A WALL STREET JOURNAL, WASHINGTON POST, AND FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

In this ground-breaking blend of imaginative storytelling and scientific forecasting, a pioneering AI expert and a leading writer of speculative fiction join forces to answer an imperative question: How will artificial intelligence change our world within twenty years?

AI will be the defining development of the twenty-first century. Within two decades, aspects of daily human life will be unrecognizable. AI will ...

Keeping the uniquely humorous and self-deprecating style that has made students across the world fall in love with Andy Field's books, Discovering Statistics Using R takes students on a journey of statistical discovery using R, a free, flexible and dynamically changing software tool for data analysis that is becoming increasingly popular across the social and behavioural sciences throughout the world. The journey begins by explaining basic statistical and research concepts before a guided tou...

A rollercoaster ride through the life and ideas of the twentieth century's most famous and controversial scientist in 99 sparkling vignettes.

A valuable and timely account of attention, from neuroscience to surfing.

The inner workings of our universe explained in an instant

Read the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth’s awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations. ‘Stands comparison with Sapiens… Thrilling’ Sunday Times Human evolution in East Africa was driven by geological forces.

In its second edition, this textbook offers a fresh approach to matrix and linear algebra. Its blend of theory, computational exercises, and analytical writing projects is designed to highlight the interplay between these aspects of an application. This approach places special emphasis on linear algebra as an experimental science that provides tools for solving concrete problems.

The second edition’s revised text discusses applications of linear algebra like graph theory and network modelin...

Zonder de kwantumtheorie had de wereld zoals deze er nu uitziet nooit bestaan: computers en televisies zouden bijvoorbeeld niet werken. Kwantum is het eerste boek dat de dramatische geschiedenis van de kwantumtheorie - en daarmee het grootste intellectuele debat van de twintigste eeuw - voor een breed publiek beschrijft. Centraal in Kwantum staat de discussie tussen Niels Bohr en Albert Einstein, die in 1927 in alle hevigheid ontbrandde. Bohr ging ervan uit dat de objectieve realiteit onkenba...