History & Philosophy

Illness is not simply a matter of biology. Our thoughts, conscious or otherwise, can make us feel pain or become unwell. If you experienced side effects from your Covid vaccine, the chances are that these were caused by your belief that you would experience them. When a nurse tells you 'this is...

By most popular accounts, the universe started with a bang some 13.8 billion years ago. But what happened before the Big Bang? And how do we know it happened at all? Here prominent cosmologist Niayesh Afshordi and science communicator Phil Halper offer a tour of the peculiar possibilities...

L'odissea nera di John von Neumann, l'uomo che disegnò la mappa infernale del mondo che oggi abitiamo, nel nuovo straordinario libro di Benjamín Labatut. Quando alla fine della seconda guerra mondiale John von Neumann concepisce il MANIAC – un calcolatore universale che doveva, nelle intenzioni del suo creatore, «afferrare la scienza alla gola scatenando un potere di calcolo illimitato» –, sono in pochi a rendersi conto che il mondo sta per cambiare per sempre.

Bestselling author and acclaimed physicist Lawrence Krauss offers a paradigm-shifting view of how everything that exists came to be in the first place. “Where did the universe come from? What was there before it? What will the future bring? And finally, why is there something rather than...

A brilliant foray into the nature of information, of history, and of making meaning in the face of death and decay. Our lives are collections of information—from mundane official documents, poignant family photos, and random artifacts to the cues embodied in our genes. Never is this more...

Freud est l'incarnation même d'une révolution. Avec l'avènement de la psychanalyse, c'est toute une vision du sujet humain qui est remise en question. Même si on parle aujourd'hui du déclin de la psychanalyse, la figure de Freud suscite les débats les plus passionnés, même aujourd'hui. Le but de cet ouvrage est de vulgariser la pensée de Freud à travers les éléments biographiques qui ont jalonné son existence.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Imagine an AI diagnoses cancer before a doctor can. It saves lives. Yet at the same moment, another AI decides which news you see – and which you don't. Is that progress? Or control? An algorithm that, like an invisible conductor, directs billions of...

A data-driven, scientific account of our need for speed—exploring a wide range of topics including evolution, transportation, and technology In a world obsessed with efficiency, perhaps nothing is valued as highly as being fast. Some of our greatest achievements include building planes that...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Imagina una IA que diagnostica cáncer antes de que un médico pueda hacerlo. Salva vidas. Pero en ese mismo momento, otra IA decide qué noticias ves – y cuáles no. ¿Eso es progreso? ¿O control? Un algoritmo que, como un director de orquesta...

Discover the fascinating science that shapes our world. Written for curious minds and complete newcomers, Chemistry for Beginners by Hereward Carrington provides a clear, engaging introduction to the principles of chemistry and the remarkable discoveries that transformed humanity's understanding...