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        Fascination of Science

        Fascination of Science

        Fascination of Science

        60 Encounters with Pioneering Researchers of Our Time

        by Herlinde Koelbl

        Translated by Lois Hoyal

        ISBN: 9780262545570

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 1, 2023

        An intimate collection of portraits of internationally renowned scientists and Nobel Prize winners, paired with interviews and personal stories.
        Parallel Minds

        Parallel Minds

        Parallel Minds

        Discovering the Intelligence of Materials

        by Laura Tripaldi

        Preface by Matteo de Giuli

        ISBN: 9781913029937

        Publisher: Urbanomic

        Pub Date: May 31, 2022

        Insights into the intelligence throughout the natural and technical environment, in the fabric of our devices and dwellings, in our clothes, and under our skin.
        Is the Universe a Hologram?

        Is the Universe a Hologram?

        Is the Universe a Hologram?

        Scientists Answer the Most Provocative Questions

        by Adolfo Plasencia

        Foreword by Tim O'Reilly

        ISBN: 9780262535250

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 9, 2018

        Questions about the physical world, the mind, and technology in conversations that reveal a rich seam of interacting ideas.
        Representation in Scientific Practice Revisited

        Representation in Scientific Practice Revisited

        Representation in Scientific Practice Revisited

        Edited by Catelijne Coopmans, Janet Vertesi, Michael E. Lynch and Steve Woolgar

        ISBN: 9780262525381

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: January 3, 2014

        A fresh approach to visualization practices in the sciences that considers novel forms of imaging technology and draws on recent theoretical perspectives on representation.
        Progress in Bioethics

        Progress in Bioethics

        Progress in Bioethics

        Science, Policy, and Politics

        Edited by Jonathan D. Moreno and Sam Berger

        Foreword by Harold Shapiro

        ISBN: 9780262517423

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: November 23, 2011

        Leading scholars debate politically progressive perspectives on bioethics and the implications for society, politics, and science in the twenty-first century.
        Falling for Science

        Falling for Science

        Falling for Science

        Objects in Mind

        Edited by Sherry Turkle

        ISBN: 9780262516761

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 30, 2011

        Passion for objects and love for science: scientists and students reflect on how objects fired their scientific imaginations.
        Cogent Science in Context

        Cogent Science in Context

        Cogent Science in Context

        The Science Wars, Argumentation Theory, and Habermas

        by William Rehg

        ISBN: 9780262516600

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 19, 2011

        A proposal for an interdisciplinary, context-sensitive framework for assessing the strength of scientific arguments that melds Jürgen Habermas's discourse theory and sociological contextualism.
        Color Ontology and Color Science

        Color Ontology and Color Science

        Color Ontology and Color Science

        Edited by Jonathan Cohen and Mohan Matthen

        ISBN: 9780262513753

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 21, 2010

        Leading philosophers and scientists consider what conclusions about color can be drawn when the latest analytic tools are applied to the most sophisticated color science.
        The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mind

        The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mind

        The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mind

        A Tribute to Michael S. Gazzaniga

        Edited by Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Kathleen Baynes, George R. Mangun and Elizabeth A. Phelps

        ISBN: 9780262539159

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 9, 2010

        Leaders in the cognitive neurosciences address a variety of topics in the field and reflect on Michael Gazzaniga's pioneering work and enduring influence.
        Evolution, the Extended Synthesis

        Evolution, the Extended Synthesis

        Evolution, the Extended Synthesis

        Edited by Massimo Pigliucci and Gerd B. Müller

        ISBN: 9780262513678

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 26, 2010

        Prominent evolutionary biologists and philosophers of science survey recent work that expands the core theoretical framework underlying the biological sciences.
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