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Science, Technology and Magic in The Witcher

Science, Technology and Magic in The Witcher

Kristine Larsen

MCFARLAND CO INC
2023
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As Andrzej Sapkowski was fleshing out his character Geralt of Rivia for a writing contest, he did not set out to write a science textbook--or even a work of science fiction. However, the world that Sapkowski created in his series The Witcher resulted in a valuable reflection of real-world developments in science and technology. As the Witcher books have been published across decades, the sorcery in the series acts as an extension of the modern science it grows alongside. This book explores the fascinating entanglement of science and magic that lies at the heart of Sapkowski's novel series and its widely popular video game and television adaptations. This is the first English-language book-length treatment of magic and science in the Witcher universe. These are examined through the lenses of politics, religion, history and mythology. Sapkowski's richly detailed universe investigates the sociology of science and ponders some of the most pressing modern technological issues, such as genetic engineering, climate change, weapons of mass destruction, sexism, speciesism and environmentalism. Chapters explore the unsettling realization that the greatest monsters are frequently human, and their heinous acts often involve the unwitting hand of science.
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The Sun We Share

The Sun We Share

Kristine Larsen

MCFARLAND CO INC
2024
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As the dominant star in our sky, the Sun has been alternately worshipped as a god and viewed as a threat over the course of human history. Despite significant advances in astronomy, the Sun continues to surprise us, most notably in its production of so-called "space weather" that impacts technology here on Earth. This unique mixture of familiarity and mystery has made the Sun a main character in popular media over the past three centuries. This well-researched book examines how popular media has adopted and adapted to our ever-changing understanding of the inner workings of the Sun, providing a valuable lens through which to observe the inherent problems of communicating science to a non-technical audience. Chapters cut through the widespread hype found on the Internet, and instead explore our ever-improving scientific exploration of the Sun, the persistent misconceptions surrounding our star, the fate of the Sun (and its relation to the fate of the Earth) and why, despite infamous comments to the contrary by Oscar Wilde, the average person should care about sunspots.
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Particle Panic!: How Popular Media and Popularized Science Feed Public Fears of Particle Accelerator Experiments

Particle Panic!: How Popular Media and Popularized Science Feed Public Fears of Particle Accelerator Experiments

Kristine Larsen

Blackstone Publishing
2021
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From novels and short stories to television and film, popular media has made a cottage industry of predicting that the end of the world will be caused by particle accelerators. Rather than allay such fears, public pronouncements by particle scientists themselves often unwittingly fan the flames of hysteria.This audiobook surveys media depictions of particle accelerator physics and the perceived dangers these experiments pose. In addition, it describes the role of scientists in propagating such fears and misconceptions, offering as a conclusion ways in which the scientific community could successfully allay such misplaced fears through more effective communication strategies.This audiobook is aimed at the general reader interested in separating fact from fiction in the field of high-energy physics, at science educators and communicators, and, last but not least, at all scientists concerned about these issues.
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Particle Panic!

Particle Panic!

Kristine Larsen

Springer Nature Switzerland AG
2019
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From novels and short stories to television and film, popular media has made a cottage industry of predicting the end of the world will be caused by particle accelerators. Rather than allay such fears, public pronouncements by particle scientists themselves often unwittingly fan the flames of hysteria. This book surveys media depictions of particle accelerator physics and the perceived dangers these experiments pose. In addition, it describes the role of scientists in propagating such fears and misconceptions, offering as a conclusion ways in which the scientific community could successfully allay such misplaced fears through more effective communication strategies. The book is aimed at the general reader interested in separating fact from fiction in the field of high-energy physics, at science educators and communicators, and, last but not least, at all scientists concerned about these issues. About the Author KristineM Larsen holds a Ph.D. in Physics and is currently a professor at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, in the Geological Sciences Department. She has published a number of books, among them The Women Who Popularized Geology in the 19th Century (Springer, 2017), The Mythological Dimensions of Neil Gaiman (eds. Anthony Burdge, Jessica Burke, and Kristine Larsen. Kitsune Press, 2012. Recipient of the Gold Medal for Science Fiction/Fantasy in the 2012 Florida Publishing Association Awards), The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who (eds. Anthony Burdge, Jessica Burke, and Kristine Larsen. Kitsune Press, 2010), as well as Stephen Hawking: A Biography (Greenwood Press, 2005) and Cosmology 101 (Greenwood Press, (2007).
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The Women Who Popularized Geology in the 19th Century

