Description Loneliness has become the defining condition of the twenty-first century. It is damaging our health, our wealth, and our happiness and even threatening our democracy. Never has it been more pervasive or more widespread, but never has there been more that we can do about it. Even before a global pandemic introduced us to terms like “social distancing,”the fabric of c...(展开全部)

Dr. Vivek H. Murthy served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States appointed by President Barack Obama. As the Vice Admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, he commanded a uniformed service of 6,600 public health officers globally. During his tenure, Dr. Murthy launched the TurnTheTide campaign, catalyzing a movement among health professionals to ad...(展开全部)

Shortlisted for the 2018 Royal Society Investment Science Book Prize and 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize. ‘One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms. . .deserves a place on the bestseller charts.’ (The Times) You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate – a human or an algorithm? An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judge...(展开全部)

A look inside the algorithms that are shaping our lives and the dilemmas they bring with them. If you were accused of a crime, who would you rather decide your sentence—a mathematically consistent algorithm incapable of empathy or a compassionate human judge prone to bias and error? What if you want to buy a driverless car and must choose between one programmed to save as many ...(展开全部)

Shortlisted for the 2018 Royal Society Investment Science Book Prize and 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize. ‘One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms. . .deserves a place on the bestseller charts.’ (The Times) You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate – a human or an algorithm? An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judge...(展开全部)

A look inside the algorithms that are shaping our lives and the dilemmas they bring with them. If you were accused of a crime, who would you rather decide your sentence—a mathematically consistent algorithm incapable of empathy or a compassionate human judge prone to bias and error? What if you want to buy a driverless car and must choose between one programmed to save as many ...(展开全部)

The catastrophic story of how the Arab world has descended into chaos since the 2003 United States invasion of Iraq as told by the National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia, a probing and insightful work of reportage. In 2011, a series of anti-government uprisings shook the Middle East and North Africa in what would ...(展开全部)

The catastrophic story of how the Arab world has descended into chaos since the 2003 United States invasion of Iraq as told by the National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia, a probing and insightful work of reportage. In 2011, a series of anti-government uprisings shook the Middle East and North Africa in what would ...(展开全部)

'Destined to be a classic' Nouriel RoubiniA hopeful and empowering vision for how to reconnect with each other and heal our divides.'Fascinating' Sathnam Sanghera, The Times'A hopeful book that couldn't be more important or timely' Philippa Perry 'Timely and important' Charlie Brooker Even before a global pandemic introduced us to terms like social distancing, loneliness was al...(展开全部)

斯蒂芬·赫克（Stefan Heck） 加利福尼亚大学圣迭戈分校认知科学博士、斯坦福大学符号系统学荣誉学士。斯坦福大学顾问教授，教授创新和资源经济学，专长为企业创新、资源经济学、再生能源、物流运输改良、跨境生产研究。 曾任麦肯锡公司董事、资深合伙人，领导了对半导体产业的研究，并成立麦肯锡全球清洁能源科技和可持续发展部门，为全球前100大科技、工业、营建、零售、能源企业担任顾问，也为美国与亚洲一些国家、城市提供政策咨询。 马特·罗杰斯（Matt Rogers） 耶鲁大学MBA，麦肯锡公司旧金山分部董事，曾任美国能源部资深顾问，领导了《复苏法案》的执行，负责管理3 500亿美元款项，专精于油电资源、再生能源，为全球石油业、能源业担任顾问超过20年，负责领导麦肯锡公司在全球能源供需与削减污染议题方面的工作。以优异的成绩毕业于普林斯顿大学。 保罗·卡罗尔（P...(展开全部)