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Attention Is Discovery
The Life and Legacy of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt
ISBN: 9780262049382
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 17, 2024
A portrait of trailblazing astronomer Henrietta Leavitt and an illustrated exploration of the power of attention in scientific observation, artistic creation, and the making of meaning.
Invention and Innovation
A Brief History of Hype and Failure
ISBN: 9780262551014
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 3, 2024
From the New York Times-bestselling author, a new volume on the history of human ingenuity—and its attendant breakthroughs and busts.
Ghost Particle
In Search of the Elusive and Mysterious Neutrino
ISBN: 9780262551007
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 3, 2024
The fascinating story of science in pursuit of the ghostly, ubiquitous subatomic particle—the neutrino.
Serendipity
The Unexpected in Science
ISBN: 9780262049153
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 3, 2024
From the bestselling author of Imperfection, a theory of uncertainty as the very core of the scientific method—and the essence of its wonder.
Rock, Bone, and Ruin
An Optimist's Guide to the Historical Sciences
ISBN: 9780262552035
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 21, 2024
An argument that we should be optimistic about the capacity of “methodologically omnivorous” geologists, paleontologists, and archaeologists to uncover truths about the deep past.
Splinters of Infinity
Cosmic Rays and the Clash of Two Nobel Prize–Winning Scientists over the Secrets of Creation
ISBN: 9780262048828
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 12, 2024
The riveting story of a modern age scientific feud between two Nobel Prize-winning scientists over the nature of cosmic rays and the universe.
The Blind Spot
Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience
ISBN: 9780262048804
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 5, 2024
A compelling argument for including the human perspective within science, and for how human experience makes science possible.
The Brain Abstracted
Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience
ISBN: 9780262548045
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 5, 2024
An exciting, new framework for interpreting the philosophical significance of neuroscience.
A Heart Afire
Helen Brooke Taussig's Battle Against Heart Defects, Unsafe Drugs, and Injustice in Medicine
ISBN: 9780262048521
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: December 12, 2023
A deeply compelling biography of the pioneering children's heart doctor Helen Taussig, who helped start heart surgery and became a global force against preventable suffering.
Attention Is Discovery
The Life and Legacy of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt
ISBN: 9780262049382
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 17, 2024
A portrait of trailblazing astronomer Henrietta Leavitt and an illustrated exploration of the power of attention in scientific observation, artistic creation, and the making of meaning.
Invention and Innovation
A Brief History of Hype and Failure
ISBN: 9780262551014
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 3, 2024
From the New York Times-bestselling author, a new volume on the history of human ingenuity—and its attendant breakthroughs and busts.
Ghost Particle
In Search of the Elusive and Mysterious Neutrino
ISBN: 9780262551007
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 3, 2024
The fascinating story of science in pursuit of the ghostly, ubiquitous subatomic particle—the neutrino.
Serendipity
The Unexpected in Science
ISBN: 9780262049153
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 3, 2024
From the bestselling author of Imperfection, a theory of uncertainty as the very core of the scientific method—and the essence of its wonder.
Rock, Bone, and Ruin
An Optimist's Guide to the Historical Sciences
ISBN: 9780262552035
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 21, 2024
An argument that we should be optimistic about the capacity of “methodologically omnivorous” geologists, paleontologists, and archaeologists to uncover truths about the deep past.
Splinters of Infinity
Cosmic Rays and the Clash of Two Nobel Prize–Winning Scientists over the Secrets of Creation
ISBN: 9780262048828
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 12, 2024
The riveting story of a modern age scientific feud between two Nobel Prize-winning scientists over the nature of cosmic rays and the universe.
The Blind Spot
Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience
ISBN: 9780262048804
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 5, 2024
A compelling argument for including the human perspective within science, and for how human experience makes science possible.
The Brain Abstracted
Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience
ISBN: 9780262548045
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 5, 2024
An exciting, new framework for interpreting the philosophical significance of neuroscience.
A Heart Afire
Helen Brooke Taussig's Battle Against Heart Defects, Unsafe Drugs, and Injustice in Medicine
ISBN: 9780262048521
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: December 12, 2023
A deeply compelling biography of the pioneering children's heart doctor Helen Taussig, who helped start heart surgery and became a global force against preventable suffering.