscite (...) » Alain Decaux, de l’Académie française.

About Time

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The Big Bang is all but dead, and we do not yet know what will replace it. Our universe’s “beginning” is at an end. What does this have to do with us here on Earth? Our lives are about to be dramatically shaken again—as altered as they were with the invention of the clock, the steam engine, the railroad, the radio and the Internet. In The End of the Beginning, Adam Frank explains how the texture of our lives changes along with our understanding of the universe’s origin. Since we awoke to self-consciousness fifty thousand years ago, our lived experience of time—from hunting and gathering to the development of agriculture to the industrial revolution to the invention of Outlook calendars—has been transformed and rebuilt many times. But the latest theories in cosmology— time with no beginning, parallel universes, eternal inflation—are about to send us in a new direction. Time is both our grandest and most intimate conception of the universe. Many books tell the story, recounting the progress of scientific cosmology. Frank tells the story of humanity’s deepest question— when and how did everything begin?—alongside the story of how human beings have experienced time. He looks at the way our engagement with the world— our inventions, our habits and more—has allowed us to discover the nature of the universe and how those discoveries, in turn, inform our daily experience. This astounding book will change the way we think about time and how it affects our lives.

Blockchain-Based Smart Grids (Enhanced Edition)

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Blockchain-Based Smart Grids presents emerging applications of blockchain in electrical system and looks to future developments in the use of blockchain technology in the energy market. Rapid growth of renewable energy resources in power systems and significant developments in the telecommunication systems has resulted in new market designs being employed to cover unpredictable and distributed generation of electricity. This book considers the marriage of blockchain and grid modernization, and discusses the transaction shifts in smart grids, from centralized to peer-to-peer structures. In addition, it addresses the effective application of these structures to speed up processes, resulting in more flexible electricity systems.Aimed at moving towards blockchain-based smart grids with renewable applications, this book is useful to researchers and practitioners in all sectors of smart grids, including renewable energy providers, manufacturers and professionals involved in electricity generation from renewable sources, grid modernization and smart grid applications. Considers the current challenges facing smart grids and presents solutions on how blockchain technology could counter these issues Incorporates detailed applications of blockchain in smart grids based on dynamic research and developments Includes models, algorithms, and frameworks to practically demonstrate the uses of blockchain technology Written by a global group of authors for worldwide coverage

O Cérebro em Ação

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Vítima de uma doença neurológica raríssima, Matthew começou a ter convulsões muito frequentes. Aos seis anos, o seu estado era tão grave que os médicos propuseram uma solução radical: retirar-lhe metade do cérebro. Os pais aceitaram. E a criança, que depois da operação até a fala perdeu, é hoje um adulto saudável. Como é possível viver sem metade do cérebro? Ou aprender a "ver" com o tacto quando se fica cego? Ou tornar-se o melhor arqueiro do mundo sem ter braços? A resposta reside na extraordinária capacidade que o cérebro humano tem.

The Shape of Wonder

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In this captivating, insightful book, acclaimed physicists Alan Lightman and Martin Rees illuminate the life and work of numerous scientists in order to demystify the scientific process and show that scientists are concerned citizens, just like the rest of us.In an age of rapid scientific discovery and technological advancement, it’s understandable that many feel uneasy about the future. While we might have confidence in these new developments when we go to the hospital for a medical procedure, fly in an airplane, or take an elevator to the top floor of a building, the motivations and lives of scientists themselves feel shrouded from public view. There is a growing sense that scientists are not to be trusted—that they may be guided by political or financial interests, or beholden to governments, or state institutions.This growing mistrust of scientists is an urgent problem. With the onset of climate change, the imminent threats of pandemic or nuclear war, and rapid acceleration in the fields of artificial intelligence and DNA sequencing, innovations in science have the potential to change the world. It’s crucial that we not only gain a better understanding of science as a field, but also reestablish trust with its practitioners.The Shape of Wonder guides us through the fascinating lives and minds of scientists around the world and throughout time, from a young theoretical physicist who works as a research assistant professor at the University of Washington and rock climbs in their free time; to German physicist Werner Heisenberg in his early life, when he was a student of music and philosophy; to Govind Swarup, an Indian astronomer whose work on radio telescopes was profoundly important. We get an inside peek at what makes scientists tick—their daily lives, passions, and concerns about the societies they live in.In this brilliant and elucidative work, Lightman and Rees pull back the curtain on the field of science, revealing that scientists are driven by the same sense of curiosity, wonder, and responsibility towards the future that shapes us all.

