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Un entrenamiento cerebral para enfrentarte a tus miedos y fortalecer conexiones emocionales. Un enfoque práctico que te cambiará la vida.Ana Ibáñez, autora del exitoso libro Sorprende a tu mente, regresa a las librerias dando un paso mas en la educacion de pautas neuronales que demostraran que el cerebro tiene una enorme capacidad para cambiar rutinas aprendidas que afectan a nuestro bienestar. El objetivo es conocernos para reducir el estres, el drama, la ansiedad y los pensamientos negativos, aumentar la concentracion y hasta dormir mejor. Un libro con el que encontraremos la calma suficiente para desactivar malos habitos y reprogramarlos.Para conseguirlo, la autora expone con enorme empatia los diez pasos que completaran nuestra salud cerebral y nos explica como esta inseparablemente ligada a nuestra salud fisica. Una obra capaz de ayudarnos a enfrentar los desafios de la vida, en la que cada capitulo se completa con ejercicios enormemente faciles de seguir sin importar la circunstancia o la edad en la que nos encontremos.

La obra más personal de Deborah García Bello. Un ensayo deslumbrante que entrelaza ciencia, memoria y belleza para revelarnos la química invisible que une todas las cosas: la materia, la vida y el amor.¿Y si un diario pudiera contener toda la quimica?Diario de laboratorio es el libro mas ambicioso de Deborah Garcia Bello, la divulgadora que ha hecho de la quimica una forma de buscar sentido y belleza. A traves de fragmentos que avanzan y retroceden en el tiempo, la autora construye un diario guiado por las ideas. Lo hace mezclando diferentes formatos narracion en primera persona, ensayo cientifico, poesia y anotaciones breves que reflejan la complejidad y las contradicciones de la vida.El olor de una casa, un beso, la vajilla de la abuela o un dia de tormenta, lo cotidiano, en definitiva, se convierte en el punto de partida para revelar la belleza invisible de la materia. Ciencia, experiencia y pensamiento se entrelazan en un proceso no lineal, lleno de asociaciones inesperadas, errores fertiles y hallazgos, donde la quimica aparece explicada con rigor y claridad, pero emerge con naturalidad entre lineas, como una mirada lucida del mundo.La observacion, la formulacion de hipotesis, la duda y el analisis, tan enraizados en el metodo cientifico, dialogan aqui con las emociones, el amor, la intuicion, los vinculos, las creencias fuertes y la logica social. Una lectura para quienes sienten curiosidad no solo por la ciencia, sino por la manera en que se construye el conocimiento.Con una escritura precisa, luminosa y profundamente humana, Deborah Garcia Bello nos muestra que todo esta hecho de las mismas particulas elementales que han viajado por el tiempo y el espacio, que han formado estrellas y que ahora componen nuestro aliento: un genesis atomico que no reniega del misterio de lo trascendente. Un libro poco convencional con una demanda tan sencilla como radical: presta atencion.

El meteorólogo del programa Aruser@s, Marc Redondo, pone al alcance de todos ese elemento de la física que hace que las cosas funcionen: la energía; porque si sabemos cómo funciona, podemos entender todo lo que nos rodea.Desde las estrellas hasta el viento, los rios o nuestro cuerpo, podemos encontrar energia en todo lo que nos rodea, y estudiarla es clave para poder dar explicacion a nuestro mundo.Pasando por los siete principales tipos de energia la nuclear, la electromagnetica, la cinetica, la potencial, la termica, la quimica y la electrica, Marc Redondo nos enseña como se genera, asi como las leyes que la rigen y que hacen que funcionen los microondas, los cohetes, las montañas rusas, o, incluso, el cuerpo humano.En Hagase la energia, descubriremos de forma sencilla y divertida como se comporta la fuerza que da origen a todos los fenomenos de este planeta y a los inventos que nos hacen la vida mas comoda, y entenderemos que, si la fisica nos da miedo, es porque no nos la han enseñado bien.

