New Releases by Brian Cox

Savez-vous que vous voyagez à la vitesse de la lumière ? Bien sûr, nous ne parlons pas ici d''un voyage dans l''espace en trois dimensions, mais dans la structure profonde de l''Univers : l''espace-temps. Vous trouvez cela difficile à croire ? Pourtant, c''est bien ce que nous dit la fameuse équation d''Einstein : E=mc2 ! En talentueux passeurs de savoirs, Brian Cox et Jeff Forshaw nous révèlent dans ce livre les mystères de la théorie de la relativité. Grâce à eux, même sans bagage mathématique, vous pourrez percer les secrets de l''équation la plus célèbre du monde !

Brian Cox et Jeff Forshaw révèlent dans cet ouvrage la signification profonde de la physique quantique. Ils montrent pourquoi elle fournit une description de la Nature avec un immense pouvoir prédictif et explicatif, couvrant une vaste gamme de phénomènes, des puces de silicium aux fonctionnement des étoiles. L''histoire commence au tournant du XXe siècle, avec l''hypothèse de Max Planck qui postule que le rayonnement lumineux dégagé par un corps chaud est constituée de petits paquets d''énergie qu''il nomme "quanta". Brian Cox et Jeff Forshaw explorent ensuite plus d''un siècle de découvertes et de questionnements, jusqu''au fameux boson de higgs, clé de voûte du modèle standard décrivant la matière à son niveau le plus élémentaire.

Nel cuore della Via Lattea c’è un buco nero supermassiccio con una massa 4 milioni di volte maggiore di quella del nostro Sole. Un luogo dove spazio e tempo sono talmente deformati che la luce resta intrappolata se si avvicina a meno di 12 milioni di chilometri. Secondo Einstein, lì si trova la fine del tempo. Secondo la fisica del XXI secolo, la realtà potrebbe essere molto più bizzarra. I buchi neri si trovano dove una volta brillavano le stelle più massicce e al limite della nostra attuale capacità di comprendere. Sono oggetti di origine naturale, inevitabili creazioni della gravità quando troppa materia collassa in uno spazio insufficiente. Eppure, anche se le leggi di natura li predicono, non riescono a descriverli completamente. I buchi neri sono luoghi nello spazio e nel tempo in cui le leggi gravitazionali, la fisica quantistica e la termodinamica entrano in collisione. Dopo averli originariamente considerati così inquietanti da concepire tanto da negarne semplicemente l’esistenza, solo negli ultimi anni abbiamo incominciato a intravedere una nuova sintesi. Una profonda connessione tra gravità e teoria dell’informazione quantistica descrive un universo olografico in cui spazio e tempo emergono da una rete di bit quantistici e cunicoli di tarlo si estendono nel vuoto. In questo libro rivoluzionario i professori Brian Cox e Jeff Forshaw portano il lettore all’ultimo stadio della nostra comprensione dei buchi neri: un viaggio scientifico alle frontiere della ricerca attraverso un secolo di fisica, da Einstein a Hawking e oltre, fino alla sorprendente conclusione che il nostro mondo potrebbe funzionare come un gigantesco computer quantistico.

By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive narrative work on black holes and how they can help us understand the universe. At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light years out into the cosmos. Its kind were the very first inhabitants of the universe, the black holes. Today, across the universe, at the heart of every galaxy, and dotted throughout, mature black holes are creating chaos. And in a quiet part of the universe, the Swift satellite has picked up evidence of a gruesome death caused by one of these dark powers. High energy X-ray flares shooting out from deep within the Draco constellation are thought to be the dying cries of a white dwarf star being ripped apart by the intense tides of a supermassive black hole – heating it to millions of degrees as it is shredded at the event horizon. They have the power to wipe out any of the universe’s other inhabitants, but no one has ever seen a black hole itself die. But 1.8 billion light years away, the LIGO instruments have recently detected something that could be the closest a black hole gets to death. Gravitational waves given off as two enormous black holes merge together. And now scientists think that these gravitational waves could be evidence of two black holes connecting to form a wormhole – a link through space and time. It seems outlandish, but today’s physicists are daring to think the unthinkable – that black holes could connect us to another universe. At their very heart, black holes are also where Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity is stretched in almost unimaginable ways, revealing black holes as the key to our understanding of the fundamentals of our universe and perhaps all other universes. Join Professors Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw in exploring our universe’s most mysterious inhabitants, how they are formed, why they are essential components of every galaxy, including our own, and what secrets they still hold, waiting to be discovered.

