Sol, arena y ciencia

Everyone has questions about our universe: How hot is Venus? Can you distinguish between a pulsar and a quasar? Is there a universe or a multiverse? Where do we fit into the infinitely grand scheme of things? How do we map the Cosmic Microwave Background? Most tantalizing of all: Is there anyone out there? This small volume encapsulates the terrifying hugeness of the cosmos into bite-sized particles that mere earthlings can understand. It takes you on a cosmic tour, shedding light on the most awesome of objects and places and explaining some very big ideas, concepts, and discoveries. It also...

El viaje que propone Eduardo Punset es el más fascinante de cuantos podamos emprender. Empieza con la búsqueda de la felicidad, una aventura de final incierto a través de todo aquello que nos puede conducir (o apartar) del objetivo, esto es: las emociones, el estrés, los fl ujos hormonales, el envejecimiento, los factores sociales, económicos, culturales, religiosos... Explora acto seguido los fundamentos del amor, el más primordial de los instintos, sus canales de expresión y el secreto de su fórmula; y culmina en lo más íntimo del ser humano, lo que ocurre en el interior de cada...

With a new afterword, Why You Are Here- A speech on the opening of the COP26 climate summit As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day - the loss of our planet's wild places, its biodiversity. I have been witness to this decline. A Life on Our Planet contains my witness statement, and my vision for the future - the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake, and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right. We have...

Biographies and bibliographies of members are included in many of the volumes. Lists of members are usually given on covers of the numbers.