With BPA in baby bottles, mercury in fish, and lead in computer monitors, the world has become a toxic place. But as Emily Monosson demonstrates in her groundbreaking new book, it has always been toxic. When oxygen first developed in Earth's atmosphere, it threatened the very existence of life: now we literally can't live without it. ......
Every day, we are presented with a range of sustainable products and activities - from green cleaning supplies to carbon offsets - but with so much labeled as sustainable, the term has become essentially sustainababble, at best indicating a practice or product slightly less damaging than the conventional alternative. Is it time to ......
Today's natural resource managers must be able to navigate among the complicated interactions and conflicting interests of diverse stakeholders and decisionmakers. Technical and scientific knowledge, though necessary, are not sufficient. Science is merely one component in a multifaceted world of decision making. And while the demands of ......
Secrets in all their variety permeated early modern Europe, from the whispers of ambassadors at court to the emphatically publicized books of home remedies that flew from presses and booksellers’ shops. This interdisciplinary volume draws on approaches from art history and cultural studies to investigate the manifestations of secrecy in ......
Political Culture, Dynasty, and Territory (14001700)
This collection of interdisciplinary essays introduce the history and culture of the lands ruled by the sovereign house of Savoy during the late medieval and early modern periods, territories now part of France, Italy, and Switzerland. Because the Sabaudian realms were geographically, linguistically, and culturally diverse and did not evolve ......
Finding a Better Way to Achieve a Sustainable Energy Future
A re-appraisal of environmental thinking that challenge our perception of sustainability and efficiency. It recognises the inevitable limits of our growth and the shortcoming of approaches is a necessary first step toward the establishment of a sound environmental policy.
Exposing the Distorted History of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
A reappraisal of historical and DNA evidence surrounding Thomas Jefferson's relationship with Sally Hemings. It brings a perspective to the question of Jefferson's paternity and make Jefferson scholar's everywhere rethink conventional wisdom.
A proposal for the development of a planetary ethics based on universal human rights and scientific wisdom. It lays out the basic principles of an ethical approach that calls humanist eupraxsophy - that is, the application of practical moral choices inspired by scientific wisdom.
Tells the story of science's ideas - from its genesis to the 21st century. In this title, the author makes the case that the total absence of empirical facts and theoretical arguments to support the existence of any component to reality other than atoms and the void can be taken as proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
