Jo Marchant

A rigorous, skeptical, deeply reported look at the new science behind the mind's surprising ability to heal the body. Have you ever felt a surge of adrenaline after narrowly avoiding an accident? Salivated at the sight (or thought) of a sour lemon? Felt turned on just from hearing your partner's voice? If so, then you've experienced how dramatically the workings of your mind can affect your body. Yet while we accept that stress or anxiety can damage our health, the idea of "healing thoughts" was long ago hijacked by New Age gurus and spiritual healers. Recently, however, serious scientists from a range of fields have been uncovering evidence that our thoughts, emotions and beliefs can ease pain, heal wounds, fend off infection and heart disease and even slow the progression of AIDS and some cancers. In Cure, award-winning science writer Jo Marchant travels the world to meet the physicians, patients and researchers on the cutting edge of this new world of medicine. We learn how meditation protects against depression and dementia, how social connections increase life expectancy and how patients who feel cared for recover from surgery faster. We meet Iraq war veterans who are using a virtual arctic world to treat their burns and children whose ADHD is kept under control with half the normal dose of medication. We watch as a transplant patient uses the smell of lavender to calm his hostile immune system and an Olympic runner shaves vital seconds off his time through mind-power alone. Drawing on the very latest research, Marchant explores the vast potential of the mind's ability to heal, lays out its limitations and explains how we can make use of the findings in our own lives. With clarity and compassion, Cure points the way towards a system of medicine that treats us not simply as bodies but as human beings. A New York Times BestsellerFinalist for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book PrizeLonglisted for the Wellcome Book Prize

What if the present moment - the 'now' we all inhabit - isn't just a tick of the clock? We feel that the present is everything; all we can know. Yet physics finds no universal 'now'. To explore what a moment really is, In Search of Now draws on state-of-the-art discoveries in neuroscience, psychology, cosmology and quantum physics, revealing a dynamic, creative process in which we all play a part. Jo Marchant shows how we each carve out our lived experience - sensations and emotions, actions and decisions - through our interactions with the world. Far from being an illusion or a mere slice of time, she argues that this evolving, interconnected tapestry is the source of our lives and selves, and perhaps even reality itself. Join Jo to explore the secrets of how our lives really unfold - and rediscover the creative power of 'now'.

A handbook to inform school premises staff, business managers, headteachers and governors in England of their legal responsibilities around buildings compliance. As well as exploring the impact of school buildings and grounds on student learning, The School Premises Handbook covers the working environment, fire safety, health and safety, statutory compliance duties, planning for maintenance, risk assessments, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, and managing and developing a premises team. Jo Marchant, a highly experienced head of estates, introduces key legislation, further information sources, and an action checklist. New premises staff will find a wealth of information, from what to do on their first day in the role to planning the year-long cycle of maintenance activities. More experienced premises staff will also gain plenty of useful insights. School business managers will find advice on managing premises staff and developing their school estate. Headteachers will be informed of their responsibilities for ensuring their schools are safe and compliant. And governors and trustees will learn how to hold school leadership to account.

Ihmisen kosmos ei ole tavallinen avaruuskirja. Teos kertoo tähtitaivaan merkityksestä inhimilliselle kulttuurille: miten tähtitaivas ja sen tutkiminen ovat vaikuttaneet uskontoihin, taiteeseen, tieteeseen ja politiikkaan aina varhaisista myyteistä moderniin maailmaan. Kuningas saattoi julistaa itsensä kaiken keskellä säteileväksi aurinkokuninkaaksi vasta kun tiede oli asettanut Auringon Maan sijasta keskelle silloista maailmankaikkeutta. Teos tuo historiaan uusia näkökulmia ja muodostaa ymmärrettävän ja punnitun näkemyksen kulttuurimme ja avaruuden välisestä yhteydestä. Teos on ajankohtainen, ihmiskunta etsii paikkaansa kosmoksessa uusien avaruusluotainten ja tutkimusten siivittämänä. Ihmisen kosmos kertookin enemmän meistä ihmisistä kuin avaruudesta. Palkittu tiedekirjoittaja Jo Marchant tempaa meidät mukaansa matkalle ajassa ja paikassa ja osoittaa, kuinka käsityksemme taivaista ovat vaikuttaneet sivilisaatiomme kehityksen jokaiseen vaiheeseen. Alkuteos on valittu seitsemässä eri yhteydessä vuoden parhaaksi kirjaksi.