Premio Wainwright almejorlibrosobreconservación.Unareveladoraexploración delocéanocomoel granmotor delplaneta y deporquécomprenderlo es crucial paranuestrofuturo.La Tierra alberga una historia que rara vez se cuenta: la de sus oceanos. No la de los peces o los delfines, sino la del inmenso motor azul que cubre el 70 % del planeta y hace posible la vida tal como la conocemos. En Lamaquinaazul, la fisica Helen Czerski nos invita a comprender como funciona este sistema vasto e interconectado que se extiende desde el ecuador hasta los polos, impulsado por la energia del sol.A traves de un relato elegante y apasionado, Czerski explica las grandes corrientes oceanicas, los muros invisibles y las cascadas submarinas que articulan el oceano como una unica maquinaria global. Su libro muestra de que manera este motor ha condicionado el clima, ha dado forma a los ecosistemas y ha influido decisivamente en la historia y la cultura humanas. Desde los antiguos polinesios que aprendieron a navegar leyendo las olas del Pacifico hasta los habitantes de las profundidades, como el tiburon de Groenlandia, el oceano aparece aqui como un espacio habitado, recorrido y vivido.Sustentado en años de experiencia en la vanguardia de la ciencia marina, Lamaquinaazul es un libro capaz de alterar nuestra vision del mundo. Al hacerlo, plantea una pregunta esencial: ¿que significa ser ciudadanos de un planeta oceanico? Comprender este gran motor no es solo un ejercicio intelectual, sino una necesidad urgente. Porque nuestro futuro, en ultima instancia, depende de hasta que punto sepamos entender y respetar la fuerza que nos sostiene.La critica ha dicho:Sus lectores veran los mares con nuevos ojos.TelegraphCzerski es una escritora maravillosa. Una historia absorbente y escrita con elegancia.Daily MailUna lectura espectacular.The IndependentEl fascinante nuevo libro de Czerski presenta el oceano como un gigantesco motor extraordinario y nos ayuda a comprender su compleja fisica y su papel clave en el cambio climatico.NewScientistCzerski aspira a ampliar enormemente, e incluso a revolucionar, la comprension del lector sobre lo que sucede en las siete decimas partes del planeta que no estan cubiertas por tierra.Financial TimesOportuno, pertinente e informativo.ScienceSoberbio. Nos muestra no solo como funciona el oceano, sino tambien por que funciona y por que eso importa.New YorkReviewof BooksUn recorrido agil por los oceanos, como un elegante catamaran deslizandose sobre las olas.The Times

Un innovador ensayo para afrontar el paso de los años con ilusión.Vivimos tiempos de edades difusas: el mundo ha cambiado y las personas mayores de hoy no tienen nada que ver con las de generaciones anteriores. Estamos mas sanos, activos y empoderados, y gracias a los avances medicos y mejores habitos de vida gozamos de unas expectativas de futuro que nos obligan a desmontar ideas preconcebidas y plantearnos, a cualquier edad, ¿Que quieres ser de mayor?.El divulgador cientifico Pere Estupinya nos regala en este maravilloso y revolucionario ensayo ejemplos inspiradores de personas de edad avanzada y los ilustra con enseñanzas de medicos, psicologos, gerontologos, sociologos e investigadores en longevidad para ofrecer una vision renovada de esta nueva, larga y vibrante etapa vital. Combinado con herramientas para que el cuerpo y la mente puedan envejecer mas despacio, para que podamos ser mas libres e incluso para lograr que todos, sin limite de edad, sigamos teniendo un rol participativo en la sociedad, este libro hara que afrontemos la madurez con ilusion y ganas de disfrutarla.Porque la revolucion de la longevidad no es solo biologica o medica, sino tambien psicologica y cultural.Criticas:Rebosante de empirismo cientifico y de datos que llevarnos a nuestras vidas cotidianas. E incluso sobre la felicidad.La Vanguardia (Sobre El ladron de cerebros) Una obra maestra. El mejor trabajo de Pere. Lo tiene todo: entretenido, muy bien escrito y documentado, riguroso, profundo, con anecdotas personales y alguna sorpresa. No volveras a ver el sexo de la misma manera. El sexo visto desde todos los angulos cientificos, y para todos los publicos. Si te gusta el sexo y la ciencia bien contada, te encantara este libro. Obligatorio en cualquier libreria cientifica. Javier Santaolalla (Sobre La ciencia del sexo) Pere Estupinya es un avido de la ciencia que no se queda sentado en su casa viendo documentos y estudios pasar, sino que se sumerge dentro de cada laboratorio, participa activamente en cada investigacion para plasmar todos los entresijos que esconde la sexualidad humana de la que, asegura, es un tema cientificamente apasionante. Beatriz G. Portalatin, El Mundo (Sobre La ciencia del sexo)

The Essential George Boole: Logic, Love and Legacyis a captivating portrait of a brilliant mind and the family that shaped him. George Boole, a largely self-taught genius, as a youth mastered multiple languages and scientific disciplines and later developed symbolic logic and what is now called Boolean algebra, the foundation of modern computing. He rose from poverty to become a respected professor at Queens College Cork, now University College Cork. It is believed by some that he inspired Arthur Conan Doyles creation of Professor Moriarty, the arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes. But Booles story isnt just about logical and mathematical prowess. He was married to a remarkable woman, educationalist Mary Everest. Their five remarkable daughters and subsequent generations carried on a legacy of brilliance, breaking barriers in science, medicine and literature. Geoffrey Hinton, George Booles great great-grandson, is the 2024 Nobel Laureate in Physics. Booles story as one of the founders of the digital age is one of perseverance, love and ideas that changed virtually everything.

