Spillover

Spillover

Der tödliche Sprung vom Tier zum MenschenLebensbedrohende Infektionskrankheiten wie AIDS, Ebola, Virusgrippen, SARS und aktuell Covid-19 können sich dank der Globalisierung schnell über große Räume verbreiten und Epidemien oder gar Pandemien auslösen. Ihnen ist eines gemeinsam: Die Erreger sprangen vom Tier auf den Menschen über – der sogenannte Spillover. In einem ebenso spannend erzählten wie beunruhigenden Buch schildert der preisgekrönte Wissenschaftsautor David Quammen wie und wo bevorzugt Viren, Bakterien und andere Erreger auf den Menschen übertragen werden. Er begleitet Forscher bei der Suche nach dem Ursprung der Seuchen unter anderem zu Gorillas in den Kongo, beobachtet sie bei der Arbeit mit Fledermäusen in China und Affen in Bangladesch und erklärt, warum die Gefahr des Spillover gestiegen ist. Ein Wissenschaftsthriller über die steigende Gefahr von Pandemien in der globalisierten Welt.

Les océans

Les océans

Les océans sont reliés, au travers des courants marins, à l’atmosphère, au monde vivant, aux espèces chimiques. Pour Jean-François Minster, océanographe et physicien, les nouveaux outils d’observation et de modélisation permettront de bien mieux comprendre le rôle que jouent les océans dans le maintien des équilibres fragiles de notre planète.

Does Anything Eat Wasps

Does Anything Eat Wasps

Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly, in the hope that the answers to them will be given in the 'Last Word' column - regularly voted the most popular section of the magazine.Does Anything Eat Wasps? is a collection of the best that have appeared, including: Why can't we eat green potatoes? Why do airliners suddenly plummet? Does a compass work in space? Why do all the local dogs howl at emergency sirens? How can a tree grow out of a chimney stack? Why do bruises go through a range of colours? Why is the sea blue inside caves? Many seemingly simple questions are actually very complex to answer. And some that seem difficult have a very simple explanation. New Scientist's 'Last Word' celebrates all questions - the trivial, the idiosyncratic, the baffling and the strange. This selection of the best is popular science at its most entertaining and enlightening.

Curiosity

Curiosity

With the recent landing of the Mars rover Curiosity, it seems safe to assume that the idea of being curious is alive and well in modern science—that it’s not merely encouraged but is seen as an essential component of the scientific mission. Yet there was a time when curiosity was condemned. Neither Pandora nor Eve could resist the dangerous allure of unanswered questions, and all knowledge wasn’t equal—for millennia it was believed that there were some things we should not try to know. In the late sixteenth century this attitude began to change dramatically, and in Curiosity: How Science Became Interested in Everything, Philip Ball investigates how curiosity first became sanctioned—when it changed from a vice to a virtue and how it became permissible to ask any and every question about the world.Looking closely at the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, Ball vividly brings to life the age when modern science began, a time that spans the lives of Galileo and Isaac Newton. In this entertaining and illuminating account of the rise of science as we know it, Ball tells of scientists both legendary and lesser known, from Copernicus and Kepler to Robert Boyle, as well as the inventions and technologies that were inspired by curiosity itself, such as the telescope and the microscope. The so-called Scientific Revolution is often told as a story of great geniuses illuminating the world with flashes of inspiration. But Curiosity reveals a more complex story, in which the liberation—and subsequent taming—of curiosity was linked to magic, religion, literature, travel, trade, and empire. Ball also asks what has become of curiosity today: how it functions in science, how it is spun and packaged for consumption, how well it is being sustained, and how the changing shape of science influences the kinds of questions it may continue to ask.Though proverbial wisdom tell us that it was through curiosity that our innocence was lost, that has not deterred us. Instead, it has been completely the contrary: today we spend vast sums trying to reconstruct the first instants of creation in particle accelerators, out of a pure desire to know. Ball refuses to let us take this desire for granted, and this book is a perfect homage to such an inquisitive attitude.

