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The Greatest Science Stories Never Told: 100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy

April 3, 2010

the greatest science stories

Author:
Rick Beyer
Publisher:
Harper (2009)

Amazon | Rick Beyer is a lifelong history enthusiast and an award-winning documentary producer whose work for The History Channel® includes Godspeed to Jamestown, The Wright Challenge, and the Timelab 2000 series of history minutes.

100 tales of invention and discovery:

  • Meet the angry undertaker who gave us the push-button phone.
  • Discover how modesty led to the invention of the stethoscope.
  • Find out why

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Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom

June 23, 2011

Buddha's Brain book cover

Author:
Rick Hanson, Richard Mendius
Publisher:
New Harbinger Publications (2009)

Publisher’s Weekly | The brain physiology associated with spiritual states has been fertile ground for researchers and writers alike. Neuropsychologist and meditation teacher Hanson suggests that an understanding of the brain in conjunction with 2,500-year-old Buddhist teachings can help readers achieve more happiness. He explains how the brain evolved to keep humans safe from external threats; the resulting built-in negativity bias creates suffering in modern individuals. Citing… read more

Topics: Cognitive Science/Neuroscience | Social Networking/Web

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The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet to Artificial Limbs

December 28, 2009

The Department of Mad Scientists

Author:
Michael Belfiore
Publisher:
Smithsonian (2009)

Wireless, prosthetic arms that are as nimble and light as the real thing; driverless robot cars that work their way through real traffic; a portable robotic emergency room with remote-controlled, mobile robotic surgeons; and scramjets able to race around the world in just a few hours  — these are among the DARPA projects profiled by journalist Michael Belfiore in his book, The Department of Mad Scientists.

Topics: AI/Robotics | Computers/Infotech/UI | Electronics | Human Enhancement | Nanotech/Materials Science | Singularity/Futures | Synthetic Biology

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How We Live and Why We Die: The Secret Lives of Cells

February 23, 2011

how we live why we die

Author:
Lewis Wolpert
Publisher:
Faber and Faber (2009)

Publishers Weekly | Wolpert, professor emeritus of biology at University College London (Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast), conceives bodies as complex societies of cells, with each individual cell and cell type fulfilling a very specific role. As Wolpert explains, cells are incredibly complicated, representing evolution in action. Indeed, Wolpert asserts, However clever one thinks cells are, they almost always turn out to exceed one’s expectations.

He provides basic… read more

Topics: Biomed/Longevity

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The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery

July 13, 2010

The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery

Author:
Tony Hey, Stewart Tansley, Kristin Tolle
Publisher:
Microsoft Research (2009)

Amazon | This book presents the first broad look at the rapidly emerging field of data-intensive science, with the goal of influencing the worldwide scientific and computing research communities and inspiring the next generation of scientists. Increasingly, scientific breakthroughs will be powered by advanced computing capabilities that help researchers manipulate and explore massive datasets. The speed at which any given scientific discipline advances will depend on how well its… read more

Topics: Computers/Infotech/UI

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Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto

September 7, 2012
Author:
Stewart Brand
Publisher:
Viking Adult (2009)

An icon of the environmental movement outlines a provocative approach for reclaiming our planet

According to Stewart Brand, a lifelong environmentalist who sees everything in terms of solvable design problems, three profound transformations are under way on Earth right now. Climate change is real and is pushing us toward managing the planet as a whole. Urbanization-half the world’s population now lives in cities, and eighty percent… read more

Topics: Energy | Environment/Climate

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Counterspace: The Next Hours of World War III

July 13, 2010

Counterspace: The Next Hours of World War III

Author:
William B. Scott, Michael J. Coumatos, William J. Birnes
Publisher:
Forge Books (2009)

Amazon | In Space Wars, Scott, Coumatos, and Birnes created a fascinating war gaming scenario of how World War III might unfold in above the Earth’s surface.  Now this thrilling team of writers reunites with Counterspace, an even more chilling fictionalized look at America’s most catastrophic fears.

What if North Korea detonated a nuclear weapon in space and silenced dozens of satellites?

