History of Science & Knowledge
From the award-winning author of Revolutionizing the Sciences, a monumental historical account of how we came to see the world through the lens of science
The ultimate collection of Einstein鈥檚 public writings on everything from religion and art to pacifism and the atomic bomb
The ultimate collection of Einstein鈥檚 scientific writings on everything from statistical mechanics to general relativity
A scientific adventure story that dramatizes how profoundly our oceans have changed over the past 150 years
An investigation of a cosmic experiment
An exploration of the impact of immersive experiences on visual practices from cave painting to virtual reality
From acclaimed folklorist and historian Adrienne Mayor, an enchanting collection of the ancient myths that emerged out of the wonders鈥攁nd disasters鈥攐f the natural world
A spectacularly illustrated history of an enigmatic surgical diagram
A disarmingly personal account of the new science of memory manipulation by one of today鈥檚 leading pioneers in the field
Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award
How 1,000 years of global history show why technological and economic progress is often followed by stagnation and even collapse
The complete interviews that served as the basis for Jung鈥檚 bestselling memoir Memories, Dreams, Reflections
Features a significant amount of material withheld from the original book
Newly translated and thoroughly annotated by world-renowned Jung expert Sonu Shamdasani
A lively and entertaining cultural history of a supremely annoying intellectual vice
The first annotated edition of the book that shocked the Victorian world and continues to generate controversy today
A humanist manifesto for the age of AI
The classic account of how volcanism has shaped human culture and science, from the Bronze Age eruption that destroyed Minoan Crete to Mount St. Helens
From two of 罢滨惭贰鈥�s 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI鈥攁nd how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products
An anthropologist traces the intimate connections between gambling addiction and casino industry design tactics
How all philosophical explanations of human consciousness and the fundamental structure of the cosmos are bizarre鈥攁nd why that鈥檚 a good thing
A revolutionary history and theory of harmony from music to metaphysics
A scientist鈥檚 inspiring vision of our return to the Moon as humanity鈥檚 next thrilling step in space exploration
How the Einsteinian revolution can be understood as the result of a long-term evolution of science
A compelling alternative account of the history of knowledge from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
A wide-ranging account of American and French understandings of merit, talent, and intelligence over the past two centuries
The definitive biography of Charles Darwin鈥攏ow in one abridged and fully updated volume
Based on the two-volume National Book Critics Circle Award鈥搘inning biography hailed as 鈥渢he definitive Darwin biography鈥� (Newsday) 鈥� 鈥渁 wonderful and well-rounded portrait鈥�...
How the computer revolution shaped our conception of rationality鈥攁nd why human problems require solutions rooted in human intuition, morality, and judgment
How Cold War geopolitics and domestic capitalism changed the trajectory of India鈥檚 computing industry
The hidden hands behind history鈥檚 great scholarly works
A visionary look at how novel attributes arise and become transformative innovations in nature, culture, and technology
Can a computer program think like a human?
A wonderfully illustrated history of geology from ancient times to the present day
On November 1, 1755—All Saints' Day—a massive earthquake struck Europe's Iberian Peninsula and destroyed the city of Lisbon. Churches collapsed upon thousands of worshippers celebrating the holy day. Earthquakes in Human History tells...
The strange and surprising history of the so-called epidemic of bad posture in modern America鈥攆rom eugenics and posture pageants to today鈥檚 promoters of 鈥減aleo posture鈥�
A captivating portrait of the poet and the scientist who shared an enchanted view of nature
Why you should worry less about AI and more about what makes us human
The fascinating science and history of radiation
A global history of the climate catastrophe caused by the Tambora eruption
How the specter of climate has been used to explain history since antiquity
A mind-expanding exploration of the ethical bonds we share with the nonhuman