This book presents a new way of thinking about the history of science and technology, one that offers a grand narrative of human history in which knowledge serves as a critical factor of cultural evolution. Jürgen Renn examines the role of knowledge in global transformations going back to the dawn of civilization while providing vital perspectives on the complex challenges conf...(展开全部)

This book presents a new way of thinking about the history of science and technology, one that offers a grand narrative of human history in which knowledge serves as a critical factor of cultural evolution. Jürgen Renn examines the role of knowledge in global transformations going back to the dawn of civilization while providing vital perspectives on the complex challenges conf...(展开全部)

Do all questions have answers? How much can we know about the world? Is there such a thing as an ultimate truth? To be human is to want to know, but what we are able to observe is only a tiny portion of what’s “out there.” In The Island of Knowledge, physicist Marcelo Gleiser traces our search for answers to the most fundamental questions of existence. In so doing, he reaches a...(展开全部)

The world faces an environmental crisis unprecedented in human history. Carbon dioxide levels have reached heights not seen for three million years, and the greatest mass extinction since the time of the dinosaurs appears to be underway. Such far-reaching changes suggest something remarkable: the beginning of a new geological epoch. It has been called the Anthropocene. The Birt...(展开全部)

The world faces an environmental crisis unprecedented in human history. Carbon dioxide levels have reached heights not seen for three million years, and the greatest mass extinction since the time of the dinosaurs appears to be underway. Such far-reaching changes suggest something remarkable: the beginning of a new geological epoch. It has been called the Anthropocene. The Birt...(展开全部)

比尔·奈尔（Bill Nye） 科学家、工程师、喜剧演员兼发明家。曾在康奈尔大学师从卡尔·萨根教授，并获得机械工程专业学士学位；还曾在波音公司工作，作为工程师参与研发波音747客机；随后制作并主持了广受欢迎的电视节目《科学人比尔·奈尔》（Bill Nye the Science Guy），该节目曾获得艾美奖。他拥有理海大学、威拉姆特大学、昆尼皮亚克大学、伦斯勒理工学院、戈切尔学院和约翰－霍普金斯大学6个荣誉博士学位，并定期访问康奈尔大学。 科瑞·S. 鲍威尔（Corey S.Powell） 《美国科学家》和《探索》杂志前任主编，目前是《探索》杂志特约编辑，继续为其撰写专栏文章和博客。他还是纽约大学SHERP科学新闻计划的访问学者，以及《大众科学》《史密森尼》《鹦鹉螺》《万古》等杂志的自由撰稿人，其作品《行星的疯狂》入选《2014年美国科学和自然最佳写...(展开全部)

The New York Times best seller by the host of Bill Nye the Science Guy, with a brand new chapter for the paperback edition! "Evolution is one of the most powerful and important ideas ever developed in the history of science. Every question it raises leads to new answers, new discoveries, and new smarter questions. The science of evolution is as expansive as nature itself. It is...(展开全部)

"Evolution is one of the most powerful and important ideas ever developed in the history of science. Every question it raises leads to new answers, new discoveries, and new smarter questions. The science of evolution is as expansive as nature itself. It is also the most meaningful creation story that humans have ever found."--Bill Nye Sparked by a controversial debate in Februa...(展开全部)