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What Is Real

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Author : Adam Becker
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2018-03-20

What Is Real written by Adam Becker and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-20 with Science categories.

"A thorough, illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science." --New York Times Book Review An Editor's Choice, New York Times Book Review Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing Longlisted for Goodreads Choice Award Every physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's solipsistic and poorly reasoned Copenhagen interpretation. Indeed, questioning it has long meant professional ruin, yet some daring physicists, such as John Bell, David Bohm, and Hugh Everett, persisted in seeking the true meaning of quantum mechanics. What Is Real? is the gripping story of this battle of ideas and the courageous scientists who dared to stand up for truth. "An excellent, accessible account." --Wall Street Journal "Splendid. . . . Deeply detailed research, accompanied by charming anecdotes about the scientists." --Washington Post

What Is Real

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Author : Giorgio Agamben
language : en
Publisher: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
Release Date : 2018-10-09

What Is Real written by Giorgio Agamben and has been published by Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-09 with Philosophy categories.

Eighty years ago, Ettore Majorana, a brilliant student of Enrico Fermi, disappeared under mysterious circumstances while going by ship from Palermo to Naples. How is it possible that the most talented physicist of his generation vanished without leaving a trace? It has long been speculated that Majorana decided to abandon physics, disappearing because he had precociously realized that nuclear fission would inevitably lead to the atomic bomb. This book advances a different hypothesis. Through a careful analysis of Majorana's article "The Value of Statistical Laws in Physics and Social Sciences," which shows how in quantum physics reality is dissolved into probability, and in dialogue with Simone Weil's considerations on the topic, Giorgio Agamben suggests that, by disappearing into thin air, Majorana turned his very person into an exemplary cipher of the status of the real in our probabilistic universe. In so doing, the physicist posed a question to science that is still awaiting an answer: What is Real?

What Is Real

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Author : Adam Becker
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-03-20

What Is Real written by Adam Becker and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-20 with Science categories.

What Is Real

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Author : Karen Rivers
language : en
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Release Date : 2011-05

What Is Real written by Karen Rivers and has been published by Orca Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

When Dex Pratt returns to his small-town life to care for his wheelchair-bound father, he finds his world turned upside down and goes to extreme measures in order to cope.

What Is Real And What Is Not In The Global Fdi Network

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Author : Jannick Damgaard
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 2019-12-11

What Is Real And What Is Not In The Global Fdi Network written by Jannick Damgaard and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-11 with Business & Economics categories.

Macro statistics on foreign direct investment (FDI) are blurred by offshore centers with enormous inward and outward investment positions. This paper uses several new data sources, both macro and micro, to estimate the global FDI network while disentangling real investment and phantom investment and allocating real investment to ultimate investor economies. We find that phantom investment into corporate shells with no substance and no real links to the local economy may account for almost 40 percent of global FDI. Ignoring phantom investment and allocating real investment to ultimate investors increases the explanatory power of standard gravity variables by around 25 percent.

What Is Real

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Author : Karen Rivers
language : en
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Release Date : 2011-05-01

Dex Pratt’s life has been turned upside down. His parents have divorced and his mother has remarried. When his father attempts suicide and fails, Dex returns to their small town to care for him. But he’s not prepared for how much everything has changed. Gone are the nice house, new cars, fancy bikes and other toys. Now he and his wheelchair-bound dad live in a rotting rented house at the back of a cornfield. And, worse, his father has given up defending marijuana growers in his law practice and has become one himself. Unable to cope, Dex begins smoking himself into a state of surrealism. He begins to lose touch with what is real and what he is imagining. And then there are the aliens...and the girl-of-his-dreams...and the crop circle...

Not Even Wrong

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Author : Peter Woit
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-08-31

Not Even Wrong written by Peter Woit and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-31 with Science categories.

Not Even Wrong is a fascinating exploration of our attempts to come to grips with perhaps the most intellectually demanding puzzle of all: how does the universe work at its most fundamnetal level? The book begins with an historical survey of the experimental and theoretical developments that led to the creation of the phenomenally successful 'Standard Model' of particle physics around 1975. Despite its successes, the Standard Model does not answer all the key questions and physicists continuing search for answers led to the development of superstring theory. However, after twenty years, superstring theory has failed to advance beyond the Standard Model. The absence of experimental evidence is at the core of this controversial situation which means that it is impossible to prove that superstring theory is either right or wrong. To date, only the arguments of the theory's advocates have received much publicity. Not Even Wrong provides readers with another side of the story.

Leibniz

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Author : Maria Rosa Antognazza
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016

Leibniz written by Maria Rosa Antognazza and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Electronic books categories.

This work considers who Leibniz was and introduces his overarching intellectual vision. It follows his pursuit of the systematic reform and advancement of all the sciences, to be undertaken as a collaborative enterprise supported by an enlightened ruler, and his ultimate goal of the improvement of the human condition.

God Who Is Real

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Author : Dr. Henry M. Morris
language : en
Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
Release Date : 2000-06-01

God Who Is Real written by Dr. Henry M. Morris and has been published by New Leaf Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-06-01 with Religion categories.

Written really for the unbeliever or person whose faith is weak, this book is a fresh look at the author’s love of apologetic works, emphasizing the amazing design of the created world. An easily-read book, The God Who is Real reiterates that, quite different from the god of deism, the true God of the universe is also very near to each of us. Dr. Morris’ unique commentary on God’s Word will make a powerful witnessing tool for anyone with a burden for the loss, while serving as a steady guide for the believer.

Real Games

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Author : Mia Consalvo
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2019-10-01

Real Games written by Mia Consalvo and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-01 with Games & Activities categories.

How we talk about games as real or not-real, and how that shapes what games are made and who is invited to play them. In videogame criticism, the worst insult might be “That's not a real game!” For example, “That's not a real game, it's on Facebook!” and “That's not a real game, it's a walking simulator!” But how do people judge what is a real game and what is not—what features establish a game's gameness? In this engaging book, Mia Consalvo and Christopher Paul examine the debates about the realness or not-realness of videogames and find that these discussions shape what games get made and who is invited to play them. Consalvo and Paul look at three main areas often viewed as determining a game's legitimacy: the game's pedigree (its developer), the content of the game itself, and the game's payment structure. They find, among other things, that even developers with a track record are viewed with suspicion if their games are on suspect platforms. They investigate game elements that are potentially troublesome for a game's gameness, including genres, visual aesthetics, platform, and perceived difficulty. And they explore payment models, particularly free-to-play—held by some to be a marker of illegitimacy. Finally, they examine the debate around such so-called walking simulators as Dear Esther and Gone Home. And finally, they consider what purpose is served by labeling certain games “real."

What Is Real

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