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An illuminating deep dive into the GIF and its evolution from a technical workaround to a powerful digital communication tool.Since its creation in 1987, the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) has transformed from a practical workaround for slow internet connections into a dynamic mode of digital expression. Once used primarily to display simple animations and low-resolution images, the GIF now occupies a central but often overlooked role in many online discourse communities. Yet despite their cultural ubiquity, GIFs remain neglected in academic research fields. In GIFs, Matthew Beale, Jamie Henthorn, and Megan Mize explore the small-but-mighty GIF, inviting readers to reconsider how everyday digital practices reflect and shape broader social and cultural dynamics.From group chats to global newsfeeds, GIFs permeate our digital lives, serving as humorous, subversive, and artful forms of communication. This book provides a comprehensive examination of the GIF as a cultural artifact, tracing its technological origins, aesthetic development, and communicative power. Across chapters focused on education, marketing and meme culture, creativity, identity, and community-building, this investigation explores how GIFs shape contemporary meaning-making, emotional expression, and digital participation, positioning the GIF as an integral piece of internet culture and history.

We may think of ancient cultures as rudimentary but in reality, the humans living hundreds and even thousands of years ago were remarkably savvy, establishing the foundations of the same science that we use today. From early Mesopotamia to the Stone Age, through Ancient Greece and Rome, the pirates of medieval England and the seafaring Vikings of Scandinavia, the time of the Samurai, Chinese dynasties, and cowboy cultures from the American West to South American ranches and the Mongolian tundra, The Science of History showcases how different peoples at different times have observed nature, reached rational conclusions, developed scientific techniques, invented revolutionary tools, and devised shockingly creative ways not only to explain the world about them, but to thrive in it. Within the Earth, humans found medicine; within the Air, navigation; within Fire, warfare; and within Water, the ability to manipulate their environment. Discover the origins of surprisingly sophisticated ancient science in this fascinating look at human ingenuity, such as: - Terraced Farming (Ancient Andes, China) - Samurai Land Stewardship (c. C16th) - Roman Concrete (c. 3rd century BC) - Stonehenge (c. 3100 BC, England) - Samurai Armor Crafting (c. C16th) - Viking Battlefield Herbalism (7931066 AD, Scandinavia) - The Pirate Compass (C17th18th, England) - Kilns (c. 6000 BC) - Cowboy Navigation (c. 18651900) - Firefighting Pumps (Ancient Greece/Rome) - Pirate Meteorology (C17th18th)Bursting with clever stories and fun facts, textboxes, lists, and features, readers can open any page of The Science of History and learn something new.

A fresh and eye-opening new explanation of AIand how its focus on specifics is changing our ideas about ourselves and our world.From a Harvard researcher, philosopher, entrepreneur, former comedy writer, and bestselling author.Amid the clamor about AI, Beautiful Particulars poses a unique question: Not how our use of AI will change what we do, but how the idea of AI may already be subtly, yet fundamentally, reshaping how we think about ourselves and our world.In clear, engaging, and even humorous prose, David Weinberger offers a new perspective on how machine learning works and how it may already be changing our basic and deepest ideas. Through lively examples, he shows that AIs successwith all its risks and dangersis taking us past our millennia of reliance on laws and principles by revealing what morality, free will, creativity, causality, knowledge, and even reality itself look like now that were able to let the particulars speak their tiny truthsThe author poses questions not usually asked: What does a coin look like to AI? When AI gives you evidence that the Earth is round, why are its own reasons for saying that so different? Why does an AI image generator create a selfie of ancient Aztec warriors with broad smiles that it believes are historically unlikely? If AI becomes conscious but bodiless, could it still make good moral decisions? Why is the world so much better at being causal than AI could ever understand? How does AI show us that genuine creativity is not about a spark but about moments that feel right? And how can you take the temperature of a joke?Beautiful Particulars offers a newand hopefulperspective on how machine learning works, and how thats already changing how we understand what it means to be human in the age of AI.

