Download or read book Reversing Entropy written by Luci Shaw and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the pen of beloved poet Luci Shaw comes a new collection that celebrates inspired creativity as an antidote to chaos. The poet’s own words best describe the heart of this pinnacle collection of new work by beloved writer Luci Shaw: Entropy: A measure of the molecular disorder, or randomness, of a system, its lack of order or predictability, resulting in a gradual decline into disorder. Our universe, and the systems within it, constantly shift from their created states of order towards disorder, or chaos. The second law of thermodynamics asserts that entropy, or disorder, always increases with time. Creative human activities such as art, architecture, music, story or film are human efforts to halt and reverse this loss of meaning. Thus, smaller systems, like individual poems, become highly ordered as they receive energy from outside themselves, from the poet. They reverse entropy because they are moving from a state of disorder (all the random ideas, words and phrases available to the writer) into an orderly form designed by the writer to create meaningful images and concepts in the reader’s mind (which is where the word “imag-ination” comes from.) This transfer of images, concepts and ideas into the mind of a reader is the task of poetry and the calling of the poet. Just as a composer of music gathers rhythms, notes, melodies, or harmony, organizing them into fugues or sonatas or concertos, so poets work and write to discover ways of arranging their responses to the world in words that introduce meaning and beauty in the mind of the reader. Which is what I’ve been trying to do for most of my life.
Download or read book Spiritual Nutrition written by Gabriel Cousens, M.D. and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2009-03-03 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we eat, can we feed the soul as well as the body? Can a diet have an impact on spirituality? Spiritual Nutrition empowers readers to develop personal diets that are appropriate to their lifestyles and spiritual practices. Drawing on 14 years of clinical experience and research, Dr. Gabriel Cousens discusses nutritional issues that can help answer these questions, including raw vs. cooked food; high vs. low protein; the concepts of assimilation and fasting; alkaline--acid balance; attitudes about food; nutrients, energy, and structure building. In addition, Cousens shares his new dietary system of "spiritual nutrition" that is based on the relationship that the color of the food has to corresponding colors of the human chakra system, hence, the "rainbow diet." For true nourishment, he strongly promotes the connection of diet to meditation, fellowship, wisdom, and love.
Download or read book Reversing the Arrow of Time written by Bryan W. Roberts and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The arrow of time refers to the curious asymmetry that distinguishes the future from the past. Reversing the Arrow of Time argues that there is an intimate link between the symmetries of 'time itself' and time reversal symmetry in physical theories, which has wide-ranging implications for both physics and its philosophy. This link helps to clarify how we can learn about the symmetries of our world; how to understand the relationship between symmetries and what is real, and how to overcome pervasive illusions about the direction of time. Roberts explains the significance of time reversal in a way that intertwines physics and philosophy, to establish what the arrow of time means and how we can come to know it. This book is both mathematically and philosophically rigorous yet remains accessible to advanced undergraduates in physics and philosophy of physics. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Download or read book The Evolution of Aging written by Theodore C. Goldsmith and published by Azinet. This book was released on 2006 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goldsmith provides a historical review of biological aging theories including underlying evolution and genetics issues and describes exciting recent discoveries and new theories that are causing renewed interest in aging-by-design.
Download or read book From Red to Green written by Paul Donovan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an economist and an investment professional, this book addresses the twin crises that the world is facing in the form of a simultaneous financial and environmental credit crunch. Financially, consumers are less able to consume now, and pay later. Environmentally, we may have already reached our credit limit and the bill for past financial and environmental consumption is falling due. Whether the financial credit crunch constrains consumers in a way that will be environmentally supportive, naturally slowing the consumption of finite resources, or hinders any effective resolution of the environmental credit crunch is of crucial importance. Policy responses to the financial crisis are likely to be constrained by the political need to support the economic status quo, and when combined with a global reduction in available investment capital there are serious challenges ahead if the economic and environmental damage of the environmental credit crunch is to be minimised. This book asks whether financial crunch-induced changes in consumer behaviour will be enough to avoid, or reduce, the environmental crunch many believe is just round the corner. Donovan and Hudson combine their respective economic and environmental perspectives to address this key question, reviewing this 'tale of two crunches' from the perspective of different economic sectors. The answer to the conundrum this book poses may lie in the only unlimited resource on the planet - human ingenuity.
