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"El Libro de los 7 Millones de Años de Cognición sin Interrupción de Bepe Popu presenta una teoría revolucionaria que propone un modelo cosmológico cíclico y acumulativo, único en su enfoque, que nos invita a explorar el origen y evolucion del universo desde una perspectiva innovadora. Esta obra audaz sugiere que el cosmos esta en constante transformacion y que aumenta entre ciclos, compuesto por ciclos repetitivos pero cada vez mas complejos debido a la acumulacion de sus efectos." Esta teoria desafia los limites de nuestra comprension actual y exige un esfuerzo intelectual considerable. No es una lectura superficial, sino una invitacion a explorar nuevos horizontes del pensamiento. Aquellos que se atrevan a adentrarse en sus postulados descubriran una vision de la realidad radicalmente diferente. Descargo de responsabilidad: Esta teoria presenta una estructura conceptual unica que no se corresponde con ningun paradigma existente. A pesar de su originalidad, sigue estando firmemente basada en los principios fundamentales de la ciencia. Esta propuesta teorica es una obra original que, aunque apoyada y reforzada por el conocimiento humano acumulado, marca una trayectoria completamente nueva en la comprension del Universo con todos sus efectos causales. Esta Teoria del Todo presenta un marco conceptual unificado que explica exhaustivamente todos los aspectos de la realidad, desde los constituyentes fundamentales hasta las leyes que rigen el universo. Al conectar causas y efectos, elementos y acciones, proporciona una vision unificada y coherente de todo lo que existe. Todo lo que existe, segun la teoria, no son mas que efectos derivados de una causa unica y concreta. Esta teoria presenta un modelo cosmico jerarquico y ciclico en el que la complejidad surge a traves de un proceso evolutivo de autoorganizacion. Cada nivel de complejidad se basa en los principios fundamentales establecidos en los niveles inferiores, formando un sistema interconectado y en constante cambio. El caracter ciclico indica repetitividad, y el caracter acumulativo indica una evolucion continua, evitando un bucle continuo repetitivo en el que todos los acontecimientos se repiten constantemente, y aunque se repitan siempre seran diferentes y de mayor magnitud, porque el caracter acumulativo afecta a la magnitud que influira en la cantidad de los elementos, que a su vez afectaran a la magnitud combinatoria de la que se consolidara una magnitud dinamica aumentada ...............

Vivimos rodeados de supercherías que se repiten y venden como ciertas. Algunas llegan a alcanzar notoriedad gracias a los medios de comunicación, que nos transmiten misterios aparentemente sobrenaturales o afirmaciones pseudocientíficas sin establecer antes un mínimo criterio de veracidad. Así, astrólogos, homeópatas, creacionistas, tarotistas, curanderos y muchos otros timadores aprecen disfrutar de completa impunidad para vendernos sus productos. En la más reinvicadora tradición ilustrada, esta colección de libros se dirige a ese crédulo que llevamos dentro y nos muestra por qué los ovnis, la sábana santa, el feng shui, la astrología y otras modas son verdaderos timos: creencias falsas, vanas ilusiones que nos quitan tiempo y dinero (y a veces la salud). En esta colección el lector encontrará argumentos contudentes para pensar críticamente. En definitiva, para pensar: la herramienta más útil que tenermos para librarnos de los timos. Javier Armentia.

Over the past sixty years the spectacular growth of the technologies associated with the computer is visible for all to see and experience Yet the science underpinning this technology is less visible and little understood outside the professional computer science community As a scientific discipline computer science stands alongside the likes of molecular biology and cognitive science as one of the most significant new sciences of the post Second World War era In this Very Short Introduction Subrata Dasgupta sheds light on these lesser known areas and considers the conceptual basis of computer science Discussing algorithms programming and sequential and parallel processing he considers emerging modern ideas such as biological computing and cognitive modelling challenging the idea of computer science as a science of the artificial ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable

Raging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years as a result of climate change But this is nothing new Since the dawn of life on land large scale fires have played their part in shaping life on Earth Andrew Scott tells the whole story of fire s impact on our planet s atmosphere climate vegetation ecology and the evolution of plant and animal life It has caused mass extinctions and it has propelled the spread of flowering plants The exciting evidence we can now draw on has been preserved in fossilized charcoal found in rocks hundreds of millions of years old from all over the world These reveal incredibly fine details of prehistoric plants and tell us about climates from deep in earth s history They also give us insight into how early hominids and humans tamed fire and used it Looking at the impact of wildfires in our own time Scott also looks forward to how we might better manage them in future as climate change has an increasing effect on our world

The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest most expensive experiment ever So exactly what is this particle Why does it matter so much What does it tell us about the Universe Did the discovery announced on 4 July 2012 finish the search And was finding it really worth all the effort The short answer is yes The Higgs field is proposed as the way in which particles gain mass a fundamental property of matter It s the strongest indicator yet that the Standard Model of physics really does reflect the basic building blocks of our Universe Little wonder the hunt and discovery of this new particle produced such intense media interest Here Jim Baggott explains the science behind the discovery looking at how the concept of a Higgs field was invented how the vast experiment was carried out and its implications on our understanding of all mass in the Universe

