Macroeconomists have been caricatured either as credulous savants in love with the beauty of their mathematical models or as free-market fundamentalists who admit no doubt as to the market's wisdom. I
With robots, we are inventing a new species that is part material and part digital. The ambition of modern robotics goes beyond copying humans, beyond the effort to make walking, talking androids that
When children are late in hitting developmental milestones, parents worry. And no delay causes more parental anxiety than late talking, which is associated in many parents' minds with such serious con
In What the Body Commands, Colin Klein proposes and defends a novel theory of pain. Klein argues that pains are imperative; they are sensations with a content, and that content is a command to protect
The Little Prover introduces inductive proofs as a way to determine facts about computer programs. It is written in an approachable, engaging style of question-and-answer, with the characteristic humo
Neuroscience research has exploded, with more than fifty thousand neuroscientists applying increasingly advanced methods. A mountain of new facts and mechanisms has emerged. And yet a principled frame
In the early 1970s, organic farming was an obscure agricultural practice, associated with the counterculture rather than commerce. Today, organic agriculture is a multi-billion dollar industry; organi
Environmentalism, in theory and practice, is concerned with protecting nature. But if we have now reached "the end of nature," as Bill McKibben and other environmental thinkers have
Video games have become a global industry, and their history spans dozens of national industries where foreign imports compete with domestic productions, legitimate industry contends with piracy, and
Medical and social progress depend on research with human subjects. When that research is done in institutions getting federal money, it is regulated (often minutely) by federally required and supervi
The human brain is often described as the most complex object in the universe. Tens of billions of nerve cells-tiny tree-like structures -- make up a massive network with enormous computational power.
Financial information is a both a public resource and a commodity that market participants produce and distribute in connection with other financial products and services. Legislators, regulators, and
Far-reaching efforts to address environmental issues rarely seem to resonate with citizens of the United States or other wealthy postindustrial societies. InEngaging the Everyday, John Meyer considers
Far-reaching efforts to address environmental issues rarely seem to resonate with citizens of the United States or other wealthy postindustrial societies. InEngaging the Everyday, John Meyer considers
Our encounters with websites, avatars, videos, mobile apps, discussion forums, GIFs, and nonhuman intelligent agents allow us to experience sensations of connectivity, interest, desire, and attachment
The past decade has seen an extraordinarily intense period of experimentation with computer technology within the performing arts. Digital media has been increasingly incorporated into live theater an
Many beginning students in philosophy of language find themselves grappling with dense and difficult texts not easily understood by someone new to the field. This book offers an introduction to philos
Auctions are highly structured market transactions primarily used in thin markets(markets with few participants and infrequent transactions). In auctions, unlike most other markets,offers and countero
A comprehensive analysis of merger outcomes based on all empirical studies, with an assessment of the effectiveness of antitrust policy toward mergers. In recent decades, antitrust investigations and
In Life after New Media, Sarah Kember and Joanna Zylinska make a case for a significant shift in our understanding of new media. They argue that we should move beyond our fascination with objects--com
When architects draw even brick walls to six decimal places with software designed tocut lenses, it is clear that the logic that once organized relations between precision and materialerror in constru
In this book, Sanjoy Mahajan shows us that the way to master complexity is throughinsight rather than precision. Precision can overwhelm us with information, whereas insight connectsseemingly disparat
Complex communicating computer systems -- computers connected by data networks and inconstant communication with their environments -- do not always behave as expected. This bookintroduces behavioral
Cognitive neuroscience explores the relationship between our minds and our brains,most recently by drawing on brain imaging techniques to align neural mechanisms with psychologicalprocesses. In Mind a
America's post--Cold War strategic dominance and its pre-recession affluence inspiredpundits to make celebratory comparisons to ancient Rome at its most powerful. Now, with America nolonger perceived
This landmark graduate-level text combines depth and breadth of coverage with recent,cutting-edge work in all the major areas of modern labor economics. Its command of the literatureand its coverage o
Surfboards were once made of wood and shaped by hand, objects of both cultural andrecreational significance. Today most surfboards are mass-produced with fiberglass and a stew ofpetrochemicals, moving
In the last decade, the synergistic interaction of neurosurgeons, engineers, andneuroscientists, combined with new technologies, has enabled scientists to study the awake, behavinghuman brain directly
With the advent of the 2007--2008 financial crisis, the economics profession itselfentered into a crisis of legitimacy from which it has yet to emerge. Despite the obviousness oftheir failures, howeve
Through five editions since 1981, this book has offered the most comprehensiveaccessible guide available to all aspects of copyright law. Now, with the sixth edition,The Copyright Book has been thorou
This book explores alternative cultural encounters with and around informationtechnologies. These encounters are alternative because they counter dominant, Western-orientednotions of media consumption
This book explores alternative cultural encounters with and around informationtechnologies. These encounters are alternative because they counter dominant, Western-orientednotions of media consumption
In this book, Branden Hookway considers the interface not as technology but as a formof relationship with technology. The interface, Hookway proposes, is at once ubiquitous and hiddenfrom view. It is
The bicycle ranks as one of the most enduring, most widely used vehicles in theworld, with more than a billion produced during almost two hundred years of cycling history. Thisbook offers an authorita
Most of us are familiar with the term climate change but few of usunderstand the science behind it. We don't fully comprehend how climate change will affect us, andfor that reason we might not conside
Why does reason matter, if (as many people seem to think) in the end everything comesdown to blind faith or gut instinct? Why not just go with what you believe even if it contradictsthe evidence? Why
Editors of academic journals are often the top scholars in their fields. They arecharged with managing the flow of hundreds of manuscripts each year -- from submission to review torejection or accepta
Snapshots capture everyday occasions. Taken by amateur photographers with simplepoint-and-shoot cameras, snapshots often commemorate something that is private and personal; yetthey also reflect widely
Millions of children visit virtual worlds every day. In such virtual play spaces asHabbo Hotel, Toontown, and Whyville, kids chat with friends from school, meet new people, constructavatars, and earn
This unique introduction to econometrics provides undergraduate students with acommand of regression analysis in one semester, enabling them to grasp the empirical literature andundertake serious quan