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORKER The incredible rags-to-riches story of acclaimed actor Brian Cox, best known as Succession’s Logan Roy, from a troubled, working-class upbringing in Scotland to a prolific career across theatre, film and television. From Hannibal Lecktor in Manhunter to media magnate Logan Roy in HBO's Succession, Brian Cox has made his name as an actor of unparalleled distinction and versatility. We are familiar with him on screen, but few know of his extraordinary life story. Growing up in Dundee, Scotland, Cox lost his father when he was just eight years old and was brought up by his three elder sisters in the aftermath of his mother's nervous breakdowns and ultimate hospitalization. After joining the Dundee Repertory Theatre at the age of fifteen, you could say the rest is history — but that is to overlook the enormous effort that has gone into the making of the legend we know today. Rich in emotion and meaning, with plenty of laughs along the way, this seminal autobiography captures both Cox's distinctive voice and his very soul.

A voice called my name. It took me three or four times to realize someone or something was calling out to me. I finally realized someone was calling to get my attention and asked, "Are you talking to me?" He responded and began speaking to me; I could not believe it. "Can I ask a question?" He was waiting for me to ask, He said. Now I am in complete shock. I have now realized I died and now talking with God or Jesus Christ. I was then given three instructions: to learn forgiveness; find out what is causing my anger (I was told it was medical in nature); and to write, talk, preach, teach, a video, a book. I''m like "What?" I asked if this was God or Jesus whom I was speaking or communicating with. He said, "I am who you think I am!" God told me to "give Him my 100 percent faith, sit back and watch what He can do!"

Con accattivante chiarezza e un entusiasmo contagioso gli autori, Brian Cox e Jeff Forshaw, si confrontano con la meccanica quantistica, una delle teorie fisiche più affascinanti, ma notoriamente ostica al grande pubblico. Semplicemente: cos''è la meccanica quantistica? Come si lega con le teorie di Newton e Einstein? E soprattutto, come facciamo a essere certi che sia una teoria valida? Il regno subatomico vanta una reputazione ambigua, sospesa tra la capacità di previsioni concrete e sbalorditive sul mondo che ci circonda, e la genesi di innumerevoli malintesi. Nell''Universo quantistico svelato, Cox e Foshaw fanno piazza pulita di ogni confusione, offrendo un approccio illuminante e accessibile al mondo della meccanica quantistica, mostrando non solo cos''è e come funziona, ma anche perché è così importante.

Brian Cox e Jeff Forshaw si spingono alla frontiera della scienza del ventunesimo secolo per riflettere sul vero significato della sequenza di termini matematici che creano l''equazione-simbolo di Einstein, E=mc2. Spiegando i termini uno per uno, si chiedono: cos''è l''energia? Cos''è la massa? Cosa c''entra con energia e massa la velocità della luce? Per rispondere, ci portano fino a un esperimento tra i più grandi mai esistiti: l''acceleratore di particelle noto con il nome di Large Hadron Collider, che si snoda per 27 km nel sottosuolo di Ginevra, a cavallo del confine tra Francia e Svizzera. Usando questa macchina gigantesca - in grado di ricreare le condizioni dell''universo poche frazioni di secondo dopo il Big Bang - Cox e Forshaw descrivono la teoria contemporanea sull''origine della massa. Insieme a energia e massa, la terza componente dell''equazione è c, la velocità della luce, probabilmente la più affascinante. Perché la velocità della luce permette la conversione tra energia e massa? La risposta è davvero il cuore della questione: gli autori mostrano che per comprendere realmente E=mc2 si deve prima capire perché si può viaggiare nel futuro ma non nel passato e come si muovono i corpi del nostro mondo tridimensionale in uno spaziotempo a quattro dimensioni. In altre parole, si deve capire come è fatta la struttura fondamentale e profonda del nostro mondo.

‘So staggering you go “whoa!” every few seconds’ Guardian ‘Really impressive’ Eamonn Holmes, ITV This Morning A companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series.

