Book Description For anyone, young or old, who has ever wondered, how do they make those?-here is an entertaining, illustrated exploration of the process behind the manufacture of everyday items. What are bulletproof vests made of? How do they get lipstick into the tube? How much brass does it take to make a trumpet? The answers-and so much more fascinating information-can be f...(展开全部)

Two summers ago, scientists removed a tiny piece of flesh from Philip Ball’s arm and turned it into a rudimentary “mini-brain.” The skin cells, removed from his body, did not die but were instead transformed into nerve cells that independently arranged themselves into a dense network and communicated with each other, exchanging the raw signals of thought. This was life—but whos...(展开全部)

Petroski tells fascinating stories about the arduous processes that resulted in paper clips, Post-its, Phillips-head screwdrivers, Scotch tape, and fast-food "clamshell" containers. "Petroski . . . an examines the simplest . . . tools in our lives with an appraising eye."--Washington Post Book World. 45 illus.

What separates your mind from an animal's? Maybe you think it's your ability to design tools, your sense of self, or your grasp of past and future – all traits that have helped us define ourselves as the planet's preeminent species. But in recent decades, these claims have been eroded, or even disproven, by a revolution in the study of animal cognition: take the octopuses that ...(展开全部)

The word ‘data’ has entered everyday conversation, but do we really understand what it means? How can we begin to grasp the scope and scale of our new data-rich world, and can we truly comprehend what is at stake? In Data Lives, renowned social scientist Rob Kitchin explores the intricacies of data creation and charts how data-driven technologies have become essential to how so...(展开全部)

莉莎·费德曼·巴瑞特（Lisa Feldman Barrett） 目前担任美国心理科学协会（Association for Psychological Science，简称APS）主席。巴瑞特教授还是美国东北大学心理学系知名教授，美国艺术与科学学院院士，加拿大皇家学会院士，TED演讲人。她还在哈佛大学医学院及马萨诸塞州总医院任职，负责精神病和放射病方面的治疗研究。 巴瑞特教授专注于情绪的开创性研究，她在《科学》(Science)、《自然神经科学》（Nature Neuroscience）等专业期刊上发表了200多篇论文，并在吉尔福德出版社（Guilford Press）出版了六卷学术著作。巴瑞特教授因其在情绪方面的革命性研究荣获美国国立卫生研究院“先锋奖”。

莉莎·费德曼·巴瑞特（Lisa Feldman Barrett） 目前担任美国心理科学协会（Association for Psychological Science，简称APS）主席。巴瑞特教授还是美国东北大学心理学系知名教授，美国艺术与科学学院院士，加拿大皇家学会院士，TED演讲人。她还在哈佛大学医学院及马萨诸塞州总医院任职，负责精神病和放射病方面的治疗研究。 巴瑞特教授专注于情绪的开创性研究，她在《科学》(Science)、《自然神经科学》（Nature Neuroscience）等专业期刊上发表了200多篇论文，并在吉尔福德出版社（Guilford Press）出版了六卷学术著作。巴瑞特教授因其在情绪方面的革命性研究荣获美国国立卫生研究院“先锋奖”。

莉莎·费德曼·巴瑞特（Lisa Feldman Barrett） 目前担任美国心理科学协会（Association for Psychological Science，简称APS）主席。巴瑞特教授还是美国东北大学心理学系知名教授，美国艺术与科学学院院士，加拿大皇家学会院士，TED演讲人。她还在哈佛大学医学院及马萨诸塞州总医院任职，负责精神病和放射病方面的治疗研究。 巴瑞特教授专注于情绪的开创性研究，她在《科学》(Science)、《自然神经科学》（Nature Neuroscience）等专业期刊上发表了200多篇论文，并在吉尔福德出版社（Guilford Press）出版了六卷学术著作。巴瑞特教授因其在情绪方面的革命性研究荣获美国国立卫生研究院“先锋奖”。

In this ground-breaking book, Milkman reveals a proven path that can take you from where you are to where you want to be, with a foreword from psychologist Angela Duckworth, the best-selling author of Grit. Set audacious goals. Foster good habits. Create social support. You've surely heard this advice before. If you've ever tried to change or encourage it -- to boost exercise o...(展开全部)

In this ground-breaking book, Milkman reveals a proven path that can take you from where you are to where you want to be, with a foreword from psychologist Angela Duckworth, the best-selling author of Grit. Set audacious goals. Foster good habits. Create social support. You've surely heard this advice before. If you've ever tried to change or encourage it -- to boost exercise o...(展开全部)