The richness and variety of birdsong is both a scientific mystery and a source of wonder. David Rothenberg has a unique approach to this fascinating subject - a musician and a philosopher, he is not satisfied with the conventional wisdom. Combining the latest scientific research with a deep understanding of musical beauty and form, he questions whether the standard explanations...(展开全部)

鳥為什麼鳴唱？這個問題看似簡單，但為什麼這麼多的鳥類花那麼多的時間鳴唱，牠們的叫聲又為什麼如此豐富而悅耳？科學家無法就此解釋得完整而清楚。鳥的鳴唱比任何人類的音樂要早出現幾百萬年，光憑這點，我們就應該心存敬畏。 我們認真看待鳥兒所發出的聲音，擴展了我們對這個世界的關注程度。科學證實了鳥的鳴唱有其特定的領域與繁衍目的，但這並不代表鳥兒之所以鳴唱，不是因為牠們喜愛鳴唱，或是沒有其它未解的行為意義。 這是一個橫跨科學、音樂與文學的故事，重新思考藝術與科學都嘗試檢驗過卻仍充滿疑惑的古老問題，探討鳥兒為什麼唱、如何唱，以及鳥鳴聲對大自然的許多物種──特別是人類──又產生了什麼樣的影響。 作者身兼自然學家、哲學家、音樂家，以及探索者等多重身分，深入探究「鳥為什麼鳴唱」這個你我耳熟能詳卻又一知半解的議題，親密領會了大自然那精靈般可愛而悅耳的鳴曲，寫就這本罕見而美麗...(展开全部)

In the visionary tradition of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, One Square Inch of Silence alerts us to beauty that we take for granted and sounds an urgent environmental alarm. Natural silence is our nation’s fastest-disappearing resource, warns Emmy-winning acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton, who has made it his mission to record and preserve it in all its variety—before these ...(展开全部)

In the visionary tradition of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, One Square Inch of Silence alerts us to beauty that we take for granted and sounds an urgent environmental alarm. Natural silence is our nation’s fastest-disappearing resource, warns Emmy-winning acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton, who has made it his mission to record and preserve it in all its variety—before these ...(展开全部)

His goal—to prevent every disease that commonly attacked children—was unattainable. But Maurice Hilleman came close. Maurice Hilleman is the father of modern vaccines. Chief among his accomplishments are nine vaccines that practically every child gets, rendering formerly deadly diseases—including mumps, rubella, and measles—nearly forgotten. Author Paul A. Offit's rich and ...(展开全部)

Matthew Polly was your typical 98-pound weakling with sand kicked in his face - until he decided to learn to kick back. Dropping out of university, he travelled to China to study at the granddaddy of all Chinese martial arts monasteries: the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of both Zen Buddhism and kungfu. But, as Confucius might have said, path to becoming kung fu master very di...(展开全部)

His goal—to prevent every disease that commonly attacked children—was unattainable. But Maurice Hilleman came close. Maurice Hilleman is the father of modern vaccines. Chief among his accomplishments are nine vaccines that practically every child gets, rendering formerly deadly diseases—including mumps, rubella, and measles—nearly forgotten. Author Paul A. Offit's rich and ...(展开全部)

Why Not? is a primer for fresh thinking, for problem-solving with a purpose, for bringing the world a few steps closer to the way it should be. Idealistic? Yes. Unrealistic? According to Why Not? authors Barry Nalebuff and Ian Ayres, no. Illustrated with examples from every aspect of life, Why Not? offers techniques which will help you take the things we all see, every day, an...(展开全部)

Yale professors Barry Nalebuff and Ian Ayres engage readers in an intriguing oxymoron. They believe invention can be automated. Why Not? outlines a populist high-octane approach to creative problem so

Yale professors Barry Nalebuff and Ian Ayres engage readers in an intriguing oxymoron. They believe invention can be automated. Why Not? outlines a populist high-octane approach to creative problem so