How We Age

Anyone who has watched a wrinkle slowly gouge their face like a strip mine, or has been disturbed by a loss of memory, has uncomfortably confronted the human ageing process. The inexorable march of time on our bodies begs an important question: why do we have to grow old? Written in everyday language, The Clock of Ages takes us on a tour of the ageing human body - all from a research scientist's point of view. From the deliberate creation of organisms that live three times their natural span to the isolation of human genes that may allow us to do the same, The Clock of Ages also examines the latest discoveries in geriatric genetics. Sprinkled throughout the pages are descriptions of the aging of many historical figures, such as Florence Nightingale, Jane Austen, Bonaparte and Casanova. These stories underscore the common bond that unites us all: they aged, even as we do. The Clock of Ages tells you why.

Marc Agronin writes luminously of life as he sees it as a doctor. His beat? A nursing home in Miami. Drawing on moving personal experiences--those of his patients and their families, as well as his ow

In The Tradition Of Atul Gawande and Sherwin Nuland, Marc Agronin writes of life as he sees it as a doctor. His beat is a nursing home in Miami that some would dismiss as "God's waiting room."And to

A clear, contemporary, and student-friendly exploration of age and ageing as it relates to culture and society.

Do you feel like your best days are behind you? Discover the secrets behind rejuvenating your twilight years.Are you disappointed by the face staring back at you in the mirror? Have the effects of old

"With great rigour, yet an enviable lightness of touch, Susan Pickard has written an engaging and accessible book that students will love."- Rosaline Gill, City University London"A scholarly tour de f

In the tradition of Michio Kaku’s The Future of the Mind, acclaimed technologist and inventor Amir Husain answers the universal question of how we can live amidst the coming age of sentient mach

How old are you? The more thought you bring to bear on the question, the harder it is to answer. For we age simultaneously in different ways: biologically, psychologically, socially. And w

大考字彙與翻譯　一次搞定 HOW EASY！ 本書特色 彙集歷屆大考精選單字500個，撰寫成情境豐富的文意字彙題，利用這些測驗，保證讓你不僅能記下單字，更能達到活用 HOW EASY！ 綜合多元且生活化的各類翻譯題目，讓你輕鬆做好翻譯練習、徹底厚植翻譯實力，保證面對大考翻譯感覺 HOW EASY！ 解析本收錄字彙題幹完整中譯、重點單字片語整理；翻譯部分則有重點句型及文法

In Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s Daredevil: Born Again, the comic’s titular hero has his life destroyed after his most menacing enemy learns his real identity. His attempts to rebuild his life and sanity result in one of the most gripping and impactful super hero storylines of all time. Released in 1986, the storyline is an extraordinary exploration of what happens when a hero’s identity is revealed, and his personal life completely annihilated. We see Daredevil reduced to the lowest depths in the character’s history, but we also follow his painstaking path toward redemption.This entry in MARVEL AGE OF COMICS explores Daredevil: Born Again’s gorgeous and unique artwork, the lasting impact of its story and art, and how it forever changed the ways super hero characters and their secret identities have functioned.

A bold reinterpretation of economics and history revealing why technology does not inevitably lead to shared prosperity, and how we must redirect innovation in the age of AI to benefit all. A thousand years of history and contemporary evidence make it clear that progress depends on the choices we make about technology. New ways of organizing production and communication can either serve the narrow interests of an elite or become the foundation for widespread prosperity. At no point has this been truer than the crossroads we face today. The transformation of work by digital technologies and AI could make life better for most people, or possibly much worse - depending on the economic, social, and political choices we make. Through powerful, illuminating examples, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson fundamentally change how we see the world. The wealth generated by technological improvements in agriculture during the European Middle Ages was captured by the nobility and used to build grand c

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.“Striking original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly.”—The Economist“This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI and automated content production. . . . Masterful and provocative.”—Mustafa Suleyman, author of The Coming WaveFor the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive?Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider h

STEM—where we see it, how we use it, and why you should careDiscover how physics is part of our daily lives with Everyday STEM Science—Physics.Explore how physics is all around us! Discover how physics keeps a plane in the air, find out about light and dark matter, and meet the scientists who have brought physics to life, including Shohini Gose, Michael Faraday, and Vera Rubin. Readers can also carry out cool physics experiments at home.With easy-to-understand text written by STEM expert Dr Shini Somara and lots of colorful artworks, photos, and diagrams, readers can best explore where we encounter physics and why it’s even important at all.The Everyday STEM series makes science relevant to tweens. Instead of telling kids STEM is important and is the key to their future success, these books show readers how we use science, technology, engineering, and math in our everyday lives. While the topics sound high-level and complex, this series makes these concepts age-appropriate and accessib

STEM—where we see it, how we use it, and why you should careDiscover how machines are part of our daily lives with Everyday STEM Technology—Machines.Explore a world full of technological innovation, from the first tools used in the Stone Age to the machines of the future. Learn about telescopes and rovers in space, see how modern machines can protect our planet, and meet the innovators and scientists who invented the machines that have improved our lives, including Dr Gladys West, Olafur Eliasson, and Fei-Fei Li. Readers can also carry out cool machine experiments at home.With easy-to-understand text written by STEM expert Jenny Jacoby, and lots of colorful artworks, photos, and diagrams, readers can explore where we encounter machines and why they are even important at all.The Everyday STEM series makes science relevant to tweens. Instead of telling kids STEM is important and is the key to their future success, these books show readers how we use science, technology, engineering, and

