From a tiny crimson pear in the west of England to great chunks of fermented sheep meat in the Faroe Islands, from pistachios in Syria to flat oysters in Denmark, from a wild honey harvested with the help of birds to an exploding corn that might just hold the key to the future of food - these are just some of the thousands of foods around the world today that are at risk of bei...(展开全部)

Over the past several decades, globalization has homogenized what we eat, and done so ruthlessly. The numbers are stark: Of the roughly six thousand different plants once consumed by human beings, only nine remain major staples today. Just three of these—rice, wheat, and corn—now provide fifty percent of all our calories. Dig deeper and the trends are more worrisome still: The ...(展开全部)

'A beautifully turned, calmly persuasive but urgent book' IAN MCEWAN 'A landmark book that could help to build a much brighter future' DAVID ROBSON A wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration of the importance of long-term thinking. Humans are unique in our ability to understand time, able to comprehend the past and future like no other species. Yet modern-day technology a...(展开全部)

EVOLUTION IS OFTEN PRESENTED AS A STRICTLY COMPETITIVE ENDEAVOR. This point of view has had serious implications for the way we see the mechanics of both science and culture. But scientists have long wondered how societies could have evolved without some measure of cooperation. And if there was cooperation involved, how could it have arisen from nature "red in tooth and claw"? ...(展开全部)

Survival of the nicest! Famed Harvard Professor Martin Nowaklays out the five laws of cooperation that make complex life possible.

EVOLUTION IS OFTEN PRESENTED AS A STRICTLY COMPETITIVE ENDEAVOR. This point of view has had serious implications for the way we see the mechanics of both science and culture. But scientists have long wondered how societies could have evolved without some measure of cooperation. And if there was cooperation involved, how could it have arisen from nature "red in tooth and claw"? ...(展开全部)

Survival of the nicest! Famed Harvard Professor Martin Nowaklays out the five laws of cooperation that make complex life possible.

From an acclaimed Harvard professor and one of Time’s most influential people, this paradigm-shifting book shows how almost everything we think we know about aging is wrong, offers a front-row seat to the amazing global effort to slow, stop, and reverse aging, and calls readers to consider a future where aging can be treated. For decades, experts have believed that we are at th...(展开全部)

萨拉•戈尔曼 一家大型跨国医疗保健公司的公共卫生专家，从事全球心理健康、提高全球卫生领域证据质量以及全球卫生替代融资模式的研究工作。她为各种健康和医学杂志，包括《公共科学图书馆医学》、《国际妇女健康》和《艾滋病护理》，撰写了诸多全球卫生、艾滋病毒、艾滋病政策和妇女健康等主题的文章。她曾在艾滋病法律项目的政策部门工作，并在哈佛大学公共卫生学院流行病学系担任研究员。她还为维拉司法研究所分析了英格兰及威尔士特许会计师协会的精神卫生政策，并研究了肯尼亚农村地区半流动艾滋病诊所的有效性。 杰克•戈尔曼 富兰克林行为健康顾问公司的首席执行官和首席科学官。戈尔曼博士在哥伦比亚大学精神病学系任教25年，最终担任利伯精神病学教授。他后来成为了埃丝特和约瑟夫•克林根斯坦教授，西奈山医学院精神病学教授和神经科学教授。

萨拉•戈尔曼 一家大型跨国医疗保健公司的公共卫生专家，从事全球心理健康、提高全球卫生领域证据质量以及全球卫生替代融资模式的研究工作。她为各种健康和医学杂志，包括《公共科学图书馆医学》、《国际妇女健康》和《艾滋病护理》，撰写了诸多全球卫生、艾滋病毒、艾滋病政策和妇女健康等主题的文章。她曾在艾滋病法律项目的政策部门工作，并在哈佛大学公共卫生学院流行病学系担任研究员。她还为维拉司法研究所分析了英格兰及威尔士特许会计师协会的精神卫生政策，并研究了肯尼亚农村地区半流动艾滋病诊所的有效性。 杰克•戈尔曼 富兰克林行为健康顾问公司的首席执行官和首席科学官。戈尔曼博士在哥伦比亚大学精神病学系任教25年，最终担任利伯精神病学教授。他后来成为了埃丝特和约瑟夫•克林根斯坦教授，西奈山医学院精神病学教授和神经科学教授。