Übersetzer Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
Verlag: e-artnow
This natural history book focuses entirely on the life cycle of different caterpillars, beginning with egg-laying. Fabre was a famous entomologist who wrote many works about insects.
The great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on the remote islands of the North Atlantic, the last of its kind were killed in Iceland in 1844. Gísli Pálsson draws on firsthand accounts from the Icelanders who hunted the last great auks to bring to life a bygone age of Victorian scientific exploration while offering vital insights into the extinction of species. Pálsson vividly recounts how British ornithologists John Wolley and Alfred Newton set out for Iceland to collect specimens only to discover that the great auks were already gone. At the time, the Victorian world viewed extinction as an impossibility or trivialized it as a natural phenomenon. Pálsson chronicles how Wolley and Newton documented the fate of the last birds through interviews with the men who killed them, and how the naturalists' Icelandic journey opened their eyes to the disappearance of species as a subject of scientific concern—and as something that could be caused by humans. Blending a richly evocative narrative with rare, unpublished material as well as insights from ornithology, anthropology, and Pálsson's own North Atlantic travels, The Last of Its Kind reveals how the saga of the great auk opens a window onto the human causes of mass extinction.Zum Buch
Whether restoring trees, conserving existing ecosystems, rewilding native animals, or changing incentives to elicit better choices, targeted interventions can tap into feedback loops that can improve our planet, our economy, and our lives. A feedback loop occurs when the outcome of a process restarts that process, creating a cyclical chain of cause and effect. Feedback loops can either maintain the status quo (a negative feedback loop), or they can create a “snowball effect” (a positive feedback loop) where more begets more. These feedback loops have been with us since the beginning of time, and they are implicit in the formation of everything that exists in the universe. Physical feedback loops literally form our physical reality around us, but psychological feedback loops determine how we build our perspective of reality. In 2019, The Crowther Lab, which Tom Crowther runs at ETH Zurich, a leading Swiss public research university, published a study in the journal Science on the Earth’s carrying capacity for trees. Using satellite imagery, massive datasets compiled from thousands of studies, and computer models, they evaluated where trees could naturally grow on Earth. They estimated that the planet had room for an additional one trillion trees on land not currently in use by humans for farming or settlement – land that was once forest. And the model predicted that those recovering forests would capture one third of all human carbon emissions since the industrial revolution. Yet, lost in that initial discussion was the inclusion of the importance of biodiversity and care to ensure the reforestation efforts meant building millions of local feedback loops, where local people and nature thrive together. It meant millions of local communities, indigenous populations, farmers, and foresters working with nature to recreate whole, healthy, stable ecosystems as biodiverse as the ones we’ve lost. In Nature’s Echo, Crowther explains the powerful force of feedback loops in nature and how, at the moment, our planet is experiencing a series of positive feedback loops as we hurtle towards environmental collapse. These feedback loops are too powerful to fight against. However, his research consistently shows that, instead of fighting feedback loops, we can harness their potential to create spectacular, worthwhile change. We can use feedback loops to help the Earth heal itself.Zum Buch
The universe, a vast and ever-expanding expanse, has fascinated humanity for centuries. From the first glimmering stars to the complex galaxies that stretch across the sky, the cosmos has been a subject of study and wonder. The exploration of the universe is a journey that continues to reveal new insights into the nature of existence, the forces at play, and the structures that govern the cosmos. Understanding the universe's hidden blueprint, particularly the role of dark energy, is central to understanding how it operates on the largest scales. The birth of the universe, often referred to as the Big Bang, marked the beginning of everything we observe today. This singularity was not just the origin of matter and energy, but also of the very fabric of space and time. As the universe expanded, it cooled, and matter began to form. Over billions of years, stars, galaxies, and other cosmic structures developed, with gravity playing a key role in shaping the distribution of matter. However, this gravitational pull, which typically brings things together, began to reveal an unexpected and mysterious aspect of the cosmos in the 20th century. One of the most significant discoveries in modern cosmology was the realization that the universe’s expansion is accelerating. This observation shook the foundations of astrophysics, as scientists had long assumed that the universe's expansion would slow down due to gravitational forces. Instead, what they found was that galaxies were moving apart faster than ever, suggesting the presence of an unknown force. This force was later dubbed "dark energy," and it has become one of the most crucial elements in understanding the universe’s large-scale behavior.Zum Buch
Key Selling Points: Accessible and entertaining, narrative-driven non-fiction book about the subject of risk. No other mass-market book that covers risk beyond business book.Zum Buch
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We live in a time of rapid change and what can feel like relentless uncertainty. Against this backdrop, the future often feels uncertain, leaving us searching for a path forward. This book offers strategies for navigating these times, beginning with ourselves and extending outward. Shaped in collaboration with one of the most cited scientists of our time, rooted in robust science (specifically active inference and free energy), and told through approachable stories, it provides a practical foundation for making sense of today’s complexity. Across these chapters, you’ll find tools to better understand an uncertain world and to move through it with greater clarity, resilience, and connection.Zum Buch
