Why are some countries better than others at science and technology (S&T)? Written in an approachable style, The Politics of Innovation provides readers from all backgrounds and levels of expertise a comprehensive introduction to the debates over national S&T competitiveness. It synthesizes over fifty years of theory and research on national innovation rates, bringing together ...(展开全部)

A new and comprehensive look at the reasons behind successful or failed nation building Nation Building presents bold new answers to an age-old question. Why is national integration achieved in some diverse countries, while others are destabilized by political inequality between ethnic groups, contentious politics, or even separatism and ethnic war? Traversing centuries and con...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes's acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance. Rich wit...(展开全部)

A new and comprehensive look at the reasons behind successful or failed nation building Nation Building presents bold new answers to an age-old question. Why is national integration achieved in some diverse countries, while others are destabilized by political inequality between ethnic groups, contentious politics, or even separatism and ethnic war? Traversing centuries and con...(展开全部)

The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field. Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and rearrange contemporary societies. The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies provides...(展开全部)

Science and Technology Studies is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the creation, development, and consequences of science and technology in their cultural, historical, and social contexts. The New Handbook of Science and Technology Studies provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the field, reviewing current research and major theoretical and me...(展开全部)

In this crowning achievement, one of the greatest minds in management theory reveals how to succeed and wield power in the real world. Over decades of consulting with corporations and teaching MBA students the nuances of organizational power, Jeffrey Pfeffer has watched numerous people suffer career reversals even as others prevail despite the odds. Our most common mistake is n...(展开全部)

In 2003, a Home Office report stated that 68 British children have been abducted that year by a stranger. With 11.4 million children under 16 living in the UK, that works out to a risk of one in 167,647. 158 people in Britain have died from the human variation of mad cow disease yet 12,000 Britons are killed each year by flu and related complications. In the tradition of Malcol...(展开全部)

汉斯·罗斯林（1948—2017），1948年出生于瑞典乌普萨拉。“开启民智”基金会创始人，《时代》杂志“全球100位最有影响力人物”之一。曾先后担任世界卫生组织、联合国儿童基金会和其他援助机构的顾问。1997年，汉斯开始在卡罗林斯卡学院任教，他发现受到高等教育的学生对 世界抱有极大的误解，他们的想法和决策都相当情绪化。于是他走上TED的演讲舞台，用动态数据图像生动地展示了世界正在经历的真实变化，涉及人口、经济、环境等多个备受关注却从未被真正了解的主题。他的演讲视频获得了上千万次的点击，每一次演讲都大受媒体好评，也受到人们的赞誉：“数据在汉斯手上会唱歌”。多年后，汉斯决定将他毕生的想法写成书。在生命的最后一刻，他还在反复修改书稿，力求向人们更好地展示他一生都在追求的思维方式和思考世界的方法。 欧拉·罗斯林，“开启民智”基金会联合创始人之一，汉斯的儿子...(展开全部)

A better way to combat knee-jerk biases and make smarter decisions, from Julia Galef, the acclaimed expert on rational decision-making and host of the "Rationally Speaking" podcast. We see what we want to see. From tribalism in politics, to wishful thinking and rationalizing in our personal lives, humans are natural-born motivated reasoners. We have what Julia Galef calls a "so...(展开全部)