I don't have a substance use disorder.I don't pretend to know what it's like for those who do or the families and friends that love someone with a substance use disorder. But I've lived my life and experienced it as someone who is free of drugs, and I've been learning as much as possible to be educated.The hero in this story and the heroes throughout the series are in recovery, having gone through different experiences with substance abuse and addiction.I was inspired ...

An unexpected desire. I should stay far, far away from Tillie. She is everything I could ever want in a woman-smart, beautiful, caring, and family. But my past has taught me that I need to stay away from someone like Tillie. I’m not worthy of her. That’s not stopping her from breaking down my carefully constructed walls, resurrecting my demons that threaten to destroy her. And my recovery.An unplanned pregnancy. I wanted Ethan from the moment I saw him. He is stunning with his long...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * AN NPR SCIENCE FRIDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, THE ECONOMIST, NEW SCIENTIST, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY,and THE GUARDIANFrom the cohost of the podcast The Universe with John Green and one of the most dynamic stars in astrophysics, an “engrossing, elegant” (The New York Times) look at five ways the universe could e...

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Con mucho ingenio y un gran sentido del humor, la astrofísica Katie Mack —una de las más exitosas en redes sociales— nos propone un increíble viaje por cinco de los posibles finales del cosmos: la Gran Implosión, la muerte térmica, el Gran Desgarro, la desintegración del vacío y el rebote. Mediante la explicación de conceptos fundamentales de física cuántica, cosmología y teoría de cuerdas, entre otros, la autora describe cómo pequeños cambios imperceptibles en nuestro conocimiento actual ...

Nel corso della storia, la domanda su come finirà il mondo è stata oggetto di speculazione e dibattito tra poeti e filosofi. Oggi, grazie alla scienza, sappiamo la risposta: nel fuoco. Tra circa cinque miliardi di anni, il Sole si espanderà entrando nella sua fase di gigante rossa, inghiottirà l’orbita di Mercurio e forse di Venere, e trasformerà la Terra in una roccia bruciacchiata, senza vita e coperta di magma. Ma il mondo non è che un romantico granello di polvere perso in un universo ...

Het universum had een begin, en het zal een einde kennen. Moderne kosmologie heeft natuurkundigen in staat gesteld de geschiedenis van het universum te verklaren, vanaf de allereerste nanoseconde tot nu. Maar wat komt hierna? Inmiddels bestaan er instrumenten waarmee we onze inzichten op de verre toekomst kunnen loslaten en kunnen speculeren over het ultieme lot van de kosmos. In Het einde van alles presenteert Katie Mack aan de hand van de nieuwste astronomische waarnemingen en geavanceer...

From one of the most exciting and accessible voices in physics, an eye-opening look into the strange and wonderful world of quantum physics and how it is revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.What is the universe made of, and how do we know? For decades, physicists have studied this question, circling the most fundamental yet enigmatic building blocks of our world; descending to a level below even atoms, and into the subatomic, mysterious particles and ...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * AN NPR SCIENCE FRIDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, THE ECONOMIST, NEW SCIENTIST, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY,and THE GUARDIANFrom the cohost of the podcast The Universe with John Green and one of the most dynamic stars in astrophysics, an “engrossing, elegant” (The New York Times) look at five ways the universe could e...

Wir wissen, dass das Universum vor vielen Milliarden Jahren in einem gewaltigen Feuerball entstand – dem Urknall. Aber wie wird die Geschichte unseres Universums enden? Wird es in unvorstellbarer Hitze verglühen – oder in eisiger Starre vergehen? Wird es zu einem Klumpen unendlicher Dichte kollabieren, und wird das Ende wirklich das Ende sein – oder entsteht das Universum danach von Neuem? Die renommierte Astrophysikerin Katie Mack nimmt uns mit auf eine faszinierende Reise zu den Grenzen ...

Wir wissen, dass das Universum vor vielen Milliarden Jahren in einem gewaltigen Feuerball entstand dem Urknall. Aber wie wird die Geschichte unseres Universums enden? Wird es in unvorstellbarer Hitze verglühen oder in eisiger Starre vergehen? Wird es zu einem Klumpen unendlicher Dichte kollabieren, und wird das Ende wirklich das Ende sein oder entsteht das Universum danach von Neuem? Die renommierte Astrophysikerin Katie Mack nimmt uns mit auf eine faszinierende Reise zu den Grenzen von Ra...

The statistics are alarming and become more so every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 68 children have been identified with an autism spectrum disorder, making it one of the fastest growing developmental disorders in the United States. Further, the CDC estimates that parents with a child on the autism spectrum can have nearly a 20 percent chance of having a second child with autism.In How to Prevent Autism, Dara Berger shares her per...