Darwin s theory of natural selection is also a humane and inspirational vision of ecological inter relatedness revealing the almost unthinkably complex and mutual inter dependencies between animal and plant life climate and physical environment and by implication the human world

Plants have profoundly moulded the Earth s climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life Far from being silent witnesses to the passage of time plants are dynamic components of our world shaping the environment throughout history as much as that environment has shaped them In The Emerald Planet David Beerling puts plants centre stage revealing the crucial role they have played in driving global changes in the environment in recording hidden facets of Earth s history and in helping us to predict its future His account draws together evidence from fossil plants from experiments with their living counterparts and from computer models of the Earth System to illuminate the history of our planet and its biodiversity This new approach reveals how plummeting carbon dioxide levels removed a barrier to the evolution of the leaf how plants played a starring role in pushing oxygen levels upwards allowing spectacular giant insects to thrive in the Carboniferous and it strengthens fascinating and contentious fossil evidence for an ancient hole in the ozone layer Along the way Beerling introduces a lively cast of pioneering scientists from Victorian times onwards whose discoveries provided the crucial background to these and the other puzzles This underst

Answer all your menopause questions in the first ever book to not only tell you what happens but show you Fully illustrated and backed up by the latest research The Science of Menopause is essential reading for anyone who wants to know not only what to expect during the perimenopause but also why it happens and what you can do about it GP and women s health expert Dr Philippa Kaye answers over 100 questions on the menopause including symptoms lifestyle choices and treatment When will the menopause happen for me Why do I get hot flushes and sweats and how can I manage them Why can t I sleep Why do I feel low and anxious What is a healthy diet for the menopause What is HRT What are the benefits and what options are there if I don t want it Discover how our brains change why the perimenopause doesn t mean an end to great sex and the treatments options that can help including HRT vaginal oestrogen and non hormonal options Packed with practical advice charts diagrams and engaging illustrations The Science of Menopause provides an accessible evidence based take on the menopause all while offering reassurance and a helping hand

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A brilliant book Dagbladet Why does the brain work the way it does Can eating certain foods improve your memory Can you activate the parts of the brain you don t use Can you smile yourself to happiness What is free will and do we really possess it These big questions and many more are investigated to uncover all the secrets of your most wondrous mysterious and irreplaceable organ Your brain makes you who you are it is the root of your personality and intelligence It learns languages creates memories and interprets complex patterns But it is also responsible for your bad decisions and it rewards addictive behaviours In Your Superstar Brain neuroscientist Dr Kaja Nordengen describes in mesmerising detail how the brain works both how it s physically constructed with neurones synapses and the cerebral cortex but also how it functions on a more abstract level everything from what happens when we fall in love to where we find our sense of self Join Dr Kaja Nordengen on her fascinating journey through the many unexplored territories of the intricate human brain and find out why your brain is truly a superstar

How does life work How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna or fish in the ocean How do our bodies produce the right numbers of cells in our organs and bloodstream In The Serengeti Rules award winning biologist and author Sean Carroll tells the stories of the pioneering scientists who sought the answ

If Michael Palin had been a volcanologist this is the book he would have written LITERARY REVIEW Gripping THE ECONOMIST Wonderful PETER FRANKOPAN Like a thriller This is terrific SPECTATOR Beautiful bursting with poetry with storytelling WERNER HERZOG We are made of the same stuff as the breath and cinders of volcanoes No matter where we live on the planet they have shaped our history and might one day decide our destiny World famous volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer has worked at the crater s edge in the wildest places on Earth close enough to feel the heat of the lava In Mountains of Fire we join him on hair singeing adventures from Italy to Antarctica to learn how deeply our stories are intertwined with volcanoes

A future classic of popular science Mail on Sunday A dazzling account Financial Times Absorbing surprising and at times profound After reading this reality will never be quite the same Dave GoulsonOur senses are how we navigate the world they help us recognise the expressions on a loved one s face know whether fruit is ripe by its smell or even sense a storm approaching through a sudden drop in air pressure It s now believed that we may have as many as fifty three senses and we re just beginning to expand our knowledge of this incredibly extensive palette Sensational is a mind bending look at how our brains shape our experience of the world marshalling the latest discoveries in science to explore the dazzling eyesight of the mantis shrimp the rich inner lives of krill and the baffling link between geomagnetic fields and canine bowel movements Blending biology and neuroscience Ward reveals that understanding our senses may hold the key to understanding the origins of human behaviour from why we kiss to our varied music tastes

Nuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles with J J Thomson s discovery of the electron at the end of the 19th century which implied the existence of a positive charge in the atom to make it neutral In this Very Short Introduction Frank Close gives an account of how this area of physics has progressed including the recognition of how heavy nuclei are built up in the cores of stars and in supernovae the identification of quarks and gluons and the development of quantum chromodynamics QCD Exploring key concepts such as the stability of different configurations of protons and neutrons in nuclei Frank Close shows how nuclear physics brings the physics of the stars to Earth and provides us with important applications particularly in medicine ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable

