«Un racconto piacevole e semplice dell'enorme influenza che la matematica ha avuto sulla civiltà umana. Se vi siete mai chiesti a cosa servisse la matematica che avete studiato a scuola, qui troverete la risposta.»Ian Stewart, autore di Com è bella la matematica e Numeri incredibiliAnche gli esseri umani – come molti animali – quando nascono sono in grado di contare solo fino a tre. Il nostro cervello, in presenza di più di tre oggetti, non si preoc...

«Micheal Brooks è il più acuto divulgatore scientifico che ci sia in circolazione.»«The Independent»«Girolamo Cardano è il mio mascalzone preferito di tutti i tempi. Michael Brooks lo fa brillantemente rivivere in una serie di conversazioni divertenti, dotte e originali sulle frontiere della fi sica. È un esperimento audace e perfettamente riuscito, un tipo completamente nuovo di divulgazione scientifica.»Ian Stewart...

'A wonderful book... Delightfully varied... As with all the best science writing, this book doesn't just give answers, it also asks interesting questions.' Daily Mail'Captivating and intelligent! Who knew death could be this much fun?' Richard OsmanAsteroids, killer sharks, nuclear bombs, viruses, deadly robots, climate change, the apocalypse - why is Hollywood so obsessed with death and the end of the world? And how seriously shou...

**A Sunday Times Book of the YearA New Scientist Gift Pick"Bright, nerdy and funny! Of course I loved it." Dara O Briain**Can we resurrect dinosaurs, Jurassic Park-style? Are we living in The Matrix's digital simulation? Do aliens with acid blood exist somewhere in the universe? Will we ever go back and visit 1955? And just why were the original Planet of the Ape movies so terrible?In Science(ish), Rick Ed...

「虛構推測」往往預言人類未來，無論悲劇或美好「我從小就覺得什麼都可能，科幻電影讓一切成真。」——史蒂芬．史匹柏（Steven Spielberg）**《星期日泰晤士報》年度科學選書****…****《新科學人》雜誌聖誕節選書****…**★最受歡迎科普網站 PanSci 泛科學推薦★亞馬遜四點五顆星評價，讀者一致盛讚：「引人入勝的完美讀物！」《金融時報》、《赫芬頓郵報》、《衛報》等各大媒體強力推薦人類未來世界的樣貌為何？科幻電影裡的情節能否...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

There are some nightmares from which you can never wake.Dread: A Head Full of Bad Dreams, from the Bram Stoker Award-nominated editoral team of Anthony Rivera and Sharon Lawson, is Volume One in the Best of Grey Matter Press series. Selected by readers and horror fans, the twenty short stories contained within the pages of Dread include some of the darkest hallucinatory revelations from the minds of the most accomplished award-winning authors of our time.T...

The Ultimate Hymn Collection: Adoration, Comfort, Submission, and Salvation by Richard Baxter, Thomas Brooks, John Owen, William Cowper, and Others This timeless collection of hymns brings together the profound work of Richard Baxter, Thomas Brooks, John Owen, William Cowper, and other celebrated writers. The hymns, categorized under various themes such as adoration, comfort, submission, salvation, and more, reflect the essence of Christian worship and devotion. With over 600 songs, this c...

Beyond the Numbers presents a thought-provoking series of essays by leading authorities on issues of population and consumption. The essays both define the poles of debate and explore common ground beyond the polarized rhetoric.Specific chapters consider each of the broad topics addressed at the International Conference on Population and Development held in September 1994 in Cairo, Egypt. The essays are supplemented by sidebars and short articles featuring more-impassioned...

This anthology draws together some of the best new stories of mystery and murder—compiled by the Anthony Award–winning crime fiction editor.This anthology collects the most original stories of murder by some of mystery fiction's most inventive talents from the United States and United Kingdom. With innovative new takes on locked-room mysteries and impossible crimes, these short stories are full of vexing conundrums and reality-defying puzzles. A murder has been comm...

The Ultimate Hymn Collection: Adoration, Comfort, Submission, and Salvation by Richard Baxter, Thomas Brooks, John Owen, William Cowper, and OthersThis timeless collection of hymns brings together the profound work of Richard Baxter, Thomas Brooks, John Owen, William Cowper, and other celebrated writers. The hymns, categorized under various themes such as adoration, comfort, submission, salvation, and more, reflect the essence of Christian worship and devotion. With over 600 songs, this co...

Across the globe, educators are grappling with how best to prepare a new generation to engage the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century. Along with knowledge and skills, many are now emphasizing the importance of character. Yet, while there has been a robust movement to educate character among children and adolescents, much less attention has been given to the ethical formation of college and university students. What is the role of colleges and universities in educating...