Ways of Communicating

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 3
• Ways of Communicating is a stimulating exploration of the single most powerful force that gives humankind its control over the natural world--the comm... Lees meer

Enigmas

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures
• Arising from the 2020 Darwin College Lectures, this book presents eight essays from prominent public intellectuals on the theme of Enigmas. Each autho... Lees meer

The Fragile Environment

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 2
• No one today can afford to ignore the impact of the human species on its environment. In this topical volume, distinguished international authors iden... Lees meer

Power

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 16
• From the secrets of the universe to the healing powers of music, this book draws on the passions of eight professionals who explore the "power" behind... Lees meer

Development

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 29
• This volume collects essays from prominent intellectuals and public figures based on talks given at the 2015 Darwin College Lectures on the theme of '... Lees meer

Life

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 25
• Life is a compelling addition to the Darwin College Lecture Series, in which eight distinguished authors each present an essay from their area of expe... Lees meer

Memory

Darwin College

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 10
• Memory is both a private, personal phenomenon and a collective interpretation of history by society. The concept of memory has long intrigued scientis... Lees meer

Understanding Catastrophe

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 4
• Understanding Catastrophe examines the immense and varied impact that catastrophic change can have on the development of life on earth. Opening with a... Lees meer

Space

• Hardcover | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 15
• This collection of essays explores different perceptions of space, taking the reader on a journey from the inner space of the mind to the vacuum beyon... Lees meer

Migration

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 32
• Eight leading scholars from across the arts, humanities, and sciences contribute to this volume discussing migration and its influence on the modern w... Lees meer

Blood

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures
• Blood is life, its complex composition is finely attuned to our vital needs and functions. Blood can also signify death, while 'bloody' is a curse. Ar... Lees meer

Origins

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 1
• In this volume, a distinguished team of international authorities reports on the latest research on the origins of the most fundamental features of ou... Lees meer

The Changing World

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 8
• Recent extraordinary and far-reaching events have transformed our world. The disintegration of the Communist Bloc has reconfigured international relat... Lees meer

Evolution

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 9
• Evolution is a fundamental process that cuts across boundaries of art and science and has beguiled thinkers for ages. This collection of articles abou... Lees meer

What Is Intelligence?

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 6
• This is a fascinating exploration of the nature and power of human intelligence, and the way it has singled us out from the rest of the animal kingdom... Lees meer

Games

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 30
• The essays from prominent public intellectuals collected in this volume reflect an array of perspectives on the spectrum of conflict, competition, and... Lees meer

Survival

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 20
• This fascinating and accessible book examines the survival of the human race from a broad range of viewpoints. Through in-depth examinations of a numb... Lees meer

Memory

Darwin College

• Hardcover | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 10
• Memory is both a private, personal phenomenon and a collective interpretation of history by society. The concept of memory has long intrigued scientis... Lees meer

Extremes

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 31
• Humanity is confronted by and attracted to extremes. Extreme events shape our thinking, feeling, and actions; they echo in our politics, media, litera... Lees meer

Sound

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 11
• This highly informative and fascinating book brings together perspectives on sound by leading experts from a wide variety of disciplines. These includ... Lees meer

Predicting the Future

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 5
• Whether there is a future to predict is not a question many people care to think about too deeply, though the process of predicting the future has its... Lees meer

Ways of Communicating

• Hardcover | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 3
• Ways of Communicating is a stimulating exploration of the single most powerful force that gives humankind its control over the natural world--the comm... Lees meer

Beauty

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures | nr. 24
• Beauty challenges conventional approaches to the subject through an interdisciplinary approach that forges connections between the arts, sciences and ... Lees meer

Serendipity

• Paperback | Engels | Darwin College Lectures
• Since 1986 Darwin College, Cambridge has organised a series of annual public lectures built around a single theme approached in a multi-disciplinary w... Lees meer