This volume addresses renewable energy communities, and in particular renewable energy cooperatives (REScoops), in the context of the revised EU Renewables Directive. It provides a comprehensive account of the history and development of the renewable energy community movement in…
This open access book makes quantum computing more accessible than ever before. A fast-growing field at the intersection of physics and computer science, quantum computing promises to have revolutionary capabilities far surpassing "classical" computation. Getting a grip on the s…
A study of the politics of science, emphasizing the importance of the political origins and impact of scientific ideas. It traces the origins of value-neutrality before the 18th century, explores the exclusion of politics and morals with the emergence of the social sciences and …
This book provides a platform for international scholars to share evidence for effective practices in integrated STEM education and contributes to the theoretical and practical knowledge gained from the diversity of approaches. Many publications on STEM education focus on one or…
The Empire of Chance tells how quantitative ideas of chance transformed the natural and social sciences, as well as daily life over the last three centuries. A continuous narrative connects the earliest application of probability and statistics in gambling and insurance to the m…
"The central idea of this book is the causal relativity of value experiences, which ultimately constitute the universe of man or everything he feels and knows. That relativity results from the fact that our inner values derive from their opposites"--p. vii