Stephen Hawking

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Traducere de Ines Simionescu Stephen Hawking nu este un om de știință obișnuit. El a reușit, poate mai mult decât oricine altcineva, să ne ajute să descifrăm enigmele universului. Cercetările sale cu privire la găurile negre și nașterea universului au fost cu adevărat revoluționare, iar boala care l-a țintuit într-un scaun cu rotile nu i-a limitat în nici un fel strălucirea intelectuală și cariera științifică. Mai mult, Hawking a contribuit din plin la popularizarea științei, iar cărțile sale s-au vândut în milioane de exemplare în toată lumea. Stephen Hawking: O viață dedicată științei are darul de a prezenta pe larg atât ideile științifice care l-au făcut un veritabil star la nivel internațional, cât și viața sa personală, cel puțin la fel de pasionantă din multe puncte de vedere. „Această biografie extraordinară ne dezvăluie dârzenia care l-a ajutat pe Hawking să răzbată în ciuda oricărei adversități.“ — Mail on Sunday „Povestea fascinantă a fizicianului ale cărui idei se pot dovedi la fel de revoluționare ca cele ale lui Einstein... Stilul plin de erudiție și căldură se potrivește de minune cu subiectul cărții.“ — New Statesman „Prezentând atât opera profesorului Hawking, cât şi viaţa sa personală, sperăm să-l ajutăm pe cititor să le poată vedea pe ambele din perspective diferite. Deşi există suprapuneri inevitabile, nădăjduim că acest lucru va da ideilor ştiinţifice o dimensiune umană; vom vedea că pentru Stephen Hawking ştiinţa şi viaţa sunt legate inextricabil.“ — MICHAEL WHITE, JOHN GRIBBIN

Advanced Studies in Nonlinear Dynamical Systems

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This book is a compilation of select chapter from the 2023 International Conference on Nonlinear Science and Complexity. It presents recent advancements, discoveries, and ongoing research in various facets of nonlinear science and complexity. The book covers a broad scope of topics, including nonlinear dynamical systems, complex systems, quantum sensing, and mathematical approaches in biological and economic models. Key subspecialties addressed include nonlinear differential equations, modeling of nonlinear processes in diverse fields such as biology and economics, and innovative computational techniques. Each chapter contributes unique insights into its respective field, providing theoretical analyses, practical applications, and numerical simulations to advance the understanding of complex nonlinear phenomena.

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and N...

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Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Consequence Management Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Military and Civilian Agencies: This publication is designed for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) responders who plan and conduct CBRN consequence management (CM) operations in domestic, foreign, or theater operational environments, to include military installations. The purpose of this publication is to provide key agencies, staffs and military members with a key reference for planning and conducting CBRN CM. It provides the tools for CBRN responders to effectively manage the consequences of a CBRN incident. It also may serve as a reference for development and refining of training and exercises. Table of contents; executive summary, Chapter 1; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear aspects of consequence management.; background; terms of reference; goals; operational environments; task; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear consequence management process; joint operational phases for consequence management; Chapter 2 planning; planning overview; operational environment assessment; capability assessment; vulnerability assessment; risk assessment; deliberate site assessment; health service support assessment; Chapter 3 preparation one; background; vulnerability reduction measures; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear consequence management education and training; coordinating, monitoring, and reporting requirements; health service support; conducting response exercises; evaluate capabilities and identify remaining broader abilities; national special security events; Chapter 4 response; background; incident response overview; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear responder; response environment; joint operational phases for consequence management; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response operations; health service support response activity; transition to recovery operations; Chapter 5 recovery; background chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear consequence management decontamination; health service support recovery operations; logistics recovery operations; transition operations; redeployment operations; Appendix C response tactics, techniques, and procedures; command and control; incident site assessment; incident site framework; health service support; logistics; Appendix D recovery tactics, techniques, and procedures; decontamination operations; emergency decontamination; technical decontamination; mass casualty decontamination; health service support; logistics; transition operations; references; glossary.

Tänk om …

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Miljontals människor besöker varje vecka xkcd.com för att ta del av Randall Munroes nätserie. Munroes streckgubbar som funderar på vetenskap, teknologi, språk och kärlek (bland mycket annat) har blivit omåttligt populära, och lika uppskattade är hans svar på läsarnas mest absurda frågor. – Från vilken höjd behöver man släppa en köttbit för att den ska vara färdiggrillad när den når marken? – Kan man använda uppochnervända kulsprutor som en jetpack? – Går det att bygga en bro av Lego över Atlanten? I jakten på svar använder Munroe avancerade datorsimuleringar, gräver djupt i militära arkiv, pratar med kärnkraftstekniker, analyserar Star Wars-filmerna med ett stoppur, ringer sin mamma och bildgooglar djur. Munroes svar är precisa och underhållande när han förklarar allt ifrån möjligheten att hitta en eventuell själsfrände, till de många hemska sätt du kan dö på om du blandar alla grundämnen. "Underbar! Randall Munroe måste vara världens näst roligaste vetenskapskomiker." Jesper Rönndahl, vetenskapskomiker och programledare för Institutet i P3 Randall Munroe var tidigare anställd vid amerikanska NASA. Han fick nyligen en asteroid uppkallad efter sig Munroe 4942 som är stor nog att orsaka en massiv katastrof om den skulle krocka med jorden. "Tänk om …" har blivit en global succé och ges ut i fler än 30 länder.

High-Performance Materials and Engineered Chemistry

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This volume brings together innovative research, new concepts, and novel developments in the application of new tools for chemical and materials engineers. It contains significant research, reporting new methodologies and important applications in the fields of chemical engineering as well as the latest coverage of chemical databases and the development of new methods and efficient approaches for chemists. This authoritative reference source provides the latest scholarly research on the use of applied concepts to enhance the current trends and productivity in chemical engineering. Highlighting theoretical foundations, real-world cases, and future directions, this book is ideally designed for researchers, practitioners, professionals, and students of materials chemistry and chemical engineering. The volume explains and discusses new theories and presents case studies concerning material and chemical engineering. The book is divided into several sections, covering: Advanced Materials Chemoinformatics, Computational Chemistry, and Smart Technologies Analytical and Experimental Techniques

Biofuels and Bioproducts from Lignocellulosic Materials

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Biofuels and Bioproducts from Lignocellulosic Materials: Bioproducts is Volume I of a comprehensive three-volume set that explores the various possibilities of adding value to lignocellulosic biomass materials by transforming them into bioproducts, biofuels and biomaterials. With an emphasis on microbial biotechnological solutions, each volume examines how renewable natural resources, agriculture waste management, and valorization of agro-wastes can sustainably produce energy and fuels, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and biomaterials. Volume I addresses all aspects of value-added bioproducts production from lignocellulosic materials. The opening chapter of the book reviews the fundamentals of biotechnology and biochemistry and provides an overview of lignocellulose, its properties, potential use, volume of production and by-products, and economical importance. Following this, chapters provide critical reviews of the latest developments in lignocellulosic biomass conversion into value-added products and provide step-by-step guidance on key processes and methods, including genetic engineering approaches, microbial pathways, thermochemical routes, and pre-treatment technologies. Various technological approaches are explained, including novel, eco-friendly methods for biomass conversion that reduce waste, and the role of microorganisms and their mechanisms are explored in depth. Biofuels and Bioproducts from Lignocellulosic Materials: Vol I Bioproducts is a valuable reference for students, researchers, and professionals involved in processing lignocellulosic materials for the production of bioenergy, biomaterials, and bioproducts. - Links technological interventions and modern biotechnological methods to provide strategies for the development of bioproducts using renewable lignocellulosic resources - Critically evaluates the issues of using lignocellulosic biomass for bioproducts and presents solutions using modern microbial biotechnological approaches - Explains the problems related to lignocellulosic waste management and their valorization into valued products - Emphasizes the role of microbial technology in valorization of lignocellulosic biomass

