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O knize Vek človeka: Ako sme stvorili antropocén Kniha skúma ľudstvo v antropocéne, novej geologickej epoche, ktorá predstavuje začiatok našej dominancie nad Zemou ako životne dôležitým zdrojom. Vďaka prirodzenej hojnosti životného prostredia ľudská spoločnosť síce prekvitá, lenže za cenu hromadenia rádioaktívnych, atmosférických a geologických vplyvov, ktoré zasahujú hlboko do vnútornej rovnováhy planéty a vyžadujú zmenu nášho spôsobu života.
Skeptic " Reading Room " The Lost Bird
The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) displayed in the Natural History Museum of Denmark stands erect on its pedestal, its great beak jutting forward, apparently fearless. It is possessed of a certain dignity and grace. It demands my attention. It was probably killed off in Iceland, where I come from, and was one of the last of its kind.
The Best Popular Science Books of 2024
You are chair of the judges for the 2024 Royal Society Science Book Prize, which seeks to reward the best new works of popular science. What were you looking for, when you were reading the submissions? The prize is about the best science communication in books. So: reaching a broad audience in a novel way, that is informative or clever or funny, or a combination of those things. And, most importantly, being accessible to a general audience—the science-interested public. That’s a very broad remit.
The Best Popular Science Books of 2024
You are chair of the judges for the 2024 Royal Society Science Book Prize, which seeks to reward the best new works of popular science. What were you looking for, when you were reading the submissions? The prize is about the best science communication in books. So: reaching a broad audience in a novel way, that is informative or clever or funny, or a combination of those things. And, most importantly, being accessible to a general audience—the science-interested public. That’s a very broad remit.
Lord of the Eggs
‘Great Auk’ by John James Audubon (1836). The great auk, or garefowl, was a flightless North Atlantic seabird and it tasted delicious, perhaps a little like duck with a hint of seaweed. It’s hard to be sure because by the 1860s the great auk was extinct. It had once been abundant: in the 16th century, a breeding ground off Newfoundland – known as Funk Island for the overpowering stench of guano – offered a welcome source of sustenance for European sailors crossing the Atlantic.
Stickiness in glacial space and time
Rising temperatures and melting ice play a central role in the unfolding Anthropocene—i.e., the most recent geologic period in Earth's history. What distinguishes the Anthropocene from prehistoric human impacts on the environment, mainly those caused by the early use of fire, is the fact that humans are now aware of what's going on—more or less.
The Man Who Stole Himself
The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan Gisli Palsson Gisli Palsson 264 pages | 8 color plates, 49 halftones | 6 x 9 | © 2016 Cloth $25.00 ISBN: 9780226313283 Published September 2016 E-book $18.00 About E-books ISBN: 9780226313313 Published September 2016 The island nation of Iceland is known for many things—majestic landscapes, volcanic eruptions, distinctive seafood—but racial diversity is not one of them.
Under the Staircase
In the spring of 1801 a young man called Hans Jonathan left the mansion in Copenhagen where he worked as a slave. Going for a walk was allowed: despite his status, he had a degree of autonomy within the walls of the city, then a thriving port with around one hundred thousand inhabitants. But this time he didn’t return. His owner, Henrietta Cathrina Schimmelmann, reported his escape to the police, claiming he had stolen money from her son. ‘Today, this mulatto ran away from me,’ she wrote.
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