Weiner, Jonathan

Companion volume to the PBS television series. Discusses new theories and discoveries concerning how our planet was created, the dynamics at work today, and the potential to harness the earth's energies.

Jonathan Weiner explores scientific theories on the potential for human immortality, examining the ideas of scientists and thinkers who believe that aging is a curable disease such as Aubrey de Grey, and discussing the history of the search for human longevity with examples from art, science, and literature.

Chronicles how, after his brother was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, Jamie Heywood became a genetic engineer in the hopes of finding a cure for the disease, discussing how his research has uncovered the possibilities of stem cells, gene therapy, brain vaccines, and other new treatments.

Recounts the story of two evolutionary biologists and their research on finches in the Galapagos archipelago.