Download or read book The Science of Time Travel written by Sergio Rijo and published by SERGIO RIJO. This book was released on 2023-07-07 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Science of Time Travel: Theories and Possibilities Explained" takes you on an extraordinary journey through the realms of temporal manipulation, unraveling the mysteries and complexities of time travel. From the early myths and philosophical ponderings to the forefront of scientific inquiry, this comprehensive guide delves into the theoretical frameworks, practical applications, and profound implications of tampering with the fabric of reality. Written with expert knowledge and a blend of scientific rigor, imaginative wonder, and emotional intelligence, this book explores the nature of time, its philosophical implications, and the arrow of time's directionality. It delves into Einstein's theory of relativity, the concept of time as a dimension, and the enigmatic properties of black holes and wormholes in relation to time travel. "The Science of Time Travel" examines the grandeur of the multiverse, quantum entanglement, and the mind-bending concept of quantum immortality. It delves into the ethics of altering the past, the intricacies of causality, and the potential effects on consciousness. The book also explores the ancient myths and religious texts that reference time travel, highlighting the cultural significance and interpretations of ancient civilizations. This book goes beyond scientific explanations, taking you on a profound and emotional exploration of the mysteries that lie within the interplay of time and consciousness. It examines the limits of scientific understanding, the boundaries of our knowledge, and the ongoing quest to unravel the enigma of time itself. "The Science of Time Travel" is an engaging and thought-provoking guide that bridges the gap between scientific inquiry and the wonders of the imagination. Whether you are a science enthusiast, a curious explorer of the cosmos, or simply captivated by the mysteries of time, this book will ignite your imagination, expand your understanding, and leave you pondering the timeless quest to unravel the enigma of time travel.
Download or read book The Janus Point written by Julian Barbour and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a universe filled by chaos and disorder, one physicist makes the radical argument that the growth of order drives the passage of time -- and shapes the destiny of the universe. Time is among the universe's greatest mysteries. Why, when most laws of physics allow for it to flow forward and backward, does it only go forward? Physicists have long appealed to the second law of thermodynamics, held to predict the increase of disorder in the universe, to explain this. In The Janus Point, physicist Julian Barbour argues that the second law has been misapplied and that the growth of order determines how we experience time. In his view, the big bang becomes the "Janus point," a moment of minimal order from which time could flow, and order increase, in two directions. The Janus Point has remarkable implications: while most physicists predict that the universe will become mired in disorder, Barbour sees the possibility that order -- the stuff of life -- can grow without bound. A major new work of physics, The Janus Point will transform our understanding of the nature of existence.
