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Biológia, fauna a flóra 
Astronómia, vesmír, fyzika 
Ekológia, meteorológia, klimatológia 
Matematika, logika 
Geografia, geológia, mineralógia 
Chémia 
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What Is Color
A comprehensive illustrated exploration of the fascinating science of color
Arielle and Joann Eckstut, authors of The Secret Language of Color, offer a thorough, readable, and highly visual exploration of the science of color. Organized by 50 of the most essential questions about color across a variety of fields-physics, chemistry, biology, technology, and psychology-this book examines how and why we see color; how color relates to light; what the real primary colors are; how biology, language, and culture affect the colors that we see; and much more. Full of clear and elegant infographics, What Is Color? is a must-have for artists and designers, scientists, students, and decorators, and anyone else whose work or play involves color.
Braiding Sweetgrass
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two ways of knowledge together.
Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings - asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass - offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In a rich braid of reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.
Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Drawing on advances in social science, evolutionary biology, genetics, neuroscience and network science, Blueprint shows how and why evolution has placed us on a humane path -- and how we are united by our common humanity.
For too long, scientists have focused on the dark side of our biological heritage: our capacity for aggression, cruelty, prejudice, and self-interest. But natural selection has given us a suite of beneficial social features, including our capacity for love, friendship, cooperation, and learning. Beneath all our inventions - our tools, farms, machines, cities, nations - we carry with us innate proclivities to make a good society.
In Blueprint, Nicholas A. Christakis introduces the compelling idea that our genes affect not only our bodies and behaviors, but also the ways in which we make societies, ones that are surprisingly similar worldwide. With many vivid examples -- including diverse historical and contemporary cultures, communities formed in the wake of shipwrecks, commune dwellers seeking utopia, online groups thrown together by design or involving artificially intelligent bots and even the tender and complex social arrangements of elephants and dolphins that so resemble our own - Christakis shows that, despite a human history replete with violence, we cannot escape our social blueprint for goodness.
In a world of increasing political and economic polarisation, it's tempting to ignore the positive role of our evolutionary past. But by exploring the ancient roots of goodness in civilisation, Blueprint shows that our genes have shaped societies for our welfare and that, in a feedback loop stretching back many thousands of years, societies have shaped and are still shaping, our genes today.
How Contagion Works : Science, Awareness and Community in Times of Global Crises
The Covid-19 pandemic is the most significant health emergency of our time.
Writing from Italy in lockdown, physicist and novelist Paolo Giordano explains how disease spreads in our interconnected world:
why it matters
how it impacts us
how we must react
Expanding his focus to include other forms of contagion - from the environmental crisis to fake news and xenophobia - Giordano shows us not just how the coronavirus crisis got so bad so quickly, but also how we can work together to create change.
Paolo Giordano is a physicist and the author of four bestselling novels. His article 'The Mathematics of Contagion' - published in Italy at the beginning of the coronavirus emergency - was shared more than 4 million times and helped shift public opinion in the early stages of the epidemic.
How to Save Your Planet One Object at a Time
Change starts at home. In the office.
Change starts with you. Your family. Your friends.
Change starts with everyday things.
One object at a time.
Sometimes it can feel overwhelming thinking about all that needs to be done to save our planet.
This book is the antidote to that feeling. Easy to read and easy to do - here's all the information and inspiration you need to make a difference, simply by making smart choices about everyday objects, tasks and habits.
Environmental scientist Dr Tara Shine guides you from room to room and occasion to occasion with environmentally friendly solutions, backed by science. From swapping bottled soap to bars, to replacing cling film with a simple plate, you will reduce your environmental footprint in an instant, while saving money.
This book busts persistent myths and will once and for all show that living sustainably can be both fun and convenient. Besides, it will not only have a positive impact on the environment, but your wellbeing too!
Irreplaceable
All across the world, irreplaceable habitats are under threat. Unique ecosystems of plants and animals are being destroyed by human intervention. From the tiny to the vast, from marshland to meadow, and from Kent to Glasgow to India to America, they are disappearing.
Irreplaceable is not only a love letter to the haunting beauty of these landscapes and the wild species that call them home, including nightingales, lynxes, hornbills, redwoods and elephant seals, it is also a timely reminder of the vital connections between humans and nature, and all that we stand to lose in terms of wonder and wellbeing. This is a book about the power of resistance in an age of loss; a testament to the transformative possibilities that emerge when people come together to defend our most special places and wildlife from extinction.
Exploring treasured coral reefs and remote mountains, tropical jungle and ancient woodland, urban allotments and tallgrass prairie, Julian Hoffman traces the stories of threatened places around the globe through the voices of local communities and grassroots campaigners as well as professional ecologists and academics. And in the process, he asks what a deep emotional relationship with place offers us - culturally, socially and psychologically. In this rigorous, intimate and impassioned account, he presents a powerful call to arms in the face of unconscionable natural destruction.
