"Splinters of Infinity is set in a paradigm-shattering era of physics and science, as a series of rapid-fire discoveries and new ideas completely upend humanity's conception of the universe. Among these revolutions, America's two foremost physicists, Robert Millikan and Arthur Compton, find themselves locked in an intense, often deeply personal, conflict about cosmic rays, one of the era's most…
"Uneven Futures reimagines the SF megatext as a vibrantly dialogical and enduringly ethical methodology for our living political futures"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Joyner and Isbell describe a model for higher education -- the distributed classroom -- that combines the best aspects of traditional college attendance with the accessibility of online classes"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"This book uses Kafka's 1922 short story 'Investigations of a Dog' to address a series of questions: What is research? How is knowledge produced, and what counts as knowledge?"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"A history of how computers are being used to simulate cities which in turn are increasingly being built from those same computers which are being embedded into the city's social and economic fabric"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"An honest attempt to compare and analyze the intelligence of humans, animals, and computers by an eminent cognitive scientist and long-time Press author"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
A comprehensive survey of undergraduate mathematics, compressing four years of study into one robust overview. In The Math You Need, Thomas Mack provides a singular, comprehensive survey of undergraduate mathematics, compressing four years of math curricula into one volume. Without sacrificing rigor, this book provides a go-to resource for the essentials that any academic or professional needs.…
"A book on how video games changed monsters, and how video game monsters shape our notions of otherness"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"A trade book based on the final report of MIT's Work of the Future Task Force"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Description based upon print version of record."An argument against the "Wise View" of death that it is an inevitable and acceptable part of life"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.