A cutting-edge science book in the style of ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ and ‘Chaos’ from an exciting and accessible new voice in popular science writing. Bio-inspiration is a form of engineering but not in the conventional sense. Extending beyond our established and preconceived notions, scientists, architects and engineers are looking at imitating nature by manufacturing 'wet' materials such as spider silk or the surface of the gecko's foot. The amazing power of the gecko's foot has long been known – it can climb a vertical glass wall and even walk upside down on the ceiling – but no ideas could be harnessed from it because its mechanism could not be seen with the power of optical microscopes. Recently however the secret was solved by a team of scientists in Oregon who established that the mechanism really is dry, and that it does not involve suction, capillary action or anything else the lay person might imagine. Each foot has half a million bristles and each bristle ramifies into hundreds of finer spatula-shaped projections. The fine scale of the gecko's foot is beyond the capacity of conventional microengineering, but a team of nanotechnologists have already made a good initial approximation. The gecko's foot is just one of many examples of this new 'smart' science. We also discover, amongst other things, how George de Mestral's brush with the spiny fruits of the cocklebur inspired him to invent Velcro; how the shape of leaves opening from a bud has inspired the design of solar-powered satellites; and the parallels between cantilever bridges and the spines of large mammals such as the bison. The new 'smart' science of Bio-inspiration is going to produce a plethora of products over the next decades that will transform our lives, and force us to look at the world in a completely new way. It is science we will be reading about in our papers very soon; it is the science of tomorrow's world.

In this practical guide TV farmer Jimmy Doherty imparts his experience and ideas to show you how to achieve the self-sufficient lifestyle and add to your life whether growing for your own pleasure – or profit! Farmer, entrepreneur and TV presenter Jimmy Doherty is living proof that you can successfully grow and rear your own food. Whatever your circumstances and whether you have a window box or a couple of acres, this book is full of ideas and suggestions to help you get started. Using Jimmy's knowledge and experience, this book will take you through all the realties to consider on the road to self-sufficiency, but above all it shows just how achievable it can be to grow and even sell your own produce. Focusing on the two main areas, what you can grow and what you can rear, this book will answer all of your questions, offer you the most useful and practical advice and show you how you can apply these ideas to suit your situation. So, if you want to make your own juices, bread or honey to sell at a local farmers market, save yourself the big grocery bills with your own vegetable garden, sell your own pork sausages or lamb burgers to local restaurants or rear your own turkey for your Christmas dinner this book will give you the practical knowledge and the confidence to actually do it. Jimmy covers everything from the skills to equipment to environmentalism to marketing and even shows that you don't necessarily need any land to live the self-sufficient lifestyle. Practical, realistic but full of good advice and encouragement, and case studies and essays to inspire you, A Farmer's Life for Me is the ultimate guide to the business of self-sufficiency.

A startling new book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of ’Moby Dick: Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for ‘Leviathan’. The sea surrounds us. It gives us life, provides us with the air we breathe and the food we eat. It is ceaseless change and constant presence. It covers two-thirds of our planet. Yet caught up in our everyday lives, we barely notice it. In ‘The Sea Inside’, Philip Hoare sets out to rediscover the sea, its islands, birds and beasts. He begins on the south coast where he grew up, a place of almost monastic escape. From there he travels to the other side of the world – the Azores, Sri Lanka, New Zealand – in search of encounters with animals and people. Navigating between human and natural history, he asks what these stories mean for us now. Along the way we meet an amazing cast; from scientists to tattooed warriors; from ravens to whales and bizarre creatures that may, or may not, be extinct. Part memoir, part fantastical travelogue, ‘The Sea Inside’ takes us on an astounding journey of discovery.

