Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World

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I was intrigued to learn that the faeces of blue whales, which are rich in iron and also float, contribute to marine growth.

Czerski's] profound, sparkling global ocean voyage mingles history and culture, natural history, geography, animals and people. We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. This eye-opening narrative journey into the rapidly changing world of artificial intelligence reveals the dangerous ways AI is exploiting the unconscious habits of our minds, and the real threat it poses to humanity: "The best book I have ever read about AI" (New York Times bestselling author Rog .A scientist’s exploration of the "ocean engine"—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters. The author brings all these elements and so much more to her book and it was a fabulous book to read and one that thoroughly enjoyed. Deftly harnessing the trade winds of history and geography, guiding us through eddies and currents of anecdote, [Czerski] leaves us with an understanding of the complexity of the oceans. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report.

Czerski argues throughout that to truly see the miraculous oceans, to understand and to feel our connection to them, is vital and integral to our history and our future. Blending marine biology, history and climate change concerns with novelistic skill, Blue Machine is a spellbinding exploration of the ocean – its complex, interlinked system and the multitude of ways life on the rest of the planet depends on it.For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin. Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. Timely, elegant and passionately argued, Blue Machine presents a fresh perspective on what it means to be a citizen of an ocean planet.

A autora, geofísica de formação, apresenta uma forma muito peculiar de descrever as características físicas, geológicas e biológicas do oceanos. Drawing on years of experience at the forefront of marine science, Helen Czerski captures the magnitude and subtlety of this complex force, showing us the thrilling extent to which we are at the mercy of this great engine. As a physicist, she studies the bubbles generated by breaking waves in the ocean to understand their influence on weather and climate.She is also a columnist for Focus magazine, shortlisted for PPA columnist of the year in 2014, and has written numerous articles for national newspapers. In The Blue Machine, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski illustrates the mechanisms behind this defining feature of our planet, voyaging from the depths of the ocean floor to tropical coral reefs, estuaries that feed into shallow coastal seas, and Arctic ice floes. Drawing on years of experience at the forefront of marine science, Helen Czerski captures the magnitude and subtlety of Earth’s defining feature, showing us the thrilling extent to which we are at the mercy of this great engine. Zudem begeisterten mich die vielen spannenden Details über das Leben im Ozean, zum Beispiel die Tatsache, dass Pinguine für zwei Wochen 400 km von ihrem Nistplatz zum Fressplatz schwimmen, während der Partner/Partnerin (hungernd) beim Brüten ausharrt, bis er/sie an der Reihe ist. I thought this book was so well laid out and explained and I definitely closed the book at the end knowing I knew more now than I did before.

Helen Czerski is a consummate storyteller…In places you’ll drift serenely among corals or dense kelp forests, in others you’ll ride Atlantic breakers or fear for your life in a tropical storm…When you resurface, you will be bursting with enthusiasm and wonder and you’ll understand how the ocean works and more besides. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. So yes, she does know her stuff, what I liked about this book was that she used her own knowledge and that of others from around the world, it gives a deeper understanding as you do get different perspectives. If you have an interest in the natural world, the climate and oceans then this is a book I would definitely recommend. Moving and thrilling, The Blue Machine tells us about the seas but also makes us care: an epic love story that captures the ocean’s beating heart.She has been a science columnist for the Wall Street Journal since 2017 and she is the author of the bestselling Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life, Bubbles: A Ladybird Expert Book, and Blue Machine: how the ocean shapes our world. Interestingly, satellite imagery has shown a significant increase in green growth in the oceans recently.