We Are All Stardust

We Are All Stardust
Author: Stefan Klein
Publsiher: The Experiment
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2015-11-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781615191536

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“The dazzling clutch of scientific minds caught in mid-thought here makes for a read that provokes thought in its turn. Delights abound.” —Nature “What distinguishes scientists, in your eyes?” —Stefan Klein “First and foremost, curiosity.” —Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Prize–winning chemist When Stefan Klein, an acclaimed journalist, sits down to talk with 18 of the world’s leading scientists, he finds they’re driven by, above all, curiosity. When they talk about their work, they turn to what’s next, to what they still hope to discover. And they see inspiration everywhere: From the sports car that physicist Steven Weinberg says helped him on his quest for “the theory of everything” to the jazz musicians who gave psychologist Alison Gopnik new insight into raising children, they reveal how their paradigm-changing work entwines with their lives outside the lab. We hear from extraordinary natural and social scientists, including: Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins on ego and selflessness Primatologist Jane Goodall on chimpanzee behavior Neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran on consciousness Geographer Jared Diamond on chance in history Anthropologist Sarah Hrdy on motherhood And cosmologist Martin Rees on how “ultimately we ourselves are stardust.” “[Klein’s] interview subjects explain their science clearly and display their passions vividly, making this an engaging introduction to a great breadth of scientific topics.” —American Scientist “A very welcome volume that will expose readers to all manner of topics that are likely new to them in a manner that focuses first on the lively personalities of the scientists while slowly diving into their work. Surprises abound . . . and the book’s diversionary aspect cannot be overrated. Truly enjoyable.” —Booklist

You Are Stardust

You Are Stardust
Author: Elin Kelsey
Publsiher: Wayland
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-04-21
Genre: Ecology
ISBN: 0750296577

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People are nature. From the water we drink to the trees we climb, we are connected to the natural world in big and surprising ways. With simple, poetic text, and exquisite artwork, You Are Stardust introduces kids to these connections - sparking their imaginations and starting conversations. Combining the ideas of environmental author and educator Elin Kelsey with inventive, three-dimensional dioramas by artist Soyeon Kim, this remarkable picture book reveals ties that are often sensed, yet seldom explained. Children will learn that the salt in their body is the same as the salt in the ocean, that they learned to speak in the same way that baby birds do - by copying their parents, and that elephants, bats and whales make friends, just like they do. In a world dominated by technology, never have these connections between people and nature been more worth exploring.

Stardust

Stardust
Author: Jeanne Willis
Publsiher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-02-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781536202656

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The perfect story for anyone who’s ever felt overshadowed. One little girl dreams of being a star. But whether it's finding Mom's lost wedding ring or winning the costume prize, her big sister always shines brighter. In her grandfather’s eyes, though, she is a star. As he dries her tears and they both gaze up at the night sky, he tells a story about how everything and everyone is made of stardust and we all shine in different ways. With illustrations from new talent Briony May Smith, this is a touching story about being true to yourself from award-winning author Jeanne Willis.

We are All Made of Stardust

We are All Made of Stardust
Author: Preshtha Garg
Publsiher: Educreation Publishing
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2017-12-16
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9182736450XXX

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We are all made of stardust sounds like something out of a fairytale, but it's actually true. All elements in our bodies were created in the hearts of ancient stars. In this collection, the author deals with thoughts and feelings that affect us in everyday life, and tries to bring out the wonder in familiar objects. We see what we want to see, and this book invites you to look at the world through the eyes of a dreamer, a storyteller, and a believer. After all, we are all human, and humanity is nothing but magic in disguise.

We Are All Stardust

We Are All Stardust
Author: Daniel Forest
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2020-03-04
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 9798600479357

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We Are All Stardust is an intimate collection of poetry and illustrations that encourages us all to turn inward and explore the truth about who we are. Inspired by his own suffering, Daniel Forest uses a smooth, minimalist style to create the space we need to navigate through our own inner journey and ultimately, heal.

Stardust to Stardust Reflections on Living and Dying

Stardust to Stardust  Reflections on Living and Dying
Author: Erik Olin Wright
Publsiher: Haymarket Books
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2020-07-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781642592054

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Erik Olin Wright, one of the most important sociologists of his time, takes readers along on his intimate and brave journey toward death, and asks the big questions about human mortality. From the renowned Marxist sociologist and educator Erik Olin Wright, Stardust to Stardust is a curated collection of writings from the months of his treatment and hospitalization for acute myeloid leukemia. This combination of personal narrative with Wright’s analytical perspective results in a deeply complex, philosophical meditation on death and the meaning of existence.

Stardust

Stardust
Author: John Gribbin,Mary Gribbin
Publsiher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2009-08-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780141941301

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'Superb ... Gribbin has done it again ... the story of how the matter that makes up our bodies travelled from the stars ... a wonderful account' Sunday Times, Books of the Year Every one of us is made of stardust, John Gribbin explains in this dazzling book. Everything we see, touch, breathe and smell, nearly every molecule in our bodies, is the by-product of stars as they live and die in spectacular explosions, scattering material across the universe which is recycled to become part of us. It is only by understanding how stars are made and how they die that we can every understand how we came into being. Taking us on an enthralling journey, John Gribbin shows us the scientific breakthroughs in the quest for our origins. With the raw materials for creating life all around us, he concludes, it is impossible to believe we are alone in the universe. 'An incredible story ... gives a sense of the almost unbelievable coincidence of physical laws and circumstances that resulted in your being able to read these words today' Literary Review 'Gribbin skilfully and engagingly traces the historical sequence ... rather like Sherlock Holmes reading clues' New Scientist

The Stardust Revolution

The Stardust Revolution
Author: Jacob Berkowitz
Publsiher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2022-02-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781633888623

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In 1957, as Americans obsessed over the launch of the Soviet Sputnik satellite, another less noticed space-based scientific revolution was taking off. That year, astrophysicists solved a centuries-old quest for the origins of the elements, from carbon to uranium. The answer they found wasn’t on Earth, but in the stars. Their research showed that we are literally stardust. The year also marked the first conference that considered the origin of life on Earth in an astrophysical context. It was the marriage of two of the seemingly strangest bedfellows—astronomy and biology—and a turning point that award-winning science author Jacob Berkowitz calls the Stardust Revolution. In this captivating story of an exciting, deeply personal, new scientific revolution, Berkowitz weaves together the latest research results to reveal a dramatically different view of the twinkling night sky—not as an alien frontier, but as our cosmic birthplace. Reporting from the frontlines of discovery, Berkowitz uniquely captures how stardust scientists are probing the universe’s physical structure, but rather its biological nature. Evolutionary theory is entering the space age. From the amazing discovery of cosmic clouds of life’s chemical building blocks to the dramatic quest for an alien Earth, Berkowitz expertly chronicles the most profound scientific search of our era: to know not just if we are alone, but how we are connected. Like opening a long-hidden box of old family letters and diaries, The Stardust Revolution offers us a new view of where we’ve come from and brings to light our journey from stardust to thinking beings.