Deze atlas laat op tal van fraaie kaarten zien hoe de Homo sapiens zich over de aarde verspreidde.
Lichteiland
€ 24,90‘Op Skellig Michael verschijnen en verdwijnen duizenden vogels, die torens bouwen en samenkomen in vleugels van beweging die ontstaan en zich ontrafelen boven de lege zee. Vaak sta ik daar helemaal alleen op het eiland, omringd door een lege lucht en lege rotswanden. De geest dwaalt af: verbanden met het verleden worden gemakkelijk gelegd; oude zienswijzen herleven.’
Robert L. Harris werd in 1987 aangesteld als gids op Skellig Michael, County Kerry, waar hij meer dan dertig jaar het team van gidsen leidde en het eiland observeerde. Hij heeft het grootste deel van zijn leven aan zee of op eilanden gewoond en heeft een grote belangstelling voor het kloosterleven en de natuur. Hij verblijft van mei tot en met oktober op Skellig Michael, als het eiland toegankelijk is, en tijdens de wintermaanden woont hij met zijn vrouw Maigread in County Leitrim.
A fascinating journey along the eyes of animals
€ 49,90A fly has two eyes, but they consist of hundreds of separate parts, each with its own lens. The eyes of rabbits are implanted sideways to see danger coming. What do all eyes have in common? They all do “something” with light. The renowned ophthalmologist Dr Frank J. Goes takes you on a fascinating journey along the eyes of animals. Changing climate, continental drift and the amount of oxygen in the air influenced the development of animal species and their eyes. Colour vision, sharpness, nearsighted or farsighted, facet eyes, eyes on stalks. The variation is endless, but animals always have eyes adapted to the search for food and survival.
DR. FRANK J. GOES is a consultant at the Goes Eye Center in Antwerp, which he founded in 1969. In addition to his activities as an ophthalmologist, he is also a lecturer at Ehsal high school,
an ambassador for the NGO ‘Light for the World’ and a consultant in medical legal matters.
Humanity is not a plague
€ 15,00In Humanity is Not a Plague, Cees Buisman argues that it is possible for 10 billion people to exist together on this Earth – as predicted for the year 2100 – provided that the richer part of the world no longer merely focuses on its own health, prosperity and happiness, and instead starts working seriously on developing a higher consciousness.
In this essay, Buisman sharply analyzes some of the problems facing mankind, such as fresh water shortages, whilst overturning several clichés and offering unexpected, positive solutions. Overpopulation is not the problem; the effects of our actions on the rest of the world have a much greater impact. ‘Back to nature’ is not the solution, nor is an overreliance on science and innovation. Large-scale technologies could even increase our problems. It seems that the growth of humanity will depend on the growth of our consciousness.
Cees Buisman studied water purification engineering, in addition to business administration, communication theory and applied integral psychology. Throughout his life he has worked on new environmental technologies, which are used in industry all over the world. His scientific work is highly cited. Buisman is the Director of Wetsus – European Center for Sustainable Water Technology, and Professor at Wageningen University, in the Netherlands.
