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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.
Juice
A History of Female Ejaculation
ISBN: 9780262048514
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 23, 2024
The fascinating, little-known history of female sex fluids through the millennia.
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.
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.
Juice
A History of Female Ejaculation
ISBN: 9780262048514
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 23, 2024
The fascinating, little-known history of female sex fluids through the millennia.
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.