After the huge national and international success of ‘Longitude’ and ‘Gallileo’s Daughter’, Dava Sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of our solar system. This groundbreaking work traces the ‘lives’ of each member of our solar family, from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to the latest data from the modern era's robotic space probes. Whether revealing what hides behind Venus's cocoon of acid clouds, describing Neptune's complex beauty, or capturing first-hand the excitement at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory when the first pictures from Cassini at Saturn were recently beamed to earth, Dava Sobel's unique tour of the solar system is filled with fascination and beauty. In lyrical prose interspersed with poems by Tennyson, Blake and others, ‘The Planets’ gives a breathtaking, intimate view of those heavenly bodies that have captured the imagination since humanity’s first glimpse of the glittering night skies. Timely and timeless, ‘The Planets’ will engage and delight as it unravels the mysteries of the cosmos. It is of infinite relevance to this age in which new planets are being discovered elsewhere in our galaxy. Note that it has not been possible to include the same picture content that appeared in the original print version.

In this groundbreaking and absorbing book Dr. Sharon Moalem, delves back into the evolution of man to offer a radical perspective on survival, the human body, and our understanding of disease. Survival of the Sickest will change the way you think about your body. Dr. Moalem investigates peculiar and puzzling features of human biology to reveal the answers to such provocative questions as: ? Why do we need to pee when we’re cold? ? Can a person rust to death? ? Why are Greeks hairier than Africans? ? Can the tanning salon lower cholesterol? ? Why are leeches back in vogue? ? Can sunglasses cause sunburns? ? Who gets drunk faster – Europeans or Asians? In considering the question of why diseases exist, Dr Moalem proposes that most common diseases came into existence for very good reasons. Diabetes, hemochromatosis, cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia may all exist because, at some time in our past, they helped our ancestors survive some grand challenge to human existence. In turn, he also discovers that genetic and cultural differences have led to each race having different and unique ways of reacting to their environment and subsequently how they become susceptible to certain diseases. Survival of the Sickest is a book about life – yours, ours and every little living thing under the sun. About how we all got here, where we're all going and what we can do about it. Revelatory and written in an utterly engaging fashion, Sharon Moalem's book will change the way you think about your body.

This ebook edition does not include illustrations. ‘In Richard Fortey’s capable hands the humble grey trilobite has been transformed into the E.T. of the Lower Palaeozoic – a remarkable and fascinating book.’ SIMON WINCHESTER Richard Fortey is one of Britain’s leading popular scientists. Life: An Unauthorised Biography, was short-listed for the Rhone Poulenc prize and has been reprinted five times. In all he writes, Fortey displays extraordinary range, delight and de*ive gifts which make complicated scientific facts and concepts not only easy to understand but a delight to absorb. Trilobite! is an unashamedly trilobito-centric view of the world unravelling the history of the exotic, crustacean-like animals which dominated the seas for three hundred million years. These arthropods witnessed continents move, mountain chains elevated and eroded; they survived ice ages and volcanic eruptions, evolving and adapting exquisitely to their environment. They watched through their crystal eyes whilst life evolved. Their own evolution calibrated geological time itself. Structured like a detective story, this is a light, but highly informative account of the wonders of scientific discovery and an engaging, quirky and fascinating introduction to evolution. Note that it has not been possible to include the same picture content that appeared in the original print version.

Think about your job or career for a moment. Is your work pleasant, enjoyable, and inspiring? Does it provide you with opportunities to innovate and create using all of your natural talents and abilities? Does work energize you and bring you joy and happiness? Or, do you instead feel emotionally exhausted and cynical with a lack of any sense of personal accomplishment? If so, you are probably burned out. One thing is certain, you cannot live a life of happiness and passion driven purpose if you are burned out. Instead of finding deep satisfaction and happiness in your work it is probably something you have come to dread, like going back to work on Mondays. I should know. I became burned out once. I became burned out at my job as a family physician so I understand burnout. I know firsthand how personally and professionally devastating it can be and how costly it can become to organizations. I also learned what to do about it, how to FIX it! Learn how to transform from being burned out to ON FIRE and find new meaning in your career and life. Within the pages of this book, I will show you how.

