PDF-(READ)-The Musical Human: A History of Life on Earth – A BBC Radio 4 \'Book of the Week\'

Michael Spitzer has pulled off the impossible a Guns Germs and Steel for music Daniel Levitin A colossal history spanning cultures time and space to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species165 million years ago saw the birth of rhythm66 million years ago was the first melody40 thousand years ago br Homo sapiensbr created the first musical instrumentToday music fills our lives How we have created performed and listened to this music throughout history has defined what our species is and how we understand who we are Yet music is an overlooked part of our origin story The Musical Human takes us on an exhilarating journey across the ages from Bach to BTS and back to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species With insights from a wealth of disciplines worldleading musicologist Michael Spitzer renders a global history of music on the widest possible canvas looking at music in our everyday lives music in world history and music in evolution from insects to apes humans to AI Through this journey we begin to understand how music is central to the distinctly human experiences of cognition feeling and even biology both widening and closing the evolutionary gaps between ourselves and animals in surprising waysThe Musical Human boldly puts the case that music is the most important thing we ever did it is a fundamental part of what makes us human. By: Rachel Carson. Presented By: Rachael Albright and Amanda Wess. About the Author. Born in 1907, died in 1964. Graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women in 1929 but received her MA in zoology from John Hopkins University in 1932.. Chemical conditions of the early Earth. . A model for the first cells. First life. Life changes the planet: oxygenating Earth’s oceans and atmosphere. Eukaryotic cells descended from prokaryotic cells. What is Musical theatre? . Musical theatre is theatre that utilizes singing, acting, and dancing to tell a story. A Brief History of Musicals. History of Musicals: The beginning. Music has been used in onstage performances throughout the years – Greek theatre, medieval theatre, Tudor theatre, and Elizabethan theatre all saw the use of music and/or dance in some form to entertain audiences. Conditions on early Earth made the Origin of Life possible.. Current theory about how life on Earth began.. Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago.. Earth was too hot and still being bombarded by meteors, any water evaporated.. Still Life: Musical Instruments Pieter Claesz (1597-1660), Still Life with Musical Instruments, 1623. Oil on canvas. Louvre Museum. This Baroque painting was created during the Dutch Golden Age. ‘The Muslim Mother Teresa’ Huffington PostImprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution. Edna Adan Ismail endured it all – for the women of Africa.A Woman of Firsts tells the inspirational story of a remarkable daughter, nurse and First Lady. The indomitable Edna Adan Ismail survived imprisonment, persecution, and civil war to become a pioneering politician, a leading light in the World Health Organisation, and a global campaigner for women’s rights.The eldest child of an overworked doctor in the British Protectorate of Somaliland, Edna was the first midwife in Somaliland, she campaigned tirelessly for better healthcare for women and fought for women on a global stage as the first female Foreign Minister of her country. But mixing with presidents and princes, she still never forgot her roots and continued to deliver children and train midwives – a role she has to this day.At 81 years old, she still runs what is hailed as the Horn of Africa’s finest university hospital where she trains future generations and still delivers babies.After all – as she puts it – she is simply a midwife. In language accessible to non-scientists, Deadly Voyager tells the story of how an extraterrestrial event many thousands of years ago changed earth and human history — and how a scientific claim can be thoroughly rejected, only to re-emerge strengthened. Human beings may share 98 percent of their genetic makeup with their nonhuman primate cousins, but they have distinctive life histories. When and why did these uniquely human patterns evolve? To answer that question, this volume brings together specialists in hunter-gatherer behavioral ecology and demography, human growth, development, and nutrition, paleodemography, human paleontology, primatology, and the genomics of aging. The contributors identify and explain the peculiar features of human life histories, such as the rate and timing of processes that directly influence survival and reproduction. Drawing on new evidence from paleoanthropology, they question existing arguments that link humans extended childhood dependency and long post-reproductive lives to brain development, learning, and distinctively human social structures. The volume reviews alternative explanations for the distinctiveness of human life history and incorporates multiple lines of evidence in order to test them. A beautifully illustrated presentation of 250 milestones in the history of our home planet, from celebrated geologist and planetary scientist Jim Bell.   