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Para este libro he elegido textos sobre la ciencia durante el Renacimiento principalmente, en España e Hispanoamérica, pero no sólo acerca de ese periodo histórico. Cuando incluyo mis trabajos sobre comentarios de libros en la Biblioteca Complutense y de literatura y ciencia o farmacia, no me limito al Renacimiento. Me salgo del periodo por ambos extremos; tambien al analizar la terapeutica barroca, aunque las referencias a la renacentista son constantes

The epic story of human evolution from our primate beginnings more than five million years ago to the agricultural eraOver the course of five million years our primate ancestors evolved from a modest population of sub Saharan apes into the globally dominant species Homo sapiens Along the way humans became incredibly diverse in appearance language and culture How did all of this happen In The Five Million Year Odyssey Peter Bellwood synthesizes research from archaeology biology anthropology and linguistics to immerse us in the saga of human evolution from the earliest traces of our hominin forebears in Africa through waves of human expansion across the continents and to the rise of agriculture and explosive demographic growth around the world Bellwood presents our modern diversity as a product of both evolution which led to the emergence of the genus Homo approximately 2 5 million years ago and migration which carried humans into new environments He introduces us to the ancient hominins including the australopithecines Homo erectus the Neanderthals and others before turning to the appearance of Homo sapiens circa 300 000 years ago and subsequent human movement into Eurasia Australia and the Americas Bellwood then explores the invention of agric

One of our great contemporary scientists reveals the ten profound insights that illuminate what everyone should know about the physical worldIn Fundamentals Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek offers the reader a simple yet profound exploration of reality based on the deep revelations of modern science With clarity and an infectious sense of joy he guides us through the essential concepts that form our understanding of what the world is and how it works Through these pages we come to see our reality in a new way bigger fuller and stranger than it looked before Synthesizing basic questions facts and dazzling speculations Wilczek investigates the ideas that form our understanding of the universe time space matter energy complexity and complementarity He excavates the history of fundamental science exploring what we know and how we know it while journeying to the horizons of the scientific world to give us a glimpse of what we may soon discover Brilliant lucid and accessible this celebration of human ingenuity and imagination will expand your world and your mind

How do scientists evaluate environmental knowledge for public policy? Discerning Experts examines three sets of landmark environmental assessments involving acid rain, ozone depletion, and sea level rise, exploring how experts judge scientific evidence and determine what the scientific facts are. The three case studies also explore how scientists come to agreement on contested issues, why consensus is considered important, and what factors contribute to confusion, bias, and error, and how scientists understand and navigate the boundaries between science and policy. The authors also suggest strategies for improving the assessment process. As the first study of the internal workings of large environmental assessments, this book explores the strengths and weaknesses of the assessment process and explains what it canand cannotbe expected to contribute to public policy and the common good.

In A Brief History of Black Holes award winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics Right now you are orbiting a black hole The Earth orbits the Sun and the Sun orbits the centre of the Milky Way a supermassive black hole the strangest and most misunderstood phenomenon in the galaxy In this cosmic tale of discovery Dr Becky Smethurst takes us from the earliest observations of the universe and the collapse of massive stars to the iconic first photographs of a black hole and her own published findings A cosmic tale of discovery Becky explains why black holes aren t really black that you never ever want to be spaghettified how black holes are more like sofa cushions than hoovers and why beyond the event horizon the future is a direction in space rather than in time Told with humour and wisdom this captivating book describes the secrets behind the most profound questions about our universe all hidden inside black holes A jaunt through space history with charming wit and many pop culture references BBC Sky At Night Magazine

AI expert Jerry Kaplan explains how generative AI will revolutionize virtually every human activity Highly recommended Francis Fukuyama Political scientist and author of The End of History and the Last Man Advances in Generative Artificial Intelligence GAI have created a new class of computer systems that exhibit astonishing proficiency on a wide variety of tasks with superhuman performance producing novel text images music and software by analyzing enormous collections of digitized information Soon these systems will provide expert medical care offer legal advice draft documents write computer programs tutor our children and generate music and art These advances will accelerate progress in science art and human knowledge but they will also bring new dangers Have we finally discovered the holy grail of AI machines that match or exceed human intelligence Which industries and professions will thrive and which will wither What risks and dangers will it pose How can we ensure that these systems respect our ethical principles Will the benefits be broadly distributed or accrue to a lucky few How will GAI alter our political systems and international conflicts Are we merely a stepping stone to a new form of non biological life or are we just

Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe standing like islands in space each is made up of many hundreds of millions of stars in which the chemical elements are made around which planets form and where on at least one of those planets intelligent life has emerged Our own galaxy the Milky Way is just one of several hundred million other galaxies that we can now observe through our telescopes Yet it was only in the 1920s that we realised that there is more to the Universe than the Milky Way and that there were in fact other islands out there In many ways modern astronomy began with this discovery and the story of galaxies is therefore the story of modern astronomy Since then many exciting discoveries have been made about our own galaxy and about those beyond how a supermassive black hole lurks at the centre of every galaxy for example how enormous forces are released when galaxies collide how distant galaxies provide a window on the early Universe and what the formation of young galaxies can tell us about the mysteries of Cold Dark Matter In this Very Short Introduction renowned science writer John Gribbin describes the extraordinary things that astronomers are learning about galaxies and explains how this can shed light on the origins a

Learn about the most important discoveries and theories of this science in The Biology Book Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format Learn about Biology in this overview guide to the subject brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike The Biology Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Biology with More than 95 ideas and events key to the development of biology and the life sciences Packed with facts charts timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding The Biology Book is a captivating introduction to understanding the living world and explaining how its organisms work and interact whether microbes mushrooms or mammals Here you ll discover key areas of the life sciences including ecology zoology and biotechnology through exciting text and bold graphics Your Biology Questions Simply Explained This book

This book presents a complete explanation of consciousness and a probable history from inert matter to the formation of single-celled life, then to multicellular and intelligent life and finally describes human consciousness. In this book consciousness is defined and the living effect that corresponds to it is described. It explains consciousness and all its states and characteristics in a very complete way. This book is part of Bepe Popu's Theory of Everything which aims to explain everything from the formation of the universe to the emergence of life, intelligent life, humanity and describes a universal cyclical performance, but the most unusual thing is that the theory en Based on classical physics. According to this theory, reality is constantly changing, since new effects are constantly taking shape, generating a single future reality that is the succession of the previous reality. Probable effects are those that are likely to occur. When these effects come to fruition, they become part of the current reality that will form the future reality. The author maintains that reality is the sum of all concrete effects from probable effects. This means that any specific effect that occurs can be reproduced in the future if the conditions are met, but they will be different effects because they occur in a present different from the previous one because their own probable condition occurs. The author also maintains that concrete effects will continue to be part of future realities, because any present effect will be a cause of future effects and future effects will be causes of the following effects. Thus a continuity is maintained that gives the cumulative character of physical reality.

A fascinating look at the cutting edge science and technologies that are on the cusp of changing everything from where we ll live how we ll look and who we ll be by the popular science broadcaster and bestselling author Jay Ingram Where will we live How will we get around What will we look like These are just some of the questions bestselling author and popular science broadcaster Jay Ingram answers in this exciting examination of the science and technologies that will affect every aspect of human life In these pages Ingram explores the future of our technological civilization He reports on cutting edge research in organ and limb regeneration advances in prosthetics the merging of the human and the synthetic and gene editing Vertical farming and lab grown food might help feed millions and alleviate pressure on the planet Cities could accommodate green space and the long awaited flying car Finally he speculates on the future of artificial general intelligence even artificial superintelligence as well as our place on Earth and in the universe The potential impact of these developments in science and technology will be powerful and wide ranging complicated by ethics and social equity And they will inevitably revolutionize every aspect of life and eve

How science has changed our perceptions of God from the age of Newton to the era of quantum mechanics

