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Portrait of Fritjof Capra [ Zenobia Barlow ] Fritjof Capra goes beyond The Tao of Physics ( published in 1975 and translated into 17 languages) with the book The Systems View of Life. A Unifying Vision (written with Pier Luigi Luisi). This volume integrates the ideas, models, and theories underlying the systems view of life into a single coherent framework. Fritjof Capra gave us an exclusive interview about his view of the universe. As a 18-year-old student you was seduced by Werner Heisenberg's most popular book: Physics and Philosophy. Why? «In this book, Heisenberg vividly described the conceptual and emotional struggles of the quantum physicists whose explorations of the atomic and subatomic world brought them into contact with a strange and unexpected reality. In their attempts to grasp this new reality, they became painfully aware that their basic concepts, their language, and their whole way of thinking were inadequate to describe atomic phenomena. Quantum phy...

Mr. Grylls, tell me about your Survival Academy. Who can participate? «It is open to anyone who aspires to learn 100% practical survival skills that one day could save their life! The course focuses on the dynamic survival that people see me execute on Man Vs Wild.» You've been in some pretty tough situations: what has been the most difficult moment? «Probably dropped in the middle of Siberia in winter - it is unforgiving! But there have been so many jungles, swamps and mountains that have tested me to my limits and I definitely look back on a lot of narrow escapes with gratitude for life!» In what way does Scouting contribute to your professional life? «It gives young people and me included, good solid principles on which to live my life and follow my adventures - from understanding about cheerfulness in adversity to being properly prepared for expeditions. Life and outdoor skills so often cross over and this is the genius of scouting.» Have you been to Sardinia? «No,...

The fate of Ramesses III , second pharaoh of the 20th dynasty that reigned from 1186 BC to 1155 BC , has long been a debated topic. The discovery of papyrus documents shows that members of his harem, in 1155 BC , made an attempt on his life. The conspiracy was led by Tiye , one of his two known wives, and her son Pentawere , who would inherit the throne. Today a team of researchers, led by paleopathologist Albert Zink (European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen in Italy), revealed new anthropological and forensic analyses on two mummies: Ramesses III and unknown man E (suspected son of the pharaoh). The CT scans of Ramesses III revealed a wide and deep wound in the throat (fifth to seventh cervical vertebra) of the mummy: the trachea was clearly cut, and its proximal and distal ends were retracted and separated by about 30 mm. A small, focal cortical interruption at the vertebral body was visible (seventh cervical vertebra). Inside the wound the researchers found a Horus eye amulet , ...