ntr-un trafic incontrolabil, a intra pe contrasens nu e un lucru de mirare. Ce te faci ns dac exist riscul s dai nas n nas cu… favorita preedintelui Cine pltete asigurarea“Liviu Brtescu nu se teme de sanciuni. Nu folosete cuvinte dantelate, nu ridic pe nimeni n slvi. El doar se strduiete s conduc atent…

Renun?a?i la p?ine, nu mai m?nca?i cereale, abandona?i glutenul! Mesajul este c?t se poate de simplu – fugi de gluten ?i nu numai c? te vei sim?i mai bine, dar ?i vei face o favoare creierului. Aceast? teorie extrem de controversat?, care demonteaz? toate ipotezele nutri?ionale moderne, propulseaz? cartea lui Perlmutter pe primul loc ?n topul bestsellerurilor New York Time, ajuns? la al nou?lea tiraj ?i publicat? ?n 15 ??ri. Renumitul neurolog David Perlmutter dezv?luie un adev?r ?ngropat foarte mult timp ?n literatura de specialitate: carbohidra?ii distrug creierul. ?i nu numai carbohidra?ii nes?n?to?i, dar chiar ?i cei s?n?to?i, precum cerealele integrale care pot provoca demen??, ADHD, anxietate, migrene, depresie ?i multe altele. Dr. Perlmutter explic? mecanismele care au loc la nivelul creierului atunci c?nd acesta are de a face cu ingredientele comune din p?inea cea de toate zilele ?i din bolul cu fructe, de ce gr?simea ?i colesterolul sunt benefice pentru creier ?i cum pot stimula acestea regenerarea celular? la orice v?rst?. Oferind o privire ?n profunzime asupra felului ?n care putem prelua controlul ?genelor noastre inteligente“ prin alegeri specifice alimentare ?i de stil de via??, autorul demonstreaz? cum se pot fi ?nfr?nge cele mai de temut maladii ale noastre f?r? medicamente. ?n sus?inerea teoriilor expuse ?n prima parte a c?r?ii, dr. Perlmutter a definitivat un plan revolu?ionar de 4 s?pt?m?ni prin care ne ?nva?? cum s? reprogram?m destinul nostru genetic pentru ob?inerea performan?elor ?n ceea ce prive?te starea de s?n?tate. Concluzia este ?ncurajatoare – nu depinde dec?t de noi s? r?m?nem ?n deplin?tatea facult??ilor mintale p?n? la sf?r?itul vie?ii.

Aceast? carte, bazat? pe 20 de ani de cercetare clinic? ?i ?tiin?ific? ?n ce prive?te rolul apei ?n organism, prezint? descoperirea extraordinar? c? deshidratarea cronic? neinten?ionat? produce stres, dureri cronice ?i multe boli degenerative ?nso?ite de durere. Gura uscat? nu este singurul semn de deshidratare; este gre?it s? a?tepta?i p?n? vi se face sete. Ve?i afla care sunt semnalele emise de organism c?nd duce lips? de ap?. Corectarea aportului de ap? – da, de ap?! ap? natural?, c?t mai curat? – v? poate ajuta s? tr?i?i mai s?n?tos, bucur?ndu-v? de o via?? lipsit? de durere. Ve?i ?nv??a: cum s? preveni?i ?n mod natural boli precum astmul bron?ic, alergiile, hipertensiunea arterial?; cum s? ameliora?i durerile, inclusiv pirozisul, durerea de spate, durerea artritic?, durerea din colit? ?i migrenele; cum s? folosi?i apa pentru a preveni ?i combate ?mb?tr?nirea prematur?; cum s? elimina?i f?r? efort kilogramele ?n plus, natural ?i f?r? restric?ii alimentare.