A breathtaking and beautiful exploration of our planet, this groundbreaking book accompanies the acclaimed BBC TV series, providing the deepest answers to the simplest questions. 'What is motion?' 'Why is every snowflake different?' 'Why is life symmetrical?' To answer these and many other questions, Professor Brian Cox uncovers some of the most extraordinary natural events on Earth and in the Universe and beyond. From the immensity of the Universe and the roundness of Earth to the form of every single snowflake, the forces of nature shape everything we see. Pushed to extremes, the results are astonishing. In seeking to understand the everyday world, the colours, structure, behaviour and history of our home, we develop the knowledge and techniques necessary to step beyond the everyday and approach the Universe beyond. Forces of Nature takes you to the great plains of the Serengeti, the volcanoes of Indonesia and the precipitous cliffs in Nepal, to the humpback whales of the Caribbean and the northern lights of the Arctic. Brian will answer questions on Earth that will illuminate our understanding of the Universe. Think you know our planet? Think again.

The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms.

“...Cox delivers an intriguing life story that depicts Eastern spiritual practice as a tonic to Western culture... He also arrestingly describes his own spiritual experiences on the path to enlightenment...” — Kirkus Reviews “Through it all, tennis plays an important role physically and spiritually, and lovers of that sport will grasp both the reality and the metaphor through the author’s accounts...he also provides welcome splashes of humor...” — Self-Publishing Review Enjoy a courtside seat as Brian Cox swings his tennis racket from hazardous war zones to the ashram of a Himalayan guru, and eventually to Mount Shasta, an area known for its occult legends. In Tennis with God, Brian, a globetrotting Foreign Service brat, travels with his family through hardship posts in Africa, Asia, South America, and the Middle East. Along the way, high-level tennis and table tennis are his faithful companions, as Brian perfects his game and aims to earn the respect and acceptance of his overbearing father. During his journey, Brian becomes fascinated by spiritual knowledge and the paranormal. His search for self-realization eventually leads him to a mystical healer who demonstrates miracles and has no patience for rules. Under this teacher’s unique tutelage, Cox begins to transform himself as he seeks to find a way to heal his relationship with his father, and with himself as well. Tennis with God combines the spirit of the travel writings of Paul Theroux with the personal metaphysical investigations of Dan Millman. With Cox as your guide, you’ll relish your time through a remarkable, true story where tennis and spirituality ultimately weave themselves into a cosmic Grand Slam.

From the hosts of the legendary BBC Radio 4 program 'The Infinite Monkey Cage' comes this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels - a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms.

The rise of religion and religious actors combined with nonstate actors increasing influence in the international order has become the new normal. These fundamental changes in the security environment call for a new paradigm to address national security concerns. That paradigm must acknowledge the cultural and historical factors at the heart of many identity-based conflicts and advance the role of nation-states in resolving them. That emerging paradigm is faith-based diplomacy, and this bookwritten by one of the worlds leading expertsdescribes the principles and methodology of this form of engagement in the strategic political realm. It is informed by twenty-five years of experience in some of the worlds roughest neighborhoods, including East Central Europe and the Balkans, Sudan, Kashmir, and the Middle East. Canon Brian Cox is an ordained Episcopal priest; a pastor in Santa Barbara, California; a diplomat with a Washington, DC, nongovernmental organization; and a professor in a law schoolbased conflict-resolution program in Southern California.

Top ten Sunday Times Bestseller ‘Engaging, ambitious and creative’ Guardian Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future?

Have you ever looked at your Library''s key performance indicators and said to yourself "so what!"? Have you found yourself making decisions in a void due to the lack of useful and easily accessible operational data? Have you ever worried that you are being left behind with the emergence of data analytics? Do you feel there are important stories in your operational data that need to be told, but you have no idea how to find these stories? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you. How Libraries Should Manage Data provides detailed instructions on how to transform your operational data from a fog of disconnected, unreliable, and inaccessible information - into an exemplar of best practice data management. Like the human brain, most people are only using a very small fraction of the true potential of Excel. Learn how to tap into a greater proportion of Excel''s hidden power, and in the process transform your operational data into actionable business intelligence. Recognize and overcome the social barriers to creating useful operational data Understand the potential value and pitfalls of operational data Learn how to structure your data to obtain useful information quickly and easily Create your own desktop library cube with step-by-step instructions, including DAX formulas.