Download or read book Introduction To Chemical Physics written by J. C. Slater and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Download or read book The Second Cthulhu Mythos MEGAPACK written by H.P. Lovecraft and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2016-10-22 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected here for you, a sampler of stories & poems set in or related to the “Cthulhu Mythos,” as conceived by H.P, Lovecraft, expanded on by the “Lovecraft Circle” and endlessly expanded on by current writers up to the current day. Included are: INTRODUCTION, by Shawn Garrett DREAMS OF YITH, by Duane W. Rimel (Poem) OUT OF THE AEONS, by H. P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald FISHHEAD, by Irvin S. Cobb WHEN CHAUGNAR WAKES, by Frank Belknap Long (Poem) THE MOUND, by H.P. Lovecraft and Zelia Bishop THE THING ON THE ROOF, by Robert E. Howard THE ISLE OF DARK MAGIC, by Hugh B. Cave THE SECRET IN THE TOMB, by Robert Bloch THE HORROR FROM THE HILLS, by Frank Belknap Long THE TERRIBLE PARCHMENT, by Manly Wade Wellman THE SHAMBLER FROM THE STARS, by Robert Bloch THE DIARY OF ALONZO TYPER, by H. P. Lovecraft and William Lumley HYDRA, by Henry Kuttner THE SUICIDE IN THE STUDY, by Robert Bloch MARMOK, Emil Petaja (Poem) THE INTRUDER, by Emil Petaja OUT OF THE JAR, by Charles A. Tanner SKYDRIFT, by Emil Petaja ANONYMOUS, by George T. Wetzel WHY ABDUL ALHAZRED WENT MAD, by D.R. Smith CAER SIDHI, by George T. Wetzel DEAD OF NIGHT, by Lin Carter DEATH OF A DAMNED GOOD MAN, by Avram Davidson MEDUSA'S COIL, by Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop PERCHANCE TO DREAM, by Lin Carter THE WINFIELD HERITENCE, by Lin Carter THE CHALLENGE FROM BEYOND, by Multiple Authors (Novel) THE LAST HORROR OUT OF ARKHAM, by Darrell Schweitzer If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
Download or read book Becoming a Genuine Giver written by Ken Hultman and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2007-10-29 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want healthier, more effective relationships? If so, Becoming a Genuine Giver will give you the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve your goal. Relationships are central to our very being-our survival depends on them. The capacity to build relationships is the key to personal happiness and career success. Relationships are a matter of give and take, but not all giving and taking is equally healthy or effective. Representing an original scholarly synthesis of developmental, interpersonal, and social psychology, this penetrating book argues the best way to have healthy relationships is to move toward becoming a Genuine Giver: a person who gives to others joyfully in a sincere, non-manipulative manner. This requires a person to identify and overcome specific relationship barriers. You can identify your barriers and growth opportunities through the powerful Interpersonal Motivation Scale, which defines nine types of taking and giving with varying consequences for relationships. Following that, you can develop an action plan for overcoming barriers, using a variety of tools, worksheets, and suggestions included in the book. Here is an insightful and practical resource that can help: Individuals: Become more aware of what they really want from others Pinpoint and overcome specific interpersonal barriers Build healthier and more effective relationships Prepare themselves for future relationships Teams, Partnerships, and Boards: Evaluate interpersonal effectiveness Develop greater mutual understanding Reduce interpersonal conflict Build trusting relationships that get things done Organizations: Increase the emotional intelligence of leaders and managers Evaluate and enhance organizational culture Measure job candidates for cultural fit
Download or read book Kinetic Modeling of Reactions In Foods written by Martinus A.J.S. van Boekel and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The level of quality that food maintains as it travels down the production-to-consumption path is largely determined by the chemical, biochemical, physical, and microbiological changes that take place during its processing and storage. Authored by an internationally respected food quality expert, Kinetic Modeling of Reactions in Foods demonstrates
Download or read book Wake Up They Control Us from Other Dimensions written by SUNIL AD and published by Sunil AD. This book was released on 2023-07-27 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has always been a commotion among people on Creation Vs. Evolution. Some people believe they are souls, and some advocate the importance of the body. Suppose humans send autonomous robots to Mars for an expedition. They are connected with humans via programming. If robots evolved to be conscious, would they take humans as their souls? If we think deeply, we see that we are similar to them, and some beings from other dimensions control us. Robots are sent to Mars to send humans data via all installed devices. Similarly, humans constantly feed information to the subconscious mind via the senses. Are humans a different species of robots created by entities from higher dimensions? Buddha denounced the idea of us being souls. Instead, he suggested all humans listen to the body's vibration to get rid of suffering. We don't reincarnate; the entities learning through our senses and thoughts reincarnate. Thus, when this body dies, we die, and there is no coming back; that is the game over! This book provides several profound thought experiments and scientific analyses of conspiracy theories, spirituality, religions, time, universe, and philosophy to realize who we really are.