For most of human history, we have had a close relationship with the stars. Once they shaped our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. And it comes at a cost. The Human Cosmos is a tour of this history: from the Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux to Tahitian sailors navigating by the stars; from medieval monks grappling with the nature of time to Einstein realising that space and time are the same. It shows we need to rediscover the universe we inhabit, its effect on our health, and its potential for inspiration and revelation.

For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are - our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. And that disconnect comes at a cost. In The Human Cosmos Jo Marchant takes us on a tour through the history of humanity's relationship with the heavens. We travel to the Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux and witness the winter solstice at a 5,000-year-old tomb at Newgrange. We visit Medieval monks grappling with the nature of time and Tahitian sailors navigating by the stars. We discover how light reveals the chemical composition of the sun, and we are with Einstein as he works out that space and time are one and the same. A four-billion-year-old meteor inspires a search for extraterrestrial life. And we discover why stargazing can be really, really good for us. It is time for us to rediscover the full potential of the universe we inhabit, its wonder, its effect on our health, and its potential for inspiration and revelation.

Den moderna läkekonsten kan utföra underverk, men inom vissa områden lyser framgångarna med sin frånvaro. Depressioner, kronisk smärta och andra långvariga sjukdomstillstånd står i många fall bortom medicinens räckvidd. Det här har öppnat upp för en uppsjö av alternativa behandlingar och läkemedel. Samtidigt som patienters vittnesmål talar om mirakel så ställer sig stora delar av läkarkåren skarpt kritisk till ett område som sedan länge förknippas med kvacksalveri. I Tankens kraft utforskar vetenskapsjournalisten Jo Marchant psykets påverkan på vårt fysiska hälsotillstånd för att ta reda på vad som får så många människor att faktiskt må bättre. Hon diskuterar de senaste rönen, träffar forskare och patienter och tar oss med på en världsomspännande resa bland placebooperationer, mediciner, meditation och banbrytande forskning. Effektivt visar hon hur det som ofta avfärdas som befängda idéer, lurendrejeri och new age-flum, faktiskt går att vetenskapligt bevisa. En eftertänksam och noggrann undersökning av hur hjärnan kan hjälpa till att läka våra kroppar Wall Street Journal

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME PRIZEALL IN THE MIND? - Can meditation fend off dementia? - Can the smell of lavender affect the immune system? - Can your thoughts ease physical pain? In Cure, award-winning science writer Jo Marchant travels the world to meet the physicians, patients and researchers on the cutting edge of mind-body medicine, asking how the brain can heal the body and how we can all make changes to keep ourselves healthier.

HELBREDELSENS PSYKOLOGI giver os et fascinerende og videnskabeligt velfunderet indblik i, hvorfor alternativ behandling får folk til at få det bedre. I sin øjenåbner af en bog dykker den anerkendte britiske videnskabsjournalist Jo Marchant dybt ned i den nyeste forskning og stiller spørgsmålene: Er tilhængere af alternativ behandling på vildspor eller har de fat i noget? Kan vores tanker, tro og følelser påvirke vores fysiske helbred? Kan vi træne hjernen til at helbrede kroppen? Jo Marchant rejser verden rundt og taler med læger, patienter og forskere. Vi lærer, hvordan meditation kan afhjælpe depression og demens; hvordan sociale relationer øger levealderen; og hvordan patienter som oplever omsorg fra andre kommer sig hurtigere efter en operation. Vi er med, når en transplanteret patient beroliger sit fjendtlige immunforsvar med duften af lavendel og vi møder børn, hvis ADHD kan holdes i skak med den halve dosis medicin, hjulpet af placebo-effekten. HELBREDELSENS PSYKOLOGI er Jo Marchants første bog på dansk.

In Decoding the Heavens , Jo Marchant tells for the first time the full story of the hundred-year quest to decipher the ancient Greek computer known as the Antikythera Mechanism. Along the way she unearths a diverse cast of remarkable characters and explores the deep roots of modern technology in ancient Greece and the medieval European and Islamic worlds. At its heart, this is an epic adventure and mystery, a book that challenges our assumptions about technology through the ages.

In 1900 a group of sponge divers blown off course in the Mediterranean discovered an Ancient Greek shipwreck dating from around 70 BC.