Gayo Plinio Secundo, llamado "el Viejo" para distinguirlo de su homónimo sobrino e hijo adoptivo, el tambien escritor Plinio "el Joven", ha pasado a la historia como un ejemplo de polifacetica laboriosidad. Compatibilizo una carrera militar y administrativa coronada por altas responsabilidades, con una constante actividad literaria y erudita en torno a los mas diversos asuntos; y fue su afan de saber, junto con el aun mas noble de prestar ayuda a sus semejantes en peligro, el que lo llevo al encuentro de la muerte, el 24 de agosto del año 79 d. C., en la famosa erupcion del volcan Vesubio que acabo con Pompeya, Herculano y varias otras poblaciones de la bahia de Napoles. De la vasta produccion de Plinio solo ha llegado a nosotros la Historia Natural, en treinta y siete libros, sin duda la enciclopedia antigua mas amplia y erudita que conocemos. Tras describir el cosmos y el orbe conocido, Plinio pasa revista al mundo animal, comenzando por el propio hombre, para ocuparse luego del mundo vegetal y del mineral; y siempre con un sentido practico, muy romano, que le hace prestar particular atencion a las aplicaciones medicas de los productos naturales. Pero la Historia pliniana es, tanto como natural, cultural: contempla el mundo, ante y sobre todo, como el escenari

Hace unos doce mil años se produjo la Revolución agrícola por la cual unos grupos de homínidos se convirtieron en la especie humana a la que pertenecemos. En este brevísimo lapso temporal esta especie ha colonizado la Tierra y se ha convertido en la unica que puede decidir sobre su destino. Esta breve historia propone un recorrido por las distintas revoluciones cientificas y tecnicas que han llevado, en sucesion cada vez mas acelerada desde el s. XVII, al dominio de energias como la electrica, la termodinamica o la electronica, con los cambios sociales, politicos y economicos aparejados. Partiendo de las preguntas donde estamos y como hemos llegado hasta aqui, se invita al lector a imaginar un futuro y a pensar en cual puede ser, en el momento actual, el puesto del hombre en el cosmos.

An astonishing tour of the key astronomical events of the past century and of all the accidents and human error involved in our pursuit of asteroids radio waves new stars and alien life Now updated to include a new Afterword A riveting real life Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy Telegraph An enjoyable tour of astronomical discoveries His excellent book is a layman s guide to the surprises Daily Mail Lintott s boundless enthusiasm for everything cosmic makes it hard to put this book away once you start reading BBC Sky at Night Magazine Entertaining and enlightening The Idler The BBC presenter of Sky at Night and Gresham Professor of Astronomy Chris Lintott takes us on an astonishing tour of bizarre accidents big characters and human error to tell the story of some of the most important astronomical events of the past hundred years Our first views of the earliest galaxies were brought to us by the Hubble Space Telescope when it was pointed at absolutely nothing The ice covered Enceladus one of Saturn s nearly one hundred moons was revealed as a

La pandemia de gripe de 1918-1919 está considerada la crisis epidemica mundial más mortífera del siglo XX. Marcada por el influjo de la Gran Guerra (que movilizó mercancías, soldados y trabajadores por paises como China, Estados Unidos, Francia o Sierra Leona), mas de cien años despues, investigadores y especialistas continuan preguntandose por su origen y las razones de su intensidad. Pese al injusto sobrenombre de “española” (a causa de la censura militar impuesta en los paises beligerantes), esta enfermedad tambien hizo estragos en nuestro pais, donde conto con hasta tres grandes brotes, que se ensañaron especialmente con la capital y sus alrededores. La experiencia de la pandemia transformo la sociedad en casi todos los ordenes y su impacto pervivio decadas y condiciono la respuesta a las siguientes pandemias, pero pasada la urgencia, parte de las reformas sanitarias y sociales propuestas para modernizar y mejorar el pais se demoraron, otras se abandonaron y, con ello, se perdio una gran oportunidad y se lastro nuestro desarrollo durante mucho tiempo.