Jak zabránit klimatické katastrofě

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>> „Gates předkládá vůbec nejsrozumitelnější vysvětlení toho, co je příčinou oteplování naší planety, jak měřit vliv myriády lidských činností na tento ohromující a zdánlivě nevypočitatelný problém, a konečně jak se s tím efektivně vypořádat. Je to nejužitečnější návod na řešení klimatické krize, který jsem kdy viděl.“ — Fortune << ## O knize Nemusíte být klimatologové, abyste měli povědomí o oteplování planety a souvisejících jevech: o obdobích extrémních veder, bouří, stoupání hladiny moří, povodních, následných hladomorech a migračních vlnách. Bill Gates nás však vyzývá, že není na místě propadat strachu a bezmoci, ale naopak nahlížet na současný stav jako na příležitost postavit se pragmaticky výzvě a projít jako lidstvo další energetickou a technologickou revolucí. V knize vás seznámí s plánem snížit do roku 2050 emise skleníkových plynů ze současných 51 miliard tun ročně na nulu. Jde o velkolepý plán, ale nereálný. Gates jasně vysvětluje všechny zásadní aspekty problematiky – jednotlivé zdroje emisí, možné alternativy, technologie, které již existují, i slibné inovace, jež jsou teprve na obzoru. Nečekejte přitom výčitky ani zmar. I díky dlouholeté spolupráci s předními vědci, odborníky a politiky neztrácí Gates naději a přesvědčení, že společným úsilím klimatické katastrofě zabráníme. ## Mimo jiné se dozvíte: - Jaký je podíl jednotlivých odvětví lidské činnosti na emisích skleníkových plynů a že dopravě překvapivě náleží až čtvrtá příčka. - Proč musíme při vyčíslení skutečné efektivity zdrojů energie počítat s tzv. zelenými příplatky. - O vývoji báječných nových technologií včetně přímého zachytávání uhlíku ze vzduchu (DAC) nebo bezemisní výrobě cementu a plastů. - Jaké průlomy potřebujeme pro výrobu, transport a skladování elektřiny. - O krizových scénářích pro případ náhlého uvolnění metanu ze dna moří. - Jakou roli hrají v proměně klimatu krávy a mangrovové porosty. - Co přesně může pro svět udělat každý z nás a co naši volení zastupitelé a vlády. >> „Pokud se nevzdáme velkého cíle – dostat se na nulu – dokážeme katastrofu odvrátit. Můžeme zachovat únosné klima pro každého, pomoci stovkám milionů lidí žít hodnotný život a zachránit planetu pro příští generace.“ — Bill Gates << ## Napsali o knize >> „Z přehledného vysvětlení vědeckých aspektů změny klimatu je patrná Gatesova odbornost. Řešení, která nastiňuje, jsou pragmatická a spočívají na prozíravém ekonomickém uvažování. Přestože se nevybývá tvrdým pravdám, kterým musíme při změnách klimatu čelit, zůstává Gates optimistou a věří, že máme možnost vyhnout se úplné klimatické katastrofě.“ — Science << >> „Bill Gates má plán, jak zachránit svět. Přestože uznává, že jde o náročný úkol a že bude třeba zásadně změnit způsob výroby, pěstování, dopravy, klimatizace i vytápění, tvrdí, že je možné provést rozsáhlou transformaci a zároveň zachovat životní styl v zemích s vysokými příjmy a pokračovat v odstraňování chudoby miliard lidí.“ — Wired << >> „Spojení chladného realismu s čísly podloženým optimismem je v knize o nejvážnějším problému lidstva tak osvěžující! Bill Gates důrazně připomíná, že pokud se skutečně chceme pustit do řešení krize, musíme maximálně využít jediný přírodní zdroj, jenž máme k dispozici v neomezeném množství – génia lidského ducha.“ — The Economist << ## O autorovi Bill Gates (* 1955) je technolog, byznysový lídr a filantrop. V roce 1975 se svým kamarádem z dětství Paulem Allenem založil společnost Microsoft. Zároveň je spoluzakladatelem a předsedou Nadace Billa a Melindy Gatesových. Jeho projekt Breaktrough Energy se věnuje zavádění čisté energie a používání technologií, které neovlivňují změnu klimatu. Je otcem tří dětí. # Více o knize http://www.melvil.cz/kniha-jak-zabranit-klimaticke-katastrofe

Helgoland

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Los orígenes, el desarrollo y las claves para entender la teoría cuántica. Un libro fascinante que pone la ciencia al alcance de todos. En junio de 1925, Werner Heisenberg, de veintitrés años, se retira a Helgoland, una pequeña isla en el Mar del Norte, sin árboles y batida por el viento, para descansar y tratar de apaciguar la alergia que padece. Insomne, pasea por la noche para reflexionar y al alba da con una idea que transformará la ciencia y nuestra concepción del mundo. Ha puesto la primera piedra de la teoría cuántica.Carlo Rovelli, que a su profesión de físico añade su virtuosa pericia como contador de historias, nos expone los orígenes, el desarrollo y las claves de una teoría que lo cambia todo, que sirve para explicar el universo y las galaxias, que posibilita la invención de los ordenadores y otras máquinas, y que todavía hoy desconcierta e inquieta porque cuestiona aquello en lo que creemos.Asoman por estas páginas Erwin Schrödinger y su famoso gato, las reacciones de Niels Bohr y Einstein a la propuesta de Heisenberg, un visionario loco llamado Aleksandr Bogdánov, la relación de la teoría cuántica con el cubismo, la filosofía y el pensamiento oriental… Un libro deslumbrante y accesible que nos acerca a uno de los avances más trascendentales de la teoría científica contemporánea.

