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Phylogenetic Diversity
“Biodiversity” refers to the variety of life. It is now agreed that there is a “biodiversity crisis”, corresponding to extinction rates of species that may be 1000 times what is thought to be “normal”. Biodiversity science has a higher profile than ever, with the new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services involving more than 120 countries and 1000s of scientists. At the same time, the discipline is re-evaluating its foundations – including its philosophy and even core definitions. The value of biodiversity is being debated. In this context, the tree of life (“phylogeny”) is emerging as an important way to look at biodiversity, with ...
Routledge Handbook of Latin America and the Environment
The Routledge Handbook of Latin America and the Environment provides an in-depth and accessible analysis and theorization of environmental issues in the region. It will help readers make connections between Latin American and other regions’ perspectives, experiences, and environmental concerns. Latin America has seen an acceleration of environmental degradation due to the expansion of resource extraction and urban areas. This Handbook addresses Latin America not only as an object of study, but also as a region with a long and profound history of critical thinking on these themes. Furthermore, the Handbook departs from most treatments on the topic by studying the environment as a social iss...
Serpentine
"This outstanding volume brings together leading experts across a broad range of disciplines to bring serpentine into focus, as never before, as a window to understanding major natural processes and patterns in nature. By doing so, the authors illuminate exciting questions and challenges that will serve to inspire and direct much future study of these fascinating systems."—Bruce G. Baldwin, University of California, Berkeley
미스터 바이언스의 아찔한 과학책
상상하는 순간 머리가 쭈뼛쭈뼛 과학 지식을 바탕으로 한 과학 호기심 해결 과학은 엉뚱한 상상과 호기심을 씨앗으로 삼아 열매를 맺는다. 천재 과학자 에디슨은 호기심이 주는 희열을 즐길 줄 알았기에 수많은 발명품을 만들어 낼 수 있었고, 레오나르도 다빈치는 세상을 호기심 가득한 눈으로 바라보았기에 회화는 물론이고 건축, 천문학, 과학에서 위대한 업적을 남길 수 있었다. 천재 물리학자 아인슈타인 역시 기상천외한 상상력과 호기심이 있었기에 우주를 탐구하고 세상을 놀라게 할 만한 과학 이론을 발견했다. 이렇듯 ...
