Personal Perspectives
A02 – Nature and Origins of Sentience
The Knowledge Series
The intention is to have 60 chapters, arranged in 6 series, helping readers understand the world around them. This means the focus is on sciences, technology and economics but it is all laid out and explained in a manner that tries to balance accessibility and precision, because often what we call details are central and should not be ignored for the sake of brevity. Enjoy the ride!
Series 1: Building Blocks & Energy
From elementary particles all the way to complex living organism, discover how it all come together including the role of fundamental interactions such as electromagnetism and the various forms of energy
Series 2: Human Body Systems & Senses
Diving in the specialized biological processes of our body and the fascinating working of our senses, making sense of raw data from the outside world.
Series 3: From the Earth to the Universe
This Series will pack a lot, starting under the crust of our planet to bring us all the way to distant galaxies. In the process we’ll take a look at our oceans, climate, the solar system, and come to grip with cosmology.
Series 4: Information Technologies & Electronics
Here we’ll unscrew the lid and peer in the inner workings of computer hardware and software, wired and wireless telecommunications, the internet, and consumer electronics such as TVs and smartphones
Series 5: Transport & Civil Engineering
Time to really understand how your car, a train, a ship and a plane work. We’ll also talk about the infrastructure making it all possible, including bridges, roads, tunnels, ports and airports.
Series 6: Powering the economy
Finishing up with fossil fuels, renewables and electricity distribution. We will also look at the world macroeconomics, from agriculture to banking and a country’s balance of payments.