Die verborgene Wirklichkeit

Die verborgene Wirklichkeit

Universum – dieser Begriff bezeichnet nicht nur den Weltraum, sondern umfasst die Gesamtheit aller Dinge in unserer Welt. Doch was wäre, wenn das Universum doch nicht die gesamte Welt darstellen würde? Wenn es zwei, drei, ja unendlich viele Universen gäbe? Dass die Idee des Multiversums, also mehrerer möglicher Universen, nicht nur Stoff für Science-Fiction-Romane ist, sondern ein wichtiges Forschungsfeld der Physik, das unseren Blick auf die Welt und unser Verständnis der Wirklichkeit verändert, zeigt Brian Greene in seinem Bestseller.

Politiques de la nature

Politiques de la nature

Comment combler le fossé apparemment infranchissable séparant les sciences (chargées de comprendre la nature) et la politique (chargée de régler la vie sociale), séparation dont les conséquences deviennent de plus en plus catastrophiques ?La nature a toujours constitué l'une des deux moitiés de la vie publique – celle qui nous unit –, l'autre moitié formant ce qu'on appelle la politique, c'est-à-dire le jeu des intérêts et des passions – qui nous divise. L'écologie politique a prétendu apporter une réponse mais, à cause des controverses scientifiques qu'elle suscite, à cause de l'incertitude sur les valeurs qu'elle provoque, elle oblige à abandonner la nature comme mode d'organisation publique.Selon Bruno Latour, la solution repose sur une profonde redéfinition à la fois de l'activité scientifique (à réintégrer dans le jeu normal de la société) et de l'activité politique (comprise comme l'élaboration progressive d'un monde commun). Ce sont les conditions et les contraintes de telles redéfinitions qu'il explore ici.

Model-Based Control of Networked Systems

Model-Based Control of Networked Systems

​This monograph introduces a class of networked control systems (NCS) called model-based networked control systems (MB-NCS) and presents various architectures and control strategies designed to improve the performance of NCS. The overall performance of NCS considers the appropriate use of network resources, particularly network bandwidth, in conjunction with the desired response of the system being controlled.The book begins with a detailed description of the basic MB-NCS architecture that provides stability conditions in terms of state feedback updates . It also covers typical problems in NCS such as network delays, network scheduling, and data quantization, as well as more general control problems such as output feedback control, nonlinear systems stabilization, and tracking control.Key features and topics include:Time-triggered and event-triggered feedback updatesStabilization of uncertain systems subject to time delays, quantization, and extended absence of feedbackOptimal control analysis and design of model-based networked systemsParameter identification and adaptive stabilization of systems controlled over networksThe MB-NCS approach to decentralized control of distributed systemsModel-Based Control of Networked Systems will appeal to researchers, practitioners, and graduate students interested in the control of networked systems, distributed systems, and systems with limited feedback.

Researching Sustainability

Researching Sustainability

This book is for students and researchers across the social sciences who are planning, conducting and disseminating research on sustainability-related issues. Real-world sustainability problems cross many boundaries, and this is the first book to guide students and practitioners through the practical and theoretical challenges of doing interdisciplinary research in this vital and emerging area. Researching Sustainability contains many in-depth, 'hands on' accounts by expert contributors, providing real-life examples and lessons that can be put to use immediately. Coverage includes:  the general challenges that sustainability presents to researchers, including frictions between sustainability and scientific tradition; complexity; research paradigms; interdisciplinarity; social-environmental interactions; and ethical concerns. a host of social science based research methods and approaches. Each chapter presents a different method; its challenges and suitability for different situations; an in-depth example of the method in action; insights and lessons. dissemination of sustainability research findings, including influencing policy, communicating with school children and working with the media. The book concludes with a critical synthesis of issues and methods examined in the book together with a discussion of future research pathways. This book is an essential tool for students, researchers and practitioners in planning, implementing and evaluating their sustainability research.

Ciência no cotidiano

Ciência no cotidiano

O simples fato de vivermos no século XXI já nos faz beneficiários da ciência e dos seus frutos, mesmo que a gente não se dê conta dessa verdade. Os objetos que nos dão conforto, que nos dão prazer, que nos transportam, que nos emocionam, que nos informam (até este livro) só existem da forma como existem por conta dos conhecimentos científicos. O cidadão que ignora fatos científicos básicos pode se tornar presa fácil de curandeiros e charlatões, gente que mente para os outros e, não raro, para si mesma. A Coleção Cotidiano busca explicar temas complexos do nosso dia a dia de maneira dinâmica, sem perder a profundidade e relevância. Cada livro é escrito por especialistas em suas temáticas e conta com um moderno projeto gráfico.

