Social, cultural and technological developments of our society are demanding a fundamental review of the planning and design of its landscapes and infrastructures, in particular in relation to environmental issues and sustainability. Transportation, green and water infrastructures are important agents that facilitate processes that shape the built environment and its contemporary landscapes. With movement and flows at the core, these landscape infrastructures facilitate aesthetic, functional,...

Een halve eeuw geleden al huppelden de eerste mensen op de Maan, maar pas de jongste jaren geeft ons DNA zijn geheimen prijs. De ene doorbraak volgt de andere in sneltempo op en het gaat zo hard dat de wetgeving hopeloos achterop hinkt. Gelukkig is Lieven Scheire wel mee met de laatste ontwikkelingen. Niet alleen maakt de wetenschapscomedian

de nieuwste inzichten in het DNA onderzoek aanschouwelijk, Scheire werpt ook de vraag op wat we daar nu eigenlijk mee zijn.

De eerste genetisch gemanipul...

Lieven Scheire is zot van insecten. En Peter Berx weet alles over insecten (hij is een entomoloog). Die combinatie van

passie en kennis leidde tot het beste en plezantste insectenboek aller tijden.

Over hoe je zelf op safari kan trekken op zoek naar de tofste zespotige beestjes in je eigen tuin of park (van het

‘stinkende kortschild’ tot de ‘wollige appelbloedluis’). Maar zoveel meer prangende vragen worden beantwoord, als daar zijn: Kunnen insecten pijn lijden en mogen we vliegen kwa...

"Smart, delightful . . . a splendidly entertaining education in ethics, activism, and science." -The New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice)

An impassioned defense of intellectual freedom and a clarion call to intellectual responsibility, Galileo's Middle Finger is one American's eye-opening story of life in the trenches of scientific controversy. For two decades, historian Alice Dreger has led a life of extraordinary engagement, combining activist service to victims of unethical medica...

Guides you through the ideas, and charts the progress we have made in understanding the universe - from Galileo and Newton to Einstein and the Large Hadron Collider and the search for the Higgs boson. This title explains how we decide what questions to ask; and how risk, beauty, creativity and truth play a role in scientific thinking.

Read Digital Minimalism and you'll never again mindlessly sacrifice your productivity to clickbait or lose 40 minutes of your evening to your Instagram feed.

In this timely and enlightening book, Cal Newport introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives.

Digital minimalists are all around us. They're the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can have fun with friends and family ...

Science is a serious business, right? Wrong.

Scientists have been participants in the best reality show of all time, with all the highs, lows, bust-ups, and strange personalities of any show on telly today. From Luke O'Neill - the science teacher you wish you'd had - this hugely accessible history of science reveals the human stories behind the biggest discoveries.

For example, we meet Charles Darwin as he weighs up the pros and cons of marrying his cousin: 'constant companion' vs 'less money...

Few can imagine a world without telephones or televisions; many depend on computers and the Internet as part of daily life. Without scientific theory, these developments would not have been possible. In this exceptionally clear and engaging introduction to philosophy of science, James Ladyman explores the philosophical questions that arise when we reflect on the nature of the scientific method and the knowledge it produces.

He discusses whether fundamental philosophical questions about knowle...

One of four titles in Thames & Hudson’s innovative new ‘Big Idea’ series, this well-informed and lucid book takes a comprehensive look at the incredible ideas and possibilities born from the simple question, ‘What shape is space?’