The Blind Spot

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A compelling argument for including the human perspective within science, and for how human experience makes science possible.It’s tempting to think that science gives us a God’s-eye view of reality. But we neglect the place of human experience at our peril. In The Blind Spot, astrophysicist Adam Frank, theoretical physicist Marcelo Gleiser, and philosopher Evan Thompson call for a revolutionary scientific worldview, where science includes—rather than ignores or tries not to see—humanity’s lived experience as an inescapable part of our search for objective truth. The authors present science not as discovering an absolute reality but rather as a highly refined, constantly evolving form of human experience. They urge practitioners to reframe how science works for the sake of our future in the face of the planetary climate crisis and increasing science denialism.Since the dawn of the Enlightenment, humanity has looked to science to tell us who we are, where we come from, and where we’re going, but we’ve gotten stuck thinking we can know the universe from outside our position in it. When we try to understand reality only through external physical things imagined from this outside position, we lose sight of the necessity of experience. This is the Blind Spot, which the authors show lies behind our scientific conundrums about time and the origin of the universe, quantum physics, life, AI and the mind, consciousness, and Earth as a planetary system. The authors propose an alternative vision: scientific knowledge is a self-correcting narrative made from the world and our experience of it evolving together. To finally “see” the Blind Spot is to awaken from a delusion of absolute knowledge and to see how reality and experience intertwine.The Blind Spot goes where no science book goes, urging us to create a new scientific culture that views ourselves both as an expression of nature and as a source of nature’s self-understanding, so that humanity can flourish in the new millennium.

Principles of Tissue Engineering (Enhanced Edition)

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First published in 1997, Principles of Tissue Engineering is the widely recognized definitive resource in the field. The third edition provides a much needed update of the rapid progress that has been achieved in the field, combining the prerequisites for a general understanding of tissue growth and development, the tools and theoretical information needed to design tissues and organs, as well as a presentation by the world’s experts of what is currently known about each specific organ system. This edition includes greatly expanded focus on stem cells, including adult and embryonic stem cells and progenitor populations that may soon lead to new tissue engineering therapies for heart disease, diabetes, and a wide variety of other diseases that afflict humanity. This up-to-date coverage of stem cell biology and other emerging technologies is complemented by a series of new chapters on recent clinical experience in applying tissue engineering. The result is a comprehensive textbook that we believe will be useful to students and experts alike.New to this edition:*Includes new chapters on biomaterial-protein interactions, nanocomposite and three-dimensional scaffolds, skin substitutes, spinal cord, vision enhancement, and heart valves*Expanded coverage of adult and embryonic stem cells of the cardiovascular, hematopoietic, musculoskeletal, nervous, and other organ systems

Active Electrical Distribution Network

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ACTIVE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKDiscover the major issues, solutions, techniques, and applications of active electrical distribution networks with this edited resourceActive Electrical Distribution Network: A Smart Approach delivers a comprehensive and insightful guide dedicated to addressing the major issues affecting an often-overlooked sector of the electrical industry: electrical distribution. The book discusses in detail a variety of challenges facing the smart electrical distribution network and presents a detailed framework to address these challenges with renewable energy integration.The book offers readers fulsome analyses of active distribution networks for smart grids, as well as active control approached for distributed generation, electric vehicle technology, smart metering systems, smart monitoring devices, smart management systems, and various storage systems. It provides a treatment of the analysis, modeling, and implementation of active electrical distribution systems and an exploration of the ways professionals and researchers from academia and industry attempt to meet the significant challenges facing them.From smart home energy management systems to approaches for the reconfiguration of active distribution networks with renewable energy integration, readers will also enjoy: A thorough introduction to electrical distribution networks, including conventional and smart networks An exploration of various existing issues related to the electrical distribution network An examination of the importance of harmonics mitigation in smart distribution networks, including active filters A treatment of reactive power compensation under smart distribution networks, including techniques like capacitor banks and smart devices An analysis of smart distribution network reliability assessment and enhancement Perfect for professionals, scientists, technologists, developers, designers, and researchers in smart grid technologies, security, and information technology, Active Electrical Distribution Network: A Smart Approach will also earn a place in the libraries of policy and administration professionals, as well as those involved with electric utilities, electric policy development, and regulating authorities.

