From Peter Pan to Harry Potter, from David Copperfield to levitating toys, there is magic in conquering gravity. In this first-ever popular introduction to "maglev"-- the use of magnetic forces to overcome gravity and friction--James D. Livingston takes lay readers on a journey of discovery, from ba[...]
This companion volume to the previous, widely acclaimed "Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada" takes sparrow identification one step further. The authors have gathered a stunning selection of over 350 photographs as a basis for the identific[...]
An economic expert provides possible global implications and advice on the rise of artificial intelligence. Where will you be in a singular world? In Ray Kurzweil's "New York Times" bestseller "The Singularity is Near", the futurist and entrepreneur describes the singularity, a likely future utterly[...]