"Un ghid absolut esen?ial pentru omenire. ?n?elepciunea pu?in cunoscut? care se reg?se?te ?n aceast? carte poate pune cap?t suferin?ei umane pe ?ntregul Glob, salv?nd oamenii de ravagiile pe care industria cancerului continu? s? le produc? din cauza ineficien?ei depline de care d? dovad?." – Mike Adams, Director al Laboratorului ?tiin?ific CWC Labs "Ty Bollinger ofer? pacien?ilor, oamenilor de ?tiin?? ?i celor care activeaz? ?n domeniul s?n?t??ii o explica?ie excelent? privitor la motivul pentru care viziunea actual? pe care o avem despre cancer este gre?it? ?i arat? ?n acela?i timp cum poate fi prevenit, prezent?nd o gam? larg? de op?iuni de tratament, care sunt mult mai eficiente ca raport risc-beneficii cost ?n compara?ie cu protocoalele de oncologie curente. Cartea de fa?? poate fi pentru tine un ghid valoros care s? te ajute s? previi sau chiar s? stopezi aceast? boal?. Cancerul poate fi ?nvins, iar Ty ne arat? cum." – Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., R.D., C.N.S., F.A.C.N., autor al lucr?rii ?Lupt? ?mpotriva cancerului prin alimenta?ie” "?Adev?rul despre cancer? este ghidul necesar pentru prevenirea, tratamentul ?i eradicarea cancerului folosindu-ne de leacurile oferite de Dumnezeu. ?n aceast? carte revolu?ionar?, Ty Bollinger dezv?luie o ?ntreag? gam? de metode naturale de amplificare a imunit??ii ?i de energizare a trupului pentru a ?nvinge cancerul. Cite?te aceast? carte! S-ar putea s?-?i salveze via?a." – Josh Ax, D.C., autor al lucr?rii ?Eat Dirt” "Cartea lui Ty, ?Adev?rul despre cancer?, este o adev?rat? revela?ie. Pe l?ng? faptul c? ofer? pacien?ilor speran?? pentru viitor, le pune de asemenea la dispozi?ie informa?iile ?i resursele necesare pentru prevenirea ?i combaterea cancerului. Primul pas spre s?n?tate este autovindecarea, iar aceast? carte este una dintre cele mai bune c?r?i de auto-vindecare de pe pia??." – Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D.

Mér? László korábbi nagy siker? k?nyvei komoly szellemi kalandot jelent?, gondolkodásra késztet?, ugyanakkor szórakoztató olvasmánynak bizonyultak. A Mindenki másképp egyforma 1999-ben elnyerte az ??v tudományos k?nyve Németországban” díjak egyikét. Mér? László új k?nyve a szerz? r?videbb, de nem kevésbé elmélyült, elgondolkodtató és szórakoztató írásait tartalmazza. Ezek t?bbsége a Magyar Narancs Egotrip rovatában jelent meg, a k?nyv címe azonos a szerz? ottani sorozatcímével. Ebben a k?nyvben a szerz? a legt?bb írást alaposan átdolgozta. A lényeg nemigen változott, de a szigorú újságcikk-m?faj szorításából kiszabadulva némelyik írás hosszabb, némelyik r?videbb lett – ahogy a téma kívánta. ?s hogy mi ez a talányos cím? A magyarázatot keresse a k?tetben! ?Eredeti szakmám matematikus, majd a m?szaki tudományokból kandidáltam, kés?bb pszichológiából lettem habilitált doktor, nemrég pedig a gazdaságpszichológia professzorává neveztek ki. Emellett k?zel húsz éve vezetek egy játékszoftver-fejleszt? céget, amelynek egyik alapítója vagyok. Tudományos szakcikkek mellett írtam néhány k?nyvet a szélesebb olvasók?z?nség számára is, ezek t?bb idegen nyelven is megjelentek. Az utóbbi években megszerettem a tárca m?faját is – ennek termését mutatja be ez a k?nyv.” Mér? László

Latkóczy Mihály ért? tudással foglalja ?ssze a nagy világvallások k?zül a buddhizmus eredetét fejl?dését, valamint a germán mitológia eredetét, isteneit és legfontosabb alapvetéseit. Ajánljuk mindazoknak, akik klasszikus megk?zelítésben kívánják megismerni ezeket a napjainkra is hatást gyakorló vallások és mitológiák eredetét.