Becoming Wild
Who are we? What do we value? How do we live here?
Guided by parents, carers, teachers and siblings, we learn to answer these questions as we grow up. But it's not just us. Many animals must learn to answer them too.
In Becoming Wild, Carl Safina reveals that culture, long thought exclusive to humankind, is abundant in the animal kingdom. Sperm whales in the Caribbean communicate through a system of clicks akin to Morse code, announcing which clan they belong to, which family and who they are individually. Among chimpanzees the obsession with male status may guarantee violence, even war, but they also have many ways to quell tensions.
As Safina shows, the better we understand the animals with whom we share this planet, the less different from us they seem.
Modrý zázrak
„V této knize bych se s vámi chtěla podělit o svou fascinaci mořem a vydat se na pouť životním prostorem, o němž toho víme vlastně příliš málo, ale kterému svou každodenní činností stále více škodíme. Společně však můžeme napomoct tomu, aby se moře zotavilo - a možná tak po sobě zanecháme svět obyvatelný i pro budoucí generace. Ponořte se tedy do fascinujícího světa moří a oceánů!” - Frauke Baguscheová
Pohled do tajuplného světa pod mořskou hladinou
Pod vodou se dějí úžasné věci: moře v noci podivuhodně září a světélkuje, ty nejmenší organismy tvořící plankton ovlivňují celý koloběh života nejen pod hladinou a ryby nejsou vůbec němé, naopak navzájem pěkně nahlas komunikují. Mořská bioložka Frauke Baguscheová vypráví fascinující příběhy těch nejmenších i největších tvorů na naší planetě, vysvětluje, kde má původ ona charakteristická vůně, která nás doprovází při procházkách po pláži, a proč na nás moře tak silně působí a ovlivňuje nás i celou Zemi.
Přestože oceány pokrývají dvě třetiny naší planety a tvoří tak největší ekosystém na Zemi, o tom, co se v nich děje, toho zatím víme jen překvapivě málo. Nedlužíme jim za nic menšího než za vlastní život, neboť kyslík pro každý náš druhý nádech pochází z mořských mikrořas - a je jedno, jestli dýcháte vzduch v Brně, Praze nebo třeba Boce Kotorské. Moře, jeho teplé a studené proudy, řasy podílející se na formování mraků a mořský cyklus odpařování zásadně ovlivňují také podnebí u nás. Získáváme z něj rovněž jídlo, poskytuje nám ochranu a nabízí pracovní místa i atraktivní lokality, kde můžeme strávit dovolenou. Šumění vln, mořský vánek a široširá rozlehlost, to vše nás uklidňuje i inspiruje. Ale teprve když se do mořských hlubin ponoříme, zažijeme na vlastní kůži svůj "modrý zázrak", protože pod mořskou hladinou to překypuje životem. Ten barevný, neustále se proměňující svět vás naprosto okouzlí.
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The Deep
There's so much we don't know about what lies deep beneath the ocean's surface - and the time to find out is growing increasingly precious . . .
Professor Alex Rogers is one of the world's leading experts in marine biology and oceanology, and has spent his life studying the deep ocean - and in particular the impact of human activity on the ecosystems of the oceans.
In this timely, galvanising and fascinating book - replete with stunning photography of strange and beautiful creatures - Professor Rogers offers a fundamentally optimistic view of humanity's relationship with the oceans - and also a very personal account of his own interaction with the seas.
The Better Half
From an award-winning medic and scientist, the game-changing case that genetic females have greater resilience, immunity, endurance and more, compared with males
'A powerful antidote to the myth of a "weaker sex"' Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain
From birth, genetic females are better at fighting viruses, infections and cancer. They do better at surviving epidemics and famines. They live longer, and even see the world in a wider variety of colours.
These are the facts; they are simply stronger than men at every stage of life. Why? And why are we taught the opposite?
Drawing on his wide-ranging experience and cutting-edge research as a medic, geneticist and specialist in rare diseases, Dr Sharon Moalem set out to understand why women are consistently more likely than men to thrive. The answer, he reveals, lies in our genetics: the female's double XX chromosomes offer a powerful survival advantage.
Moalem explains why genetic females outperform males when it comes to immunity, resilience, stamina and much more.
And he calls for a long-overdue reconsideration of our male-centric, one-size-fits-all view of the body and of how we prescribe medications - a view that still frames women through the lens of men. Revolutionary, captivating and utterly persuasive, The Better Half will make you see women, men and the survival of our species anew.
Astronom v Hermově zahradě
Johannes Kepler je znám především jako jeden ze zakladatelů moderní astronomie. Jeho vědecké zájmy však byly daleko širší a nevyhýbaly se ani studiu soudobé alchymie. Kniha dokumentuje Keplerovy kontakty s jeho současníky, kteří se zabývali studiem alchymie a hermetických věd. Tito badatelé, z nichž většina má souvislost s českým prostředím, navazovali na myšlenky Theophrasta Paracelsa.
