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A guide to the world’s most delightful, useful, and useless information (and how it came to exist)—a hilarious and insightful book for fans of Randall Munroe’s WHAT IF?, from the creator of @depthsofwikipedia Wikipedia is a splendidly extensive record of everything that matters, and also...

Strange New Thoughts, a new HarperCollins book, full description to follow when available...

A groundbreaking archeologist offers a bottom-up perspective on humankind through the essential materials that have shaped our lives—from the wood and soil that built civilization to the plastic and concrete that threaten to destroy it. “What we think and say may turn out to be less telling...

How history’s most infamous disasters shaped the field of engineering, from the creator of the popular YouTube channel Practical Engineering When a giant bridge collapses, a gas explosion blows up a building, or a major dam bursts, it’s hard not to wonder how things could have gone so...

A thrilling history of how we fell in and out of love with a technology that changed not just the world, but changed us. 'Forces you to see the world with new eyes . . . I loved it!' – Alice Loxton, author of Eighteen and Eleanor 'Science and technology never seem more exciting than when James...

A critical reexamination of techno-optimism’s empty promises, and how the lessons of the past can help us regain control of our future. For thirty years, Silicon Valley leaders have promised dramatic technological innovation as long as we—the public, journalists, regulators, and...

The stories of America’s unsung computing women, brought out of the shadows and into their rightful place in the history of technology. The dearth of women in our histories of technology cannot be overstated. In Queens of Code, author and one of the female pioneers of computer science Eileen...

From the bestselling author of Chaos and The Information, a sweeping history of the instrument that created modern life. This program is read by award-winning narrator Edoardo Ballerini, called "a master in his field" (The New York Times) and "in a class by himself" (Oprah Daily). In 1876...

From the bestselling author of How Economics Shape Our World, a brisk history of how innovation is cultivated and its influence on everything from art to AI Scientists, economists, and historians are always looking into the past in order make informed decisions about how to improve our future...

“A rich history” (Esquire UK) of writing, thought, and culture through the story of the pen and its integral role in shaping our lives into the twenty-first century—from New York Times bestselling author Simon Garfield “A paean to the pen—glorious and golden.”—Emma Thompson...

‘Exciting and brilliantly reported’ Walter Isaacson This is the story of the twenty-first century’s Manhattan Project: the trillion-dollar sprint to create artificial general intelligence. For the last decade, a handful of companies have been racing to build the most powerful technology in...

一粒微小的晶体，不仅是餐桌上的寻常之物，更是引爆帝国战争、建立全球贸易网络与催生现代工业的隐形霸主。无论你是在漫长的通勤路上寻求智力刺激，还是渴望在独处时沉浸于宏大深邃的历史叙事，这部极具张力的微观...

当你沉浸于极速网络时，一条深埋海底的纤细玻璃丝正以极度静谧的方式承载着全球的信息狂潮，这是一部点亮现代文明的光通信科技史。无论你是在拥挤的通勤地铁上渴望一次高质量的认知充电，还是正处于对这个隐形基础...

一场意外的地中海沉船打捞，让一台沉睡海底两千年的古希腊精密天文计算器重见天日，彻底颠覆了古代科技史的既定认知。面对这团长满铜锈的青绿色齿轮残块，历代学者耗尽心血，试图破解其中复杂绝妙的机械语言。无需...

为了在残酷的自然法则与生存危机中求生，人类开启了一场跨越万年的硬核科技狂飙，誓要用极致的物理测量驯服第四维度。从依赖星辰起落的朴素本能，到深邃浩瀚的宇宙时空博弈，每一次计时工具的迭代，都伴随着惊心动...

تتبع رحلة العلم والتاريخ لترويض الزمن، من مراقبة الظلال القديمة إلى دقات الساعات الذرية التي تحكم عالمنا المعاصر. استمع أثناء تنقلك اليومي أو في لحظات استرخائك...

Zrozum, jak historia technologii i sztuczna inteligencja nieodwracalnie ukształtowały naszą codzienność oraz relacje. Ten spokojny, edukacyjny przewodnik doskonale sprawdzi się podczas codziennych dojazdów do pracy, pomagając odzyskać osobisty balans w informacyjnym szumie. Zamiast...

科技浪潮正以前所未有的速度重塑生活，当人工智能与大数据席卷而来，掌握这13个打破人类极限的科技转折点，将是你驾驭未来数字世界的关键。无论你是渴望在通勤路上充实自我的终身学习者，还是面对技术焦虑急需建立...

غص في أعماق البحر المتوسط لاستكشاف لغز أثري وتاريخي مذهل: حاسوب برونزي قديم يتحدى كل ما نعرفه عن التكنولوجيا القديمة. هذه الرحلة العلمية المثيرة تأخذك من حطام...

Ontrafel de oorsprong van onze digitale samenleving via dertien technologische keerpunten die alles veranderden. Tijdens je dagelijkse reistijd of een ontspannen wandeling biedt dit nuchtere, verhelderende verhaal een totaal nieuw perspectief op de apparaten die je leven beheersen. De overstap...