Brain Rules for Aging Well

Brain Rules for Aging Well

How come I can never find my keys? Why don't I sleep as well as I used to? Why do my friends keep repeating the same stories? What can I do to keep my brain sharp? Scientists know. Brain Rules for Aging Well, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts, and the prescription to age well, in his signature engaging style.With so many discoveries over the years, science is literally changing our minds about the optimal care and feeding of the brain. All of it is captivating. A great deal of it is unexpected.In his New York Times best seller Brain Rules, Medina showed us how our brains really work, and why we ought to redesign our workplaces and schools to match. In Brain Rules for Baby, he gave parents the brain science they need to know to raise happy, smart, moral kids. Now, in Brain Rules for Aging Well, Medina shares how you can make the most of the years you have left. In a book destined to be a classic on aging, Medina's fascinating stories and infectious sense of humor breathe life into the science.Brain Rules for Aging Well is organized into four sections, each laying out familiar problems with surprising solutions. First up, the social brain, in which topics ranging from relationships to happiness and gullibility illustrate how our emotions change with age. The second section focuses on the thinking brain, explaining how working memory and executive function change with time. The third section is all about your body: how certain kinds of exercise, diets, and sleep can slow the decline of aging. Each section is sprinkled with practical advice, for example, the fascinating benefits of dancing, and the brain science behind each intervention.The final section is about the future. Your future. Medina connects all the chapters into a plan for maintaining your brain health.You may already be experiencing the sometimes-unpleasant effects of the aging process. Or you may be deeply concerned about your loved ones who are. Either way, Brain Rules for Aging Well is for you.

Perché E=mc²?

Perché E=mc²?

Brian Cox e Jeff Forshaw si spingono alla frontiera della scienza del ventunesimo secolo per riflettere sul vero significato della sequenza di termini matematici che creano l'equazione-simbolo di Einstein, E=mc². Spiegando i termini uno per uno, si chiedono: cos'è l'energia? Cos'è la massa? Cosa c'entra con energia e massa la velocità della luce? Per rispondere, ci portano fino a un esperimento tra i più grandi mai esistiti: l'acceleratore di particelle noto con il nome di Large Hadron Collider, che si snoda per 27 km nel sottosuolo di Ginevra, a cavallo del confine tra Francia e Svizzera. Usando questa macchina gigantesca - in grado di ricreare le condizioni dell'universo poche frazioni di secondo dopo il Big Bang - Cox e Forshaw descrivono la teoria contemporanea sull'origine della massa. Insieme a energia e massa, la terza componente dell'equazione è c, la velocità della luce, probabilmente la più affascinante. Perché la velocità della luce permette la conversione tra energia e massa? La risposta è davvero il cuore della questione: gli autori mostrano che per comprendere realmente E=mc² si deve prima capire perché si può viaggiare nel futuro ma non nel passato e come si muovono i corpi del nostro mondo tridimensionale in uno spaziotempo a quattro dimensioni. In altre parole, si deve capire come è fatta la struttura fondamentale e profonda del nostro mondo.