The Women Who Popularized Geology in the 19th Century

Kristine Larsen

Springer International Publishing AG
2017
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The female authors highlighted in this monograph represent a special breed of science writer, women who not only synthesized the science of their day (often drawing upon their own direct experience in the laboratory, field, classroom, and/or public lecture hall), but used their works to simultaneously educate, entertain, and, in many cases, evangelize. Women played a central role in the popularization of science in the 19th century, as penning such works (written for an audience of other women and children) was considered proper "women's work." Many of these writers excelled in a particular literary technique known as the "familiar format," in which science is described in the form of a conversation between characters, especially women and children. However, the biological sciences were considered more “feminine” than the natural sciences (such as astronomy and physics), hence the number of geological “conversations” was limited. This, in turn, makes the few that were completed all the more crucial to analyze.
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The Women Who Popularized Geology in the 19th Century

The Women Who Popularized Geology in the 19th Century

Kristine Larsen

Springer International Publishing AG
2018
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The female authors highlighted in this monograph represent a special breed of science writer, women who not only synthesized the science of their day (often drawing upon their own direct experience in the laboratory, field, classroom, and/or public lecture hall), but used their works to simultaneously educate, entertain, and, in many cases, evangelize. Women played a central role in the popularization of science in the 19th century, as penning such works (written for an audience of other women and children) was considered proper "women's work." Many of these writers excelled in a particular literary technique known as the "familiar format," in which science is described in the form of a conversation between characters, especially women and children. However, the biological sciences were considered more “feminine” than the natural sciences (such as astronomy and physics), hence the number of geological “conversations” was limited. This, in turn, makes the few that were completed all the more crucial to analyze.
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Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

Larsen Kristine

Prometheus Books
2007
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Stephen Hawking is arguably the most famous physicist since Albert Einstein. His decades-long struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), combined with his singular brilliance as a cosmologist, has fascinated both the public and his colleagues in science. In this engagingly written biography, Kristine Larsen, a physicist and astronomer herself, presents a candid and insightful portrait of Hawking's personal and professional life. Avoiding the hero-worship sometimes found in popular works on Hawking, Larsen emphasizes that Hawking is first and foremost a scientist whose work has made significant contributions to our understanding of the nature and origins of the universe. Writing in nontechnical language for the lay reader, Larsen clearly explains Hawking's complex scientific accomplishments, while telling the story of his challenging life. Topics include Hawking's early lack of focus as a college student; the impact of ALS on his career and personal life; his groundbreaking work on radiating black holes; his later cutting-edge theories of black holes, cosmology, and the anthropic principle; the amazing publishing success of A Brief History of Time; and his status as a pop icon and spokesperson for the interplay of science and society. Larsen situates Hawking's sometimes-controversial work within the broader context of scientific peer review and public debate, and discusses his personal life with compassion, respect, and honesty.
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Clothes, Culture and Crafts

Clothes, Culture and Crafts

Anne-Kristine Sindvald Larsen

Aalto-yliopiston taiteiden ja suunnittelun korkeakoulu
2023
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This study brings attention to the culture of dress among Danish local artisans, small shopkeepers and service providers, such as goldsmiths, bakers, butchers, barbers, smiths, shoemakers, carpenters and coopers and painters in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Based on almost three hundred household inventories, from the Danish town of Elsinore, as well as using visual images, material evidence and printed sources, this study investigates what kind of clothing and accessories artisans and small shopkeepers and their wives owned and wore, and what clothing meant to men and women of their rank. The monograph also explores what social, economic and cultural values and meanings might have been associated with fashion in the daily lives and during public and social occasions at this social level. The results of this study, illuminates how artisans and their wives transformed their wealth, status, beliefs and fashion knowledge into their own personal wardrobes. It also demonstrates that even though Denmark was on the fringes of Europe, fashion was an integral part of the society and became available for most social groups in this period.
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Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

Kristine M. Larsen

Greenwood Press
2005
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Presents the life and accomplishments of the English scientist, who, despite suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, has become a renowned cosmologist whose theory of black holes has had a profound influence on the modern study of the universe.
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Cosmology 101

