Drawing on a decade of immersive ethnography with NASA’s robotic spacecraft teams to create a comparative account of two great space missions of the early 2000s, Janet Vertesi uncovers how the social...

How users experience and influence technological change--when so much of that change feels out of our control Every day, we casually employ one of the most complex tools ever created, using it to...

A surprising window into the online lives of people sixty and over--offering essential insights, no matter your age. Many popular accounts say the older you are, the greater your tech struggles...

Properly analyzed, the collective mythological and religious writings of humanity reveal that around 1500 BC, a comet swept perilously close to Earth, triggering widespread natural disasters and...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Selected for the 2023 National Book Foundation's Science + Literature Program. "A brilliant and empathetic guide to the far corners of global capitalism...

An essential introduction to statistics for students of psychology and the social sciencesStatistical thinking is increasingly essential to understanding our complex world and making informed...

From the creator of the webcomicxkcdand author of the #1New York TimesbestsellerWhat If?, a series of brilliantly and simply! annotated blueprints that explain everything from nuclear bombs to...

From the celebrated author of Quantum Mechanics and Experience comes a “provocative” (Nature) and “deeply important” (Mind) attempt at making sense of the strange laws of quantum mechanics.A century...

There are approximately 25,000 "city killer" asteroids in near-Earth orbit--and most are yet to be found. Small enough to evade detection, they are capable of large-scale destruction, and represent...

An "exhilarating" (Irish Times) and "ambitious" (The Guardian) account of the ancient inheritance that made us who we are--and is now driving us to ruin. Why do humans everywhere believe in ghosts?...

An "original" (Nature) and "expansive journey through time and place" (Guardian) that uncovers the surprising connections between math and maps--and the myriad ways they've shaped our world and us. ...

A brilliant new theory of the mind that upends our understanding of how the brain interacts with the world“This thoroughly readable book will convince you that the brain and the world are partners in...

Although mathematics majors are usually conversant with number theory by the time they have completed a course in abstract algebra, other undergraduates, especially those in education and the liberal...

Math + cats = an infinitely more entertaining exploration of the concepts and principles that are the foundation of our understanding of mathematics. In Math Cats, mathematician and professor...

The International Bestseller A Waterstones Best Popular Science Book 2025 'Ambitious . . . pleasingly full of cutting-edge topics' – New Scientist Quantum physics is the cornerstone of our world...

The unexplored history of GPS, a military technology turned daily necessity that impacts all aspects of our lives. Gone are the days when we pulled off to the side of the road, twisted a map this way...

How AI is rewiring our social fabric--and how to better shape our future. The age of AI is not what you think. Rather than ushering in a fourth Industrial Revolution, AI has become a crucial...

A new pathway to a thriving future rooted in our relationships with the living world and each other Reimagining environmentalism as an act of doing and a way of being in the world and climate action...

Why does a clarinet play at lower pitches than a flute? What does it mean for sounds to be in or out of tune? How are emotions carried by music? Do other animals perceive sound like we do? How might...

The world's greatest mental mathematical magician takes us on a spellbinding journey through the wonders of numbers (and more)"Arthur Benjamin ... joyfully shows you how to make nature's numbers...