Today a brain scan reveals our thoughts, moods, and memories as clearly as an X-ray reveals our bones. We can actually observe a person's brain registering a joke or experiencing a painful memory. Drawing on the latest imaging technology and the expertise of distinguished scientists, Rita Carter explores the geography of the human brain. Her writing is clear, accessible, witty,...(展开全部)

This book is for Product Manager, Service Managers and Designers who are keen on learning the user experience mapping techniques.

这是一本关于太空、黑洞和微观宇宙的科幻小说集，包括16篇作品：追赶太阳、冲击参数、穿越黑暗、通过虫洞进出黑洞、遭遇太空海盗等。其中《在太阳下漫步》曾被《科幻世界》翻译成中文，题为《追赶太阳》，描写一位在月球上探险的科学家由于失去了与飞船的联系，为了生存不得不在月球上追赶太阳以求生存。小说发表后受到中国读者的广泛欢迎，《科幻世界》还为此邀请作者到北京和成都与读者见面，被中国读者称为“火星叔叔兰迪斯”，掀起了一股“火星叔叔热”。《穿越黑暗》描述了科学家缩小成原子，穿越黑洞进入以太的惊险故事。《黄蜂的奇特习性》描述福尔莫斯和华生联手破获外星人把受精卵植入伦敦女人体内借胎发肓的阴谋故事。等等。

Today a brain scan reveals our thoughts and moods as clearly as an X-ray reveals our bones. We can actually observe a person's brain registering a joke or experiencing a painful memory. In "Mapping the Mind", award-winning journalist Rita Carter draws on the latest imaging technology and science to chart how human behavior and personality reflect the biological mechanisms behin...(展开全部)

If you are interested in creating maps for the web GIS data, this book is for you. Familiarity with D3.js will be helpful but is not necessary.

Our ability to generate information now far exceeds our capacity to understand it. Finding patterns and making meaningful connections inside complex data networks has emerged as one of the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century. In recent years, designers, researchers, and scientists have begun employing an innovative mix of colors, symbols, graphics, algorithms, and in...(展开全部)

The imperial residence of Chengde was built by two powerful and ambitious Manchu emperors between 1703 and 1780 in the mountains of Jehol. This volume, the first scholarly publication in English on the Manchu summer capital, reveals how this unlikely architectural and landscape enterprise came to help forge a dynasty's multicultural identity and concretize its claims of politic...(展开全部)

【美】 帕拉格 ·康纳 （Parag Khanna） 帕拉格是全球战略家，畅销书作家，风靡TED讲坛的主讲人，美国国家情报委员会顾问，新加坡国立大学李光耀公共政策学院高级研究员，新美国基金会负责人，布鲁金斯学会研究员，2007年出任美国特种作战司令部高级地缘政治顾问。他也是美国有线电视新闻网、英国广播公司、《纽约时报》、《金融时报》等全球知名媒体特约供稿人，被《时尚先生》评为“21世纪最有影响力人物之一”，荣登美国著名杂志《连线》“智慧人物”排行榜。帕拉格在乔治敦大学获学士、硕士学位，获得伦敦经济学院博士学位，曾著有《第二世界：大国时代的全球新秩序》《如何转动世界：全球未来的复兴之路》，合著有TED系列大热作品《混合现实》，他游历近100个国家，被达沃斯世界经济论坛授予“全球青年领袖”荣誉称号。帕拉格的网站：paragkhanna.com。