MIT Press
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Computing: A Concise History
$16.95 Add to cartDiscover the history of computing through 4 major threads of development in this compact, accessible history covering punch cards, Silicon Valley, smartphones, and much more.
In an accessible style,- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Ceruzzi, Paul E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: June 15 2012
- ISBN10: 0262517671
- Language: English
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The Curie Society
$18.95 Add to cartAn action-packed graphic novel for the science lover–“with suspenseful espionage, nerdy humor, and a group of dauntless, eager trailblazers” following in the footsteps of Marie Curie (Shelf Awareness… [more below]
- Series: The Curie Society
- Author: Einhorn, Heather
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: April 27 2021
- ISBN10: 0262539942
- Language: English
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Placebos
$16.95 Read moreThe biological power of the placebo effect.
The power of placebos to ameliorate symptoms has been with us for centuries. Western medicine today is finding it increasingly difficult to ignore the effic- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Hall, Kathryn T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0262544253
- Language: English
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Biofabrication
$15.95 Read moreHow engineered materials and machines powered by living biological cells can tackle technological challenges in medicine, agriculture, and global security.
You are a biological machine whose movement- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Raman, Ritu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 026254296X
- Language: English
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Irony and Sarcasm
$15.95 Add to cartA biography of two troublesome words.
Isn’t it ironic? Or is it? Never mind, I’m just being sarcastic (or am I?). Irony and sarcasm are two of the most misused, misapplied, and misunderstood words in o
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Kreuz, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 0262538261
- Language: English
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Synesthesia
$18.95 Read moreAn accessible, concise primer on the neurological trait of synesthesia–vividly felt sensory couplings–by a founder of the field.
One in twenty-three people carry the genes for the synesthesia. Not a
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Cytowic, Richard E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 09 2018
- ISBN10: 0262535092
- Language: English
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The Conscious Mind
$18.95 Add to cartAn account of the emergence of the mind: how the brain acquired self-awareness, functional autonomy, the ability to think, and the power of speech.
How did the human mind emerge from the collection of
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Torey, Zoltan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 08 2014
- ISBN10: 0262527103
- Language: English
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Ketamine
$16.95 Read moreThe emergence of ketamine–previously known as a combat anesthetic and club drug–as a treatment for depression.
Ketamine, approved in 2019 by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of dep- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Moghaddam, Bita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0262542242
- Language: English
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Objectivity
$39.00 Read moreObjectivity has a history, and it is full of surprises. In Objectivity, Lorraine Daston and Peter Galison chart the emergence of objectivity in the mid-nineteenth-century sciences — and show how the
- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Daston, Lorraine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: July 12 2010
- ISBN10: 189095179X
- Language: English
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Free Will
$18.95 Read moreA philosopher considers whether the scientific and philosophical arguments against free will are reason enough to give up our belief in it.
In our daily life, it really seems as though we have free wil
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Balaguer, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: February 14 2014
- ISBN10: 0262525798
- Language: English
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Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World
$24.95 Add to cartHow sound leaves a fundamental imprint on who we are.
Making sense of sound is one of the hardest jobs we ask our brains to do. In Of Sound Mind, Nina Kraus examines the partnership of sound and brain- Author: Kraus, Nina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0262545071
- Language: English
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Macroeconomics
$21.95 Read moreThe non-economist’s accessible, pocket-sized refresher on the basics of macroeconomics and how it affects the local and global economies!
Macroeconomics takes a broad perspective on the economy of a … [more below]- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Larrain B., Felipe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: March 17 2020
- ISBN10: 0262538571
- Language: English
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The AI Playbook: Mastering the Rare Art of Machine Learning Deployment
$32.95 Add to cartIn his bestselling first book, Eric Siegel explained how machine learning works. Now, in The AI Playbook, he shows how to capitalize on it.
“Eric Siegel delivers a robust primer on machine learning, t- Series: Management on the Cutting Edge
- Author: Siegel, Eric
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0262048906
- Language: English
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Death and Dying
$15.95 Add to cartAn examination of the contemporary medicalization of death and dying that calls us to acknowledge instead death’s existential and emotional realities.
Death is a natural, inevitable, and deeply human- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Piemonte, Nicole M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0262542420
- Language: English
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The Biology of Kindness: Six Daily Choices for Health, Well-Being, and Longevity
$24.95 Add to cart“Explains how our life behaviors can affect our state of health by comparing science and conscience in a revolutionary approach to health, longevity and quality of life”–
- Author: de Vivo, Immaculata
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0262547651
- Language: English
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The Value of Values: How Leaders Can Grow Their Businesses and Enhance Their Careers by Doing the Right Thing
$32.95 Read moreHow business leaders can grow profits and competitive advantage by doing the right thing.
Acting on values–doing good for the benefit of all–can substantially benefit the bottom line, but many busin- Series: Management on the Cutting Edge
- Author: Aronson, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0262048388
- Language: English
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The Inhumans and Other Stories: A Selection of Bengali Science Fiction
$19.95 Read moreThe first English translation of a cult science fiction favorite by Hemendra Kumar Roy, one of the giants of early Bangla literature, and other sf stories from the colonial period in India.
Kalpavigya- Series: Mit Press / Radium Age
- Author: Chattopadhyay, Bodhisattva
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 188
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0262547619
- Language: English
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The Book
$19.95 Read moreThe book as object, as content, as idea, as interface.
What is the book in a digital age? Is it a physical object containing pages encased in covers? Is it a portable device that gives us access to ent
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Borsuk, Amaranth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: May 04 2018
- ISBN10: 0262535416
- Language: English
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Hamlet on the Holodeck, Updated Edition: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace
$50.00 Read moreAn updated edition of the classic book on digital storytelling, with a new introduction and expansive chapter commentaries.
I want to say to all the hacker-bards from every field–gamers, researchers,
- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Murray, Janet H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: April 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0262533480
- Language: English
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Science Fiction
$18.95 Read moreHow science fiction has been a tool for understanding and living through rapid technological change.
The world today seems to be slipping into a science fiction future. We have phones that speak to us- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Vint, Sherryl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0262539993
- Language: English
