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Is human perception of the vibrant, living world around us the definitive window on objective reality that we imagine it to be? What about the myriad exchanges that lie beyond the limits of our abilities to see, hear, and feel them? What forces underlie the miracles of...
Odile Jacob Publishing to release The Science of Light, a captivating journey of scientific discovery by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Serge Haroche. The Science of Light will be available for purchase worldwide in digital formats starting on Thursday, March 24, 2022,...
“A system is viable only if it combines speed and slowness,” write Philippe Cury and Daniel Pauly. “Nature’s cycles tell us that viability requires a combination of these dynamics—fast and slow, innovation and inertia.” Obstinate Nature, a concise and powerful...
“Simplexity, as I understand it, is the range of solutions living organisms have found, despite the complexity of natural processes, to enable the brain to prepare an action and plan for the consequences of it. These solutions are simplifying principles that enable the...
Why are most living creatures condemned to die "naturally" even when they have a favourable and protected environment? Is death a "useful" biological process or does it not correspond to any natural necessity? Biology has only recently begun to address these issues....
“In this book I examine the extraordinary saga of life on Earth in the light of the most recent scientific discoveries. This saga has resulted in the extraordinary success of our species, and in the mortal threats that it has posed for the future. By favoring...
“Fifty years ago, Francis Crick and James D. Watson discovered the double-helix structure of DNA, the carrier of genetic information, the basis for heredity. They believed they had, according to Francis Crick’s own expression, found “the secret of life.” The main aim of...
Quand il ne se lançait pas dans ses fructueuses réflexions sur la nature de l’espace et du temps, Einstein jouait du violon ou fumait la pipe, et ces deux objets ne sont certes pas pour rien dans l’élaboration de ses théories. Et même si chacun de nous n’atteint pas des...
Les plus grands spécialistes français se sont penchés sur les différents aspects de la chimie : étude de la matière, chimie polluante ou non polluante, l'art et la chimie, etc. L'Université de tous les savoirs : une approche contemporaine des différents domaines de la...
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