In 2010 voorspelde vooraanstaand wetenschapper Peter Turchin dat Amerika zich in een spiraal van sociale desintegratie bevond, die in 2020 zou leiden tot een ineenstorting van de politieke orde.  Meer

Many historical processes are dynamic. Populations grow and decline. Empires expand and collapse. Religions spread and wither. Natural scientists have made great strides in understanding dynamical processes in the physical and biological worlds using a synthetic approach that combines mathematical modeling with statistical analyses.  Meer

Peter Turchi’s third book on the craft of fiction goes beyond the basics to explore the intricate mechanics of storytelling.  Meer

Traces the history of maps, from their initial decorative and religious purposes to their later instructional applications. This book describes how maps rely on projections in order to portray a three-dimensional world on the two-dimensional flat surface of paper.  Meer

The generation and use of megagauss magnetic fields have been subjects of research and development in laboratories around the world for over a quarter of a century.  Meer