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New Books in Science
Nicholas Shea, “Representation in Cognitive Science” (Oxford UP, 2018)
Nicholas Shea
Representation in Cognitive Science

Oxford University Press, 2018

New Books in PhilosophyNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in PsychologyNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Systems and CyberneticsNew Books Network June 10, 2019 Carrie Figdor

In order to explain thought in natural physical systems, mainstream cognitive science posits representations, or internal states that carry information about the world and that are used by the system to guide its behavior. Naturalistic theories of representation provide explanations of what information, or content, these internal states carry, and... Read More
Stephan Bullard, “A Day-by-Day Chronicle of the 2013-2016 Ebola Outbreak” (Springer, 2018)
Stephen G. Bullard
A Day-by-Day Chronicle of the 2013-2016 Ebola Outbreak

Springer, 2018

New Books in African StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in MedicineNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books Network June 7, 2019 Michael F. Robinson

Why did Ebola, a virus so deadly that it killed or immobilized its victims within days, have time to become a full-blown epidemic? That’s what happened in 2013 when the virus, already well-known to virologists and epidemiologists, broke out in West Africa, infecting twenty-eight thousand people and killing eleven thousand.... Read More
Chelsea Biondolillo, “The Skinned Bird” (Kernpunkt Press, 2019)
Chelsea Biondolillo
The Skinned Bird

Kernpunkt Press, 2019

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in LiteratureNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books Network May 30, 2019 Christine G. Adams

If you’ve ever flipped a large rock over to see what was underneath and encountered dark sludge, the movement of insects, and the stirring of your own fascination, then you know something about the project that Chelsea Biondolillo undertakes in her debut essay collection, The Skinned Bird (Kernpunkt Press, 2019).... Read More
Matthew Hersch, “Inventing the American Astronaut” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012)
Matthew Hersch
Inventing the American Astronaut

Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books in TechnologyNew Books Network May 22, 2019 Michael F. Robinson

It seems logical that would NASA select military test pilots to be the first astronauts, right? They were used to risk. They were good with machines. They already explored extreme environments. But these skills were not unique to test pilots. There were also mountaineers, scuba divers, and explorers. They too... Read More
Eric Topol, “Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again” (Basic Books, 2019)
Eric Topol
Deep Medicine
How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again
Basic Books, 2019

New Books in MedicineNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books in TechnologyNew Books Network May 7, 2019 Jeremy Corr

Medicine has lost its humanity. Doctors no longer have the time to make personal connections with their patients. In his new book Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again (Basic Books, 2019), Eric Topol explores how AI can help to fix many of the issues medicine is... Read More
Jessica Pierce, “Unleashing Your Dog: A Field Guide to Giving Your Canine Companion the Best Life Possible” (New World Library, 2019)
Jessica Pierce
Unleashing Your Dog
A Field Guide to Giving Your Canine Companion the Best Life Possible
New World Library, 2019

New Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books Network May 7, 2019 Greg Soden

No matter how cushy their lives, dogs live on our terms. They compromise their freedom and instinctual pleasure, as well as their innate strategies for coping with stress and anxiety, in exchange for the love, comfort, and care they get from us. But it is possible to let dogs be... Read More
Chris Bernhardt, “Quantum Computing for Everyone” (MIT Press, 2019)
Chris Bernhardt
Quantum Computing for Everyone

MIT Press, 2019

New Books in MathematicsNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books in TechnologyNew Books Network May 2, 2019 Jim Stein

Today I talked with Chris Bernhardt about his book Quantum Computing for Everyone (MIT Press, 2019). This is a book that involves a lot of mathematics, but most of it is accessible to anyone who survived high school algebra.  Even a math-phobic can read the book, skip the math, and... Read More