Showing results for "Ein Kind" in Science & Engineering

From Adam Steltzner, who led the Entry, Descent, and Landing team in landing the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars, comes a profound book about breakthrough innovation in the face of the impossible The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is home to some of history’s most jaw-dropping feats of...

‘A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion’ TRISTAN GOOLEY The secret world of fungi is another kingdom. They do things differently there. Diverse beyond our wildest imaginations, fungi don’t obey rules. They pop up unbidden and often dressed in curious...

Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the listener on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of us really know what is going on in someone else's mind? What distinguishes the human mind from the minds of animals, especially those capable of complex behavior? If such animals, for instance, were magically given the power of language, would their communities evolve an intelligence as subtly discriminating as ours?

The great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on the remote islands of the North Atlantic, the last of its kind were killed in Iceland in 1844. Gisli Pálsson draws on firsthand accounts from the Icelanders who hunted the last great auks to bring to life a bygone age of Victorian scientific exploration while offering vital insights into the extinction of species.

The author of The Global Forest--an international bestseller and a classic upon publication, beloved by readers around the world--gives us her tips and advice for achieving better health and peace of mind, with frugality, simplicity and pleasure not far behind. In The Sweetness of a Simple Life...

The most joyful emanation produced by a colony of bees is known as the “song of increase”—declaring that the hive is flourishing and the bees are happy in its abundance. Song of Increase takes us inside the world of the honeybee to glean the wisdom of these fascinating creatures with whom...

When leading Princeton physicist Paul Steinhardt began working in the 1980s, scientists thought they knew all the conceivable forms of matter. The Second Kind of Impossible is the story of Steinhardt’s 35-year-long quest to challenge conventional wisdom. It begins with a curious geometric pattern that inspires two theoretical physicists to propose a radically new type of matter - one that raises the possibility of new materials with never-before-seen properties but that violates laws set in stone for centuries.

Tamed and Untamed - a collection of essays penned by two of the world's most celebrated animal writers, Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas - explores the minds, lives, and mysteries of animals as diverse as snails, house cats, hawks, sharks, dogs, lions, and even octopuses. Drawing on stories of animals both wild and domestic, the two authors, also best friends, created this book to put humans back into the animal world. The more we learn about what other animals think and do, they explain, the more we understand ourselves as animals, too."

Brad Steiger, the world-renowned authority on unexplained phenomena, presents a collection of UFO encounters and abductions. His provocative theories provide answers to the most puzzling questions: Why are they here? What do they want? And how will they change the fate of the human race?

Hirnguezli ist der Schweizer Wissenspodcast für neugierige Kinder – kurze, spannende Wissens-Häppchen auf Schweizerdeutsch, mit Witz und zum Mitdenken. In jeder Folge nehmen wir faszinierende Themen aus Natur, Körper, Weltall und Technik unter die Lupe und erklären sie so, dass Zuhören Spass macht.

“This is the book where self-help turns into helping the world—and then turns back into helping yourself find a better life. Fascinating and timely!”—Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet What does it take to achieve a successful and satisfying life? Not...

This audiobook will guide every man and woman out there who has ever wanted to grow their own mushroom garden or who has tried and failed. In a few months, you will understand how to cultivate mushrooms and home and earn additional money! You will find a lot of usage of the mushrooms, like the famous Mushroom Paper and you will be able to recognize the poisonous. Starting with the most basic aspects of your planting sequence, you will learn everything possibly needed to grow and have your very own mushrooms every year.

What would YOU do with a multi-million-dollar aircraft and time on your hands? Join the adventures of a Silicon Valley salaryman whose good fortune put him in the pilot's seat of a radical, high-tech Beechcraft Starship airplane, one of only a handful ever made. He set out on what many only dream of: slowly meandering around the world with no fixed route and no fixed return date. Discover new countries and cultures.

