Natural Sciences
Power
Seven leading writers discuss the power behind their own particular fields of interest, from the arts and humanities to the natural sciences. This book explores the importance of democracy, the power of music to heal, and ways of reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.
Endings
Arguing that death is the central force shaping our social life and order, Michael Kearl draws on anthropology, religion, politics, philosophy, the natural sciences, economics, and psychology to provide a broad sociological perspective on the interrelationships of life and death,
Descent of Madness
Drawing on evidence from across the behavioural and natural sciences, this book advances a radical new hypothesis: that madness exists as a costly consequence of the evolution of a sophisticated social brain in Homo sapiens.
Time in Contemporary Intellectual Thought
In this book, fifteen authors from a wide spectrum of disciplines (ranging from the natural sciences to the arts) offer assessments of the way time enters their work, the definition and uses of time that have proved most productive or problematic, and the lessons their subjects c
Modeling Solar Radiation at the Earth's Surface
Solar radiation data is important for a wide range of applications, e.g. in engineering, agriculture, health sector, and in many fields of the natural sciences. A few examples showing the diversity of applications may include: architecture and building design e.g.
Agassiz's Legacy
1. Natural Sciences at the End of the Twentieth Century 2. The World War II Generation 3. The Silent Generation of the 1950s 4. The Sputnik Generation: The 1960s 5. The Last of the Golden Years: The 1970s 6. The Lean Years: The 1980s 7.