The Systems Thinker

The Systems Thinker

The second edition is now available!Find the optimal solutions to your problems. Gain a deep understanding of the “what, why, how, when, how much” questions of your life.Become a Systems Thinker and discover how to approach your life from a completely new perspective.What is systems thinking? Put it simply, thinking about how things interact with one another. Why should this matter to you? Because you are a system. You are a part of smaller and larger systems – your community, your country, your species. Understanding your role within these systems and how these systems affect, hinder, or aid the fulfillment of your life can lead you to better answers about yourself and the world.Information is the most precious asset these days. Evaluating that information correctly is almost priceless. Systems thinkers are some of the bests in collecting and assessing information, as well as creating impactful solutions in any context.The Systems Thinker will help you to implement systems thinking at your workplace, human relations, and everyday thinking habits. Boost your observation and analytical skills to find the real triggers and influencing forces behind contemporary politics, economics, health, and education changes. Systems thinking clears your vision by teaching you not only to find the differences between the elements but also the similarities. This bi-directional analyzing ability will give you a more complex worldview, deeper understanding of problems, and thus better solutions.The car stopped because its tank is empty – so it needs gas. Easy problem, easy solution, right? But could you explain just as easily why did the price of gas raise with 5% the past month? After becoming a systems thinker, you’ll be able to answer that question just as easily.Change your thoughts, change your results.•What are the main elements, questions and methods of thinking in systems?•The most widely used systems archetypes, maps, models, and analytical methods.•Learn to identify and provide solutions even the most complex system problems.•Deepen your understanding about human motivation with systems thinking.The past fifty years brought so many changes in our lives. The world has become more interconnected than ever. Old rules can’t explain the new world anymore. But systems thinking can. Embrace systems thinking and become a master of analytical, critical, and creative thinking.

Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems in Infectious Disease Treatment

Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems in Infectious Disease Treatment

Cutting edge technology-based drug delivery systems have been rapidly growing and are being applied to various sections of biomedicine. The current scenario of global burden due to infectious disorders can take advantage of nanoparticulate based carriers to advance the cure efficiency. Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems in Infectious Disease Treatment explores a broad range of promising approaches for the treatment of infectious diseases using the latest advancements in nanomedical technologies. The book opens with introduction about infectious diseases and its global burden. There is also specific discussion and assessment of the global impact of viruses with an emphasis on COVID-19, Zika, and Ebola. Subsequent chapters provide detailed information about various novel nanotherapeutic strategies used for delivering drugs for the treatment of various types of viral, bacterial, and fungal disorders. Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems in Infectious Disease Treatment is a valuable resource for graduates, researchers, industry professionals, and anyone working to tackle the challenges of delivering drugs in a more targeted and efficient manner for the treatment of infectious diseases.    - Focuses on the application of different nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems - Offers information on how to design and develop the nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems and devices for the treatment of infectious disorders - Explores challenges and regulatory concerns of nanomedicine in infectious disorders

The Optimism Bias

The Optimism Bias

Psychologists have long been aware that most people maintain an irrationally positive outlook on life—but why? Turns out, we might be hardwired that way. In this absorbing exploration, Tali Sharot—one of the most innovative neuroscientists at work today—demonstrates that optimism may be crucial to human existence. The Optimism Bias explores how the brain generates hope and what happens when it fails; how the brains of optimists and pessimists differ; why we are terrible at predicting what will make us happy; how emotions strengthen our ability to recollect; how anticipation and dread affect us; how our optimistic illusions affect our financial, professional, and emotional decisions; and more.   Drawing on cutting-edge science, The Optimism Bias provides us with startling new insight into the workings of the brain and the major role that optimism plays in determining how we live our lives.

Válj természetfelettivé!

Válj természetfelettivé!

Mi lenne, ha képes volnál ráhangolódni az anyagi világon túli frekvenciákra, megváltoztathatnád agyad kémiáját, és a tudat transzcendens szintjeire emelkedve új jövőt teremtenél? Ha képes volnál átalakítani tested biológiáját, hogy mélyreható gyógyulás vehesse kezdetét? Vajon milyen lenne természetfelettivé válni?Dr. Joe Dispenza forradalmi könyve egy olyan tudást és eszköztárat nyújt át, amellyel a hozzád hasonló hétköznapi emberek is rendkívüli létállapotokra juthatnak el. Az első olyan gyakorlati útmutató, amelynek célja, hogy lépésről lépésre segítsen elérni lehetőségeink maximumát testi síkon, egészségi állapotunkban, kapcsolatainkban és életcéljainkban, miközben végig a saját tempónkban haladhatunk.Ez a könyv megváltoztatja az életed. Megmutatja, hogyan tudod elfogadni a jövőre vonatkozó álmaidat úgy, mintha már be is teljesedtek volna, mégpedig oly módon, hogy a tested is elhiggye, máris a valóra vált álmot éli, beindítva ezzel egy sor érzelmi és fiziológiai folyamatot, amelyekben új valóságod tükröződik vissza. Ebben rejlik a könyv ereje.

