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  • Make Way for the Superhumans

    How the science of bio enhancement is transforming our world, and how we need to deal with it

    af Michael Bess ...
    Biomedical research is changing the both the format and the functions of human beings. Very soon the human race will be faced with a choice: do we join in with the enhancement or not?Make Way for the Superhumans looks at how far this technology has come and what aims and ambitions it has.From robotic implants that restore sight to the blind, to performance enhancing drugs that build muscles, ... Læs mere

    79,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Choices Under Fire

    Moral Dimensions of World War II

    af Michael Bess ...
    World War II was the quintessential “good war.” It was not, however, a conflict free of moral ambiguity, painful dilemmas, and unavoidable compromises. Was the bombing of civilian populations in Germany and Japan justified? Were the Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes trials legally scrupulous? What is the legacy bequeathed to the world by Hiroshima? With wisdom and clarity, Michael Bess brings a fresh ... Læs mere

    87,36 kr.

  • Lydbog

    World War II: Impossible Choices and Deeds That Changed History

    af Michael Bess ...
    Fortalt af Michael Bess ...
    Serier serie Learn25: History

    Uforkortet

    8 timer 50 min

    The lives of five generations, including yours, are indelibly marked by the deeds of those who fought in the Second World War. Join award-winning historian Michael Bess in exploring their stories.In 24 engaging lectures, WWII expert and Vanderbilt professor Michael Bess introduces you to the men and women who faced some of history’s toughest choices. You will meet the man who stopped Hitler’s ... Læs mere

    235,42 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Neuroscience and Religion

    Brain, Mind, Self, and Soul

    af Michael Bess, Stephan Carlson, Tom Gregor, Gary Jensen, Alicia Juarrero, John McCarthy, Jeff Schall, Edward Slingerland ...
    For religious persons, the notion of human being is tied inextricably to the notion of God (or the gods) and turns on this question: what is human being? How did we, with our almost infinite capacities for thought, change, and domination, come to be? Imbued with powers far beyond any other animal, humans are too faulty to be considered gods themselves. Yet, the idea of God (or the gods) appears in ... Læs mere

    343,03 kr.

  • Lydbog

    Superhuman: The Future of Drugs, Bioelectronics, and Genetic Medicine

    af Michael Bess ...
    Fortalt af Michael Bess ...
    Serier serie Learn25: History

    Uforkortet

    10 timer 38 min

    The next wave of technological change will shape not just our gizmos and gadgets, but our own bodies and minds. Join award-winning historian Michael Bess to learn what to expect from the “Superhuman Revolution.”In the near future, developments in bioenhancement technologies will not only alter how we make a living, communicate, and interact with each other, but will offer direct and precise ... Læs mere

    133,55 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

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  • Range

    Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

    af David Epstein ...
    The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking, from the author of the highly anticipated Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better.“The most important business—and parenting—book of the year.” —Forbes“Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. PinkShortlisted for the <e... ... Læs mere

    87,36 kr.

    Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog

    Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog

  • The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

    af John J. Mearsheimer ...
    "A superb book....Mearsheimer has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the behavior of great powers."—The National Interest, Barry R. PosenA decade after the cold war ended, policy makers and academics foresaw a new era of peace and prosperity, an era in which democracy and open trade would herald the "end of history." The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, sadly shattered ... Læs mere

    142,86 kr.

  • This Will Make You Smarter

    150 New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking

    af John Brockman ...
    Serier Bog 11 - Edge Question Series
    Featuring a foreword by David Brooks, This Will Make You Smarter presents brilliant—but accessible—scientific concepts to expand every mind.What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to the world’s most influential thinkers. Their visionary answers flow from the frontiers of psychology, philosophy, economics ... Læs mere

    91,89 kr.

  • This Will Change Everything

    Ideas That Will Shape the Future

    af John Brockman ...
    Serier Bog 6 - Edge Question Series
    “This Will Change Everything offers seemingly radical but actually feasible ideas with the potential to change the world.”—Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and SteelEditor John Brockman continues in the same vein as his popular compilations What Are You Optimistic About and What Have You Changed Your Mind About with This Will Change Everything. Brockman asks 150 ... Læs mere

    91,89 kr.

  • The Second World Wars

    How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won

    af Victor Davis Hanson ...
    A comprehensive account of World War II by America’s preeminent military historian and author of The Dying Citizen**.****“Breathtakingly magisterial.” —**Wall Street JournalWorld War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a war been fought on so many diverse landscapes and in so many different ways, from rocket attacks in London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor ... Læs mere

    111,38 kr.

    Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog

    Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog

  • This Will Make You Smarter

    af John Brockman ...
    Over 150 of the world's leading scientists and thinkers offer their choice of the ideas, strategies and arguments that will help all of us understand our world, and its future, better.Includes contributions from:Richard Dawkins, Stephen Pinker, Daniel Dennett, Clay Shirky, Daniel Goleman, Sam Harris, Lee Smolin, Matt Ridley, Mark Henderson, David Rowan, Sir Martin Rees, Craig Venter, Brian Eno, ... Læs mere

    128,66 kr.

  • Losing Military Supremacy

    The Myopia of American Strategic Planning

    af Andrei Martyanov ...
    Marytanov explains why and how the US armed forces have lost the military supremacy they thought they once had and how Russia, which supposedly had been defeated in the Cold War, succeeded not only in catching up with USA, but actually surpassing it in many key domains such as long range cruise missiles, diesel-electric submarines, air defenses, electronic warfare, air superiority and many others. ... Læs mere

    113,24 kr.

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    Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog