Aliens - Moties - were first contacted in AD3017 in the region of space known as the Coalsack. The eponymous mote in his eye, which has winked out, much to the distress of pious Himmists, just might have been Motie laser light. It might even indicate the position of their home planet.

Larry Niven （美）拉里·尼文 拉里·尼文（1938—），世界著名的科幻小说作家，杰出的硬科幻大师。 拉里·尼文从1964年开始科幻创作，后以“已知空间”未来史系列小说闻名科幻界。此系列包括三十多个短篇故事和长篇小说，其中最著名的杰作《环形世界》曾斩获美国科幻界最重要的两个奖项——星云奖（最佳长篇小说，1970）和雨果奖（最佳长篇小说，1971）。他还曾多次获得雨果奖的最佳短篇奖和轨迹奖，并摘得普罗米修斯奖，海因莱因奖和日本星云赏等众多科幻奖项。 除了“已知空间”系列，尼文的代表作还有《魔法逝去》系列、《梦之园》系列等，并与杰里·波奈尔合著多本畅销科幻小说。尼文的作品科学基础扎实，技术细节翔实。著名科幻作家大卫·布林曾评价他说：“尼文已经把硬科幻领域中的资源开掘殆尽，弄得其他人无事可干了。” 2015年，拉里·尼文获得美国科幻作家协会授予的...(展开全部)

Larry Niven （美）拉里·尼文 拉里·尼文（1938—），世界著名的科幻小说作家，杰出的硬科幻大师。 拉里·尼文从1964年开始科幻创作，后以“已知空间”未来史系列小说闻名科幻界。此系列包括三十多个短篇故事和长篇小说，其中最著名的杰作《环形世界》曾斩获美国科幻界最重要的两个奖项——星云奖（最佳长篇小说，1970）和雨果奖（最佳长篇小说，1971）。他还曾多次获得雨果奖的最佳短篇奖和轨迹奖，并摘得普罗米修斯奖，海因莱因奖和日本星云赏等众多科幻奖项。 除了“已知空间”系列，尼文的代表作还有《魔法逝去》系列、《梦之园》系列等，并与杰里·波奈尔合著多本畅销科幻小说。尼文的作品科学基础扎实，技术细节翔实。著名科幻作家大卫·布林曾评价他说：“尼文已经把硬科幻领域中的资源开掘殆尽，弄得其他人无事可干了。” 2015年，拉里·尼文获得美国科幻作家协会授予的...(展开全部)

Writing separately, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle are responsible for a number of science fiction classics, such as the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Ringworld, Debt of Honor, and The Integral Trees. Together they have written the critically acclaimed bestsellers Inferno, Footfall, and The Legacy of Heorot, among others. The Mote In God's Eye is their acknowledged mas...(展开全部)

World-historical questions such as these, the subjects of major works by Jared Diamond, David Landes, and others, are now of great moment as global frictions increase. In a spirited and original contribution to this quickening discussion, two renowned historians, father and son, explore the webs that have drawn humans together in patterns of interaction and exchange, cooperatio...(展开全部)

In The Botany of Desire, Pollan explores the concept of co-evolution, specifically of humankind's evolutionary relationship with four plants — apples, tulips, marijuana, and potatoes — from the dual perspectives of humans and the plants. He uses case examples that fit the archetype of four basic human desires, demonstrating how each of these botanical species are selectively gr...(展开全部)

In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan argues that the answer lies at the heart of the intimately reciprocal relationship between people and plants. In telling the stories of four familiar plant species that are deeply woven into the fabric of our lives, Pollan illustrates how they evolved to satisfy humankinds’s most basic yearnings — and by doing so made themselves indispens...(展开全部)

In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan argues that the answer lies at the heart of the intimately reciprocal relationship between people and plants. In telling the stories of four familiar plant species that are deeply woven into the fabric of our lives, Pollan illustrates how they evolved to satisfy humankinds’s most basic yearnings — and by doing so made themselves indispens...(展开全部)

In The Botany of Desire, Pollan explores the concept of co-evolution, specifically of humankind's evolutionary relationship with four plants — apples, tulips, marijuana, and potatoes — from the dual perspectives of humans and the plants. He uses case examples that fit the archetype of four basic human desires, demonstrating how each of these botanical species are selectively gr...(展开全部)

阿米尔·D·阿克塞尔(Amir D.Aczel)，国际知名的数学家、科普作家。著有经典科普作品《费马大定理》、《几率1》、《商用统计学》等书。他是个说故事的能手，并是翻译爱因斯坦某些信件的第一人。