Cosmology 101

Kristine M. Larsen

Greenwood Press
2007
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What should the average person know about science? Because science is so central to life in the 21st century, science educators and other leaders of the scientific community believe that it is essential that everyone understand the basic concepts of the most vital and far-reaching disciplines. Cosmology 101 does exactly that. This accessible volume provides readers - whether students new to the field or just interested members of the lay public - with the essential ideas of evolution using a minimum of jargon and mathematics. Concepts are introduced in a progressive order so that more complicated ideas build on simpler ones, and each is discussed in small, bite-sized segments so that they can be more easily understood. This volume in the Science 101 series provides readers with a solid understanding of how scientist know what they know about the universe.
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Ledelsesdilemmaer

Ledelsesdilemmaer

Rikke Kristine Nielsen; Anne-Mette Hjalager; Henrik Holt Larsen; Frans Bévort; Thomas Duus Henriksen & Signe Vikkelsø

Jurist- og økonom-
2018
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Et af de vigtigste og mest udfordrende aspekter ved ledelse er evnen til at håndtere dilemmaer, dvs. sejle med intuition og godt sømandskab i den skærgård af komplekse beslutningssituationer, prioriteringer og interessekonflikter, som er rygraden i ledelse. Ledelse kræver valg mellem modsatrettede hensyn og balance mellem fordele og bivirkninger.Bogen definerer begrebet ledelsesdilemma og analyserer i hvert sit kapitel ti vigtige ledelsesdilemmaer. Beskrivelserne er baseret på strejftog gennem den aktuelle ledelseslitteratur, og der gives eksempler fra virksomheder samt anbefalinger til, hvordan ledere kan arbejde med dilemmaerne.Bogens målgruppe er ledere og HR-professionelle i private og offentlige virksomheder samt studerende på ledelsesfag.IndholdsoversigtKapitel 1: Klassiske udfordringer i en ny tid – moderne ledelsesdilemmaer og -paradokser – af Rikke Kristine Nielsen og Signe VikkelsøKapitel 2: Personligt lederskab kontra organisatorisk ledelse – medledelse, selvledelse og formel ledelse – af Frans BévortKapitel 3: Indefra-ud kontra udefra-ind – åbne og lukkede vidensflows – af Anne-Mette Hjalager og Rikke Kristine NielsenKapitel 4: Elite kontra bredde – talentfuld talentudvikling – af Henrik Holt LarsenKapitel 5: Mobilitet kontra fast forankring – engagement hos medarbejdere på gennemrejse – af Frans BévortKapitel 6: Lønmodtagere kontra frie agenter – fastansættelse og løs tilknytning – af Anne-Mette HjalagerKapitel 7: Fysisk kontra virtuel ledelse – nærværende ledelse på distancen – af Thomas Duus Henriksen, Anne-Mette Hjalager og Henrik Holt LarsenKapitel 8: Digitale kontra analoge generationer – ledelse over aldersgrænser – af Anne-Mette HjalagerKapitel 9: Lokal kontra global ledelse – kan dansk ledelse eksporteres? – af Rikke Kristine Nielsen og Frans BévortKapitel 10: Purpose og passion kontra performance – formål og identitet som genvej til præstation – af Thomas Duus Henriksen og Henrik Holt LarsenKapitel 11: Leadership kontra management – en vanskelig cocktail – af Henrik Holt Larsen og Rikke Kristine NielsenKapitel 12: Dilemmaledelse baner vej – bogens pointer og perspektiver – af Henrik Holt LarsenLitteraturlisteForfatterne
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Materialitet og læring

Materialitet og læring

Kristian Larsen; Marie Martinussen; Eva Bertelsen; Lars Botin; Anders Buch; Tine Damsholt; Torben Elgaard Jensen; Sune Jon Hansen; Maja Hojer Bruun; Jan Kampmann; Morten Krogh Petersen; Kim Rasmussen; Lisa Rosén Rasmussen; Margit Saltofte; Kristine Samson; Marie Sandberg

