AS SEEN ON 'SUNDAY BRUNCH' AND 'THIS MORNING'Absolutely brilliant' JEREMY VINE'No-one explains cutting edge technology more clearly than Lara' LORRAINE KELLY'Brilliantly written .
El colectivo de blogueros de Tendencias 21 ha confeccionado este libro con la finalidad de compartir los conocimientos adquiridos en sus respectivas disciplinas.
En su "Introducción a la biopolítica", Thomas Lemke, además de un agudo análisis y lectura crítica de las principales tesis enfocadas a la definición de geopolítica y al establecimiento de una metodología de estudio en el área, presenta una reflexión sumamente propositiva, en la que defiende la necesidad de un enfoque interdisciplinario en el estudio de la materia.
El libro constituye un escenario de diálogo e intercambio de saberes, concepciones, experiencias y formas operativas para dinamizar la esencia, el debate conceptual y la evidencia empírica en materia de apropiación social de conocimiento (ASC).
'A delight' Dara O Briain'A witty, smart writer who has a great talent' Bill Gates'A winning blend of education and anecdote' Clive Cookson, FTWhy are most gases invisible, odourless and tasteless?
An essential introduction to the philosophy of biologyThis is a concise, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to the philosophy of biology written by a leading authority on the subject.
A fundamentally new approach to the history of science and technologyThis book presents a new way of thinking about the history of science and technology, one that offers a grand narrative of human history in which knowledge serves as a critical factor of cultural evolution.
Este libro pinta un vívido retrato de un movimiento internacional impulsado por ideas y prácticas extrañas y frecuentemente inquietantes, pero cuya obsesión por trascender las limitaciones humanas puede verse como una especie de microcosmos cultural, una intensificación radical de nuestra fe más amplia en el poder de la tecnología como motor del progreso humano.
How Mexican and Latinx hackers apply concepts from coding to their lived experiencesIn Code Work, Hector Beltran examines Mexican and Latinx coders' personal strategies of self-making as they navigate a transnational economy of tech work.
'Captivating The stuff of thrillers' - the Financial Times An explosive new vision of geopolitics from two trail-blazing political scientistsDeep beneath our feet, vast and sprawling, lies one of the most sophisticated empires the world has ever known.
Con el fin de abordar la búsqueda de vida inteligente extraterrestre, en el 2016 los autores del libro iniciaron un grupo de investigación multidisciplinaria que dieron en llamar Proyecto OTHER (Otros mundos, Tierra, Humanidad y Espacio Remoto).
Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili offers a fascinating and illuminating look at what physics reveals about the worldShining a light on the most profound insights revealed by modern physics, Jim Al-Khalili invites us all to understand what this crucially important science tells us about the universe and the nature of reality itself.
How the internet and powerful online tools are democratizing and accelerating scientific discoveryReinventing Discovery argues that we are living at the dawn of the most dramatic change in science in more than three hundred years.
The classic case for why government must support science-with a new essay by physicist and former congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from science todayScience, the Endless Frontier is recognized as the landmark argument for the essential role of science in society and government's responsibility to support scientific endeavors.
A vivid look at China's shifting place in the global political economy of technology production How did China's mass manufacturing and "e;copycat"e; production become transformed, in the global tech imagination, from something holding the nation back to one of its key assets?
A short, provocative book about why "e;useless"e; science often leads to humanity's greatest technological breakthroughsA forty-year tightening of funding for scientific research has meant that resources are increasingly directed toward applied or practical outcomes, with the intent of creating products of immediate value.
In die Zeit des Nationalsozialismus fallen hochtechnologische Innovationen, die bis heute als zukunftsweisend gelten, etwa bahnbrechende Waffensysteme, aber auch Verschlüsselungs- und Ortungssysteme.
In die Zeit des Nationalsozialismus fallen hochtechnologische Innovationen, die bis heute als zukunftsweisend gelten, etwa bahnbrechende Waffensysteme, aber auch Verschlüsselungs- und Ortungssysteme.
El autor de este libro tiene una gran amplitud de miras, lo que se evidencia en la textura de su indagación, en la medida en que, partiendo de su formación en el ámbito de las ciencias sociales, se atreve ?
WINNERS OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE FOR ECONOMICSLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZEA FINANCIAL TIMES TECHNOLOGY BOOK OF THE YEARUPDATED WITH A NEW PREFACE'The blueprint we need for the challenges ahead' Shoshana Zuboff'If you are not already an addict of Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson's previous books, Power and Progress is guaranteed to make you one' Jared Diamond'A breathtaking tour of the history and future of technology' Abhijit Banerjee and Esther DufloA bold new interpretation of why technology benefits the elites - and how we must reshape the path of innovation to create true shared prosperity.
Theology and the Scientific Imagination is a pioneering work of intellectual history that transformed our understanding of the relationship between Christian theology and the development of science.
The genesis of the digital idea and why it transformed civilizationA few short decades ago, we were informed by the smooth signals of analog television and radio; we communicated using our analog telephones; and we even computed with analog computers.
The philosophical theory of scientific explanation proposed here involves a radically new treatment of causality that accords with the pervasively statistical character of contemporary science.
When mathematician Hermann Weyl decided to write a book on philosophy, he faced what he referred to as "e;conflicts of conscience"e;--the objective nature of science, he felt, did not mesh easily with the incredulous, uncertain nature of philosophy.
Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for his many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which formed the basis of his PhD thesis at Princeton University in 1957.
Eighty years ago, Ettore Majorana, a brilliant student of Enrico Fermi, disappeared under mysterious circumstances while going by ship from Palermo to Naples.
Blackhatonomics explains the basic economic truths of the underworld of hacking, and why people around the world devote tremendous resources to developing and implementing malware.
The pace of change in the past two decades has been extraordinary and it has become much harder for businesses to anticipate the environment in which they will be operating not far down the line - how markets and marketing will change, how employees and consumers behaviour and attitudes will change.
Un ensayo que desmonta los mitos del determinismo tecnológico y reivindica la necesidad de pensar y debatir la tecnología, para decidir cómo queremos vivir.