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Geologie médií
Geologie médií vychází z perspektivy materialistického a post-antropocentrického myšlení, které klade důraz na vztah kultury k materiálním skutečnostem, jež ji podmiňují. Jussi Parikka svět médií zkoumá jako hmotnou součást geologické sféry: zabývá se například procesy těžby, které umožňují jejich vznik, nebo jejich posmrtným životem v podobě elektroodpadu a budoucích fosilií. Popisuje environmentální, sociální a ekonomický kontext novomediální kultury a rozbíjí iluze o její čistotě a imaterialitě. Jeho kniha není jen důležitým příspěvkem k debatám o mediálních technologiích, novém materialismu a antropocénu, ale také průvodcem po současné umělecké praxi, která na tyto fenomény reaguje.
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Matematická slovní úloha
Kniha představuje výsledky rozsáhlého výzkumu uskutečněného na Pedagogické fakultě Univerzity Karlovy interdisciplinárním týmem didaktiků matematiky, lingvistů a psychologů. Matematická slovní úloha je zde zcela nově nahlížena jako textový útvar, který má svá vlastní specifika. Výzkumně bohatá data dovolila identifikovat hlavní kritická místa žákovských řešení z hlediska lingvistiky a matematiky, ale také v jejich vzájemném synergickém působení. Autoři přinášejí řadu nových odpovědí na otázky, které si učitelé kladou při konfrontaci s obavami žáků ze slovních úloh a s neúspěšností jejich řešení. Kniha je určena nejen pro badatele v didaktice matematiky, ale také pro učitele matematiky a jejich vzdělavatele. Výsledky předloženého výzkumu budou užitečné i pro tvůrce matematických testů a autory učebnic.
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Extraordinary Insects
*The Sunday Times Bestseller*
'Extraordinary Insects is a joy' The Times
A Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019
A journey into the weird, wonderful and truly astonishing lives of the small but mighty creatures we can't live without.
Insects influence our ecosystem like a ripple effect on water. They arrived when life first moved to dry land, they preceded - and survived - the dinosaurs, they outnumber the grains of sand on all the world's beaches, and they will be here long after us.
Working quietly but tirelessly, they give us food, uphold our ecosystems, can heal our wounds and even digest plastic. They could also provide us with new solutions to the antibiotics crisis, assist in disaster zones and inspire airforce engineers with their flying techniques.
But their private lives are also full of fun, intrigue and wonder. Here, we will discover life and death, drama and dreams, all on a millimetric scale. Like it or not, Earth is the planet of insects, and this is their extraordinary story.
Hacking Planet Earth (MR-EXP)
An exploration of the cutting-edge technology that will enable us to confront the realities of climate change.
For decades scientists and environmentalists have sounded the alarm about the effects of global warming. We are now past the tipping point. As floods, storms, and extreme temperatures become our daily reality, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" efforts aren't enough anymore. In Hacking Planet Earth, New York Times bestselling author Thomas Kostigen takes readers to the frontlines of geoengineering projects that scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, and other visionaries around the world are developing to solve the problems associated with climate change.
From giant parasols hovering above the Earth to shield us from an unforgiving sun, to lasers shooting up into clouds to coax out much-needed water, Kostigen introduces readers to this inspiring work and the people who are spearheading it. These futurist, far- thinking, world-changing ideas will save us, and Hacking Planet Earth offers readers their new vision for the future.
Mama's Last Hug
Mama's Last Hug is a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals, beginning with Mama, a chimpanzee matriarch who formed a deep bond with biologist Jan van Hooff. Her story and others like it-from dogs "adopting" the injuries of their companions, to rats helping fellow rats in distress, to elephants revisiting the bones of their loved ones-show that humans are not the only species with the capacity for love, hate, fear, shame, guilt, joy, disgust, and empathy. Frans de Waal opens our hearts and minds to the many ways in which humans and other animals are connected.
Elephants - Birth, Death and Family in the Lives of the Giants
Elephants are as unique as people. They can be clever and curious or headstrong and impulsive, shy or sociable. Learn to know them as individuals as well as a species in this evocative account of years spent studying elephant behaviour in the wild.
Watching a family out for a swim on a hot day, Dr Hannah Mumby notes grandmothers, mothers, sisters and children exchanging noisy greetings, a consistent stream of close-range vocalisations, intermittent touching, co-operative herding of babies and frequent stopping for snacks. A close and interconnected family. But in this family, the adults weigh several tons each and the babies wave trunks playfully at one another. This is a herd of elephants.