De unde vine universul? Ce a fost ?naintea lui? Ce ne va aduce viitorul? ?ntr-un story cosmologic care captiveaz? ?n aceea?i m?sur? ?n care l?mure?te, autorul explic? cele mai recente progrese revolu?ionare ale ?tiin?ei, ce r?stoarn? din temelii probleme filosofice esen?iale. Observa?iile experimentale uluitoare ?i noile teorii fascinante sunt descrise ?ntr-o manier? accesibil? ?i sugereaz? nu doar c? din nimic poate s? ia na?tere ceva, dar ?i c? ?ntotdeauna din nimic va lua na?tere ceva. Un fascinant antidot la g?ndirea filosofic? ?i religioas? perimat?, Universul din nimic este o contribu?ie provocatoare la controversa privind existen?a lui Dumnezeu ?i a tuturor lucrurilor care ne ?nconjoar?. ?Uita?i-l pe Iisus“, argumenteaz? Krauss, ?stelele au murit pentru ca voi s? v? pute?i na?te“. ?Suntem martorii unei revolu?ii cosmologice la fel de important? precum revolu?ia copernican?. Avem acum la dispozi?ie acest ghid substan?ial ?i captivant, o lucrare memorabil?.“ – Ian McEwan

In 1861, Henry Dircks, a civil engineer, of London, published a work entitled "Perpetuum Mobile; or, Search for Self-Motive Power, During the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries." The book contains 599 pages, and was followed in 1870, by a second series by the same author entitled "Perpetuum Mobile, or a History of the Search for Self-Motive Power from the Thirteenth, to the Nineteenth Century." In these two books there is amassed a wonderful amount of material showing on the part of the author diligence, great patience and wide and thorough search.The author of these works was not enamoured of his subject, and his books clearly show that he was not writing them because of any interest he had in the subject of Perpetual Motion. On the contrary, they appear to have been written because of a deep detestation entertained by the author for the subject of Perpetual Motion, and a contemptuous pity for any one seriously interested in the subject. Mr. Dircks's works may be said to be the works of a scold. His sentiments were deep, and his impulses strong, which accounts for the vast amount of labor he did in the preparation of his books. Those books are now out of print, and it is believed by the author of this book that they may well remain so. They contain much material that no one would be justified in wading through. The most complicated mechanisms devised by enthusiastic dreamers are shown in the same detail with which the inventors described them in presenting them to the public, or to the patent offices. Little is to be gained by this. So complicated are many of the devices that only technically trained engineers could read them understandingly, and few technically trained engineers are now greatly interested in self-motive power devices. We believe that every useful or interesting purpose is served if enough devices are collected, classified and presented to show the various principles relied upon by the inventors; with an explanation of why they failed—i. e., wherein the principles relied upon are wrong, and while possibly not out of harmony with any mechanical principles then known, are entirely out of harmony with principles since discovered and now well known. In the preparation of this volume a vast amount of the information furnished by the two works of Mr. Dircks has been rearranged, reclassified, and used.Everyone who has to any extent, by environment, associated with the mass of people who are not technically educated, knows that the persons who are still interested in the subject of Perpetual Motion, and who still seek its attainment, are not technically trained engineers or mathematicians, but for the greater part untrained people of naturally strong mechanical sense, and of natural mechanical and mathematical adaptation.This book is written for the perusal of that large class of people. It is not designed as an argument either for or against the possibility of the attainment of Perpetual Motion. The author is content to classify and present—clearly, it is hoped—the leading endeavors that have been known in that field of effort, and to explain their failure. It is believed by the author that the perusal of the present volume by anyone whose mind has been attracted by the subject of Perpetual Motion will result in an enlightenment, and, it is also believed, will have a tendency to direct his mind from a struggle with theories long ago exploded, and may result in directing his efforts to things practical, and not without hope of attainment.This work is offered only to minds mechanically or mathematically inclined. It is not even hoped that it will interest people who prefer fiction to fact, nor people who read simply for idle entertainment. ABOUT AUTHOR: The author has no apology to offer for the production of this book. He has spent his life in environments that have brought him into constant contact with mechanics, artisans and laborers as well as professional men, engineers, chemists and technical experts of various types. He knows a great many men—young men, for the most part—are constantly working on the old, old problem of Perpetual Motion; that much money, and much time are being spent in search of a solution for that problem which all scientific and technical men tell us is impossible of solution.It is believed by the author that a classification and presentation of selected groups of the devices produced in the past by which it was by the inventor believed, self-motive power had been attained, will save much work in fields already thoroughly exploited.So far as the author knows no book on the subject has appeared since 1870. The various encyclopedias published contain articles on the subject, but they are necessarily brief, and not satisfying to young men who have become interested in the subject.

