In 1954, at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Amsterdam, Andrej Nikolaevich Kolmogorov presented his celebrated theorem on the persistence of invariant tori of integrable Hamiltonian systems, under small perturbation [127]. Ten years later, the proofs published by Moser [189] and Arnold [2] initiated a new research field, known as KAM theory.

The chapter explores the phenomenon of ocean-to-land globalization, a shift in global production that increasingly relocates industrial activities to aquatic surfaces while consumption remains land-based. It argues that advances in radiocommunication and radionavigation technologies since the mid-twentieth century were critical enablers of this transformation. By dramatically reducing communication and transport costs, these technologies removed the geo-ontological association of marine regions as remote peripheries to terrestrial centers of production. From a cybernetic viewpoint, extending human audiovisual senses through radiocommunication and radionavigation technologies—including radio telegraphs, radiophones, communication satellites, Decca, or GPS—enabled offshore production sites—such as oil rigs, salmon farms, and rocket launch platforms—to function similarly to terrestrial centers. The post-WWII civilian proliferation of such technologies was the essential enabler for reconceptualizing industrialized marine regions and their artificial islands as inhabited spaces and as new production centers in ocean-to-land globalization.

Art brings joy, happiness, and wellbeing. This chapter aims to show how the arts contribute to living a flourishing life. Of course, they do so by encouraging deep thinking, honing cognitive skills, and making life more interesting and rich with experiences. But they also make our lives happier and healthier, both physically and cognitively. The chapter begins by examining the question of what it could mean to “live a good life,” before turning to various strands of evidence showing the arts as expansive sources of wellbeing in our lives.

This chapter examines experiences of racial discrimination faced by Asian American families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grounded in historical and sociopolitical contexts, it explores how the pandemic served as a flashpoint that intensified anti-Asian racism through structural, interpersonal, and digital channels. The authors present an integrated developmental and intersectional framework to analyze how racism impacted youth identity, mental health, family dynamics, and academic outcomes. Emphasis is placed on vicarious and direct discrimination, collective racism, and internalized bias, as well as coping strategies and resilience factors such as ethnic and racial socialization and civic engagement. The role of key microsystems – families, schools, neighborhoods, and digital spaces – is discussed. The chapter highlights ethnic, generational, and socioeconomic diversity within Asian American communities and the differential effects of racism across these lines. It concludes by identifying gaps in current research, calling for longitudinal, context-sensitive studies, and offering policy and intervention recommendations to support the well-being of Asian American youth.

Dynamics, in the sense we intend it, is the great discovery of Isaac Newton (1642–1726). Thus we provide a short presentation of the the fundamental laws, without devoting much space to this argument, which is usually part of courses in Classical Mechanics.

The best starting point for this chapter is found in Poincaré’s Méthodes Nouvelles. In Chapter I, § 13 he states the general problem of Dynamics. Let us formulate the problem in language consistent with that of this book.

The arts are undeniably emotionally evocative. This chapter focuses on our complex emotional entanglement with the arts and describes the range of emotional experiences that people have with the arts, as well as how those experiences can foster learning, curiosity, and growth. It argues that because of their ability to express and evoke emotionally complex experiences, the arts are a fertile ground for the development of a critical set of cognitive skills associated with emotional intelligence: perceiving, interpreting, regulating, and acting on emotions experienced by oneself and others. Empirical evidence is marshaled to show that the arts present us with novel opportunities to observe and examine how emotions are expressed in varied, nuanced, or even exaggerated ways, which offers insight into the emotional experience of others. Additionally, the chapter shows that feeling and actively reflecting on a host of emotions evoked during art making and art appreciation can help us to recognize and appropriately label our emotions, which is key to healthy self-regulation.

This chapter investigates the role of state-level bureaucrats in drafting and promoting legislation. In doing so, it challenges the conventional notion of separation-of-powers by showing that the executive branch often initiates statutory change. Drawing on original data from eleven states and a decades-long survey of administrators across all fifty states, the chapter demonstrates that bureaucrats are deeply involved in legislative affairs: authoring bills, collaborating with legislators, and influencing policy outcomes. Agency-initiated bills are common, pass at higher rates than other bills, and tend to attract bipartisan support. Their prevalence and success vary systematically across states, shaped by institutional capacity and partisan alignment: legislatures with fewer resources and unified partisan control are more likely to pass agency bills. At the individual level, legislators with greater power – such as committee chairs or those in the governor's party – are more likely to sponsor bureaucratic proposals. These findings put bureaucrats as strategic actors, valued by the legislature for expertise and policy-ready proposals. By focusing on the origination of legislation rather than just its implementation, this chapter provides new insight into the blurred boundaries between legislative and executive functions in US state politics and underscores the importance of studying bureaucratic influence at the earliest stages of the policymaking process.