ADVANCED FERROELECTRIC AND PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS

ADVANCED FERROELECTRIC AND PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS

Discover the latest advances in ferroelectric and piezoelectric material sciences with this comprehensive monograph, divided into six chapters, each offering unique insights into the field.Chapter 1 delves into the manufacture and study of new ceramic materials, focusing on complex oxides of various metals (Aurivillius phases). The authors explore layered bismuth titanates and niobates, known for their high Curie temperature, and discuss how varying their chemical composition can lead to significant changes in their electrophysical properties. Chapter 2 explores the fascinating world of ferroelectrics — dielectrics with spontaneous polarization. Mathematical models and approaches of fractional calculus are used to understand the process of polarization switching in these materials, shedding light on the fractality of electrical responses. In Chapter 3, readers gain valuable insights into the inhomogeneous polarization process of polycrystalline ferroelectrics, a crucial stage in creating piezoceramic samples for energy converters. The authors present a comprehensive mathematical model that allows the determination of various characteristics, including dielectric and piezoelectric hysteresis loops and the effect of attenuation processes.Chapter 4 focuses on state-of-the-art piezoelectric energy harvesting, discussing theoretical, experimental, and computer modelling approaches. The authors discuss piezoelectric generators (PEGs) of different types (cantilever, stack and axis) and nonlinear effects arising at their operation. Chapter 5 presents expanded test and finite element models for cantilever-type and axial-type PEGs with active elements. The studies cover various structural and electric schemes of the PEGs with proof mass, bimorph and cylindrical piezoelectric elements, and excitation loads. Finally, Chapter 6 reviews some results in the last five years, obtained in modelling the vibration of devices from piezoactive materials, including five important effects: piezoelectric, flexoelectric, pyroelectric, piezomagnetic and flexomagnetic.As a diverse addition to the literature, this book is a relevant resource for researchers, engineers, and students seeking to expand their knowledge of cutting-edge developments in this exciting field.Contents: Crystal Structure and Electrophysical Characteristics of Layered Perovskite-like Bismuth OxidesAnalytical Approaches to Modeling Switching Kinetics of FerroelectricsPolarization Modeling and Application of Inhomogeneously Polarized Transducers in Acoustic WaveguidesPiezoelectric Energy Harvesting: Main Directions of Development and AchievementsExperimental and Finite Element Modeling of Cantilever-Type and Axial-Type Piezoelectric Generators with Active ElementsModeling of Oscillations of Devices Based on Dielectrics under the Influence of Fields of Various Nature: The Current State of the ArtReadership: Researchers working on ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials.Key Features: Written by experts and specialists of dielectric materials and energy harvesting research Includes updated results from leading Russian academic institutions and research hubs, relating to mechanics of solids, condensed matter physics and materials sciences, which are rarely disseminated to readers outside Russia Presents original theoretical, computer modelling and experimental methods to address energy harvesting problems Presents important numerical results for the improvement and optimization of energy harvesting materials, devices and systems Presents new experimental equipment, supported by Russian patents, used for testing and studying piezoelectric generators

Qu’est-ce qu’une discipline ?

Qu’est-ce qu’une discipline ?

Quelle est la signification des frontières entre les disciplines scientifiques ? Quelle est l’utilité de leur classification au sein d’un système unifié ? Les intérêts disciplinaires divergents s’affrontent dans un débat politique, ici examiné. L’enjeu varie, selon que l’on veut décrire l’identité sociale, l’identité professionnelle ou l’identité épistémologique des savoirs spécialisés, qui sont enseignés aujourd’hui dans les universités ou catalogués dans les institutions de recherche. Le tableau d’un « système » des disciplines, qui composait harmonieusement aux XIXe et XXe siècles la diversité des pratiques avec l’unité épistémologique de la rationalité scientifique, a été bouleversé dans toutes ses dimensions par les développements internes de l’histoire des sciences comme par la multiplication de leurs fonctions symboliques et économiques. Le débat politique où s’affrontent aujourd’hui des intérêts disciplinaires divergents gagne à être éclairé par un examen, à la fois épistémologique et sociologique, des liens entre « paradigmes », institutions et innovations scientifiques, méthodes de recherche et structures d’objets.

