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Already internationally acclaimed for his elegant, lucid writing on the most challenging notions in modern physics, Sean Carroll is emerging as one of the greatest humanist thinkers of his generation as he brings his extraordinary intellect to bear not only on the Higgs boson and extra dimensions but now also on our deepest personal questions. Where are we? Who are we? Are our emotions, our beliefs, and our hopes and dreams ultimately meaningless out there in the void?

Can psychedelic drugs help us tackle the biggest problems we face globally? Can they heal the cultural, spiritual, and political wounds we’re wrestling with? Psychedelics have hit the mainstream as powerful new mental health treatments. But as clinicians explore what these molecules can do for our individual minds, The Bigger Picture goes further to illuminate how psychedelics can help us find new ways to make sense of and come through the crises we face around the world.

The surprising connections in science and technology that give you the Big Picture. Astronomer Seth Shostak and science journalist Molly Bentley are joined each week by leading researchers, techies, and journalists to provide a smart and humorous take on science. Our regular "Skeptic Check" episodes cast a critical eye on pseudoscience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In A Bigger Picture, Vanessa Nakate exposes the shortcomings of our global discussions around climate change, which consistently envisage the environmental crisis as a problem for future generations. Such an image is only possible through the erasure of the voices of people living in the Global South, where environmental disasters are already having a devastating impact on communities, and especially on women. This is one of the great injustices of the climate crisis: those who have contributed the least to its creation are now suffering its consequences most severely.

There's nothing the British love quite as much as their dogs. From hunting to our hearths, and from herding sheep to guiding humans, our dogs have accompanied us through centuries of change, and that special relationship is still evolving today. So, just what is it that makes our bond so special? In this fascinating adventure across Britain, Clare Balding explores our unique heritage of canine tradition and meets just some of the many people who live, work and innovate with their dogs.

For astronaut Ron Garan, living on the International Space Station was a powerful, transformative experience - one that he believes holds the key to solving our problems here on Earth. On space walks and through windows, Garan was struck by the stunning beauty of the Earth from space but sobered by knowing how much needed to be done to help this troubled planet.

Directors of ODI's Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative, Emily Wilkinson and Matt Bishop, cut to the heart of the political, economic, social and environmental challenges facing SIDS, and how their incredible people are responding to them. Every episode includes expert guests from the Caribbean, Pacific and elsewhere. To get in touch, visit https://odi.org/en/about/our-work/resilient-islands/ or send us an email to info@odi.org with "small islands" in the subject line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Willkommen zu „YOUR BIG Picture“, dem Podcast, der Dich dazu einlädt, über den Tellerrand hinauszublicken und die inspirierenden Geschichten von Menschen zu entdecken, die den Mut haben, ihre eigenen Wege zu gehen. Jede Episode ist eine neue Reise in die Welt der Kreativität, des Mutes und der positiven Psychologie. Wir sprechen mit Visionären, die den Rahmen sprengen, mit Denkern, die die Grenzen des Gewöhnlichen überschreiten, und mit Experten, die uns zeigen, wie man mit authentischer Führung und positiver Einstellung das eigene große Bild malt. Egal, ob Du nach Inspiration ...

On Our Watch is a podcast that examines Louisiana’s coastal land loss crisis and the ways in which it impacts our communities, industries and culture. This podcast will explore issues facing the Louisiana coast through conversations with local residents, community leaders, and experts.

The iPhone camera has so many hidden features and tricks that you probably don’t know about and only an audiobook like this can help to expose those hidden features for you. If you have an iPhone 11 Pro and want to be able to take stunning photos with it, then this audiobook is for you. The three cameras that protrude from the back of the iPhone 11 Pro are incredible, but will require that you master the camera setting for you to be able to use it to capture great shots, this audiobook is it is going to tell you how to do just that.

The iPhone camera comes with so many hidden features and tricks than what is obvious at first, and only with a good book like this, can you expose those hitherto hidden features. If you have an iPhone 12 Pro Max and want to join many others who are able to take stunning photos with it, then this book is for you.