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The Science of James Smithson
"A quirky, oddly touching book that allows us to step, for a few moments, inside the world of a practicing Enlightenment scientist, to sit beside him as he fans the flames of a candle with his little blowpipe, waiting for that small mineral in front of him to melt and yield its secrets." —Wall Street Journal An accessible exploration of the noteworthy scientific career of James Smithson, who left his fortune to establish the Smithsonian Institution. James Smithson is best known as the founder of the Smithsonian Institution, but few people know his full and fascinating story. He was a widely respected chemist and mineralogist and a member of the Royal Society, but in 1865, his letters, coll...
Beatles '66
A riveting look at the transformative year in the lives and careers of the legendary group whose groundbreaking legacy would forever change music and popular culture. They started off as hysteria-inducing pop stars playing to audiences of screaming teenage fans and ended up as musical sages considered responsible for ushering in a new era. The year that changed everything for the Beatles was 1966—the year of their last concert and their first album, Revolver, that was created to be listened to rather than performed. This was the year the Beatles risked their popularity by retiring from live performances, recording songs that explored alternative states of consciousness, experimenting with ...
The Band That Played On
The movies, the documentaries, the museum exhibits. They often tell the same story about the "unsinkable" Titanic, her wealthy passengers, the families torn apart, and the unthinkable end. But never before has "that glorious band," the group of eight musicians who played on as the Titanic slipped deeper and deeper into the Atlantic Ocean, been explored in such depth--until now. Join renowned biographer Steve Turner as he shares an extraordinary portrait of eight men who were thrown together on a maiden voyage, never having played together as a band, and whose names will be forever linked because of an extraordinary act of courage in the face of death. In The Band that Played On, Turner asks ...
Empath
If you've ever been told that "you're too sensitive" but suspect that there might be something more to it, then keep reading... Are you sick and tired of people saying that you should grow a thick skin? Do you find it difficult to distinguish someone else's discomfort from your own? Do you prefer taking your own car to places so that you can leave when you please? If so, then you've come to the right place. You see, empaths often wonder why other people aren't as emotionally delicate as themselves. If an empath is missing guidance they could adopt negative coping strategies such as drug abuse and overeating, all in an effort to shut out the turbulent emotions that they go through on a daily ...
Imagine
Imagine art that permeates society, challenging conventional thinking and standard morals to their core. What if this art was created by Christians? In this revised and expanded edition of a contemporary classic, Steve Turner shares his bold vision for Christians in the arts. If Jesus is Lord of all of life and creation, then art is part of his cultural mandate.
Popcultured
Understanding what drives popular culture is crucial for the church - whether we are consumers or creators. It will help us relate to the stories, the poetry, the idolatry of our times - and so to speak powerfully to our culture's hopes and fears.
From Natural Philosophy to the Sciences
During the nineteenth century, much of the modern scientific enterprise took shape: scientific disciplines were formed, institutions and communities were founded, and unprecedented applications to and interactions with other aspects of society and culture occurred. In this book, eleven leading historians of science assess what their field has taught us about this exciting time and identify issues that remain unexamined or require reconsideration. They treat both scientific disciplines—biology, physics, chemistry, the earth sciences, mathematics, and the social sciences—in their specific intellectual and sociocultural contexts as well as the broader topics of science and medicine; science...
The DMT Diaries
The DMT Diaries is an investigation into the scientific and philosophical implications of the two most powerful hallucinogens known to mankind: N,N-DMT and 5 MeO DMT - and which are also naturally endogenous to the human body. It charts the rise in influence of these tryptamines within popular culture (such as in American stand-up comedy: with advocates like Bill Hicks, Joe Rogan, and Doug Stanhope), as well as the influential psychedelic raconteur Terence McKenna. It explores their relationship with such varied fields as cosmology, quantum mechanics, near-death experience, as well as consciousness research studies (with the pioneering work of Rick Strassman, and the phenomenological trip reports of 5 MeO DMT). The book also examines some of the theoretical models which may illuminate these experiences (like the work of the acclaimed philosopher of science Ervin Laszlo) and attempts to provide an independent overview of this rich and fascinating subject.
Overcoming the Two Cultures
This book tells the story of how the very idea of two cultures-the so-called divorce between science and the humanities-was a creation of the modern world-system. The contributors, working from a common research framework, trace the divorce of "facts" and "values" as part of the transition from feudalism to capitalism. This led to a polarization between universalist "science" and the particularist "humanities" and finally to the creation of the social sciences as an uneasy intermediary in this epistemological debate. The book addresses the contemporary attempts to overcome the division between the two cultures that emerge from science, feminism, race and ethnic studies, cultural studies, and ecology, ending with an analysis of the culture wars and the science wars. Contributors: Volkan Aytar, Ay,se Betul Celik, Mauro Di Meglio, Mark Frezzo, Ho-fung Hung, Biray Kolloupglu K3/4rl3/4, Agustin Lao- Montes, Eric Mielants, Boris Stremlin, Sunaryo, Norihisa Yamashita, Deniz Yukeseker.
