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Charles Fort’s classic of the paranormal in a definitive narration by esoteric scholar Mitch Horowitz.

Extreme heat, fires, floods, and storms are transforming our planet. Yet we get increasing emissions, divisive politics, and ersatz solutions that offer more of the same: more capitalism, more complexity, more "progress." The impasse we face is not only political and institutional, but cognitive, existential, and narrative. We're incapable of grasping the scale, speed, and impact of global warming. And we optimistically cling to a narrative that promises a better tomorrow if we just keep doing what we're doing.

From one of America’s best-known biologists, a revolutionary new way of thinking about evolution that shows “why, in light of our origins, humans are still special” (Edward J. Larson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evolution). Once we had a special place in the hierarchy of life on...

Can religious beliefs survive in the scientific age? Are they resoundingly outdated? Or, is there something in them of great importance, even if the way they are expressed will have to change given new scientific context? These questions are among those at the core of the science-religion dialogue.

Sociologist Felicia Wu Song has spent years considering the personal and collective dynamics of living in digital ecosystems. In this book she combines psychological, neurological, and sociological insights with theological reflection to explore two major questions: What kind of people are we becoming with personal technologies in hand? And who do we really want to be? Song unpacks the soft tyranny of the digital age, including the values embedded in our apps and the economic systems that drive our habits and their subtle yet pervasive effects.

Viviamo in un mondo imprevedibile, pieno di contraddizioni, e navigare in questa complessità mentre cerchiamo di prendere le decisioni migliori è tutt’altro che facile. Con Le gioie della scienza, Al-Khalili ci regala otto brevi lezioni che ci avvicinano alla chiarezza, al potere e alla...

Una novela visionaria sobre nuestro presente interconectado. Se han infiltrado en hogares de Hong Kong, en tiendas de Vancouver, en las calles de Sierra Leona, en plazas de Oaxaca, en dormitorios alemanes. Están por todas partes. No son mascotas, ni fantasmas, ni robots. Son personas reales...

An award-winning astronomer and physicist’s spellbinding and urgent call for a new Enlightenment and the recognition of the preciousness of life using reason and curiosity—the foundations of science—to study, nurture, and ultimately preserve humanity as we face the existential crisis of...

“Lively. . . . Rousing. . . . Prophecy—roving, intelligent, irreducibly idiosyncratic—can expand our sense of possibility, starting now.” —The New York Times Book Review Tech empires are the prophets of the modern day, and like the ancient oracles and medieval astrologers that preceded...

A grave warning from one of the world's great scientists “What drives these pages is the guilty conscience of my professions, theoretical physics. My sole aim is to help avert what seems to me to be the unintended, yet scarcely avoidable, endpoint of the current actions of the governments we...

"Matter can move backward and forward in time. Objects may be in two places at once. Simply looking at an event can alter it instantaneously." Quantum physics is an astounding (and mind-boggling) field of science, but can you actually use it to change your life? The answer, teaches Dr. Quantum...

In this bold and interdisciplinary journey through neuroscience, theoretical physics, and artificial intelligence, neurologist Dr. Chris Reynolds proposes a revolutionary model of consciousness: the Probability Clock. At the heart of this model lies the thalamus—a central brain structure long known for relaying sensory input. But in Reynolds’ view, the thalamus does far more: it recursively filters, times, and shapes experience itself.

We've pinpointed the destination, refined the technology, designed the habitat. Are we forgetting something? A timely reminder that it's not just rocket science, this book explores the all-too-human issues raised by the prospect of settling in outer space. Accordingly, her work highlights the complex ethical challenges that accompany any other-worldly venture—questions about the environment, labor rights, and medical ethics, among others.

An Experiential Odyssey into Your Unexplored Human Capacities Have you ever felt that you are more than just a genetically programmed machine running in a meaningless universe? That your feelings, thoughts, and intentions might extend beyond the material domain? That compassion, connection, and...

Durante siglos hemos creído saber distinguir lo vivo de lo inerte. Un animal está vivo, una máquina no. Pero esa frontera empieza a desdibujarse. La inteligencia artificial, la biología sintética, la exploración del universo y los avances científicos nos están empujando hacia un territorio desconocido: uno en el que las máquinas aprenden, los sistemas evolucionan y la vida podría no ser exclusiva de lo biológico.

En près de cinq heures, cet audio retrace l'histoire de France au XIXe siècle, incarnée par Emmanuel Fureix, spécialiste d'histoire contemporaine...

Trace the gripping history of science and intense geopolitics that transformed glowing uranium into a world-ending weapon. Perfect for your daily commute, this dramatic narrative explores the dawn of quantum mechanics and the fierce race to harness atomic energy. Experience the intellectual...

With far-reaching implications, this urgent treatise promises to revolutionize our understanding of what it means to be human in the digital age. We used to say "seeing is believing"; now googling is believing. With 24/7 access to nearly all of the world's information at our fingertips, we no...

 Fritjof Capra, scientist, educator, activist, and accomplished author, presents the evolution of his thought over five decades in Patterns of Connection. First introduced in the late 1950s to the work of Werner Heisenberg, a founder of quantum mechanics, Capra quickly intuited the connections between the discoveries of quantum physics and the traditions of Eastern philosophy - resulting in his first book, the best-selling The Tao of Physics. 

Does science discredit the Bible, God, religious faith? Absolutely not, says Dr. Michael Guillen, former Harvard physics instructor and Emmy-winning ABC News Science Editor. In Amazing Truths, he uses his entertaining, down-to-earth storytelling skills to reveal ten astonishing truths affirmed...