Títulos em Ciências e Engenharia

Explore how speed influences every aspect of life on Earth, from the slow grind of geological processes and the fleeting lifespans of organisms to the astonishing speed of light and the remarkable adaptations of creatures like the swift antelope and the soaring albatross. In this ambitious and wide-ranging ideas book, internationally bestselling author Vaclav Smil uncovers the intricate connections between speed, nature, and human innovation.

We all wish we could predict the future, but most of us don't know enough about the science that makes it possible. That's why Michio Kaku decided to talk to the people who really know - the visionaries who are already inventing the future in their labs.

From cyborgs, starships, UFOs, aliens and antimatter to telepathy, invisibility, psychokinesis and precognition, Michio Kaku's Physics of the Impossible is an exciting look at how science fiction could soon become science fact. Physics of the Impossible shows how our most far-fetched ideas today - from Star Trek's phasers and teleportation to time travel as envisioned by Back to the Future - are destined to become tomorrow's reality.

Este libro desentierra la historia de la Plaga de Justiniano, una pandemia que arrasó el Imperio Bizantino y más allá, devastando comunidades y alterando el curso de la historia. Desde sus orígenes y propagación hasta su impacto social y político, este relato ofrece una exploración fascinante de cómo esta antigua crisis transformó el mundo mediterráneo y aporta claves para comprender las pandemias en la actualidad.

50 Things to Know About Birds in Alabama by Krista "KK" Mounsey offers an elegant approach to finding the most beautiful and varied species of birds in the region. Most birding books encourage you to travel to specific locations and hotspots to check off one or two prize species on your life list. While there’s nothing wrong with that, this book takes a different approach.

Discover the secrets to turning ChatGPT into a powerful income-generating tool with this comprehensive guide. "How to Make Money with ChatGPT" provides step-by-step strategies for leveraging AI technology to create profitable ventures. From developing innovative services to optimizing digital content and enhancing customer interactions, this book covers practical methods for monetizing your expertise and creativity using ChatGPT. Whether you're an entrepreneur, freelancer, or tech enthusiast, this guide offers actionable insights to help you harness the potential of AI for financial success.

ChatGPT has captivated the public imagination as a digital conversationalist—able to discuss philosophy, crack jokes, write poems, and explain quantum physics on demand. But to stop at conversation is to miss its deeper value. This revolutionary technology is not just a chatbot—it’s a multifunctional tool that can supercharge productivity, creativity, learning, and innovation across countless domains.

By favoring mostly plant-based foods, we can actually save the world – and live longer, healthier lives. A shift to mostly plant-based diets and new food technologies could solve our most important and pressing global problems. Issues like climate change, hunger, freshwater shortages, the Sixth Extinction, antibiotic resistance, and the threat of new pandemics might just melt away with the new food revolution. According to official estimates, meat and other animal-based products account for around 20% of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions.

Renowned particle physicist Dr. Sarah Alam Malik, whose research into dark matter has brought her to the cutting edge of scientific advancement, explores our endeavors to understand the cosmos. From the ancient Greeks, who blended observation with philosophy, and the Islamic Empire, which made critical advancements in astronomy, to today’s research into quantum physics and extraterrestrial life, each generation has built on the cumulative knowledge of the civilizations before it.

Jerry Apps recalls winters growing up on a farm in central Wisconsin during the latter years of the Depression and through World War II. Before electricity came to this part of Waushara County, farmers milked cows by hand with the light of a kerosene lantern, woodstoves heated the drafty farm homes, and “making wood” was a major part of every winter’s work. The children in Jerry’s rural community walked to a country school that was heated with a woodstove and had no indoor plumbing.

Empower yourself to take the leap into sustainable living with Ultimate Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens—the perfect book to help you start raising your own flock in your backyard confidently, affordably, and without stress from start to finish. Imagine enjoying the freshest, healthiest eggs while reducing kitchen waste and enhancing your garden with organic fertilizer!

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Finding herself in a new home in Brighton, Kate Bradbury sets about transforming her decked, barren backyard into a beautiful wildlife garden. She documents the unbuttoning of the earth and the rebirth of the garden, the rewilding of a tiny urban space. But while she's doing this Kate's neighbours continue to pave and deck their gardens locking them away, the wildlife she tries to save is further threatened, and she feels she's fighting an uphill battle.

Certified Arborist Exam Prep is your complete guide to mastering the knowledge and skills needed to pass the ISA Certified Arborist Exam and grow your career in professional tree care. Whether you're a tree care pro seeking certification or a newcomer breaking into the field, this book prepares you with both confidence and competence.

All around us are ever-evolving strings of chain reactions, of bonds forged and broken, of connections made and unmade in less than the blink of an eye. In Chain Reaction , Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu dives into the chemistry that underpins our everyday existence.

Waste as a Critique reveals how waste in its manifold variety provides an innovative starting point for interrogating 21st century society. Drawing on growing interdisciplinary concerns for discards, it contextualizes waste in cultural, symbolic, historical, spatial, and political forms.

In Every Last Fish, Rose George takes us inside the vast legal industries that support our appetite for fish fingers and salmon sandwiches, and the equally colossal illegal fishing trade whose practices and standards are unmonitored and often dangerous. It introduces us to the men (and it is mostly men) who fish, the women (and it is mostly women) who process the flesh and strive to keep fishing communities afloat. It takes us from Alaska to Senegal, via Scotland, Norway, and Massachusetts, and from the nets on the surface to the murky depths of the sea bed.

An in-depth investigation into the growing industry of green technologies and the environmental, social, and political consequences of the mining it requires.

Le origini della nostra specie (Homo sapiens) sono, allo stato dell'arte, argomento di discussione di due scuole di pensiero dominanti e contrapposte: evoluzionismo da una parte e tradizione religiosa creazionista dall'altra.

Weil aufgeben keine Option ist. Wie konnte es so weit kommen? Das fragen sich mit Blick auf die längst real gewordenen Folgen des Klimawandels und die politischen Entwicklungen weltweit viele. Angst, Frust und Wut machen sich breit, und doch gibt es noch Menschen, die unermüdlich für eine bessere Zukunft kämpfen.