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Award-winning journalist David Ewing Duncan sketches twenty-four visions of possible human-robot futures - short scenarios grounded in present-day technologies and ideas, but inspired by imagination. He explores how robots and AI systems may impact on individuals and societies over the next few years, centuries and beyond - for better or for worse.

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"Roberts uncovers the deep history of 10 familiar species with incredible wild pasts: dogs, apples and wheat; cattle, potatoes and chickens; rice, maize and horses--and, finally, humans. She reveals how becoming part of our world changed these animals and plants, and shows how they became our allies, essential to the survival and success of our own species"--Publisher marketing.

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From ancient Babylon to the last great unsolved problems, Ian Stewart brings us his definitive history of mathematics. In his famous straightforward style, Professor Stewart explains each major development - from the first number systems to chaos theory - and considers how each affected society and changed everyday life forever.

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"Today's tech has overtaken religion as the chief shaper of 21st-century human lives and communities. In this book, Greg M. Epstein, the influential humanist chaplain at Harvard and MIT, explores what it means to be a critical thinker about this new faith, taking readers on a journey towards reasserting our common humanity"--

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John Willinsky creates a thought experiment to work out the distinctions of knowledge and information and what the computerisation of data holds for the uses of knowledge.

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How to understand our interactions with technology: considering the emotional, intellectual, and sensual aspects of the user experience.

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Why do teenagers need so much sleep Why do their feet begin to smell Why are they suddenly attracted to sex, drugs and rock and roll This book gives you the biological, anthropological, zoological, and cultural answers.

(Paperback, No Edition)

Dr. Joe Schwarcz breaks down the fascinating chemistry that's all around us in this intriguing look at everyday science.

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What happens now that human population has outpaced biological natural selection Two leading scientists reveal how we became who we areand what we might become.

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The Accidental Scientist explores the role of chance and error in scientific, medical and commercial innovation, outlining exactly how some of the most well-known products, gadgets and useful gizmos came to be.

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A game designer considers the experience of play, why games have rules, and the relationship of play and narrative.

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The long history of one of physics' craziest and most enticing ideas: that the universe we know isn't the only one

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For the first time in paperback, the only annotated edition of Edwin Abbott's classic mind-bending tale of an alternate, two-dimensional universe presented side-by-side with mathematician Ian Stewart's revealing commentary and analysis.

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The classic account of the theory that human evolution had an aquatic origin, did humans descend from a semi-aquatic environment

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A deeply personal and thoroughly entertaining tour of life, the universe, and everything.

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A beautiful practical guide to astronomy in which you will learn how to easily spot the stars in the night's sky wherever you are in the world

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A definitive study of the Barnacle Goose--how it lives, feeds, breeds and dies, based on two decades of ecological research.

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In our search for truth, how far have we advanced This book explores the furthest reaches of our understanding, taking in the Infinity Hotel, supernovae and the nature of optimism, to instill in us a wonder at what we have achieved - and the fact that this is only the beginning of humanity's infinite possibility.

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Covers the scientific inquiry-from biochemistry, physics, and astronomy, to genetics, evolutionary theory, and cognition. This title provides a comprehensive overview of the 2012 year's scientific developments.

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This book will introduce you to the key ideas that underpin science, with each chapter covering a different topic to help you build a full, rounded understanding.

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The weird and wonderful quest for unfathomably large numbers