Spanning Earth’s entire history, from its birth 4.6 billion years ago to its inevitable destruction billions of years into the future, this stunning volume chronicles the life of our home planet in 250 well-chosen milestones. Jim Bell leads us on a tour of the events, processes, people, and places that have shaped our growing knowledge of Earth, from the oceans’ formation and the first perilous polar expeditions to deadly volcanoes and Earth “selfies” from space. He covers relevant topics in a range of fields, including physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, geology, mineralogy, planetary science, life science, public policy, atmospheric/climate science, and engineering, along with notes on key scientists and inventors. At a time when it\'s crucial to understand Earth as a complex interdependent system, and our role in that system, The Earth Book will enhance your appreciation of our home. Seeking to reenergize Americans\' passion for the space program, the value of further exploration of the Moon, and the importance of human beings on the final frontier, Claude A. Piantadosi presents a rich history of American space exploration and its major achievements. He emphasizes the importance of reclaiming national command of our manned program and continuing our unmanned space missions, and he stresses the many adventures that still await us in the unfolding universe. Acknowledging space exploration\'s practical and financial obstacles, Piantadosi challenges us to revitalize American leadership in space exploration in order to reap its scientific bounty.Piantadosi explains why space exploration, a captivating story of ambition, invention, and discovery, is also increasingly difficult and why space experts always seem to disagree. He argues that the future of the space program requires merging the practicalities of exploration with the constraints of human biology. Space science deals with the unknown, and the margin (and budget) for error is small. Lethal near-vacuum conditions, deadly cosmic radiation, microgravity, vast distances, and highly scattered resources remain immense physical problems. To forge ahead, America needs to develop affordable space transportation and flexible exploration strategies based in sound science. Piantadosi closes with suggestions for accomplishing these goals, combining his healthy skepticism as a scientist with an unshakable belief in space\'s untapped--and wholly worthwhile--potential. Seeking to reenergize Americans\' passion for the space program, the value of further exploration of the Moon, and the importance of human beings on the final frontier, Claude A. Piantadosi presents a rich history of American space exploration and its major achievements. He emphasizes the importance of reclaiming national command of our manned program and continuing our unmanned space missions, and he stresses the many adventures that still await us in the unfolding universe. Acknowledging space exploration\'s practical and financial obstacles, Piantadosi challenges us to revitalize American leadership in space exploration in order to reap its scientific bounty.Piantadosi explains why space exploration, a captivating story of ambition, invention, and discovery, is also increasingly difficult and why space experts always seem to disagree. He argues that the future of the space program requires merging the practicalities of exploration with the constraints of human biology. Space science deals with the unknown, and the margin (and budget) for error is small. Lethal near-vacuum conditions, deadly cosmic radiation, microgravity, vast distances, and highly scattered resources remain immense physical problems. To forge ahead, America needs to develop affordable space transportation and flexible exploration strategies based in sound science. Piantadosi closes with suggestions for accomplishing these goals, combining his healthy skepticism as a scientist with an unshakable belief in space\'s untapped--and wholly worthwhile--potential. \"A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our species

When we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the development of democracy in Greece. Atmospheric circulation patterns later on shaped the progression of global exploration, colonization, and trade. Even today, voting behavior in the south-east United States ultimately follows the underlying pattern of 75 million-year-old sediments from an ancient sea. Everywhere is the deep imprint of the planetary on the human. From the cultivation of the first crops to the founding of modern states, Origins reveals the breathtaking impact of the earth beneath our feet on the shape of our human civilizations.\" Warning!. You will not learn anything of use from this presentation!!!. Was Yuri Gagarin a radio amateur?. Lost Cosmonauts Conspiracy Theory. Judica-Cordiglia. Brothers. Amateur Radio Royalty. King Hussein of Jordan (JY1. 1. Artist’s Conception of Earth 3 billion years ago. 2. 3. I. . . Concept 25.1: The Origin of Life. A. Introduction. 1. Conditions at this time on Earth were such that life could have arisen by .