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

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Finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction: “Nicholas Carr has written a Silent Spring for the literary mind.”—Michael Agger, Slate “Is Google making us stupid?” When Nicholas Carr posed that question, in a celebrated Atlantic Monthly cover story, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He also crystallized one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the Net’s bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? Now, Carr expands his argument into the most compelling exploration of the Internet’s intellectual and cultural consequences yet published. As he describes how human thought has been shaped through the centuries by “tools of the mind”—from the alphabet to maps, to the printing press, the clock, and the computer—Carr interweaves a fascinating account of recent discoveries in neuroscience by such pioneers as Michael Merzenich and Eric Kandel. Our brains, the historical and scientific evidence reveals, change in response to our experiences. The technologies we use to find, store, and share information can literally reroute our neural pathways. Building on the insights of thinkers from Plato to McLuhan, Carr makes a convincing case that every information technology carries an intellectual ethic—a set of assumptions about the nature of knowledge and intelligence. He explains how the printed book served to focus our attention, promoting deep and creative thought. In stark contrast, the Internet encourages the rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information from many sources. Its ethic is that of the industrialist, an ethic of speed and efficiency, of optimized production and consumption—and now the Net is remaking us in its own image. We are becoming ever more adept at scanning and skimming, but what we are losing is our capacity for concentration, contemplation, and reflection. Part intellectual history, part popular science, and part cultural criticism, The Shallows sparkles with memorable vignettes—Friedrich Nietzsche wrestling with a typewriter, Sigmund Freud dissecting the brains of sea creatures, Nathaniel Hawthorne contemplating the thunderous approach of a steam locomotive—even as it plumbs profound questions about the state of our modern psyche. This is a book that will forever alter the way we think about media and our minds.

Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Techniques for Biomedical Applications

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ADVANCED MATERIALS and MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES for BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONSThe book provides essential knowledge for the synthesis of biomedical products, development, nanomaterial properties, fabrication processes, and design techniques for different applications, as well as process design and optimization.In origin, biomaterials can come from nature or be synthesized in the laboratory with a variety of approaches that use metals, polymers, ceramic, or composite materials. They are often used or adapted for various biomedical applications. Biomaterials are commonly used in scaffolds, orthopedic, wound healing, fracture fixation, surgical sutures, artificial organ developments, pins and screws to stabilize fractures, surgical mesh, breast implants, artificial ligaments and tendons, and drug delivery systems.The sixteen chapters in Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Techniques in Biomedical Applications cover the synthesis, processing, design, manufacturing, and characterization of advanced materials; self-healing, bioinspired, nature-resourced, nanobiomaterials for biomedical applications; and manufacturing techniques such as rapid prototyping, additive manufacturing, etc.AudienceThe book is for engineers, technologists, and researchers working in the area of biomedical engineering and manufacturing techniques. It is also appropriate for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students.

The Drunkard's Walk

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the classroom to the courtroom and from financial markets to supermarkets, an intriguing and illuminating look at how randomness, chance, and probability affect our daily lives that will intrigue, awe, and inspire.“Mlodinow writes in a breezy style, interspersing probabilistic mind-benders with portraits of theorists.... The result is a readable crash course in randomness.” —The New York Times Book ReviewWith the born storyteller's command of narrative and imaginative approach, Leonard Mlodinow vividly demonstrates how our lives are profoundly informed by chance and randomness and how everything from wine ratings and corporate success to school grades and political polls are less reliable than we believe.By showing us the true nature of chance and revealing the psychological illusions that cause us to misjudge the world around us, Mlodinow gives us the tools we need to make more informed decisions. From the classroom to the courtroom and from financial markets to supermarkets, Mlodinow's intriguing and illuminating look at how randomness, chance, and probability affect our daily lives will intrigue, awe, and inspire.

Le discret et le continu. Quelques clefs pour… aborder la physique quantique

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La physique quantique, tout le monde en a entendu parler. Mais qu’est-ce que c’est ? De quoi cela parle-t-il ? Où cela se passe-t-il ? Existe-t-il des applications concrètes ? Il semble que le rêve de tout physicien soit de réunir théorie relativiste et théorie quantique. Pourquoi est-ce difficile ? Ce livre n’est pas un cours de physique. Il a pour seule ambition de vous familiariser avec des concepts ardus et de vous permettre comme promis dans son titre d’aborder la physique quantique. Bonne lecture !

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