“Amy Webb found her true love after a search that's both charmingly romantic and relentlessly data-driven. Anyone who uses online dating sites must read her funny, fascinating book.”—Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness ProjectAfter yet another disastrous date, Amy Webb was preparing to cancel her JDate membership when epiphany struck: her standards weren’t too high, she just wasn’t approaching the...

A call-to-arms about the broken nature of artificial intelligence, and the powerful corporations that are turning the human-machine relationship on its head.We like to think that we are in control of the future of "artificial" intelligence. The reality, though, is that we -- the everyday people whose data powers AI -- aren't actually in control of anything. When, for example, we speak with Alexa, we contribute that data to a system we can't see and have no input in...

A call-to-arms about the broken nature of artificial intelligence, and the powerful corporations that are turning the human-machine relationship on its head.We like to think that we are in control of the future of "artificial" intelligence. The reality, though, is that we -- the everyday people whose data powers AI -- aren't actually in control of anything. When, for example, we speak with Alexa, we contribute that data to a system we can't see and have no input in...

An expert in trend forecasting shows how to anticipate what’s next and prepare your business, your market, and your products for the future**“Amy Webb, with insight and a big dose of pragmatism, shows how to clearly see the next big disruption and then take action before it strikes.” ―Ram Charan, coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller ExecutionA Fast Company Best Book of the Year**How do you tell a real trend from th...

Die "großen Neun" haben eines gemeinsam: Sie alle treiben mit Macht die Entwicklung künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) voran – und dieses Thema polarisiert: Entweder ist KI der Heilsbringer schlechthin oder aber eine tödliche Gefahr für die Menschheit. Doch wie heißt es so schön? Die Wahrheit liegt irgendwo dazwischen. Futuristin und Bestsellerautorin Amy Webb macht sich auf die Suche nach der Wahrheit. Sie erklärt unter anderem, weshalb wir KI nicht gigantischen Tech-Konzernen und auch nicht ei...

An expert in trend forecasting shows how to anticipate what’s next and prepare your business, your market, and your products for the future**“Amy Webb, with insight and a big dose of pragmatism, shows how to clearly see the next big disruption and then take action before it strikes.” ―Ram Charan, coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller ExecutionA Fast Company Best Book of the Year**How do you tell a real trend from th...

Book three of a five-book series. Scott and Tessa Madison, newly-married and proud parents of a baby daughter, want nothing more than to settle down and quietly raise their child. For a while, it appears as if they might get their wish: the house is a mess, they’re exhausted from late-night feedings and diaper changes, and both have worn the same clothes for the past several days because they’re too busy to do a load of laundry! Everything would appear that they’re a nice, normal f...

Winner of the 2019 Foreword INDIES Award Bronze Medal, When Charley Met Emma teaches kids about disability, empathy, and the beauty of friendships with people who are different from you.When Charley goes to the playground and sees Emma, a girl with limb differences who gets around in a wheelchair, he doesn't know how to react at first. But after he and Emma start talking, he learns that different isn't bad, sad, or strange--different is just different, and...

One woman, two men: One, a hero, the other...a demon!The power struggle between the Loyalists, men or women with magical abilities who supported a healthy political and social balance between those with magical skills and those without, and the Visionary Coalition had been going full swing for almost thirty years.Raphael Valdez, a wizard with powers so awesome that the most courageous of men feared him, was the Visionary Coalition’s leader. Those who supported Valdez’s visi...

cott Madison, heartbroken by his first true love’s betrayal, tries to immerse himself in the rigors of academic and athletic life at Briarwood Academy. Late at night, however, when everything is silent and his mind has the chance to wander, it strays toward the glen, toward her, toward the intimacy they shared… Tessa Laughlin, imprisoned for treason against the magical world, finds herself freezing, scared…and ill. Pleas for medical attention go unanswered until the day of her cour...

Fans of When Charley Met Emma will love seeing Emma champion her inner awesomeness in this inspirational sequel that teaches readers about the power of self-advocacy.Emma has limb differences, but different isn't bad, sad, or strange. It's just different! But when some accessibility problems get in the way at the local art museum, it ruins the fun of a class trip...and then Emma's friend Charley makes things even worse! In the middle of a really b...

Was fällt Ihnen spontan zu "Synthetische Biologie" ein? Wenn Sie kein Spezialist sind, dann lautet die Antwort sehr wahrscheinlich: "Nichts!" Synthetische Biologie ist die neueste Entwicklung moderner Biologie. Sie zielt darauf, biologische Systeme – also Moleküle, Zellen oder Organismen – zu erzeugen, die so in der Natur nicht vorkommen. Im Ergebnis kann DNA nicht mehr nur dekodiert oder beeinflusst werden – sie kann geschrieben werden. Bestsellerautorin und Zukunftsforscherin Amy Webb ve...