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  • Dance of the Photons

    From Einstein to Quantum Teleportation

    by Anton Zeilinger ...
    The Nobel laureate in physics explains his experiments in quantum entanglement: "An accessible popular account of this fascinating field." — ScienceEinstein's steadfast refusal to accept certain aspects of quantum theory was rooted in his insistence that physics has to be about reality. Accordingly, he once derided as "spooky action at a distance" the notion that two elementary particles far ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Quantum [Un]Speakables II

    Half a Century of Bell's Theorem

    Edited by Reinhold Bertlmann, Anton Zeilinger ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This self-contained essay collection is published to commemorate half a century of Bell’s theorem. Like its much acclaimed predecessor “Quantum [Un]Speakables: From Bell to Quantum Information” (published 2002), it comprises essays by many of the worlds leading quantum physicists and philosophers. These revisit the foundations of quantum theory as well as elucidating the remarkable progress in ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Quantum Arrangements

    Contributions in Honor of Michael Horne

    Edited by Gregg Jaeger, David Simon, Alexander V. Sergienko, Daniel Greenberger, Anton Zeilinger ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book presents a collection of novel contributions and reviews by renowned researchers in the foundations of quantum physics, quantum optics, and neutron physics. It is published in honor of Michael Horne, whose exceptionally clear and groundbreaking work in the foundations of quantum mechanics and interferometry, both of photons and of neutrons, has provided penetrating insight into the ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

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    "A delightful exposition of commonly-encountered statistical fallacies and paradoxes and why they matter." —Samuel H. Preston, coauthor of Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population ProcessesAn essential guide to the ways data can improve decision making.Statistics are everywhere: in news reports, at the doctor's office, and in every sort of forecast, from the stock market to the weather. Allen ... Read more

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  • How to Stay Smart in a Smart World

    Why Human Intelligence Still Beats Algorithms

    by Gerd Gigerenzer ...
    STAYING IN CHARGE: How do we navigate a world populated by algorithms that beat us in chess, find us romantic partners, and tell us to “turn right in 500 yards”?“Anyone worried about the age of AI will sleep better after reading this intelligent account” about the limits and dangers of technology (Publishers Weekly).Doomsday prophets of technology predict that robots will take over the world, ... Read more

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  • White Holes

    by Carlo Rovelli ...
    A mesmerizing trip to the strange world of white holes from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of TimeLet us journey, with beloved physicist Carlo Rovelli, into the heart of a black hole. We slip beyond its horizon and tumble down this crack in the universe. As we plunge, we see geometry fold. Time and space pull and stretch. And finally, at the black hole’s ... Read more

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  • The Raven's Hat

    Fallen Pictures, Rising Sequences, and Other Mathematical Games

    by Jonas Peters, Nicolai Meinshausen ...
    Try to solve a series of unusual math games in this playful, illustrated guide that breaks down important math concepts for everyday adult readers.“A wonderful book for someone who likes mathematics and likes to be challenged!” —Chris Bernhardt, author of Quantum Computing for EveryoneThis book presents a series of engaging math games that seem unsolvable—but can be solved when they are translated ... Read more

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  • The Balance Within

    The Science Connecting Health and Emotions

    by Esther M. Sternberg ...
    "A dazzling tour of a most promising area of neuroscience—the interface between the immune system and the nervous system." —Elliot S. Gershon, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, The University of ChicagoSince ancient times humans have felt intuitively that emotions and health are linked, and recently there has been much popular speculation about this notion. But until now, without compelling evidence, ... Read more

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  • How the Universe Got Its Spots

    Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space

    by Janna Levin ...
    Is the universe infinite, or is it just really big? Does nature abhor infinity? In startling and beautiful prose, Janna Levin's diary of unsent letters to her mother describes what we know about the shape and extent of the universe, about its beginning and its end. She grants the uninitiated access to the astounding findings of contemporary theoretical physics and makes tangible the contours of ... Read more

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  • The Book of Minds

    How to Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, from Animals to AI to Aliens

    by Philip Ball ...
    This "fascinating and illuminating account" explores how we might perceive the mind if we didn't put humans at the center of our understanding ( The Guardian Observer).Popular science writer Philip Ball explores a range of sciences to map our answers to a huge, philosophically rich question: How do we even begin to think about minds that are not human?Taking a uniquely broad view of minds and ... Read more

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  • Geometry of Grief

    Reflections on Mathematics, Loss, and Life

    by Michael Frame ...
    " With poignancy and audacity, Frame builds an unexpected bridge between mathematical beauty and human sorrow, illuminating both." —Francis Su, author of Mathematics for Human FlourishingWe all know the euphoria of intellectual epiphany—the thrill of sudden understanding. But coupled with that excitement is a sense of loss: a moment of epiphany can never be repeated. In Geometry of Grief *, ... Read more

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  • Finding Our Place in the Universe

    How We Discovered Laniakea#the Milky Way's Home

    by Helene Courtois ...
    Translated by Nikki Kopelman ...
    An astrophysicist recounts how her team of researchers surfed the cosmos to map our local universe—and discovered the Laniakea supercluster, home of the Milky Way.You are here: on Earth, which is part of the solar system, which is in the Milky Way galaxy, which itself is within the extragalactic supercluster Laniakea. And how can we pinpoint our location so precisely? For 20 years, astrophysicist ... Read more

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