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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

Forthcoming from the MIT Press
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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