What if an Iranian missile… read more

Topics: Social/Ethical/Legal | Space | Survival/Defense

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Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

June 23, 2011

Your Brain at Work book cover

Author:
David Rock
Publisher:
HarperBusiness (2009)

Amazon | Meet Emily and Paul: The parents of two young children. Emily is the newly promoted VP of marketing at a large corporation while Paul works from home or from clients’ offices as an independent IT consultant. Their lives, like all of ours, are filled with a bewildering blizzard of emails, phone calls, yet more emails, meetings, projects, proposals, and plans. Just staying ahead of the storm… read more

Topics: Cognitive Science/Neuroscience

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Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth

September 28, 2009

Logicomix

Author:
Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos Papadimitriou
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA (2009)

Amazon | This exceptional graphic novel recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell. In his agonized search for absolute truth, Russell crosses paths with legendary thinkers like Gottlob Frege, David Hilbert, and Kurt Gödel, and finds a passionate student in the great Ludwig Wittgenstein. But his most ambitious goal–to establish unshakable logical foundations of mathematics–continues to loom before him. Through love and hate, peace and war, Russell persists… read more

Topics: Computers/Infotech/UI | Physics/Cosmology

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The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future

September 13, 2010

thelightsinthetunnel

Author:
Martin Ford
Publisher:
CreateSpace (2009)

Amazon | What will the economy of the future look like? Where will advancing technology, job automation, outsourcing and globalization lead?

Is it possible that accelerating computer technology was a primary cause of the current global economic crisis–and that even more disruptive impacts lie ahead?

This groundbreaking book by Silicon Valley computer engineer and entrepreneur, Martin Ford, explores these questions and shows how accelerating technology… read more

Topics: Computers/Infotech/UI | Innovation/Entrepreneurship | Singularity/Futures

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Total Recall: How the E-Memory Revolution Will Change Everything

January 18, 2011

Total Recall

Author:
Gordon Bell, Jim Gemmell
Publisher:
Dutton Adult (2009)

Amazon | The total recall revolution is inevitable. It will change what it means to be human. It has already begun. What if you could remember everything? Soon, if you choose, you will be able to conveniently and affordably record your whole life in minute detail. You would have Total Recall.

Authors Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell draw on experience from their MyLifeBits project at Microsoft Research… read more

Topics: Computers/Infotech/UI | Electronics | Internet/Telecom | Singularity/Futures | Social Networking/Web

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Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age

January 4, 2012

delete

Author:
Viktor Mayer-Schonberger
Publisher:
Princeton University Press (2009)

Amazon | Delete looks at the surprising phenomenon of perfect remembering in the digital age, and reveals why we must reintroduce our capacity to forget. Digital technology empowers us as never before, yet it has unforeseen consequences as well. Potentially humiliating content on Facebook is enshrined in cyberspace for future employers to see. Google remembers everything we’ve searched for and when. The digital realm remembers what is sometimes better forgotten, and… read more

Topics: Cognitive Science/Neuroscience | Computers/Infotech/UI | Entertainment/New Media | Social Networking/Web

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ID: The Quest for Identity in the 21st Century

July 14, 2010

ID: The Quest for Identity in the 21st Century

Author:
Susan Greenfield
Publisher:
Sceptre (2009)

Amazon | If you’ve ever wondered what effect video games have on your children’s minds or worried about how much private information the government and big companies know about you, ID is essential reading. Professor Susan Greenfield argues persuasively that our individuality is under the microscope as never before; now more then ever we urgently need to look at what we want for ourselves as individuals and for our… read more

Topics: Computers/Infotech/UI | Internet/Telecom | Social Networking/Web

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The Human Brain Book

January 6, 2011

humanbrainbook

Author:
Rita Carter
Publisher:
DK ADULT (2009)

Amazon | The Human Brain Book is a complete guide to the one organ in the body that makes each of us what we are — unique individuals. It combines the latest findings from the field of neuroscience with expert text and state-of-the-art illustrations and imaging techniques to provide an incomparable insight into every facet of the brain. Layer by layer, it reveals the fascinating details of this… read more

Topics: Cognitive Science/Neuroscience

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The Scientific American Day in the Life of Your Brain

January 6, 2011

scientificamerican

Author:
Scientific American, Judith Horstman
Publisher:
Jossey-Bass (2009)

Amazon |  Have you ever wondered what’s happening in your brain as you go through a typical day and night? This fascinating book presents an hour-by-hour round-the-clock journal of your brain’s activities. Drawing on the treasure trove of information from Scientific American and Scientific American Mind magazines as well as original material written specifically for this book, Judith Horstman weaves together a compelling description of… read more

Topics: Cognitive Science/Neuroscience

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