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For centuries, the patent has stood as a symbol of invention—a mark of genius, a reward for creativity, a promise that innovation would be protected and shared. But behind this polished image lies a more tangled reality. Patents today are wielded less as shields and more as weapons. They grant monopolies over life-saving drugs, obstruct progress in software and biotechnology, and often reward delay, secrecy, and litigation over actual discovery. In this unflinching exploration, the author traces the journey of the patent system from its noble origins to its increasingly distorted present.

Master the captivating engineering history of civilization through its most revolutionary mechanical invention. Perfect for an enlightening morning commute, this awe-inspiring journey transforms everyday physics into an engaging narrative of human ingenuity. Without relying on complex equations...

Uncover the thrilling popular science history of how brilliant inventors conquered darkness to build the modern world. Perfect for your daily commute, this engaging historical journey transports you from the smoky, fire-lit nights of the past into the high-energy laboratories of the nineteenth...

Experience the dramatic microhistory of how a tiny friction stick tamed fire and sparked an industrial revolution. Perfect for your daily commute or an engaging session of lifelong learning, this atmospheric narrative transforms a cheap, everyday object into a thrilling tale of human ingenuity...

Step into the technological race to conquer the night in this fascinating history of science and human innovation. Perfect for curious minds seeking an engaging story during a daily commute, this vivid journey reveals how we transformed the dangerous, pitch-black evening into an active extension...

Uncover the technology history of the electronic switch that fueled scientific innovation and the digital age. Perfect for an inquisitive morning commute, this captivating narrative transports you from a fragile era of power-hungry vacuum tubes to the absolute triumph of solid-state electronics...

Master popular science and engineering, transforming raw curiosity into world-changing technological innovation. Whether listening on your morning commute or relaxing at home, this awe-inspiring journey reveals the invisible processes behind everyday objects. See how a simple question evolves...

New York Times bestselling author Matt Ridley’s brilliant follow-up to The Rational Optimist, exploring how and why we are squandering our potential for progress with bureaucracy and bad policy, and how we can use innovation and ingenuity to move forward at a time when so much is possible. It...

A story of Silicon Valley dreams and Texas treasure — and the dark underside of tech world idealism For decades, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and a legendary group of San Francisco tech execs have been building a hidden world monument: a huge clock, sheltered inside a Texas mountain, designed to...

The most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of visionary. Born in the same year as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Berners-Lee famously distributed his invention, the World Wide Web, for no commercial reward. Its widespread adoption changed everything...

'The book is a house of wonders' The New York Times 'Steven Johnson is the Darwin of technology' Walter Issacson, author of Steve Jobs What connects Paleolithic bone flutes to the invention of computer software? Or the Murex sea snail to the death of the great American city? How does the bag of...

Professor Damon Centola is the world expert in the new science of networks. His ground-breaking research across areas as disparate as voting, health, technology and finance has highlighted powerful and highly effective new ways to ensure lasting change. In this book, Centola distils more than a decade of deep experience into a fascinating new theory that challenges previous assumptions that new ideas are either contagious or not.

Experience the world's most promising technological innovations and the science behind them in this entertaining photo-rich book. For futurists and sci-tech enthusiasts, every moment reveals advances powering our future, with on-site interviews, deep explainers, and helpful visuals.

Early True Believers: The Untold Story of Silicon Alley is a 1990s saga of ambition and innovation set in Manhattan’s Silicon Alley, a swath of downtown that served as New York City’s nerve center of tech entrepreneurship. The series features the stories of a forgotten cohort of early internet visionaries, countercultural social networks, the digital gold rush, and the lavish events that came with it, including one held in an underground Tribeca bunker that abruptly ended in a police raid—a harbinger of the upheaval to come.

We love to imagine the future. But why is dramatic future technology always just around the corner, and never a reality? For decades we've delighted in dreaming about a sci-fi utopia, from flying cars and bionic humans to hoverboards; with driverless cars first proposed at the 1939 World's Fair...

Imagine yourself standing at the finish line of your grandiose dream, after years of hard work and countless failures. That's how the journey to super success looks like for most people who believe in the fail fast, fail often principle. Now, let's envision an alternate reality where you stumbled upon a treasure trove of secrets that helped change the course of your life and allowed you to achieve your big dreams faster, without mindless hard work and painful failures. That's what the journey to super success looks like for people who follow the ten secrets to succeed faster.

The book is a collection of intriguing stories that cover a wide range of topics, including nutrition supplements, transformative inventions, and various energy sources. It's a journey of exploration, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of knowledge. The book aims to inspire listeners to stay curious and hungry for learning as it takes them on a captivating adventure through the world of science and technology.

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Over the past two centuries, humanity has experienced unprecedented progress. Extreme poverty has declined, life expectancy has doubled, illiteracy has declined. While we as a species are becoming more prosperous, more educated, healthier, and more peaceful, it is useful to remind ourselves of the underlying cause of this progress: innovation. Human innovation whether it be new ideas, inventions, or systems is the primary way people create wealth and escape poverty.

When a billion-dollar electric car startup crashed and burned, global investors and average car buyers alike asked: What happened? Business and technology journalist Brian Blum reveals the answer in his new book TOTALED: The Billion-Dollar Crash of the Startup that Took on Big Auto, Big Oil, and the World.