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How Old is Time?: Short Stories from Science, History and Philosophy

Sašo Dolenc
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Description:"I travel a lot around the world, I regularly follow the world's most notable news sources, and I often socialize with prominent intellectuals in various parts of the world, but the best short stories about science I encounter are those I find at home in my native Slovenia. The essays on science by my colleague Sašo Dolenc are not only fresh, exciting and entertaining but also very diverse, as they cover various topics from the social sciences and philosophy as well as technology, mathematics and the natural sciences. His books come closest to what we could call the royal road to knowledge." -- Renata Salecl, philosopher and author of The Tyranny of ChoiceThe aim of the writings collected in this series is to present some key scientific events, ideas and personalities in the form of short stories that are easy and fun to read. Scientific and philosophical concepts are explained in a way that anyone may understand. Each story may be read separately, but at the same time, they all band together to form a wide-ranging introduction to the history of science and areas of contemporary scientific research, as well as some of the recurring problems science has encountered in history and the philosophical dilemmas it raises today.CONTENTSATOMSHow old is time? 11Conquering absolute zero 16In search of the perfect machine 21Baby pictures of the universe 26How the universe was made 30The beginnings of quantum physics 35The Tao of science 39A particle that wasn't there 44BRAINThe biology of ethics 51How pleasure works 56Thinking about alternatives 60Why does digital music only make sense to a human ear? 64Humans are co-operative creatures 69What really causes addiction? 74The power of ignorance and uncertainty 78The biology of watching 83The winner brain 88How to build an artificial brain 92Signing with numbers 97LIFEDo genes have memory? 103The Gaia hypothesis 109When nature falls silent 114How would the world look like without fossil fuels? 119CRISPR – biotechnology of the future 123The placebo effect: how does it work? 128Medicine: does the end justify the means? 133What helps doctors make decisions? 137Unusual theories about our senses 142Food is more than a war between good and bad 146SOCIETYA third sex? 153The psychology of terrorism and radicalization 158The dilemma of a travelling salesman 163Strangers in their own land 168Social physics 173The second machine age 178What makes a good teacher? 183The secret formula for making a hit 188The new generation of cyber warriors 192The Supreme Court’s sentencing algorithm 197Why do we need privacy? 202The battle for the Internet 206Stories about money 211How scientific journals became a lucrative business 216Driverless cars - how do they work? 221HISTORYHow logic was born from the crisis of Athenian democracy 229The dangerous blend of love and logic 234Hollywood star and military inventor 240The world's most important scientist meets world’s most famous philosopher 245The American physicist who taught the Japanese about quality 250How a philosopher helped a scientist get a Nobel Prize 255Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison and the clash of the rich 258The real Albert Einstein 262Countess Ada of Lovelace – pioneer of computer science 267A dangerous mathematical theory 272We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with How Old is Time?: Short Stories from Science, History and Philosophy. To get started finding How Old is Time?: Short Stories from Science, History and Philosophy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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2018
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How Old is Time?: Short Stories from Science, History and Philosophy

Sašo Dolenc
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: "I travel a lot around the world, I regularly follow the world's most notable news sources, and I often socialize with prominent intellectuals in various parts of the world, but the best short stories about science I encounter are those I find at home in my native Slovenia. The essays on science by my colleague Sašo Dolenc are not only fresh, exciting and entertaining but also very diverse, as they cover various topics from the social sciences and philosophy as well as technology, mathematics and the natural sciences. His books come closest to what we could call the royal road to knowledge." -- Renata Salecl, philosopher and author of The Tyranny of ChoiceThe aim of the writings collected in this series is to present some key scientific events, ideas and personalities in the form of short stories that are easy and fun to read. Scientific and philosophical concepts are explained in a way that anyone may understand. Each story may be read separately, but at the same time, they all band together to form a wide-ranging introduction to the history of science and areas of contemporary scientific research, as well as some of the recurring problems science has encountered in history and the philosophical dilemmas it raises today.CONTENTSATOMSHow old is time? 11Conquering absolute zero 16In search of the perfect machine 21Baby pictures of the universe 26How the universe was made 30The beginnings of quantum physics 35The Tao of science 39A particle that wasn't there 44BRAINThe biology of ethics 51How pleasure works 56Thinking about alternatives 60Why does digital music only make sense to a human ear? 64Humans are co-operative creatures 69What really causes addiction? 74The power of ignorance and uncertainty 78The biology of watching 83The winner brain 88How to build an artificial brain 92Signing with numbers 97LIFEDo genes have memory? 103The Gaia hypothesis 109When nature falls silent 114How would the world look like without fossil fuels? 119CRISPR – biotechnology of the future 123The placebo effect: how does it work? 128Medicine: does the end justify the means? 133What helps doctors make decisions? 137Unusual theories about our senses 142Food is more than a war between good and bad 146SOCIETYA third sex? 153The psychology of terrorism and radicalization 158The dilemma of a travelling salesman 163Strangers in their own land 168Social physics 173The second machine age 178What makes a good teacher? 183The secret formula for making a hit 188The new generation of cyber warriors 192The Supreme Court’s sentencing algorithm 197Why do we need privacy? 202The battle for the Internet 206Stories about money 211How scientific journals became a lucrative business 216Driverless cars - how do they work? 221HISTORYHow logic was born from the crisis of Athenian democracy 229The dangerous blend of love and logic 234Hollywood star and military inventor 240The world's most important scientist meets world’s most famous philosopher 245The American physicist who taught the Japanese about quality 250How a philosopher helped a scientist get a Nobel Prize 255Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison and the clash of the rich 258The real Albert Einstein 262Countess Ada of Lovelace – pioneer of computer science 267A dangerous mathematical theory 272We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with How Old is Time?: Short Stories from Science, History and Philosophy. To get started finding How Old is Time?: Short Stories from Science, History and Philosophy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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2018
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