Joseph Priestley, FRS was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political theorist who published over 150 works. In “Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air,” he reviews experiments with gases. A common theme in this work is measuring the volumes of gases held in glass tubes, and their increase or decrease when exposed to other substances. He also tests the effects of gases on mice, plants and insects. Priestley demonstrated that fixed air (now known as CO2) can be produced from several reactions including ...

Rastest du im Familienalltag manchmal aus, obwohl du es eigentlich besser weißt? Verlierst du die Gelassenheit – ganz egal, wie viel Selbstfürsorge, Achtsamkeitsübungen oder Mantras du kennst? Fragst du dich, warum all dein Wissen über Bindung, Nervensystem & eigene Kindheitswunden im Alltag plötzlich einfach… verdampft? Dann willkommen bei deiner Familienpsychologin next door, Nina Grimm – Psychologin, Mama und zweifache Spiegel-Bestseller-Autorin. Hier bekommst du wissenschaftlich fundiertes Wissen zu Elternsein und Paarbeziehung, übersetzt in wirklich alltagstaugliche Schritte ...

Selbst ist die Frau! Entspannt und sicher jede Autofahrt genießen. Dieses Buch verändert Dein Selbstbewusstsein und verbessert Deine Kenntnisse und Beziehung zu Deinem Auto. Du wirst die kommenden Autofahrten selbstsicher und entspannter meistern. Dieser Ratgeber begleitet Dich bei folgenden Herausforderungen: Was kannst Du für die max. Sicherheit bei Autofahrten tun? Was gehört in ein Fahrzeug rein? Was machst Du nach einem Unfall oder einer Panne? Wie kannst Du Pannen vermeiden?

Digitale Medien nehmen uns geistige Arbeit ab. Was wir früher einfach mit dem Kopf gemacht haben, wird heute von Computern, Smartphones, Organizern...

In de serie 'Kinderen van Rotterdam' geven jongeren hun visie op onderwijs. Ze vertellen over wat ze nodig hadden en wat ze daarin soms wel en soms niet hebben gekregen. In hun mooie, persoonlijke verhalen tonen ze ons de bronnen waaruit ze - binnen en buiten school - hebben geput om zich te ontwikkelen tot waar ze nu zijn. De expositie die vanaf 2 okober 2023 te zien en te beluisteren is in het Rottedamse Dokhuis, is een samenwerking tussen fotograaf Iris van 't Riet en stichting NIVOZ. Waar Iris de Rotterdamse jongeren op beeld vastlegde, ging redacteur Marco Martens met hen in gesprek.

Warum haben Bäume Stress? Warum gibt es Armut? Was ist eigentlich saubere Energie? In der Podcastreihe „Clever nachgefragt!“ gehen neugierige Kinder großen wissenschaftlichen Fragen rund um soziale, ökologische und ökonomische Nachhaltigkeit auf den Grund. Schüler und Schülerinnen stellen kluge Fragen und Forschende der TU Braunschweig geben spannende Antworten. So wird Wissen lebendig und mit echtem Forschergeist vermittelt: Was macht eine Arbeit eigentlich menschenwürdig? Warum ist Müllvermeidung wichtig und was hat das mit Gesundheit (und Wohlergehen) zu tun? Um diese und viele ...

Mein Name ist Marlies Haslinger und ich bin passionierte Kinderärztin im niedergelassenen Bereich. Im Rahmen dieses Podcasts behandle ich alle relevanten Themen der Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde. Kinderheilkunde bedeutet in vielen Bereichen Prävention und Vorsorgemedizin. Die Aufklärungsarbeit von Eltern und ihren Kindern liegt mir sehr am Herzen und ist unser Steckenpferd in der Kindermedizin. Es sind große Sorgen und Ängste, die man als Eltern durchlebt. Viele gesundheitliche Fragen beschäftigen Eltern im Alltag. Im Rahmen der Vorstellung beim Kinderarzt bleibt oft nicht so viel Zeit um ...