Stories both practical and inspirational about environmental leadership on campus.These personal narratives of greening college campuses offer inspiration, motivation, and practical advice. Written by faculty, staff, administrators, and a student, from varying perspectives and reflecting divergent experiences, these stories also map the growing strength of a national movement toward environment…
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This collection explores how technologies become forms of power, how people embed their authority in technological systems, and how the machines and the knowledge that make up technical systems strengthen or reshape social, political, and cultural power. The authors suggest ways in which a more nuanced investigation of technology's complex history can enrich our understanding of the changing me…
"Short essays that touch many topics-anxiety, consciousness, death, happiness, morality, stupidity, & truth-that make the case for realism & help set expectations with regard to the human condition"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Scientific biography of Salvador Luria, Nobel-prize-winning biologist, activist, and MIT professor"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Lectures ... originally delivered ... at the University of Hong Kong in 2001-2002 in celebration of its 90th birthday"--Introduction.Essays on the effects of information technology on the economy.One of the most important forces driving economic performance in the United States and other countries during the 1990s was the rise of information technology. The new technology has had such a signifi…
"Reveals the invisible work that made it possible for pictures to circulate in print and online from the 1830s to the 2010s"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
How to understand our interactions with technology: considering the emotional, intellectual, and sensual aspects of the user experience.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"The full financial inclusion of women will lead to significant advances in global economic development"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Breakthrough Prize recipient Joseph Polchinksi (now deceased) reveals details of his upbringing, his collaborations with major figures in physics, and his significant contributions to string theory and cosmology"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.