111年升大學採取考招新制 對升學的影響，你瞭解多少？ 該如何做出「不會後悔」的升學決定？ 除了考試，還有哪些要費心思準備的地方？ 《大學How to 讀－－升學實戰祕笈》如同字面上的意思， 是一本陪伴同學們、家長們、老師們一同面對高中生升學準備的實戰工具書！ 配合文中探索活動，一一收斂、聚攏大大小小的升學疑問，陪伴同學們「從做中學」， 留下探索紀錄，澄清升學觀念，一步步朝著目標校系邁進！

111年升大學採取考招新制 對升學的影響，你瞭解多少？ 該如何做出「不會後悔」的升學決定？ 除了考試，還有哪些要費心思準備的地方？ 《大學How to 讀－－升學實戰祕笈》如同字面上的意思， 是一本陪伴同學們、家長們、老師們一同面對高中生升學準備的實戰工具書！ 配合文中探索活動，一一收斂、聚攏大大小小的升學疑問，陪伴同學們「從做中學」， 留下探索紀錄，澄清升學觀念，一步步朝著目標校系邁進！

Three of the world's most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society--and what this technology means for us all.An AI learned to win chess by making moves human grand masters had never conceived. Another AI discovered a new antibiotic by analyzing molecular properties human scientists did not understand. Now, AI-powered jets are defeating experienced human pilots in simulated dogfights. AI is coming online in searching, streaming, medicine, education, and many other fields and, in so doing, transforming how humans are experiencing reality. In The Age of AI, three leading thinkers have come together to consider how AI will change our relationships with knowledge, politics, and the societies in which we live. The Age of AI is an essential roadmap to our present and our future, an era unlike any that has come before. A "Top Ten Tech Books Of 2021" (Forbes) Wall Street Journal bestseller One of Newsweek'

配合108新課綱實施，111年升大學將採取考招新制 對升學的影響，你瞭解多少？ 該如何做出「不會後悔」的升學決定？ 除了考試，還有哪些要費心思準備的地方？ 《大學How to 讀－－升學實戰祕笈》如同字面上的意思， 是一本陪伴同學們、家長們、老師們一同面對高中生升學準備的實戰工具書！ 配合文中探索活動，一一收斂、聚攏大大小小的升學疑問，陪伴同學們「從做中學」， 留下探索紀錄，澄清

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Did you know that goats see in widescreen, or that horses can't see directly in front of them? How We See is a fascinating insight into how humans and animals see the world. Be amazed by the differenc

Perhaps you take the bus to school or ride in the car. But imagine traveling to school on your familys donkey cart or paddling to school along a jungle river in a canoe! How We Get Around explores the

Oxford Reading Tree: Trad Tales: Level 6 (Age 6 - 6½)In this Norwegian story we learn about how bears lost their tails. Fox is jealous of Bear's big, fluffy tail so he decides to play a trick on him.

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Health is not just the absence of disease.In an era when living to 100 is becoming more common,our concept of ageing must evolve. While Hong Kong people enjoy the world's longest life expectancy, an important question arises: Are we truly achieving healthy ageing? In this book, Professor Jean Woo addresses a diverse array of challenges associated with the elderly population in Hong Kong society, including issues like elderly poverty, unfriendly community designs, unfair stigmatization faced by seniors, and late-life loneliness. Drawing on extensive research and clinical experience, she advocates for self-care, education, and empowerment, encouraging us to move beyond dependence on doctors and medications. Ageing is inevitable, yet we can control how we age. --------------------------------------------------------------By 2046, 36% of Hong Kongers will be ‘older adults’. Take Charge of Your Own Ageing is a timely publication to remind our society about the significan

在推出上一本廣受讚譽的自傳《成為這樣的我》後，世界旋即掉入充滿不確定性的裂縫中。面對日日夜夜的驚惶與不安，蜜雪兒·歐巴馬在撫慰人心的新作中，一則則溫暖的故事與附有洞見的人生建議互相印襯，讓我們發現人生這條路徑上，自己就是那道光。Practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world—from the #1 bestselling author of Becoming and former First Lady Michelle ObamaThere may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much?Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and po

A proposal that we think about digital technologies such as machine learning not in terms of artificial intelligence but as artificial communication.Algorithms that work with deep learning and big data are getting so much better at doing so many things that it makes us uncomfortable. How can a device know what our favorite songs are, or what we should write in an email? Have machines become too smart? In Artificial Communication, Elena Esposito argues that drawing this sort of analogy between algorithms and human intelligence is misleading. If machines contribute to social intelligence, it will not be because they have learned how to think like us but because we have learned how to communicate with them. Esposito proposes that we think of “smart” machines not in terms of artificial intelligence but in terms of artificial communication.To do this, we need a concept of communication that can take into account the possibility that a communication partner may be not a human being but an al

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The advent of the 24-hour news cycle, citizen journalism and an increased reliance on social media as a trusted news source have had a profound effect not only on how we get our news, but also on how

Advertising is something which we are exposed to from a young age and which can affect us in many different ways. Centered around the question “Does advertising improve society?” this volume explores

Part of the TED series: Judge This! First impressions are everything. They dictate whether something stands out, how we engage with it, whether we buy it, and how strongly we feel. This is especially

Oxford Reading Tree: Trad Tales: Level 8 (Age 7 - 7½)How Anansi Got His Stories is a tale of a familiar character from many African and Caribbean tales. Anansi the trickster wants everyone to listen t

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