Download or read book Playing Software written by Miguel Sicart and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The play element at the heart of our interactions with computers—and how it drives the best and the worst manifestations of the information age. Whether we interact with video games or spreadsheets or social media, playing with software shapes every facet of our lives. In Playing Software, Miguel Sicart delves into why we play with computers, how that play shapes culture and society, and the threat posed by malefactors using play to weaponize everything from conspiracy theories to extractive capitalism. Starting from the controversial idea that software is an essential agent in the information age, Sicart considers our culture in general—and our way of thinking about and creating digital technology in particular—as a consequence of interacting with software’s agency through play. As Sicart shows, playing shapes software agency. In turn, software shapes our agency as we adapt and relate to it through play. That play drives the creation of new cultural, social, and political forms. Sicart also reveals the role of make-believe in driving our playful engagement with the digital sphere. From there, he discusses the cybernetic theory of digital play and what we can learn from combining it with the idea that playfulness can mean pleasurable interaction with human and nonhuman agents inside the boundaries of a computational system. Finally, he critiques the instrumentalization of play as a tool wielded by platform capitalism.
Download or read book Inhuman Networks written by Grant Bollmer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social media's connectivity is often thought to be a manifestation of human nature buried until now, revealed only through the diverse technologies of the participatory internet. Rather than embrace this view, Inhuman Networks: Social Media and the Archaeology of Connection argues that the human nature revealed by social media imagines network technology and data as models for behavior online. Covering a wide range of historical and interdisciplinary subjects, Grant Bollmer examines the emergence of “the network” as a model for relation in the 1700s and 1800s and follows it through marginal, often forgotten articulations of technology, biology, economics, and the social. From this history, Bollmer examines contemporary controversies surrounding social media, extending out to the influence of network models on issues of critical theory, politics, popular science, and neoliberalism. By moving through the past and present of network media, Inhuman Networks demonstrates how contemporary network culture unintentionally repeats debates over the limits of Western modernity to provide an idealized future where “the human” is interchangeable with abstract, flowing data connected through well-managed, distributed networks.
Download or read book Until the End of Time written by Brian Greene and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose, from the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe. "Few humans share Greene’s mastery of both the latest cosmological science and English prose." —The New York Times Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find meaning in the face of this vast expanse. Greene takes us on a journey from the big bang to the end of time, exploring how lasting structures formed, how life and mind emerged, and how we grapple with our existence through narrative, myth, religion, creative expression, science, the quest for truth, and a deep longing for the eternal. From particles to planets, consciousness to creativity, matter to meaning—Brian Greene allows us all to grasp and appreciate our fleeting but utterly exquisite moment in the cosmos.
Download or read book Physics for Engineers written by M R Srinivasan and published by New Age International. This book was released on 1996 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physics For Engineers Is A Text Book For Students Studying A Course In Engineering. The Book Has Been Written According To The Syllabi Prescribed In The Various Universities Of Karnataka. But It Can Be Profitably Used By The Students Of Other Indian Universities As Well. Engineering Is Generally Regarded As Applied Physics. It Is The Purpose Of The Book To Present The Principles And Concepts Of Physics As Relevant To An Engineer. The Topics Covered In The Book Are Drawn From Acoustics, Optics, Solid State Physics, Materials Science, Heat, Thermodynamics, Electricity And Magnetism.Some Of The Salient Features Of The Book Are: * Lucid Style * Clarity In The Presentation Of Concepts * Contains Numerous Problems And Solved Examples * Has More Than 300 Figures.
Download or read book The Ingenious Mind of Nature written by George M. Hall and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At large, the miracle of life on earth, or our own thought processes as we contemplate and unlock the mysteries around us. This evocative perspective on nature offers food for thought to general readers and scientists alike by illuminating the ingenious patterns that influence the course of humanity and the universe.