The publication of Darwin’s The Origin of Species in 1859 marked a dramatic turning point in scientific thought. The volume had taken Darwin more than twenty years to publish, in part because he envisioned the storm of controversy it was certain to unleash. Indeed, selling out its first edition on its first day, The Origin of Species revolutionized science, philosophy, and theology. Darwin’s reasoned, documented arguments carefully advance his theory of natural selection and his assertion that species were not created all at once by a divine hand but started with a few simple forms that mutated and adapted over time. Whether commenting on his own poor health, discussing his experiments to test instinct in bees, or relating a conversation about a South American burrowing rodent, Darwin’s monumental achievement is surprisingly personal and delightfully readable. Its profound ideas remain controversial even today, making it the most influential book in the natural sciences ever written—an important work not just to its time but to the history of humankind.

A Magyarország f?ldtana cím? k?nyv els?sorban az egyetemi szint? áttekint? f?ldtani oktatás számára készült tank?nyvként. Az elektronikus kiadás lehet?ségeit kihasználva a k?tet a legfrissebb ismereteket szintetizálja és ad hazánk f?ldtani felépítésér?l korszer? áttekintést, amelyet haszonnal forgathatják nemcsak egyetemi hallgatók, hanem a téma iránt érdekl?d? nem szakmabeliek egyaránt. A k?tet szerz?i, Budai Tamás és Konrád Gyula aktív és nagy tapasztalattal rendelkez? terepi geológusok, akik oktatási tapasztalatokkal egyaránt rendelkezve megfelel? arányban vegyítik a terepi tapasztalatokat az oktatás igényeivel.A megértést számos ábra teszi teljessé. (a Kiadó)

HE who seeks to understand the character and achievement of Abraham Lincoln must begin with a study of the man’s honesty. At the base of his nature, in the tap-root and very fiber of his being, pulsed a fidelity to truth, whether of thought or of deed, peculiar to itself. So thoroughgoing was this characteristic that it seems to have begun in him where in other men it generally leaves off. Politicians without number have yielded a work-a-day obedience to the rules of honor, but there is record of no other public leader in recent times who, among the vicissitudes of a trying career, has endeav-ored to balance actions and principles with such painstaking nicety. To trace these efforts from Lincoln’s early years is to pass with him, pace for pace, over part of the road that led to distinction. As we go we shall have to take account of hap-penings, little as well as big; for every man is the sum of all his parts, and in no other way may we hope to comprehend how the esteem that began with a few rustic neighbors grew until it filled the heart of a nation. To what extent, if any, Lincoln inherited his uprightness of mind from remote ancestors will probably never be known. The bare lines of the genealogical chart afford no clues to the characters of the men and women whose names appear there. If any of the threads spun out of their several lives met and twined in the broad strand of blue that enriched his, there is no way of identifying the spinners. Less obscure, though per-haps of only passing interest, is what may be gleaned under this head about two of Lincoln’s nearer relations. His father’s brothers, Mordecai and Josiah, appear to have enjoyed general respect on account of their probity. “They were excellent men,” said one who claimed to know them intimately, “plain, moderately educated, candid in their manners and inter-course, and looked upon as honorable as any men I have ever heard of.”[i-1] Their younger brother Thomas, however, cannot be so readily portrayed. He has, like his illustrious son, been, in turn, depreciated and idealized to such a degree that the inquirer, who would reach safe conclusions in respect to him, must tread warily through a maze of contradictions. Rejecting the praise as well as the blame of hearsay histori-ans, and following the testimony of those only who knew the man, we learn from one that he was “honest”; from another that he “was regarded as a very honest man”; and still another found him “always truthful—conscientious.”[i-2] To these tributes must be added what one who was doubly connected with Thomas Lincoln had to say about him:—“I’m just tired of hearing Grandfather Lincoln abused,” said Mrs. Dowling, the daughter of Dennis Hanks and Matilda John-son, speaking to an attentive listener, not many years ago. “Everybody runs him down.”