Gyldendal
2018
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Til daglig indgår vores materielle omgivelser som noget helt ”naturligt” i vores hverdagsliv – som noget, vi ikke umiddelbart tænker har meget at gøre med vores sociale liv. Men vores liv er på mange måder viklet ind i det materielle. Materialitet og læring handler om samspillet mellem arkitektur, rum, krop og læring. Det gennemgående tema er forskellige materialiteter og de oplevelser, processer, begivenheder og interventioner, hvori det fysiske indgår og udspiller sig på forskellige måder som en del af det sociale. Begrebet læring i titlen skal forstås i ordets brede betydning. Der er tale om en formning eller socialisering, der – oftest uden ord, og uden vi tænker over det – virker opdragende på os. Bogen er en selvstændig efterfølger til Arkitektur, krop og læring, som udkom i 2005. I Materialitet og læring er kapitlerne ordnet i forhold til forskellige teoretiske paradigmer. Målet er at vise, hvordan de forskellige teoriretninger betragter forholdet mellem materialitet og menneske. Samtidig demonstrerer kapitlerne, hvordan de respektive teorier beskriver relationerne mellem fysiske omgivelser, ting og mennesker, samt hvordan disse relationer skabes og udfolder sig. Forfatterne er alle danske forskere, der har arbejdet med materialitet og læring i forskellige fag og ud fra forskellige teoretiske tilgange. Bogen henvender sig til alle, der arbejder med eller har interesse for materialiteters betydning i bred forstand, lige fra arkitektur og teknologi til redskabers indvirkning på den måde, det sociale udfolder sig på. Bogen er velegnet som introduktion til temaet for studerende på forskellige niveauer i uddannelsessystemet, men tilbyder også forskere og andre interesserede et primært teoretisk overblik over emnet materialitet og læring.
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Etnografier

Etnografier

Michael Hviid Jacobsen; Hanne Louise Jensen; Kristine Juul; Anja Jørgensen; Søren Kristiansen; Morten Kyed; Jonas Larsen; Malene Charlotte Larsen; Oline Pedersen; Jon Dag Rasmussen; Kim Rasmussen; Cecilie Rubow; Ida Wentzel Winther

Gyldendal
2018
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Etnografi er en mangfoldig disciplin, som har givet nye indsigter i så forskellige områder som sundhedsvæsenet, uddannelsessektoren, private og offentlige organisationer, finanssektoren, den politiske verden og ikke mindst hverdagslivet. Også metodisk er etnografien mangesidet, og den klassiske antropologiske etnografi er videreudviklet i en række nye tilgange og perspektiver, der på forskellige måder tager højde for nye sociale omgangsformer og måder at kommunikere på, bl.a. på de sociale medier. Etnografier giver en metodenær introduktion til en række etnografiske områder. Bogen beskriver den klassiske antropologiske etnografi og gennemgår en række etnografiske tilgange til at studere byer, internettet, mobilitet og organisationer. Derudover præsenteres en række etnografiske temaer og analyseformer: det længevarende feltarbejde, transnational etnografi, visuel etnografi, litterær og filmisk etnografi samt etnografiske undersøgelser af både forbudte emner og af hverdagens ”almindelige” og umiddelbart uanseelige fænomener. Bogen er redigeret af Michael Hviid Jacobsen og Hanne Louise Jensen, hhv. professor og lektor i sociologi ved Aalborg Universitet, og har bidrag fra en række forskere på tværs af det etnografiske miljø.
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Sociologi i socialrådgivning og socialt arbejde

Sociologi i socialrådgivning og socialt arbejde

Janne Seemann; Peter Bundesen; Rasmus Antoft; Steen Juul Hansen; Mia Arp Fallov; Maria Appel Nissen; Jens Eistrup; Nanna Brink Larsen; Jacob Magnussen; Maja Lundemark Andersen; Margit Harder; Kevin Turner; Jannie Kristine Bang Christensen

Gyldendal
2013
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Teorier om samfundet og det sociale liv er nødvendige for at kunne forstå og forholde sig professionelt til socialt arbejde. "Sociologi i socialrådgivning og socialt arbejde" beskriver en række sociologiske teorier, som indfanger og sætter fokus på socialt arbejde, og viser, hvordan sociologien dels kan give en mere nuanceret forståelse af det sociale arbejdet muligheder og udfordringer. Hvert kapitel er suppleret med en række arbejdsspørgsmål, som kan bruges i undervisningen. Bogen henvender sig til professionsbachelor- og masterstuderende, som har en interesse i sociologi og socialt arbejde, herunder særligt studerende på socialrådgiveruddannelsen, ligesom bogen kan bruges på diplomuddannelser inden for det pædagogiske, sociale og sundhedsfaglige område.
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Mixed methods-forskning

Mixed methods-forskning

Erik Albæk; Jeanette Østergaard; Peter Gundelach; Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen; Claes de Vreese; Kim Mannemar Sønderskov; Morten Frederiksen; Malene Charlotte Larsen; Stefan B. Andrade; Arjen van Dalen; Lasse Laustsen; Jakob Skjøtt-Larsen; Peter Thisted Dinesen; Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen; Rikke Fredenslund Krølner; Thea Suldrup Jørgensen; Anne Kristine Aarestrup; Maria Duclos Lindstrøm

