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Voor de coronacrisis was er een andere crisis waardoor Nederland de adem inhield. De stikstofcrisis. De bouw van nieuwe projecten werd stilgelegd, het verkeer werd aan banden gelegd en boeren kregen de wacht aangezegd. Er zijn inmiddels ruim twee jaar verstreken sinds de Raad van State de uitspraak deed over de Programmatische Aanpak Stikstof (PAS); daarmee zat van het ene op het andere moment Nederland op slot. De Raad van State keurde ...

Dit boek over ontwerpen in tijden van klimaatcrisis – het eindspel is een gegeven, we zitten er middenin – is het laatste project van DOWN TO EARTH, de antitypische negende editie van de Internationale Architectuur Biennale Rotterdam. In een wereld in lockdown zag hoofdcurator George Brugmans kans het traditionele biennale-model binnenstebuiten te keren en zich te concentreren op het openvouwen van het ontwerpend onderzoek in de IABR–Ateliers: verkenningen naar hoe de energietransitie e...

Stephen Hawking zei ooit: ‘Complexiteit is de wetenschap van de 21ste eeuw.’ Die uitspraak illustreert het belang van dit begrip goed. Of het nu gaat over het internet of over marktregulatie, over het klimaat of over epidemieën, over verkeersinfarcten of over het weer: ze kunnen allemaal worden omschreven als een complex systeem, waarin een veelvoud aan componenten op elkaar inwerkt, binnen en tussen diverse niveaus. Complexe systemen vereisen een eigen benadering, met eigen concepten en...

In 2020, the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands celebrated its 80th birthday. This publication describes the history of the department since its founding in early 1940, just before the start of World War II in the Netherlands, until present day. The publication will highlight how its research and education developed within the socio-economic context of the Netherlands and the developments in aerospace over the past 80 years.

How much faith should we place in what scientists tell us? Is it possible for scientific knowledge to be fully 'objective'? What, really, can be defined as science? In the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, Samir Okasha explores the main themes and theories of contemporary philosophy of science, and investigates fascinating, challenging questions such as these. Starting at the very beginning, with a concise overview of the history of science, Okasha examines the nature of fundame...

One of the most pressingproblems of mathematics over the last hundred years has been the question: What is a number? One of the most impressive answers has been the axiomatic development of set theory. The question raised is: "Exactly what assumptions, beyond those of elementary logic, are required as a basis for modern mathematics?" Answering this question by means of the Zermelo-Fraenkel system, Professor Suppes' coverage is the best treatment of axiomatic set theory for the mathematics stu...

Taking us through every stage in our lives, from the womb to falling in love to old age, Dick Swaab shows that we don't just have brains: we are our brains.

This book guides readers by gradual steps through the central concepts and debates in the philosophy of science. Using concrete examples from the history of science, Kent W. Staley shows how seemingly abstract philosophical issues are relevant to important aspects of scientific practice.

Structured in two parts, the book first tackles the central concepts of the philosophy of science, such as the problem of induction, falsificationism, and underdetermination, and important figures and movemen...

A succinct, startling and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform - and provoke - like no other.

A Thorough Update of One of the Most Highly Regarded Textbooks on Quantum MechanicsContinuing to offer an exceptionally clear, up-to-date treatment of the subject, Quantum Mechanics, Sixth Edition explains the concepts of quantum mechanics for undergraduate students in physics and related disciplines and provides the foundation necessary for other specialized courses. This sixth edition builds on its highly praised predecessors to make the text even more accessible to a wider audience. It is ...