Was, wenn wir einfach die Welt retten?

Was, wenn wir einfach die Welt retten?

Der Pageturner zur Klimakrise – jetzt als aktualisierte NeuausgabeWir sind in einem Thriller. Sie und ich. Nicht als Leser und Autor. Als Akteure. Besagter Thriller schreibt sich seit Menschengedenken fort und wechselt dabei immer wieder den Titel. Aktuell heißt er Klimakrise. Pandemie. Digitalisierung. Terror. In der Vergangenheit hieß er Kalter Krieg, Wettrüsten, davor Zweiter Weltkrieg, Erster Weltkrieg. Doch nie waren wir so vielen potenziellen Schrecknissen gleichzeitig ausgesetzt wie heute. Falls Sie also dem Klimaschutz vorübergehend Ihre Aufmerksamkeit entzogen hatten, um mit einer Pandemie oder dem Krieg in der Ukraine zurechtzukommen, ist das schlichtweg menschlich. Was nichts daran ändert, dass der Klimawandel die wohl größte existenzielle Bedrohung unserer Geschichte darstellt, und ebenso wenig wie ein Virus lässt er mit sich reden. Zeit, zurück ins Handeln zu finden. Die gute Nachricht ist: Wir können die Herausforderung meistern. Mit Wissen, Willenskraft, positivem Denken, Kreativität, der Liebe zum Leben auf unserem Planeten und ein bisschen persönlichem Heldentum, wie man es im Thriller braucht.Wissenschaftlich fundiert, spannend und nie ohne Humor entwirft Frank Schätzing verschiedene Szenarien unserer Zukunft, in denen wir mal versagt, mal obsiegt haben. Wir lernen die Protagonisten und Antagonisten kennen, Verantwortliche aus Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, begegnen Aktivisten, Leugnern und Verschwörungstheoretikern, bevor sich der Blick auf das überwältigende Panorama des Machbaren öffnet und der Autor Wege aufzeigt, wie wir der Klimafalle entkommen und alles doch noch gut, nein, besser werden kann. Die Welt zu retten ist möglich – wenn wir nur wollen.

