Around the world, scientists and engineers are participating in a high-stakes race to build the first intelligent robot. Many robots already exist -- automobile factories are full of them. But the new generation of robots will be something else: smart machines that act like living creatures. When th[...]

A study of multicultural diversity takes a photographic study of "average" family life in thirty dissimilar cultures--from Samoa to Kuwait to Sarajevo--and examines the potential impact of the new global economy on the distinct cultural heritage of the human community.[...]

The team behind the critically and popularly acclaimed anthropological photoessays MATERIAL WORLD and WOMEN IN THE MATERIAL WORLD make their debut on our list with this oddly tantalizing book about a subject that's creeping into prominence: insects as food for people. With the distinctive blend of t[...]

A vivid collection of full-color photographs profiles the homes and meals of average families in countries around the world and documents each family's lifestyle, their weekly food purchases, their culinary traditions, and what they eat over the course of a single week. 35,000 first printing.[...]