For most of human history, we have had a close relationship with the stars. Once they shaped our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. And it comes at a cost.The Human Cosmos is a tour of this history: from the Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux to Tahitian sailors navigating by the stars; from medieval monks grappling with the nature of time ...

A NEW SCIENTIST PICK FOR 2026'Won't just shift your perspective but rather catapult it into another dimension' GAIA VINCEWhat if the present moment – the ‘now’ we all inhabit – isn’t just a tick of the clock?We feel that the present is everything; all we can know. Yet physics finds no universal ’now’. To explore what a moment really is, In Search of Now draws on state-of-the-art discoveries in neur...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME PRIZEALL IN THE MIND?- Can meditation fend off dementia?- Can the smell of lavender affect the immune system?- Can your thoughts ease physical pain?In Cure, award-winning science writer Jo Marchant travels the world to meet the physicians, patient...

Combinando neurociencia, psicología y física, la galardonada periodista científica Jo Marchant analiza los límites del tiempo para explorar lo que somos y nuestra relación con el universo.¿Qué es el ahora? El presente, este preciso momento, lo que estamos experimentando... el ahora nos envuelve como el aire o la gravedad y, sin embargo, cuando intentamos comprenderlo, examinarlo o focalizarlo, se desvanece, escurriéndose entre nuestros dedos como un sueño. Y lo que...

In 1900 a group of sponge divers blown off course in the Mediterranean discovered an Ancient Greek shipwreck near the island of Antikythera dating from around 70 BC.Lying unnoticed for months amongst their hard-won haul was what appeared to be a formless lump of corroded rock, which turned out to be the most stunning scientific artefact we have from antiquity. For more than a century this 'Antikythera mechanism' - an ancient computer - puzzled academics, but now, more than 2000 yea...

More than 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamun's desiccated body was lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After resting undisturbed for more than three millennia, King Tut's mummy was suddenly awakened in 1922. Archaeologist Howard Carter had discovered the boy-king's tomb, and the soon-to-be famous mummy's story--even more dramatic than King Tut's life--began.The mummy's "afterlife" is a modern story, not an ancient one. Award-winning science writer Jo Marcha...

Un tour de force comparable a Sapiens, de Yuval Noah Harari. BooklistDesde hace al menos 20.000 años, nuestra existencia no es solo terrenal, sino también "celestial". Los ciclos celestes han condicionado la vida diaria de los hombres. Nuestra relación innata con las estrellas nos ha hecho como somos en el arte, las creencias religiosas, el estatus social, los avances científicos e incluso biológicamente. Pero en los últimos siglos nos hemos descon...

What if the present moment – the ‘now’ we all inhabit – isn’t just a tick of the clock?We feel that the present is everything; all we can know. Yet physics finds no universal ’now’. To explore what a moment really is, In Search of Now draws on state-of-the-art discoveries in neuroscience, psychology, cosmology and quantum physics, revealing a dynamic, creative process in which we all play a part.Jo Marchant shows how we each carve out our lived exp...

Il est de plus en plus communément admis que l’esprit contribue à soigner le corps. Pourtant, les sceptiques dénoncent une approche irrationnelle ainsi qu’un manque de preuves concrètes. Qu’en est-il réellement? Se guérir s’appuie sur les nombreuses découvertes scientifiques récentes qui permettent désormais de mesurer biologiquement l’influence de l’esprit sur le corps. Ainsi l’effet placebo, l’hypnose ou la méditation attestent-ils des capacités extraordinaires du cerveau à lutt...

The field of mind-body medicine is plagued by wild claims that mislead patients and instil false hope. But as scientists in a range of fields uncover solid evidence that our minds influence our bodies quite profoundly, there is now great promise too. Jo Marchant attempts to use scientific research to find out if alternative medicines work, if our thoughts, beliefs and emotions influence our physical health and can we train our brains to heal our bodies?

Im Jahr 1900 entdeckten Schwammtaucher im Mittelmeer ein antikes Schiffswrack aus der Zeit um 70 v. Chr. und bargen vom Meeresgrund unter anderem einen Klumpen korrodierter Bronze. Er erwies sich als eines der erstaunlichsten Artefakte, die die Naturwissenschaft kennt: heute weltbekannt als der Kalendercomputer von Antikythera.Dieses feinmechanische Wunderwerk ist Produkt eines technischen, astronomischen und mathematisch-physikalischen Wissens, das in den Jahrhunderten danach großt...

HELBREDELSENS PSYKOLOGI giver os et fascinerende og videnskabeligt velfunderet indblik i, hvorfor alternativ behandling får folk til at få det bedre. I sin øjenåbner af en bog dykker den anerkendte britiske videnskabsjournalist Jo Marchant dybt ned i den nyeste forskning og stiller spørgsmålene: Er tilhængere af alternativ behandling på vildspor eller har de fat i noget? Kan vores tanker, tro og følelser påvirke vores fysiske helbred? Kan vi træne hjernen til at helbrede kroppen? Jo Marcha...