From renowned photographer Andrew Zuckerman, a stunning collection of 250 full-color images exploring the intricate web that connects the natural world to the human world.In United Nature, award-winning photographer Andrew Zuckerman invites you on a visual journey that reawakens your relationship with the living world. Through striking photographs and thoughtful reflections, he challenges the idea that humans stand above nature and instead reveals the threads that connect animals, plants, and ecosystems alike.But this book isnt only about beautiful images; its an invitation to see yourself as part of a larger whole. Exploring themes of interdependence, perception, and wonder, United Nature blends art, philosophy, and science to ask: When did we stop seeing ourselves as part of natureand how might we return?Creating a sense of connection with our living world through surprising photographic pairings, Zuckerman encourages readers to rediscover awe for a planet far richer, stranger, and more intricate than we often recognize. Whether youre drawn to photography, to nature, or to deeper questions of belonging, this book offers a new way of seeing the worldand our place within it.

Discover the Wildest, Weirdest, and Most Wonderful Animals on Earth (and their surprising quirks)!Get ready for a mind-bending adventure through the animal kingdom packed with incredible trivia and jaw-dropping facts that will amaze the whole family.From strange species youve never heard of to the shocking secrets of the animals you thought you knew, this book is bursting with fascinating discoveries that will make you say, "Wait, what?!"Part One: Animals Youve Never Heard OfMeet natures lesser known creatures from the Great Potoo to a type of fish with human looking teeth and an amphibian that freezes solid and thaws out in the spring. These are the curious creatures you didnt even know existed, and every page reveals a completely surprising behaviour!Part Two: Familiar Faces, Unbelievable FactsThink you know pigs, dogs, and penguins? Think again! Discover the weird and wonderful habits of your favourite animals from an everyday garden insect that stretches in the morning (yes like like humans!) to a farmyard animal that plays football. Youll never look at your household pets (or your garden visitors!) the same way again.Perfect for:Curious kids (aged 8+), teens, and adults who love to learnFamilies looking for screen-free funTrivia buffs, fact fans, and anyone who enjoys saying Wow, I didnt know that!So whether youre sharing fun facts at the dinner table, keeping curious minds busy, or dazzling your friends with animal trivia, this is the ultimate fact-filled adventure.Discover the worlds wildest wonders one fascinating fact at a time!

How a unique form of working together has builtand is critical to sustainour age of information.Peer production describes a unique form of global collaboration that is responsible for creating some of the most vital parts of the internet. Information ecosystem powerhouses like Wikipedia and the Linux operating system were founded on principles of open cooperation, and only exist today due to the contributions of thousands, and in some cases, millions of people. In Peer Production, Benjamin Mako Hill, Christian Pentzold, and Aaron Shaw describe the central role that peer production plays in todays information environment, and how it is a much broader phenomenon than the handful of famous projects that are now household names.The book offers three core ideas: peer production functions as a critical mode of collaborative knowledge production; represents a novel type of social collaboration; and has unique advantages over previous forms of collaboration. The authors show that peer production is not just the foundation of the internet as we know it, but also the engine driving the global digital economy to generative AI. Finally, the book also charts the uncertain future of peer production as it confronts new threats and a changing digital landscape.

How to fix the tech we depend on to empower, rather than endanger, the people who use it. From an award-winning pioneer in data infrastructure and leader in tech policy, lauded by the Library of Congress, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and Newsweek.Technology powers our world. But we often give it the upper hand, treating tech solutions as right by default and accepting online risk as the price we have to pay. Rampant security breaches, unwanted surveillance, predators, and misinformation are just a normal part of cyberspace. But what if tech was designed and managed to empower and to protect the people who use it? In Better Tech, Francine Berman explores this question and argues that for society to advance and humanity to thrive, technology must put people first.Berman focuses on the riskiest and most essential technologiessocial media, AI chatbots, search enginesall of which serve as digital critical infrastructure. She argues that the risk mitigation strategies for critical infrastructure like roads, bridges, food systems, and the electrical grid can also be used for cyberspace, because we should be able to expect that our technology is similarly safe, dependable, and trustworthy. Better Tech goes beyond identifying the problems of technology and provides an actionable playbook of responsible design, development, use, and regulatory strategies that can be used by everyone from policy makers to students and general readers to reduce technologys risks and advance the public good.

The perfect gift for anyone looking to explore the wonder of the Northern Lights. Discover the incomparable beauty of natures lightshow the Aurora Borealis in this fascinating guide for aspiring and seasoned night sky observers and stargazers. Covers the essential equipment needed for observation and photography and is full of stunning photographs. Tom Kerss covers the cultural and scientific context for auroras, and offers a comprehensive guide to forecasting and photography, so that readers can fuse their own technical mastery with the infinite creativity of nature. Read about the formation, properties and types of auroras Discover the mythology and history of The Northern Lights Find out about Aurora science from Antiquity to the modern day Learn how to take stunning photographs of the Northern Lights Includes a comprehensive travel and forecasting guide and a glossary of key terms. The Northern Lights will give you a complete understanding of one of the true wonders of the natural world and leave you prepared for the adventure of a lifetime.