A vivid personal account of a Golden Age in classical music—the second half of the 20th century—providing a rare, behind-the-scenes view of the inner workings of a top symphony orchestra. Nancy Shear was only fifteen when she began sneaking into Philadelphia Orchestra concerts through the stage door, and seventeen when she was hired as a member of the orchestra’s library staff ...(展开全部)

Primates evolved binocular vision (both eyes facing forward) so that they can see in three dimensions, critical as they jumped from branch to branch. Higher primates developed color vision to better hunt out ripe fruit. Optical illusions succeed because they exploit the limitations of our visual processing. Wrong! All of these beliefs are false, as groundbreaking research b...(展开全部)

In The Vision Revolution: How the Latest Research Overturns Everything We Thought We Knew About Human Vision, Mark Changizi, prominent neuroscientist and vision expert, addresses four areas of human vision and provides explanations for why we have those particular abilities, complete with a number of full-color illustrations to demonstrate his conclusions and to engage the read...(展开全部)

Primates evolved binocular vision (both eyes facing forward) so that they can see in three dimensions, critical as they jumped from branch to branch. Higher primates developed color vision to better hunt out ripe fruit. Optical illusions succeed because they exploit the limitations of our visual processing. Wrong! All of these beliefs are false, as groundbreaking research b...(展开全部)

In The Vision Revolution: How the Latest Research Overturns Everything We Thought We Knew About Human Vision, Mark Changizi, prominent neuroscientist and vision expert, addresses four areas of human vision and provides explanations for why we have those particular abilities, complete with a number of full-color illustrations to demonstrate his conclusions and to engage the read...(展开全部)

Description: "Gives moms-to-be a big helping of peace of mind!" —Harvey Karp M.D., bestselling author of The Happiest Baby on the Block Pregnancy—unquestionably one of the most profound, meaningful experiences of adulthood—can reduce otherwise intelligent women to, well, babies. Pregnant women are told to avoid cold cuts, sushi, alcohol, and coffee without ever being told why t...(展开全部)

An illuminating dive into the latest science on our brain's remarkable learning abilities and the potential of the machines we program to imitate them The human brain is an extraordinary machine. Its ability to process information and adapt to circumstances by reprogramming itself is unparalleled and it remains the best source of inspiration for recent developments in artificia...(展开全部)

An illuminating dive into the latest science on our brain's remarkable learning abilities and the potential of the machines we program to imitate them The human brain is an extraordinary machine. Its ability to process information and adapt to circumstances by reprogramming itself is unparalleled and it remains the best source of inspiration for recent developments in artificia...(展开全部)

作者：（美國）楊腓力（Yancey.P.） 譯者：劉志雄 楊腓力，美國ECPA暢銷書排行榜作家，《今日基督教》雜志特約編輯。目光深邃，語言純熟，洞察力敏銳，常常道出眾人心中不知、不能、不敢言的疑問，使許多讀過他作品的人，眼前一亮.心里產生強烈共鳴。著有《有話問蒼天》、《無語問上帝》、《恩典多奇異》、《耶穌真貌》等。作品12次獲評ECPA年度金書獎。

作者：（美國）楊腓力（Yancey.P.） 譯者：劉志雄 楊腓力，美國ECPA暢銷書排行榜作家，《今日基督教》雜志特約編輯。目光深邃，語言純熟，洞察力敏銳，常常道出眾人心中不知、不能、不敢言的疑問，使許多讀過他作品的人，眼前一亮.心里產生強烈共鳴。著有《有話問蒼天》、《無語問上帝》、《恩典多奇異》、《耶穌真貌》等。作品12次獲評ECPA年度金書獎。