Burze w mózgu

Burze w mózgu

Kolejna książka autorki bestsellera Wszystko jest w twojej głowieZagadkowe objawy choroby u pacjentów powodują, że lekarze muszą włożyć wiele trudu, by ustalić, co się za nimi kryje. Burze w mózgu przedstawiają takie niecodzienne historie: mężczyzna widzi przebiegające przez pokój postaci z kreskówki, pewna dziewczyna ma wrażenie, jakby świat zmieniał się w scenerię z Alicji w Krainie Czarów. Jeszcze inna, gdy tylko pomyśli, że chce wykonać jakiś ruch, staje się bezwładna niczym szmaciana lalka. Suzanne O’Sullivan, neurolożka z wieloletnim stażem, dowodzi, że często kluczem do wyjaśnienia niezwykłych objawów jest mózg. To nasz najbardziej skomplikowany narząd, kontrolujący cały organizm, wciąż skrywający przed nami wiele tajemnic. Działania lekarza diagnozującego zaburzenia w jego funkcjonowaniu przypominają często pracę detektywa. W tej pasjonującej książce autorka łączy przykuwające uwagę historie pacjentów z naukowymi wyjaśnieniami pokazującymi, skąd czerpiemy naszą wiedzę o mózgu i jak niewyobrażalnie jest on złożony. Burze w mózgu opisują ogromną determinację w odkrywaniu sekretów ludzkiego organizmu oraz moc nadziei, która nieprzerwanie towarzyszy pacjentom i lekarzom. O’Sullivan wprowadziła mnie w całkiem inny świat! Po pierwsze pokazała mi, czym jest epilepsja, co ją powoduje, jak przebiega, jak można ją leczyć, jak się ją bada. Po drugie, być może najważniejsze z tej książki – nauczyła mnie, że nie ma jednej epilepsji. Ta, o której każdy wie, to tylko jeden typ. A jest ich całe mnóstwo – epilepsją mogą być momenty zawieszenia, budzenie się w nocy, zrywanie się do biegu, halucynacje, chwilowe tracenie przytomności, przeklinanie. Przypadki opisywane przez autorkę są bardzo poruszające, a jednocześnie pokazujące, że epilepsja to coś, co może pojawić się w każdym momencie.Diana Chmiel, Bardziej lubię książki niż ludziTen zbiór fascynujących opowieści klinicznych przekonująco dowodzi, że w naszej głowie w każdej sekundzie dzieje się coś niezwykłego. „Daily Telegraph” O’Sullivan w bardzo klarowny sposób opisuje tajemnice mózgu. „The Guardian” Opowiadając prawdziwe ludzkie historie, autorka w bezpretensjonalny sposób wyjaśnia przeciętnemu czytelnikowi, jak działa mózg i do czego prowadzą jego zaburzenia. „The Times” Świetna książka. O’Sullivan jest według mnie obecnie najlepszą autorką książek popularnonaukowych, prawdziwa spadkobierczyni Olivera Sacksa. Sathnam Sanghera, autor The Boy with the Topknot Suzanne O’Sullivan jest brytyjską neurolożką z wieloletnim doświadczeniem zawodowym, ekspertem w leczeniu padaczki. Pracowała w Szpitalu Królewskim w Londynie, obecnie jest specjalistą w Narodowym Szpitalu Neurologicznym i Neurochirurgicznym oraz w ośrodku leczenia padaczki prowadzonym przez brytyjskie Towarzystwo Epileptologii. Specjalizuje się w diagnozowaniu złożonych przypadków padaczki oraz interesuje się chorobami psychogennymi. Za swoją bestsellerową książkę Wszystko jest w twojej głowie otrzymała nagrody Wellcome Book Prize i Royal Society of Biology Book Prize.

Atrapados

Atrapados

Un potente e inquietante análisis de nuestra dependencia de las nuevas tecnologías, por el autor de Superficiales. ¿Qué está haciendo Internet con nuestras mentes?¿Somos capaces de decidir qué tareas dejamos en manos del ordenador y cuáles nos reservamos? ¿Dedicamos nuestra atención a lo que queremos? Las nuevas tecnologías suponen un ahorro de trabajo, pero ¿podrían erosionar nuestra libertad?Cada día, diversas aplicaciones nos ayudan a hacer ejercicio o incluso buscar pareja. Confiamos en una voz artificial que nos guía paso a paso hasta nuestro destino. Las redes sociales nos incitan a recuperar amistades. La automatización es imparable y ya se está apropiando incluso de las profesiones más cualificadas: los software substituyen el ojo clínico del médico, el oído del músico, la mano del arquitecto o la pericia del piloto. Coches que conducen solos, ataques con drones militares... La realidad supera con creces lo que hasta hace poco nos parecía ciencia ficción.Tejido a base de curiosidades históricas y lúcidas descripciones de las últimas tendencias tecnológicas, económicas, psicológicas y neurocientíficas, Atrapados nos brinda una visión realista y alarmante de un poderoso fenómeno que está determinando nuestras vidas.Carr lleva años cuestionando las ventajas reales de las tecnologías de la información y favoreciendo el debate sobre un tema controvertido que nos afecta a todos.La crítica ha dicho... «De lectura obligatoria para todo aquel que tenga un smartphone.» Jonathen Safran Foer, autor de Todo está iluminado«Fascinante y revelador. Atrapados suscita la necesaria reflexión sobre nuestra excesiva dependencia de las máquinas.»Publishers Weekly«Atrapados es un ensayo oportuno y actual en el que Nicholas Carr reflexiona sobre las consecuencias nocivas de la tecnología. Su lectura genera ganas de réplica.» Mercedes Cebrián, Babelia«Carr demuestra de manera tan elegante como convincente que es el momento de recuperar el arte de pensar y un mundo en el que las máquinas estés supeditadas a las necesidades humanas.» Donald Norman