Gyldendal
2014
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Kombination af forskellige metoder i et samlet forskningsprojekt er blevet brugt i de fleste samfundsvidenskaber i mange år. Alligevel er det først inden for de seneste årtier, at der er opstået en egentlig diskussion af de grundlæggende principper for denne type kombinationer, som under ét kaldes mixed methods. Denne indføring præsenterer centrale principper og metoder i mixed methods og giver et hands on-værktøj til folk, der selv skal arbejde med kombination af metoder. Bogen indledes med et kapitel, der indkredser, hvad mixed methods består i, og er ellers bygget op omkring en række gennemgange af konkrete forskningsprojekter, hvor mixed methods er blevet anvendt. Eksemplerne sætter fokus på metodiske principper og kan virke som inspiration til andre projekter af samme type. Bogen er redigeret af Morten Frederiksen (AAU), Peter Gundelach (KU) og Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen (SBI).
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Forskningsmetoder i folkesundhedsvidenskab

Forskningsmetoder i folkesundhedsvidenskab

Signild Vallgårda; Anja Marie Bornø Jensen; Ivana Bogicevic; Dorthe Brogård Kristensen; Ulla Christensen; Sarah Fredsted Villadsen; Iben Mundbjerg Gjødsbøl; Mogens Grønvold; Mette Hartlev; Mette Terp Høybye; Klaus Lindgaard Høyer; Signe Smith Nielsen; Anna Vera Jørring Pallesen; Lisbeth B. Knudsen; Maria Kristiansen; Henriette Langstrup; Ivan Lind Christensen; Mette Madsen; Sniff Andersen Nexø; Mette Nordahl Svendsen; Søren Rud; Nete Schwennesen; Katrine Strandberg-Larsen; Loa Kristine Teglgaard Christiansen

Gyldendal
2021
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I 6. udgave af FORSKNINGSMETODER I FOLKESUNDHEDSVIDENSKAB beskriver 28 forskere forskellige folkesundhedsvidenskabelige forskningsmetoder, der spænder fra interviews, diskursanalyse og antropologisk feltarbejde til epidemiologi og spørgeskemastudier. Nyt i 6. udgave af bogen er kapitlerne om hermeneutik og videnskabs- og teknologistudier/STS. Bogen er en klassiker på mange uddannelser, og den henvender sig til studerende og forskere, som vil have hjælp til valg og afvejning af metoder, og som har brug for konkrete anvisninger til, hvordan metoderne udføres. Kapitlerne er rige på konkrete eksempler fra folkesundhedsvidenskaben, men metoderne kan naturligvis også bruges inden for andre fagområder. Bogen er velegnet til studerende på både professionsuddannelserne og universiteterne.
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Krig/fred

Krig/fred

Karin Aggestam; Jenny Björkman; Hans Blix; Annemarieke De Bruin; Johan Eellend; Carmen EWlrick- Barr; Katarina Engberg; Hanne Fjelde; Anna Maria Forssberg; Kristine Höglund; Arne Jarrick; Patrik Johansson; Rasmus Kløcker Larsen; Bo Malmberg; Daniel Möller; Ivana Macek; Erik Melander; Gaudence Nyirabikali; Neil Powell; Pierre Schori; Timo Smit; Isak Svensson; Jan Teorell; Henrik Urdal; Peter Wallensteen

Makadam förlag
2016
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Varför startas krig och hur skapas fred? Det är fundamentala frågor som forskare länge har ägnat sig åt. Därför vet vi i dag en hel del både om krigens orsaker och om fredens möjligheter. I "Krig/fred. Riksbankens Jubileumsfonds årsbok 2016/2017" presenterar forskare från det human- och samhällsvetenskapliga fältet sina resultat. Det handlar bland annat om hur demokratiseringsprocesser, flyktingar, klimat och åldrande påverkar konfliktnivån, hur stabil fred kan byggas i en värld som trots alla konflikter har blivit fredligare, hur kriget påverkar de drabbade i generationer samt hur krig i dag faktiskt ska förstås. Boken avslutas med ett samtal mellan experterna Hans Blix, Katarina Engberg och Pierre Schori om fredens utmaningar i vår tid.
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