La ciencia es una, bajo el principio fundamental de que toda afirmación científica es refutable. Pero la ciencia es también múltiple y compleja. Es más fácil contarla como una historia o, casi mejor, como un dialogo a multiples bandas, que definirla. De esta manera, la historia de la ciencia podria contarse como la vida de los hombres y mujeres que la hacen. La vida tambien penetra en los cientificos para fecundar y contaminar su pensamiento. Por eso, sin rehuir del principio de refutabilidad, podriamos admitir otra definicion menos restrictiva de lo que es cientifico: la ciencia es esa actividad generadora de conocimiento a la que se dedican los cientificos. Es una manera de abrir la ciencia actual a la historia, conectarla con su pasado e integrarla en ese otro fenomeno mas grande y complejo que es la cultura (el cultivo) del conocimiento.Siendo la ciencia una, tan diversa, tan fecunda, pero tan imbricada en la cultura entera, y tambien tan atrapada en la historia y en la vida de los hombres y de los pueblos, se podria admitir la existencia de una tradicion cientifica en Andalucia. Podemos afirmar, sin un apice de exageracion intencionada, que la ciencia, la tecnologia y el pensamiento desarrollados en Andalucia o por andaluces como Columella, Isidoro, Averroes, Maimonides, Monardes, Alonso Barba, Omerique, Ulloa, Mutis, Mac-Pherson, Lopez-Neyra, Rodriguez Delgado, Losada y Perez Mercader, y otros muchos, suponen una de las mas importantes contribuciones de España al crecimiento de la cultura de Occidente.Miguel R. Aguilar Urbano (Montilla, 1963) es quimico. Tras doctorarse en Ciencias por la Universidad de Cordoba en 1991, continuo sus estudios en Biologia Vegetal como becario Fulbright en la Universidad de California-Berkeley. En la actualidad es Profesor Titular del Area de Fisiologia Vegetal en la Universidad de Cordoba, donde imparte docencia en las asignaturas de su area asi como en Comunicacion y Divulgacion de la Ciencia. Colabora en diversas lineas de investigacion y ha publicado numerosos articulos cientificos en el campo de la Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Fisiologia Vegetal y Tecnologia de los Alimentos. Es tambien Diplomado en Estudios Avanzados de Periodismo y columnista habitual de Diario Cordoba. En 2002 publica su primer libro: El sueño de Federico Garcia Lorca. Y en 2006, una recopilacion de articulos periodisticos bajo el titulo de La Tirania de la Memoria.

An in depth look at the history of the environment Is it possible for the economy to grow without the environment being destroyed Will our lifestyles impoverish the planet for our children and grandchildren Is the world sick Can it be healed Less than a lifetime ago these questions would have made no sense This was not because our ancestors had no impact on nature nor because they were unaware of the serious damage they had done What people lacked was an idea a way of imagining the web of interconnection and consequence of which the natural world is made Without this notion we didn t have a way to describe the scale and scope of human impact upon nature This idea was the environment In this fascinating book Paul Warde Libby Robin and Sverker Sorlin trace the emergence of the concept of the environment following World War II a period characterized by both hope for a new global order and fear of humans capacity for almost limitless destruction It was at this moment that a new idea and a new narrative about the planet wide impact of people s behavior emerged closely allied to anxieties for the future Now we had a vocabulary for talking about how we were changing nature resource exhaustion and energy biodiversity pollution and eventually climate

Sesión conmemorativa de la fiesta del libro, celebrada el 29 de abril de 2009. Son incontables las veces que se han glosado y ensalzado los grandes libros, pero con pocas excepciones los textos cientificos no han recibido la atencion -incluso la mencion- que merecen. Semejante carencia se remedia en esta obra, en la que el autor, Sanchez Ron, se ocupa de aquellos libros cientificos que han hecho historia, o ayudado a configurarla, obras como, entre otras, ''Las revoluciones de los orbes celestes'' de Copernico, los ''Principia'' de Newton, el ''Tratado elemental de quimica'' de Lavoisier, ''El origen de las especies'' de Darwin o ''Introduccion al estudio de la medicina experimental'' de Bernard. Ahora tan bien, ademas de contribuir a esculpir la historia, estas obras tienen sus propias historias, evitando de esta manera que se pierdan en los desagues del pasado, arriconadas por la luz que emiten los esplendorosos contenidos que acogen.