That elephants are intelligent, sentient beings is common knowledge, but so much about their day-to-day lives and abilities remains unknown. How do they communicate with one another over seemingly impossible distances? How do males spend their lives once they have left their mothers' herds? And how much do they really remember?
In this lyrically written and deeply personal account of several years of field research, Mumby reverently describes her own elephant encounters, alongside an exploration of the most up-to-date discoveries about the lives of these gentle giants. Learn how elephants live, travel, have sex, raise children and relate to one another, and reflect on how they think and feel. Understanding elephants as individuals closes the gap between human and animal and has powerful applications in the critical field of elephant conservation.
Vesmírní baroni
Kniha Vesmírní baroni je příběhem o skupině podnikatelů-miliardářů, kteří investují svá jmění do epického znovuvzkříšení amerického vesmírného programu. Téměř půl století poté, co Neil Armstrong stanul na Měsíci, tito vesmírní baroni - zejména Elon Musk a Jeff Bezos spolu s Richardem Bransonem a Paulem Allenem - využívají inovace Silicon Valley, aby dramaticky snížili náklady na cestování do vesmíru a vyslali lidi dokonce ještě dál, než kam se to podařilo NASA. Tito podnikatelé jsou majitelé těch největších světových firem - Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla nebo PayPal - a postupně mění jedno odvětví za druhým. Nyní se rozhodli změnit to největší: vesmír.
Tato fakty podložená kniha je založena na letech novinářské práce a na exkluzivních rozhovorech se všemi čtyřmi miliardáři. Nabízí dramatický příběh o rizicích, dobrodružstvích a o zrození nového vesmírného věku, za nímž stojí jedni z nejbohatších mužů světa snažící se narušit vládní monopol v oblasti vesmíru. Vesmírní baroni jsou rovněž příběhem o ambiciózních a navzájem soupeřících start-upech svádějících boj se zavedenými kontraktory, jakož i o osobních sporech mezi vůdci tohoto nového vesmírného hnutí, zejména mezi Muskem a Bezosem, kteří míří k Měsíci, Marsu a ještě dál.
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The Precipice
The world is in the midst of what may be the most deadly pandemic of the past 100 years. Threats to humanity, and how we address them, define our time.
'Splendid . . . The Precipice is a powerful book, written with a philosopher's eye . . . Ord's love for humanity and hope for its future is infectious' Spectator
We live during the most important era of human history. In the twentieth century, we developed the means to destroy ourselves - without developing the moral framework to ensure we won't. This is the Precipice, and how we respond to it will be the most crucial decision of our time.
Oxford moral philosopher Toby Ord explores the risks to humanity's future, from the familiar man-made threats of climate change and nuclear war, to the potentially greater, more unfamiliar threats from engineered pandemics and advanced artificial intelligence. With clear and rigorous thinking, Ord calculates the various risk levels, and shows how our own time fits within the larger story of human history. We can say with certainty that the novel coronavirus does not pose such a risk. But could the next pandemic? And what can we do, in our present moment, to face the risks head on?
A major work that brings together the disciplines of physics, biology, earth and computer science, history, anthropology, statistics, international relations, political science and moral philosophy, The Precipice is a call for a new understanding of our age: a major reorientation in the way we see the world, our history, and the role we play in it.
'Ord's analysis of the science is exemplary . . . Thrillingly written' Sunday Times
'A book that seems made for the present moment' New Yorker
'Many people have recently found that they want to read books offering the grandest perspectives possible on human existence, such as Sapiens . . . Toby Ord's new book is a startling and rigorous contribution to this genre that deserves to be just as widely read' Evening Standard
*A Guardian Pick for 2020*
Kategória literatúry Prírodné vedy ponúka široký výber kníh a textov, ktoré sa zaoberajú vedeckým skúmaním prírody a jej procesov. Táto kategória literatúry je zameraná na objavovanie a pochopenie fyzikálnych, chemických, biologických a iných prírodných javov.
Prírodné vedy poskytujú čitateľom vedecké informácie a pozadie o astronómii, geológii, biológii, chémii, fyzike, matematike a iných prírodovedných disciplínach. Zameriavajú sa na princípy, teórie, objavy a vedecký výskum v týchto oblastiach.
Prírodné vedy sú dôležité pre porozumenie sveta, okolia a života. Tieto knihy nám umožňujú objavovať zázraky prírody a získavať hlbšie pochopenie vesmíru, evolúcie, fyzikálnych a chémických zákonov, štruktúry a funkcií biologických systémov a ďalších zaujímavých tém.
Ak máte záujem o prírodné vedy a chcete sa dozvedieť viac, kategória literatúry Prírodné vedy vám poskytne široký výber kníh, ktoré vám pomôžu lepšie porozumieť prírode, jej zákonom a interakciám.
K najznámejším autorom patria Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins, Carl Sagan,či Yuval Noah Harari.
