America’s electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It’s not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of basic repair. Today, as we invest great hope in new energy sources--solar, wind, and other alternatives--the grid is what stands most firmly in the way of a brighter energy future. If we...(展开全部)

America’s electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It’s not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of basic repair. Today, as we invest great hope in new energy sources--solar, wind, and other alternatives--the grid is what stands most firmly in the way of a brighter energy future. If we...(展开全部)

A provocative investigation of the future of photography and human perception in the age of AI. We are constantly photographing and being photographed while feeding machine learning databases with our data, which in turn is used to generate new images. Analyzing the transformation of photography by computation—and the transformation of human perception by algorithmically driven...(展开全部)

A provocative investigation of the future of photography and human perception in the age of AI. We are constantly photographing and being photographed while feeding machine learning databases with our data, which in turn is used to generate new images. Analyzing the transformation of photography by computation—and the transformation of human perception by algorithmically driven...(展开全部)

The phenomenal bestseller, with more than 500,000 copies sold worldwide, now with a new epilogue from the author-- The Chalice and the Blade has inspired a generation of women and men to envision a truly egalitarian society by exploring the legacy of the peaceful, goddess-worshipping cultures from our prehistoric past.

This shocking, lively exposure of the intellectual vacuity of today’s under thirty set reveals the disturbing and, ultimately, incontrovertible truth: cyberculture is turning us into a nation of know-nothings. Can a nation continue to enjoy political and economic predominance if its citizens refuse to grow up? For decades, concern has been brewing about the dumbed-down popular ...(展开全部)

Let's take stock of young America. Compared to previous generations, American youth have more schooling (college enrollments have never been higher); more money ($100 a week in disposable income); more leisure time (five hours a day); and more news and information (Internet, The Daily Show, RSS feeds).What do they do with all that time and money? They download, upload, IM, post...(展开全部)

This shocking, surprisingly entertaining romp into the intellectual nether regions of today's underthirty set reveals the disturbing and, ultimately, incontrovertible truth: cyberculture is turning us into a society of know-nothings.

Let's take stock of young America. Compared to previous generations, American youth have more schooling (college enrollments have never been higher); more money ($100 a week in disposable income); more leisure time (five hours a day); and more news and information (Internet, The Daily Show, RSS feeds).What do they do with all that time and money? They download, upload, IM, post...(展开全部)

作为摄影史上最有影响力的摄影书之一，罗伯特·弗兰克的《美国人》，于2008年6在中国发行了中文版。 这本中、英、德三语的五十周年纪念版，由德国史泰德出版社精心设计和制作，并由年逾八旬的瑞士摄影师罗伯特·弗兰克亲自监督。 “史泰德出中文版是一个具有深远意义的的决定，反映了中国在艺术和摄影全球性话语中的不可或缺的重要性，”艺术书商罗伯特·伯纳欧如是说。 罗伯特·弗兰克的《美国人》的第一版本出版于 1958 年5月15日。这本由法国出版人德尔皮尔出版的书主要是弗兰克1955年到1956年在美国拍摄的83幅照片。《美国人》的英文版本于1959年由GROVE 出版社在纽约出版。它和德尔皮尔版本展示了同样的照片，但是导读（序言）是由美国著名作家杰克·克鲁亚克 (JACK KEROUAC) 写的。 今年全面推出的史泰德版本《美国人》中，弗兰克全程参与了设计和制作的...(展开全部)