Lambrecht Kálmán k?nyve ma is lebilincsel? stílusban és tudományt?rténeti korrektséggel mutatja be ezen csodálatos tudomány kialakulását és fejl?dését, tárja elénk nagy alakjainak eredményeit. Mégsem száraz adatfelsorolás ez a k?nyv, hanem izgalmas utazás, ahol a tárgy ellenére az ember, a kutató, a gyarló tudós áll a k?zéppontban. Megismerjük vívódásait, harcát az anyaggal, tévedéseit és csatáit hasonló lelk? vetélytársaikkal. Az ?svilági élet tehát igencsak evilági szellemeken keresztül jutott el oda, hogy aJurassic park megszülethetett. K?vessük ezt a t?bb évszázados fejl?dést egy magával ragadó tollú ismeretterjeszt? vezetésében. Lehet, hogy néhány k?vetkeztetése ma már nem állja meg a helyét, ám ez mit sem von le abból az értékb?l, amit stílusa és tudományt?rténeti ?sszefoglalója ma is jelent. Izgalmas olvasmány egy ma igen népszer? tudomány kezdeteir?l.

HA RVID AZ LET, TOLDD MEG EGY BALLPSSEL!” A knyvben hét beszélgetést olvashatsz volt brtnlakókkal, igazi nehézfiúkkal, akik együttesen csaknem 100 évet tltttek a rácsok mgtt, és most az életükrl vallanak Dorkának. Megismerkedhetsz az Isten ostorával, aki 13 évesen lóktéssel kezdte, Felipével, akit fénykorában a fél magyar rendrség üldztt az M3-ason, a Profival, aki a magánzárkán hosszú éveken át csak gyúrt és olvasott, vagy rpival, aki már régen nem is élne, ha nem került volna be a sittre. Elgondolkodhatsz a pokolról, az emberlésrl és az ártatlanságról, borzadhatsz, félhetsz, nevethetsz és sírhatsz.BKY DORKA, a Feldmár Intézet igazgatója 2011 óta dolgozik a brtnben, a Feldmár Andrással kifejlesztett Mesekr program keretében. A fogvatartottak saját életük élményeibl állítanak ssze mesejátékokat, amit aztán dramatizálnak, rendeznek, megzenésítenek és eladják a gyerekeiknek.

The equation "e;Mind = Machine"e; is false. This pocket lexicon of "e;neuromythology"e; shows why. Taking a series of key words such as calculation, language, information and memory, Professor Tallis shows how their misuse has a lured a whole generation into accepting the computational model of the mind.First of all these words were used literally in the description of the human mind. Then computer scientists applied them metaphorically to the workings of their machines. And finally, their metaphorical status forgotten, the use of the terms was called as evidence of artificial intelligence in machines and the computational nature of conscious thought.