Enigmas
Part of Darwin College Lectures
- Editors:
- Emily Joan Ward, University of Edinburgh
- Robin Reuvers, Università degli Studi Roma Tre
- Date Published: August 2022
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- isbn: 9781009232500
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Arising from the 2020 Darwin College Lectures, this book presents eight essays from prominent public intellectuals on the theme of Enigmas. Each author examines this theme through the lens of their own particular area of expertise, together constituting an illuminating and diverse interdisciplinary volume. Enigmas features contributions by professor of physics Sean M. Carroll, author Jo Marchant, writer and broadcaster Adam Rutherford, professor of earth sciences Tamsin A. Mather, professor of the history of the book Erik Kwakkel, reader in cultural history Tiffany Watt Smith, mathematician and public speaker James Grime, assistant professor of positive AI J. Derek Lomas, and explorer Albert Y.- M. Lin. This volume will appeal to anyone fascinated by puzzles and mysteries, solved and unsolved.
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- Features contributions on the topic of Enigmas by leading thinkers in their fields
- Published in connection with the 2020 Darwin College Lectures series
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- Date Published: August 2022
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781009232500
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Enigmas: Introduction Emily Joan Ward and Robin Reuvers
1. Human origins Adam Rutherford
2. Mysteries of modern physics Sean M. Carroll
3. Decoding the heavens: the Antikythera mechanism Jo Marchant
4. Alan Turing and the Enigma machine James Grime
5. The enigma of emotion Tiffany Watt Smith
6. The enigma of medieval letters Erik Kwakkel
7. Eruptions, emissions and enigmas: from fuming volcanic vents to mass extinction events Tamsin A. Mather
8. The enigma of mind: a theory of evolution and conscious experience Albert Y. M. Lin and J. Derek Lomas
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