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Talking to Robots: Tales from Our Human-Robot Futures
David Ewing Duncan · Dutton
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Award-winning journalist David Ewing Duncan considers 24 visions of possible human-robot futures - Incredible scenarios from Teddy Bots to Warrior Bots, and Politician Bots to Sex Bots - Grounded in real technologies and possibilities and inspired by our imagination. What robot and AI systems... |
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Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Rose George · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough scienceBlood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit... |
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Farewell to the Horse: A Cultural History
ULRICH RAULFF · Liveright
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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A surprising, lively, and erudite history of horse and man, for readers of The Invention of Nature and The Soul of an Octopus.Horses and humans share an ancient, profoundly complex relationship. Once our most indispensable companions, horses were for millennia essential in helping build... |
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Space Stations: The Art, Science, and Reality of Working in Space
Gary Kitmacher · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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A rich visual history of real and fictional space stations, illustrating pop culture's influence on the development of actual space stations and vice versaSpace stations represent both the summit of space technology and, possibly, the future of humanity beyond Earth. Space Stations:... |
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Girl Talk: What Science Can Tell Us About Female Friendship
Jacqueline Mroz · Seal Press
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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A veteran science reporter's investigation into the fascinating and distinctive nature of women's friendshipsIn Girl Talk, New York Times science reporter Jacqueline Mroz takes on the science of female friendship--a phenomenon that's as culturally powerful as it is individually mysterious.... |
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