“…The remarkable recent discovery of the Higgs boson at the CERN Large Hadron Collider completed the Standard Model of particle physics and has paved the way for understanding the physics which may lie beyond it. String/M theory has emerged as a broad framework for describing a plethora of diverse physical systems, which includes condensed matter systems, gravitational systems as well as elementary particle physics interactions. …”

“…After providing a solid background to the key concepts related to innovation models, the book looks at why innovation takes place and where the sources of innovation lie, from corporate research to crowd-sourced and government-funded initiatives. …”

“…It is thus relevant for those, in psychology and cognitive sciences, who are sometimes put off by the high degree of formalism and abstraction in decision-theory, that seems to lie beyond the reach of psychological realism. It also aims to convince those in decision-theory for whom psychological realism and empirical testability should not constrain the modelling enterprise that conceptual clarification can come from attempted experimentation…”

“…Last but not least, a large part of our cultural heritage lies at the bottom of seas and oceans, and it will definitely be lost if scientific research does not include current and historical concerns as well…”

“…While this moment seems to be particularly defined by prediction, the practice goes back to (at least) the first lie detectors and has come to encompass practices like hypnosis, technology like medical imaging, and encoded anthropological approaches like microexpressions. …”

“…He discusses the complex Roman spatial conception of time (in which the future, for instance, could be said to lie "behind" as well as "ahead" of us), applying his findings in an analysis of Roman literature and culture. …”

“…It is the foundation of the moral sense, as well as of the aesthetic and religious conceptions through which we shape the human world and endow it with meaning. And it lies outside the scope of modern materialist philosophy, even though it is a natural and not a supernatural fact. …”

“…To address this, Part II looks at reverse discrimination in five Member States, namely Belgium, France, Italy, Germany and Austria. The focus lies on the ground(s) on which the national authorities decide whether or not to allow stricter treatment of purely internal situations. …”

“…The central aim of this textbook is to address the wide range of 21st century issues that lie in the domain of world politics. With this goal in mind the text includes both topics that have been the traditional subject mater of international relations and those that commonly are considered non-traditional topics. …”

“…Areas covered include selfishness, pride, violence, anger, injustice, greed, envy, gluttony, deception, lying, lust, despair, anxiety, and sloth. The work of Thomas Aquinas helps to illuminate and clarify much of this discussion on vice, including those vices which are more distinctive for human persons in community with other beings. …”

“…Soon the whole family is caught up in a web of lies and deceit. In order to find the truth, Gamache will have to decide whether he can trust his friends, his colleagues, his instincts, his own past. …”

“…It offers a comprehensive and unique history of archaeological theory and interpretation, seeking to explain how we know what we know about the deep past, and how ideas about it have changed over time, reflecting both scientific and societal change. At its heart lies the quest for an answer to a most curious and sometimes beautiful tool ever made - the handaxe. …”

“…This book cogently demonstrates that when we understand that Plato's concern with essence lies at the root of his metaphysics, we are better equipped to find our way through the labyrinth of his dialogues and to better appreciate how they form a coherent theory…”
Sumario

“…It develops accounts of our general deontological obligations not to lie, murder, injure, or steal, of our special obligations, and of the moral virtues. …”

“…Il existe pourtant une autre façon de lire cet homme profondément lié aux enjeux de son siècle. Tocqueville construit une analyse du passé "récent", celui des révolutions américaines et françaises, afin de mieux comprendre un présent plein d'incertitudes et de nouveautés, ainsi que le montre l'expansion coloniale française. …”

“…At once tough-minded and humane, Complications is a new kind of medical writing, nuanced and lucid, unafraid to confront the conflicts and uncertainties that lie at the heart of modern medicine, yet always alive to the possibilities of wisdom in this extraordinary endeavor…”

“…La philosophie whiteheadienne développe une pensée qui lie empirisme et métaphysique parce qu'elle présuppose une relation interne entre le sentant et le senti. …”

“…The argument for such border crossings lies in the reality of people's lives. This thought-provoking book explores that reality, as it brings postcolonial theory to a personal level and investigates global influences on local lives of immigrants…”

“…The words of John Wesley Powell describe the awesome power and beauty of the Colorado River as it enters into what is now the Grand Canyon. Today we know what lies behind every turn and, contrary to Powell, we know that this is not the gateway to hell, but to paradise. …”

“…Marqueur social et culturel essentiel de notre histoire occidentale, l’ “éternel et vert printemps” nous ramène aux origines du monde, à cette nostalgie d’une époque où nous ne faisions qu'un avec la nature, liés par le même ordre des choses. Autrefois temps incompressible des récoltes, des travaux de la terre et des fêtes du cycle pascal, la première des saisons est aussi celle du désir et de l’éveil des sens, de la fertilité et des promesses d’émois. …”