Development: Mechanisms of Change: 29 (Darwin College Lectures, Series Number 29) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108447376 ISBN 13: 9781108447379

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

This volume collects essays from prominent intellectuals and public figures based on talks given at the 2015 Darwin College Lectures on the theme of 'development'. The writers are world-renowned experts in such diverse fields as architecture, astronomy, biology, climate science, economy, psychology, sports and technology. Development includes contributions from developmental biologist and Nobel laureate John B. Gurdon, Olympic gold medallist Katherine Grainger, astronomer and cosmologist Richard Ellis, developmental psychologist Bruce Hood, former Met Office Chief Scientist Julia Slingo, architect Michael Pawlyn, development economist Ha-Joon Chang and serial entrepreneur Hermann Hauser. While their perspectives and interpretations of development vary widely, their essays are linked by a common desire to describe and understand how things change, usually in the direction of ever-increasing complexity. Written with the lay reader in mind, this interdisciplinary book is a must-read for anybody interested in the mechanisms underlying the changes we see in the world around us.

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Book Description:

This book collects essays on the theme of development from intellectuals and public figures spanning architecture, astronomy, biology, climate science, economy, psychology, sports and technology. Written with the lay reader in mind, this is a must-read for anyone interested in the mechanisms underlying the changes we see in the world around us.

About the Author:

Torsten Krude is a University Senior Lecturer in Cell Biology at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow at Darwin College. His research on the regulation of DNA replication in human cells has been widely published in leading international journals. In 2012, he received the prestigious Pilkington Prize for excellence in teaching by the University of Cambridge. He oversees the Darwin College Lecture Series and is also responsible for the development of the College Gardens.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1108447376
• ISBN 13: 9781108447379
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Krude Torsten, Baker Sara T.