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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - We confidently walk down stairs, ride bicycles, and turn our heads without the world spinning out of control, rarely giving a second thought to the biological marvel making it possible. Deep inside your skull, buried within the temporal bone of the inner ear, lies the vestibular system-a microscopic, fluid-filled gyroscope that acts as the human body's ultimate navigation center.This system is an engineering masterpiece. It relies on three tiny, fluid-filled semicircular canals to detect rotational movement, and specialized sensory organs filled with microscopic calcium carbonate crystals (otoconia) that constantly gauge gravity and linear acceleration. When these tiny stones are accidentally dislodged by trauma or aging, the brain receives violently conflicting signals, resulting in the debilitating, room-spinning chaos of vertigo.This anatomical deep-dive demystifies the hidden mechanics of human balance. We explore why reading in a moving car causes motion sickness (the visual system arguing with the vestibular system) and how astronauts suffer severe spatial disorientation when removed from Earth's gravity.By understanding the intricate physics of the inner ear, you can learn how to protect and recalibrate your biological compass. Discover the invisible stones in your head that silently anchor you to the Earth.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Inner Compass | The Microscopic Crystals of the Vestibular System That Prevent [.] | Cora A. Robinson | Taschenbuch | Englisch | epubli | EAN 9783565285211 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Neopubli GmbH (Imprint: epubli), Köpenicker Str. 154a, 10997 Berlin, produktsicherheit[at]epubli[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Zustand: Bien. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Bien. NAKED CITY Nan Goldin talks with Nobuyoshi Araki CHILL: THE NEW AMBIENT Muzak of the Fears Simon Reynolds Surround Sound Paul D. Miller CRITICAL REFLECTIONS Georges Didi-Huberman with an introduction by Rosalind E. Krauss THE ART OF THE MATTER: CURATING THE WHITNEY BIENNIAL Jack Bankowsky talks with Klaus Kertess POLL STARS: KOMAR & MELAMID S THE PEOPLE S CHOICE Andrew Ross WASHINGTON LIVES! A PROJECT FOR ARTFORUM Komar & Melamid JANNIS KOUNELLIS: BOAT IONION, PIRAEUS, 1994 Bruno Corà OPENINGS: PETER SCHOOLWERTH Thomas McEvilley COLUMNS FEATURES REVIEWS Benjamin H. D. Buchloh on Focus: The Italian Metamorphosis, 1943 1968 NEW YORK Donald Kuspit on Susan Rothenberg Donald Kuspit on Fausto Melotti Neville Wakefield on Gary Hume Barry Schwabsky on Sue Williams Keith Seward on Andres Serrano Keith Seward on Jeanne Dunning Thomas McEvilley on Luis Cruz Azaceta Bruce Hainley on Rirkrit Tiravanija Bruce Hainley on Billy Sullivan Ingrid Schaffner on Rita McBride Joshua Decter on Stephen Prina Linda Yablonsky on Catherine McCarthy Jenifer P. Borum on Robert Younger Jenifer P. Borum on Lonnie Holley Patricia C. Phillips on Michael Sorkin RoseLee Goldberg on Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg CINCINATTI Joan Seeman Robinson on Martha Rosler CHICAGO James Yood on Matthew Girson SANTA FE Mark Van de Walle on Kiki Smith LOS ANGELES Andrew Perchuk on Joel Otterson Lisa Anne Auerbach on Michael Coughlan TORONTO Laura U. Marks on Jane Ash Poitras MONTERREY Yishai Jusidman on Francis Alÿs SÃO PAULO Carlos Basualdo on Ernesto Neto BARCELONA Juan Vicente Aliaga on Jesús Martínez Oliva MADRID Menene Gras Balaguer on Victoria Civera MILAN Giorgio Verzotti on Massimo Bartolini PARIS Jérôme Sans on Seton Smith Miriam Rosen on John Vink ZURICH Sabine B. Vogel on Stan Douglas VIENNA Joshua Decter on Mark Dion NUREMBERG Peter Funken on Gerd Rohling COLOGNE Norbert Messler on Corrinne Wasmuht AMSTERDAM Frank Alexander Hettig on Manfred Stumpf LONDON Michael Archer on Lydia Dona.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Zustand: Bien. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Bien. Essays "Glamour Wounds: Rhonda Lieberman as Model-for-a-Day," by Rhonda Lieberman; "Gadget Love: Brian D'Amato on 'Millenium Auction,'" by Brian D'Amato; Gadget Love: Keith Seward on the Virtual Office," by Keith Seward; "American Myths: J. Hoberman on the Election Season," by J. Hoberman; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Theater: David Frankel on the Boys and the Bard," by David Frankel; "Books: Anders Stephanson reviews Fredric Jameson's 'The Seeds of Time,'" by Anders Stephanson; "Naked City," Nan Goldin talks with Nobuyoshi Araki; "Chill: The New Ambient. Muzak of the Fears," by Simon Reynolds; "Chill: The New Ambient. Surround Sound," by Paul D. Miller; "Critical Reflections," George Didi-Huberman with an introduction by Rosalind E. Krauss; "The Art of the Matter: Curating the Whitney Biennial," Jack Bankowsky talks with Klaus Kertess; "Poll Stars: Komar & Melamid's 'The People's Choice,'" by Andrew Ross; "Washington Lives!," A project for Artforum by Komar & Melamid; "Jannis Kounellis: 'Boat Ionion, Pieraeus," by Bruno Corà; "Openings: Pieter Schoolwerth," by Thomas McEvilley. Reviews by Keith Seward, Thomas McEvilley, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Donald Kuspit, Neville Wakefield, Barry Schwabsky, Bruce Hainley, Ingrid Schaffner, Joshua Decter, Linda Yablonsky, Jenifer P. Borum, Patricia C. Phillips, RoseLee Goldberg, Joan Seeman Robinson, James Yood, Mark Van de Walle, Andrew Perchuk, Lisa Anne Auerbach, Laura U. Marks, Yishai Jusidman, Carlos Basualdo, Juan Vicente Aliaga, Menene Gras Balaguer, Giorgio Verzotti, Jérôme Sans, Miriam Rosen, Sabine B. Vogel, Peter Funken, Norbert Messler, Frank Alexander Hettig, and Michael Archer. Cover: Nobuyoshi Araki.