A pioneer of artificial intelligence shows how the study of causality revolutionized science and the world.'Correlation does not imply causation.'This mantra was invoked by ...więcej »
From Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, this is a story of wonder, new worlds and why the end is just the beginningLet us journey into the he...więcej »
On Women brings together Susan Sontag's most fearless and incisive writing on women, a crucial aspect of her work that has not until now received the attention it deservesWritten during...więcej »
We used to think of failure as a problem, to be avoided at all costs. Now, we're often told that failure is desirable - that we must ‘fail fast, fail often’. The trouble is, neither app...więcej »
Joan Didion – amerykańska powieściopisarka, dziennikarka, eseistka i autorka scenariuszy. Często pisała o swoich korzeniach i krytycznie patrzyła na historyczne dziedzictwo rodzinnego regionu...więcej »
Oddajemy do rąk Czytelnika monografię wieloautorską, która stanowi pokłosie obrad jubileuszowej konferencji naukowej zorganizowanej na Wydziale Lingwistyki Stosowanej Uniwersytetu Warszawski...więcej »
W pamięci zbiorowej Sparta zapisała się jako obóz wojskowy. W świecie, w którym obywatele poświęcali życie wojnie i innym potrzebom państwa, nie było miejsca na czas wolny. Autor kwes...więcej »
For better or worse, for richer for poorer, till death us do part – we’ve always done it and we’re still doing it. Of all our cultural institutions, marriage is the most ancient, ...więcej »
Hacking, espionage, war and cybercrime as you've never read about them beforeFancy Bear was hungry. Looking for embarrassing information about Hillary Clinton, the elite hacking unit wi...więcej »
An exhilarating guide to the astonishing future of quantum computing, from the international bestselling physicistThe runaway success of the microchip processor may be nearing its end, ...więcej »
Imagine: you are designing a society, but you don't know who you'll be within it - rich or poor, man or woman, gay or straight. What would you want that society to look like?This is the...więcej »
What if we have completely misunderstood who the Neanderthals truly were?For over a century we saw them as inferior to Homo Sapiens. Today, Neanderthals are seen as fully human, differe...więcej »
Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. Pondering this mystery led...więcej »
In this book, renowned neurologist and bestselling author Dr Richard Restak distils the wisdom of an entire career into this one-stop guide to the science of memory. Drawing on scientific history, ...więcej »
This humbling and revelatory book shows how infectious disease has shaped humanity at every stage, from the first success of Homo sapiens over the equally intelligent Neanderthals to the fall of Ro...więcej »
Głównym problemem rozważanym w książce jest doświadczanie czasu zdeponowanego w pamięci kultury – w jej tekstach, przed-tekstach i „pozatekstach”, zgromadzonych w archiwach...więcej »
Temat monografii zrodził się z dwóch potrzeb: teoretycznej i społecznej. W refleksji nad „bezczynnością” nie chodziło o fetyszyzację stanu faktycznego bądź nihilistyczne kreśleni...więcej »
Start-ups rarely survive their second birthday. Even established firms in the UK and the US average a life of only fifteen years. So how can your company build and sustain success for decades to co...więcej »
Exquisite . . . A genuine, melancholy masterpiece' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE'A journalistic marvel' JAMES MEEK'A powerful, unforgettable book' NADIFA MOHAMMEDThis is the story of a ...więcej »
How might we see ourselves more clearly? Consult Rembrandt.Who can encourage us to see more intimately? Tracey Emin is the expert.What about helping us see through pain? Loo...więcej »