Occultism, survival and understanding the universe
Are you interested in the occult life of August Strindberg or how humanity can steer away from ecological and social catastrophe? Do you want to explore reality based on the deep revelations of modern science? Here are some tips on books with connection to the research at Stockholm University.
The Occult Diary, Paris 1896 – Stockholm 1908
Author: August Strindberg
Translation from Swedish: Karin Petherick
Revision: Ann-Charlotte Gavel Adams and Anders Hallengren
The Occult Diary is published in its entirety in English translation for the first time. August Strindberg (1849–1912) kept a diary from February 1896 in Paris until the summer of 1908 in Stockholm. He referred to his diary from this period as his Occult Diary and used it to help him decipher the world as he experienced it. It is the first volume in the Department of Culture and Aesthetics' new book series Critical Editions in Culture and Aesthetics, at Stockholm University Press.
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Earth for All: A survival guide for humanity
Authors: Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Owen Gaffney, Jayati Ghosh, Jørgen Randers, Johan Rockström, Per Espen Stocknes
Earth For All is both an antidote to despair and a road map to a better future. Using powerful state-of-the-art computer modeling to explore policies likely to deliver the most good for the majority of people, a leading group of scientists and economists from around the world present five extraordinary turnarounds to achieve prosperity for all within planetary limits in a single generation.
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Earth 4 all, a collective of leading economic thinkers, scientists, and advocates, convened by The Club of Rome, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University and the Norwegian Business School.
Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality
Author: Frank Wilczek, guest professor in physics at Stockholm University
In Fundamentals, Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek opens up for a simple yet profound exploration of reality based on the deep revelations of modern science. Synthesizing basic questions, facts, and speculations, he investigates the ideas that form our understanding of the universe: time, space, matter, energy, complexity, and complementarity.
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Read more about the research in Frank Wilczek’s research group Quantum frontieres
Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality | A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek
Last updated: December 20, 2022
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