Ecology on the Ground and in the Clouds Leo RuickbieFollows Alexander von Humboldt and Aim Bonpland as they travel together in South America and then go their separate ways, in the process illustrating two very different ways of understanding humanity's place in the natural world. In Ecology on the Ground and in the Clouds, Andrea Nye raises a question: In a time of climate change and environmental crisis, where should we look for inspiration? Is it to Alexander von Humboldt, the "inventor of nature"
This volume compliments Angela K
Explore the early days of Paleoindian archaeology in this engaging retrospective of Edgar B
the fundamental nature of our finitude
offering two detailed case studies based on tomatoes and Brassica oleracea vegetables
and what they learned along the way
artist and educator Mel Alexenberg offers a vision of a postdigital future that reveals a paradigm shift from the Hellenistic to the Hebraic roots of Western culture
biology and several aspects of engineering science
cosmetics and next-generation fuels
from its violent counter-revolutionary origins to its bitter conclusion
traditional/modern and success/failure
In this collection of interviews and essays based on encounters over a three-year period
French Intellectual Nobility is the first study to examine the conditions for the creation of these movements