Enigmas
About This Book
Arising from the 2020 Darwin College Lectures, this book presents eight essays from prominent public intellectuals on the theme of Enigmas. Each author examines this theme through the lens of their own particular area of expertise, together constituting an illuminating and diverse interdisciplinary volume. Enigmas features contributions by professor of physics Sean M. Carroll, author Jo Marchant, writer and broadcaster Adam Rutherford, professor of earth sciences Tamsin A. Mather, professor of the history of the book Erik Kwakkel, reader in cultural history Tiffany Watt Smith, mathematician and public speaker James Grime, assistant professor of positive AI J. Derek Lomas, and explorer Albert Y.- M. Lin. This volume will appeal to anyone fascinated by puzzles and mysteries, solved and unsolved.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Series information
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Human Origins
- 2 Mysteries of Modern Physics
- 3 Decoding the Heavens: The Antikythera Machine
- 4 Alan Turing and the Enigma Machine
- 5 The Enigma of Emotion
- 6 The Enigma of Medieval Letters
- 7 Eruptions, Emissions, and Enigmas: From Fuming Volcanic Vents to Mass Extinction Events
- 8 The Enigma of Mind: A Theory of Evolution and Conscious Experience
- Index