保罗·科利尔（Paul Collier） 牛津大学经济学教授，非洲经济研究中心主任和圣安东尼学院院士；曾任世界银行研发中心主任，英国政府非洲委员会顾问；非洲经济问题的权威专家之一，被《外交政策》（Foreign Policy）杂志列入“全球顶尖思想家”。 曾获莱昂内尔·吉尔伯奖（The Lionel Gelber Prize）、克林纳国际书卷奖（Corine- Internationaler Buchpreis）、亚瑟·罗斯图书奖（Arthur Ross Book Award）及埃斯托利尔全球事务杰出著作奖（Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize）等。 除备受赞誉的《最底层的十亿人》（The Bottom Billion）外，他还出版了《战争、枪炮和选举：危险地区的民主》（Wars，Guns，an...(展开全部)

保罗·科利尔（Paul Collier） 牛津大学经济学教授，非洲经济研究中心主任和圣安东尼学院院士；曾任世界银行研发中心主任，英国政府非洲委员会顾问；非洲经济问题的权威专家之一，被《外交政策》（Foreign Policy）杂志列入“全球顶尖思想家”。 曾获莱昂内尔·吉尔伯奖（The Lionel Gelber Prize）、克林纳国际书卷奖（Corine- Internationaler Buchpreis）、亚瑟·罗斯图书奖（Arthur Ross Book Award）及埃斯托利尔全球事务杰出著作奖（Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize）等。 除备受赞誉的《最底层的十亿人》（The Bottom Billion）外，他还出版了《战争、枪炮和选举：危险地区的民主》（Wars，Guns，an...(展开全部)

“This book shows how a flight to Mars has progressed from fantasy to … a reality that can be achieved by us. Zubrin is showing us the way.” -- Buzz Aldrin Just in time for the Mars Science Lab mission Since the beginning of human history, Mars has been an alluring dream – the stuff of legends, gods, and mystery. The planet most like ours, it has still been thought impossible to...(展开全部)

蒙蒂·莱曼（Monty Lyman） 蒙蒂·莱曼博士是医生、作家以及牛津大学的研究人员。他的第一本书《皮肤的非凡生命》入围了2019年英国皇家学会科学图书奖，并被英国广播公司广播四台和《星期日泰晤士报》评为年度图书。他在英国全国性会议上发表过许多演讲，并获得了多项论文奖，包括2020年皇家医学会疼痛论文奖。现居于英国牛津。

Fascinating science blends with engaging prose in this highly entertaining exploration of how memory works-- and how to make it work better. In this extraordinary book, scientist Rebecca Rupp explains how and why memory works the way it does. What are the chemical processes that occur in the brain when we remember--and how do they account for the "absentminded" or "steel trap"...(展开全部)

Are we able to do everything we ought to do? According to the important but controversial Ought Implies Can principle, the answer is yes. In this book Alex King sheds some much-needed light on this principle. She argues that it is flawed because we are obligated to perform some actions that we cannot perform, and goes on to present a suggested theory for anyone who would deny t...(展开全部)

Universal basic income. A 15-hour workweek. Open borders. Does it sound too good to be true? One of Europe's leading young thinkers shows how we can build an ideal world today. After working all day at jobs we often dislike, we buy things we don't need. Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian, reminds us it needn't be this way-and in some places it isn't. Rutger Bregman's TED Talk ab...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Why is the gap so great between our hopes, our intentions, even our decisions–and what we are actually able to bring about? Even when we are able to make important changes–in our own lives or the groups we lead at work–why are the changes are so frequently short–lived and we are soon back to business as usual? What can we do to transform this troubling reality? ...(展开全部)

A remarkable exploration of the science, history, and politics of the Anthropocene, one of the most important scientific ideas of our time, from two world-renowned experts Meteorites, mega-volcanoes, and plate tectonics—the old forces of nature—have transformed Earth for millions of years. They are now joined by a new geological force—humans. Our actions have driven Earth into ...(展开全部)

Meteorites, methane, mega-volcanoes and now human beings; the old forces of nature that transformed Earth many millions of years ago are joined by another: us. Our actions have driven Earth into a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. For the first time in our home planet's 4.5-billion year history a single species is dictating Earth's future. To some the Anthropocene symboli...(展开全部)