SPECIAL UPDATED 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE MILLION SELLING POP SCIENCE CLASSIC WHAT IF one man decided to answer all the unanswerable questions using science Randall Munroe is nerd royalty BEN GOLDACRE Brilliant ROLLING STONE Smart answers to silly questions Munroe reveals all GUARDIAN Required reading NEW YORK TIMES Randall Munroe is the creator of the wildly popular xkcd com His readers ask him a lot of strange questions What would happen if absolutely everyone jumped at the same time How could we build a Lego bridge between London and New York What if my DNA vanished How long could a submarine last in space What are the odds of meeting my soulmate In pursuit of answers Munroe runs computer simulations pores over stacks of declassified military research memos solves differential equations and consults everyone from astronauts to nuclear reactor operators His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity complemented by comics They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind or at least a really big explosion Welcome back to the mind blowing world WHAT IF Now with 10 x the science and 10 x the jokes Featuring brand new 2 colour annotations and illustrations this special anniversary edition will leave yo

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Often complex ideas are explained with clarity and precision but this is clearly a passion project for the author and the book soars where he deploys more poetic language as when musing on the deeper themes that arise from his central question If you ve ever looked up at the sky and pondered on the big questions of life in the Universe this is essential reading BBC Sky at Night magazineAstronomer and science writer David Whitehouse takes us on a journey through the evolving cosmos as he considers humankind s place in the universe and how our survival depends on otherworldly perspectives From the Earth to the depths of outer space this inspiring book shows how human evolution has been intertwined with the workings of the cosmos from the very beginning and what the far distant future may hold both for the universe and for ourselves Given enough time Whitehouse contends we must communicate with intelligent aliens whose divergent perspective will transform our understanding of the universe First contact may even come sooner than we think We have already transmitted signals towards promising exoplanets If say Gliese 581d harbours life the return signal could reach us in 2051 Drawing the thread of human consciousness from the cave to the cosmos th

Time travel is a familiar theme of science fiction but is it really possible Surprisingly time travel is not forbidden by the laws of physics and John Gribbin argues that if it is not impossible then it must be possible Gribbin brilliantly illustrates the possibilities of time travel by comparing familiar themes from science fiction with their real world scientific counterparts including Einstein s theories of relativity black holes quantum physics and the multiverse illuminated by examples from the fictional tales of Robert Heinlein Larry Niven Carl Sagan and others The result is an entertaining guide to some deep mysteries of the Universe which may leave you wondering whether time actually passes at all and if it does whether we are moving forwards or backwards A must read for science fiction fans and anyone intrigued by deep science

Ever since Darwin science has enshrined competition as biology s brutal architect But this revelatory new book argues that our narrow view of evolution has caused us to ignore the generosity and cooperation that exist around us from the soil to the sky In Sweet in Tooth and Claw Kristin Ohlson explores the subtle ways in which nature is in constant collaboration to the betterment of all species From the bear that discards the remainders of his salmon dinner on the forest ground to the bright coral reefs of Cuba she shows readers not only the connectivity lying beneath the surface in natural ecosystems but why it s vital for humans to incorporate that understanding into our interactions with nature and also with each other Much of the damage that humans have done to our natural environment stems from our ignorance of these dense webs of connection As we struggle to cope with the environmental hazards that our behaviour has unleashed it s more important than ever to understand nature s billions of cooperative interactions This way we can stop disrupting them and instead rely on them to renew ecosystems In reporting from the frontlines of scientific research regenerative agriculture and urban conservation Ohlson shows that a shift from focusing on compe

A novel approach to stargazing this stunning space book features step by step guides to identifying the key constellations across the northern hemisphere What do you see when you look up into the sky Have you ever wondered what the stars mean Or how they are connected Or what each constellation is called If so then this may be the book for you Little stargazers will enjoy paging through this awe inspiring astronomy book and learning all about the constellations their forms shapes and stories This stunning space book for kids explores different groups of stars specific to the Northern Hemisphere with step by step guides to identifying key constellations star spotting and planet spotting Sprinkled with stardust on every page budding stargazers aged 9 and over can explore A glow in the dark night sky viewer included with the book How to follow pathfinder stars to locate constellations Crystal clear diagrams and illustrations Easy to read maps Fact panels that explain constellations and space science The final spread of each chapter shows all the stars in the sky with constellations unmarked so that readers can practice star hopping Profile s of galaxies and nebulae in the night sky StarFinder for Beginners is packed with high quality imagery maps

The nation s go to woman for all things space her joy for the subject is boundless The Guardian Take a new look at the world around you What is a planet Is there life on Mars What makes Earth so special Questions about our Solar System have fascinated us for centuries Based on the latest scientific research The Story of the Solar System will help you see the planets around us in a whole new light Using colourful and easy to follow infographics each planet becomes a character with a story of its own to tell from Jupiter the King of the Solar System to ice oddity Uranus and outlier planet but not a planet Pluto As space scientist Maggie Aderin Pocock shows us the story of Earth is best understood as part of its larger family and The Story of the Solar System will bring that family to life