A consensus-shattering account of automation technologies and their effect on workplaces and the labor market Silicon Valley titans, politicians, techno-futurists and social critics have united in arguing that we are living on the cusp of an era of rapid technological automation, heralding the end of work as we know it. But does the much-discussed “rise of the robots” really ex...(展开全部)

What if Islam never existed? To some, it's a comforting thought: no clash of civilizations, no holy wars, no terrorists. But what if that weren't the case at all? In A WORLD WITHOUT ISLAM, Graham E. Fuller guides us along an illuminating journey through history, geopolitics, and religion to investigate whether or not Islam is indeed the cause of some of today's most emotional ...(展开全部)

Wishful thinking is a deeply ingrained human trait that has had a long-term distorting effect on ethical thinking. Many influential ethical views depend on the optimistic assumption that, despite appearances to the contrary, the human and natural world in which we live could, eventually, be made to make sense to us. In A World without Why, Raymond Geuss challenges this assumpti...(展开全部)

This book by celebrated biologist Jo Handelsman lays bare the complex connections among climate change, soil erosion, food and water security, and drug discovery. Humans depend on soil for 95 percent of global food production, yet let it erode at unsustainable rates. In the United States, China, and India, vast tracts of farmland will be barren of topsoil within this century....(展开全部)

This book by celebrated biologist Jo Handelsman lays bare the complex connections among climate change, soil erosion, food and water security, and drug discovery. Humans depend on soil for 95 percent of global food production, yet let it erode at unsustainable rates. In the United States, China, and India, vast tracts of farmland will be barren of topsoil within this century....(展开全部)

What’s involved in getting products to the shelf or to your home? What does the journey from mined materials to toys available for purchase look like? What exactly are supply chains and just how complex are they? How much advanced technology is involved? How will robots and AI impact jobs as their use grows? This book offers explanations to all theses questions and much more, w...(展开全部)

迪内希·德·索萨（Dinesh D'Souza） 美国国际问题500 位权威领袖之一 美国最年轻的公共政策制定者 迪内希·德·索萨是一位有着25年研究经验的学者和公共知识分子，曾在里根时代任白宫政策分析师。索萨曾先后于美国企业研究院和斯坦福大学的胡佛研究院出任研究员，并于2010～2012年担任纽约国王学院的校长。 索萨通过多本著作成为公共政策领域最具影响力的亚裔美国人。他被《纽约时报》评为美国最具影响力的保守派思想家之一。

迪内希·德·索萨（Dinesh D'Souza） 美国国际问题500 位权威领袖之一 美国最年轻的公共政策制定者 迪内希·德·索萨是一位有着25年研究经验的学者和公共知识分子，曾在里根时代任白宫政策分析师。索萨曾先后于美国企业研究院和斯坦福大学的胡佛研究院出任研究员，并于2010～2012年担任纽约国王学院的校长。 索萨通过多本著作成为公共政策领域最具影响力的亚裔美国人。他被《纽约时报》评为美国最具影响力的保守派思想家之一。