検索キーワード： 歴史・哲学

SFの空想だと思われがちな多元宇宙や平行宇宙を現代物理学の最前線から鮮やかに解き明かし、私たちの現実に対する認識を根底から覆す知的探求の旅へようこそ。いつもの通勤時間や夜の静かな思索のひとときが、知的...

難解な数式を一切捨て去り、日常の素朴な疑問から宇宙を支配する万物の法則へと迫る、知的好奇心を刺激する科学と物理学の壮大な探求の旅。毎日の通勤時間や夜の静かなリラックスタイムに耳を傾けるだけで、見慣れ...

人類を脅かす病という見えない敵との果てしない戦いと、犠牲の先に医療技術という光を掴み取った劇的な歴史ノンフィクション。通勤の移動時間や静かな夜のひとときに耳を傾ければ、祈りにすがるしかなかった古代か...

エーゲ海の沈没船から引き揚げられた謎の青銅の塊が、歴史の常識を激しく揺さぶる「古代のコンピューター」へと変貌を遂げる、息を呑むような科学史ミステリーの世界へ飛び込みましょう。毎日の通勤時間や夜の静か...

確固たる現実だと思っていた日常の直感が心地よく崩れ去り、ゆらぎと確率が支配する量子の極小世界へ没入していく知的な体験をお届けします。静かな夜のベッドタイムや、思考を研ぎ澄ませたい通勤のひとときに、数...

The Russell Cosmogony: A New Concept of Light, Matter, and Energy by Walter Russell offers a revolutionary perspective on the workings of the universe, challenging conventional scientific paradigms. This groundbreaking work explores the principles of light, matter, energy, electricity, and...

The term metaverse is suddenly everywhere, from debates over Fortnite to the pages of the New York Times to the speeches of Mark Zuckerberg, who proclaimed in June 2021 that “the overarching goal” of Facebook is to “bring the metaverse to life”. But what, exactly, is the metaverse? As pioneering theorist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains, it is the successor to the mobile internet that has defined the last two decades. 

The Lobotomist explores one of the darkest chapters of American medicine: the desperate attempt to treat the hundreds of thousands of psychiatric patients in need of help during the middle decades of the 20th century. Into this crisis stepped Walter Freeman, MD, who saw a solution in lobotomy, a brain operation intended to reduce the severity of psychotic symptoms. Drawing on Freeman's documents and interviews with Freeman's family, Jack El-Hai takes a penetrating look at the life and work of this complex scientific genius. 

This revised edition of Human Nature begins a new phase in the most important intellectual controversy of this generation: Is human behavior controlled by the species' biological heritage? Does this heritage limit human destiny?

With characteristic pungency and simplicity of style, the author of Sociobiology challenges old prejudices and current misconceptions about the nature-nurture debate.

A Russian dissident, a Jesuit priest, and an American mule skinner are but a few of the bold visionaries who crafted the scientific story of cosmic origins. The collective insights of these and numerous creative thinkers advanced human understanding from mythology to mathematics, yielding falsifiable alternatives to ancient folklore and campfire tales. Listening to the Big Bang tells the dramatic human story—filled with colorful characters, unsung catalysts, and glorified heroes—which made the Big Bang the leading cosmological theory.

常識が覆るミクロの世界の謎を鮮やかに解き明かし、数式なしで量子物理学の真髄を直感的に掴む、知的好奇心を満たす極上の入門体験。日々の通勤電車や静かなリラックスタイムが、原子スケールの不思議な宇宙を旅す...

This unique self-help guide equips undergraduates, postgraduate students, and early career researchers within the sciences with transferable communication skills that they can adapt and refer back to as they progress through their careers. This book facilitates clear and concise communication in both academic scenarios and the workplace. It covers settings ranging from job interviews, through conference presentations, to explaining your research to the general public.

In The Invention of the Modern Dog, Michael Worboys, Julie-Marie Strange, and Neil Pemberton explore when, where, why, and how Victorians invented the modern way of ordering and breeding dogs. Though talk of "breed" was common before this period in the context of livestock, the modern idea of a dog breed defined in terms of shape, size, coat, and color arose during the Victorian period in response to a burgeoning competitive dog show culture.

From the best-selling author of Einstein’s Dreams comes a rich, fascinating answer to the question, Can the scientifically inclined still hold space for spirituality? Gazing at the stars, falling in love, or listening to music, we sometimes feel a transcendent connection with a cosmic unity...

This audio edition is narrated with dazzling enthusiasm by the author, Dr Becky Smethurst. Right now, you are orbiting a black hole. The Earth orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the centre of the Milky Way: a supermassive black hole, the strangest and most misunderstood phenomenon in the galaxy...

当偏远的火山荒地化身改变人类生命认知的天然实验室，一场跨越百万年的自然历史与生物演化之旅就此展开。无论是在通勤途中寻求思维启迪，还是渴望开启一场沉浸式的远洋探险，这段震撼人心的孤岛传奇都将彻底颠覆你...

*An instant New York Times Bestseller* *Publishers Weekly #1 Most Anticipated Science Book of Spring 2016* "You will be enthralled." — Wall Street Journal "A tour de force." — Salon.com Already internationally acclaimed for his elegant, lucid writing on the most challenging notions in modern...

“A terrific book, witty and lucid, and brimming with provocative conjectures.” (Wall Street Journal) from the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Genome Brilliantly written, The Red Queen compels us to rethink everything from the persistence of sexism to the endurance of...

当你在通勤途中或深夜沉思时，试图厘清科幻狂想与真实物理的边界，现代宇宙学与量子力学正悄然经历一场关于多重宇宙的激烈交锋。这不仅是一次突破认知极限的智力探险，更是对人类观测宇宙视界边缘的极致叩问。...

難解な数式を一切手放し、日常の何気ない風景から壮大な宇宙の謎へと意識をワープさせる、極上のポピュラーサイエンス体験がここにあります。毎日の通勤電車の中や夜のリラックスタイムにイヤホンを耳にするだけで...