Un recorrido por la actual teoría científica de la materia que permite explicar las sorprendentes propiedades de las partículas subatómicas o por qué si los átomos están prácticamente vacíos no atravesamos el suelo que está bajo nuestros pies. ¿Qué es la física cuántica? ¿Cómo nos ayuda a entender el mundo? ¿Dónde deja a Newton y a Einstein? Y, sobre todo, ¿por qué podemos estar seguros de que es una buena teoría? Brian Cox y Jeff Forshaw ofrecen un modelo concreto de la naturaleza que es comparable en esencia a las leyes del movimiento de Newton, la teoría electromagnética de Maxwell y la teoría de la relatividad de Einstein. A través de analogías con la vida cotidiana, que demuestran que los extraños fenómenos cuánticos tienen una explicación, logran transformar principios científicos fundamentales en algo fascinante y accesible a todo el mundo. Reseñas: «Un libro que rompe todas las reglas de la ciencia divulgativa.» The Economist «Brian Cox y Jeff Forshaw comparten la cualidad poco común de hacer accesible un tema complicado [...]. El libro es una obra de arte del pensamiento científico moderno que bien merece la atención del lector.» San Francisco Book Review «Si estás interesado en el mundo real y quieres leer una extraordinaria introducción al mayor logro de la humanidad en los últimos cien años, coge este libro, léelo despacio, digiérelo, intégralo en tu vida, y tu vida cambiará para mejor.» The Huffington Post

"[A] passionate advocate of science education . . . hailed . . . as the next Carl Sagan. . . . features striking photography and graphics and accessible prose." —Boston Globe In Wonders of Life: Exploring the Most Extraordinary Force in the Universe, the definitive companion to the Discovery Science Channel series, Professor Brian Cox takes us on an incredible journey to discover the most complex, diverse, and unique force in the universe: life itself. Through his voyage of discovery, international bestselling author Brian Cox explains how the astonishing inventiveness of nature came about and uncovers the milestones in the epic journey from the origin of life to our own lives, with beautiful full-color illustrations throughout. From spectacular fountains of superheated water at the bottom of the Atlantic to the deepest rainforest, Cox seeks out the places where the biggest questions about life may be answered: What is life? Why do we need water? Why does life end? Physicist and professor Brian Cox uncovers the secrets of life in the most unexpected locations and in the most stunning detail in this beautiful full-color volume. "A magnificent new book. . . . Brian Cox is as close to a Richard Feynman of our time as we can hope to get." —BrainPickings.com "With Cox, physics and the wonders inherent in exploring the great beyond are not just rebooted for a new generation, but given an almost breathless exuberance." — The Onion AV Club

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The authors of the international bestseller Why Does E=mc2? present a simple theory that leads to concrete and quite astonishing predictions for the natural world

Experience our universe as you've never seen it before 13.7 billion years old. 93 billion light-years across. It contains over 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars. This infinite, vast and complex Universe has been the subject of human fascination and scientific exploration for thousands of years. The wonders of the Universe might seem alien to us and impossible to understand, but away from the telescopes, the labs and the white coats, Professor Brian Cox uses the evidence found in the natural world on Earth to brilliantly explain the truth of the cosmos. Professor Cox will show how the vast and unfathomable phenomena of deep space can be explained, and even experienced, by re-examining the familiar here on Earth. He is determined to answer the most profound questions we can ask about ourselves and the world in which we live, but in a uniquely understandable way. The laws of light, gravity, time, matter and energy that govern us here on Earth are the same as those applied in the Universe. Using his expert knowledge and his infectious enthusiasm, Professor Cox shows us that if we can understand the impact of these governing laws on Earth it will bring us a step closer to an understanding of our Universe.

Recommended for viewing on a colour tablet. In Wonders of the Solar System – the book of the acclaimed BBC TV series – Professor Brian Cox will take us on a journey of discovery where alien worlds from your imagination become places we can see, feel and visit.

A deeply fascinating, engaging, and highly accessible explanation of Einstein's equation, using everyday life to explore the principles of physics.

Written by an experienced practitioner in the field of faith-based diplomacy who has worked in some of the worlds roughest neighborhoods, this book begins with the premise that moral vision plays a key role in shaping individuals and communities. Its primary message is that the Abrahamic moral vision shared by Jews, Christians and Muslims, which is embodied as faith-based reconciliation, is a fresh approach to intractable identity-based conflict, an alternative to religious extremism and an ancient paradigm needed for the twenty first century. A must read for todays policymakers and for political, religious and social leaders.

Contains essays on African writers from seventeen countries writing in English, French, Portuguese, Arabic, and indigenous languages. Subjects span the late nineteenth century to the present.