Quina visió sobre l'evolució de la ciència i la tecnologia han tingut autors com Homer, Dante, Joanot Martorell, Shakespeare, Goethe, Jane Austen, Flaubert, Dostoievski, Pérez Galdós, Narcís Oller, Joan Maragall, Josep Pla, Marcel Proust, Fernando Pessoa, Bertolt Brecht o Italo Calvino?
A remarkable compendium of wild schemes, mad plans, crazy inventions, and truly glorious disastersEvery phenomenally bad idea seemed like a good idea to someone.
Computers, now the writer's tool of choice, are still blamed by skeptics for a variety of ills, from speeding writing up to the point of recklessness, to complicating or trivializing the writing process, to destroying the English language itself.
Computers, now the writer's tool of choice, are still blamed by skeptics for a variety of ills, from speeding writing up to the point of recklessness, to complicating or trivializing the writing process, to destroying the English language itself.
Stimulating and often startling discussions between three friends, all highly original thinkers: Rupert Sheldrake, controversial biologist, Terence McKenna , psychedelic visionary, and Ralph Abraham , chaos mathematician.
Stimulating and often startling discussions between three friends, all highly original thinkers: Rupert Sheldrake, controversial biologist, Terence McKenna , psychedelic visionary, and Ralph Abraham , chaos mathematician.
In recent decades, we have witnessed an explosion in the number of visual images we encounter, as our lives have become increasingly saturated with screens.
'Twisty and terrifying, LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON will keep you guessing until the end' B A Paris 'Utterly addictive' CRIME MONTHLY'A twisty, thoroughly modern thriller with a plot as smart as the deadly home it depicts' RACHEL EDWARDS'I was completely hooked from the start of this creepy, very contemporary thriller' SUE WATSON***WHAT REAL READERS SAY ABOUT EGAN HUGHES***"e;100% kept me on the edge of my seat"e; 5 stars"e; Intriguingly structured and plotted"e; 5 stars"e;Such a compelling book"e; 5 stars"e;A brilliant read"e; 5 stars"e;Had me guessing right until the end"e; 5 stars___________________Their new 'smart home' is Joe's dream.
Enough plastic is thrown away every year to circle the world 4 times More than 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans each year 300 million tonnes of new plastic is produced every year An estimated 15-51 trillion pieces of plastic now litter the world's oceans 38.
A fast-paced and emotionally gripping modern adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic gothic thriller, Carl Miller's Frankenstein places the primal struggle between creator and created in a provocative contemporary setting, exploring Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, emotional learning and what it means to be post-human.
The Age of You is the story about a new society, where we break away from the established rules regarding communication, relationships and the way we do business.
Cyber Shadows is a tour de horizon of the digital world's dark places, the threats and innovations in cybercrime, espionage, and surveillance - and new attacks moving beyond identity theft to hacking our behavioral patterns, brains, and DNA to buy and sell as lucrative business.
Cyber Shadows is a tour de horizon of the digital world's dark places, the threats and innovations in cybercrime, espionage, and surveillance - and new attacks moving beyond identity theft to hacking our behavioral patterns, brains, and DNA to buy and sell as lucrative business.
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA SPECTATOR AND FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022'If you read just one book about how the modern world is driving us crazy, read this one' TELEGRAPH'This book is exactly what the world needs right now' OPRAH WINFREY'A beautifully researched and argued exploration of the breakdown of humankind's ability to pay attention' STEPHEN FRY'A really important book .
A practical guide to how we can positively adapt to a changing world, from the internationally bestselling authors of The 100-Year Life'The London Business School professors Andrew J.
LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019__________________'A much-needed antidote to pervasive pessimism' Financial Times'An ode to the ways in which engineering has improved human civilisation' John Hennessy, Chairman, Alphabet__________________Today's unprecedented pace of change leaves many people wondering what new technologies are doing to our lives.
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA SPECTATOR AND FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022'If you read just one book about how the modern world is driving us crazy, read this one' TELEGRAPH'This book is exactly what the world needs right now' OPRAH WINFREY'A beautifully researched and argued exploration of the breakdown of humankind's ability to pay attention' STEPHEN FRY'A really important book .
A practical guide to how we can positively adapt to a changing world, from the internationally bestselling authors of The 100-Year Life'The London Business School professors Andrew J.
People have been reading on computer screens for several decades now, predating popularization of personal computers and widespread use of the internet.
People have been reading on computer screens for several decades now, predating popularization of personal computers and widespread use of the internet.
