Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World

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Hugh Aldersey-Williams, author of The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth The oceans are full of water, and water is just water, so there’s not much to know, right? Wrong. Far from being homogenous, the water in our oc Czerski's] profound, sparkling global ocean voyage mingles history and culture, natural history, geography, animals and people. Andrew Robinson, Nature Lively and engrossing…. Czerski is an exceptionally able guide…. Alongside her vivid portrayal of waters sliding over one another, colliding, mixing and turning into ice or water vapour, she explains how the living beings within the sea also form part of the ‘blue machine’…. [An] excellent and important book.—David Abulafia, Spectator Via the chat box. The host will keep you updated between 5 mins before the start and the cut off time of 15 minutes after the start.

Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way. Fascinating, funny, and deeply moving. From vast currents and tides to the smallest creatures that inhabit our oceans she reveals the spellbinding wonder of the oceans. From the opening paragraph, I was entranced. The Blue Machine is a point of departure, a map for further exploration. Not since reading The Diversity of Life by E.O. Wilson have I read a book as timely, salient, and informative. Todd L. Capson, Science magazine a b "Dr Helen Czerski:: University of Southampton". Southampton.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012 . Retrieved 4 March 2012. HELEN CZERSKI E MARCO MALVALDI VINCONO EX AEQUO IL PREMIO ASIMOV 2018". Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Helen Czerski, clearly passionate about it, chooses to present it as an astonishingly elegant and incredibly complex engine of life that powers all the functions of our planet, fueled by the energy of sunlight.A fascinating dive into the essential engine that drives our world. Czerski brings the oceans alive with compelling stories that masterfully navigate this most complex system.—Gaia Vince, author of Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World Awash with fascinating facts. Helen Czerski writes with authority, passion and an easy conversational style . You will want to be out there on the ice and ocean with her. I loved it. -- Hugh Aldersey-Williams, author of Tide In Helen Czerski’s hands, the mechanical becomes magical. An instant classic.—Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea The author includes huge amounts of information from the way the ocean moves, to the different depths and strata, she mentions how people have learnt to navigate and how humans have impacted it. We live in a world where climate change is often mentioned. I always think about climate change affecting the air quality, temperatures, rainfall and storms. The ocean is also affected by climate change and this is becoming more and more obvious as great swathes of ice are melting, we are experiencing more run-offs into the rivers and oceans and we are interfering with the delicate balance. The author brings all these elements and so much more to her book and it was a fabulous book to read and one that thoroughly enjoyed.

The Blue Machine is a point of departure, a map for further exploration. Not since reading The Diversity of Life by E.O. Wilson have I read a book as timely, salient, and informative. Most of us have a very superficial relationship with the ocean. If we deign to visit it all, we transgress mainly into its uppermost layers. We boat or sail on the surface occasionally interacting with some of its top tier predators such as whales, porpoises, orcas, sharks, or seals. As a society we use the ocean as a source of protein, or we use it as a garbage dump. Out of sight, out of mind as the saying goes. Yet the Oceans comprise 70% of the surface area of the earth and 97% of all the water on the planet. They are the places where life began and evolved for over three billion years. It is where we come from. The dynamic currents and energy mass of the oceans affect the climates of all the continents. The complex oceanic ecosystems not only provide us with protein but profoundly affect the livability of our atmosphere. To read Helen Czerski is to take a fascinating dive below the waves as she tries to explain the complex workings of our blue planet’s blue machine, how it makes our planet a haven for life and also the catastrophic dangers we face by over exploiting and destabilizing its complex ecosystems. I love Helen Czerski’s writing, and this is her richest work yet—as clear as springwater, yet as filled with fascinating things as the ocean itself.Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way. Fascinating, funny, and deeply moving. From vast currents and tides to the smallest creatures that inhabit our oceans she reveals the spellbinding wonder of the oceans. From the opening paragraph, I was entranced." Professor Alice Roberts From space, our entire tiny Earth is a blue dot. Blue — the color of the ocean that blankets most of it, making Earth as we know it possible. Czerski, Helen (1 June 2023). Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World. London: Transworld Publishers. ISBN 978-1-9117-0910-7. Colour: The Spectrum of Science, November 2015, a three-part series for BBC Four on the 15 colours that tell the story of the Earth, life and scientific discovery. [21] Czerski aims to greatly expand and even revolutionise the reader’s understanding of what is going on in seven tenths of the planet that is not covered in land." Financial Times

The Blue Machine is a point of departure, a map for further exploration. Not since reading The Diversity of Life by E.O. Wilson have I read a book as timely, salient, and informative.—Todd L. Capson, Science By attending a Royal Institution event, audience members consent to being filmed, livestreamed, recorded and photographed. Audience members grant the Royal Institution the right to use recordings of any type made of their attendance in any and all media, and by means of publicity and promotion relating to the Royal Institution. School parties should ensure that appropriate parental permission is obtained before attendance at any Royal Institution event.

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