History & Culture

L'odissea nera di John von Neumann, l'uomo che disegnò la mappa infernale del mondo che oggi abitiamo, nel nuovo straordinario libro di Benjamín Labatut. Quando alla fine della seconda guerra mondiale John von Neumann concepisce il MANIAC – un calcolatore universale che doveva, nelle intenzioni del suo creatore, «afferrare la scienza alla gola scatenando un potere di calcolo illimitato» –, sono in pochi a rendersi conto che il mondo sta per cambiare per sempre.

The inside story of Lean, a computer program that answers the age-old question: How do you know if something is true? It began as an obscure bug-checking program at Microsoft Research developed by a lone computer engineer named Leo de Moura. Then an unlikely crew of mathematical misfits caught...

How do we spark new scientific discoveries? How can we accelerate new breakthroughs in science? These are some of the biggest unsolved questions in science. Many believe that discoveries arise by chance or serendipity. The Engine of Scientific Discovery illustrates, for the first time, how we...

PROMPTED is a clear and practical guide that makes AI interaction accessible to a wide audience. It fills the gap between dense technical manuals and overly simplistic guides by offering actionable frameworks and techniques to help readers use AI as a tool for creativity, collaboration, and...

In January 2015, Craig Wright was facing financial ruin, with the Australian Taxation Office having uncovered a potentially criminal operation involving his raft of companies. Six months later he was sitting pretty, having signed a bailout deal that settled his tax affairs and afforded him a dream job in England. Somehow, Wright had turned it around. In truth, Wright had accepted a ticking time bomb. The deal that saved him was predicated on one very important premise: that he was Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.

Bloomsbury presents Little Blue Dot by Katherine Dunn, read by Laurel Lefkow The unexplored history of GPS, a military technology turned daily necessity that impacts all aspects of our lives. Gone are the days when we pulled off to the side of the road, twisted a map this way and that, and...

What exactly is a robot? How do intelligent machines see, think, navigate, and interact with the world around them? What technologies are making autonomous systems increasingly capable of performing tasks once thought possible only for humans? From robotic manufacturing systems and self-driving vehicles to AI-powered assistants, autonomous drones, and advanced humanoid robots, intelligent machines are transforming industries, reshaping economies, and changing how we live, work, and communicate.

Nominiert für den Deutschen Sachbuchpreis 2026 Für die Philosophie gehört die Sprache zu den wichtigsten Eigenschaften des Menschen: Sie ermöglicht es, eine ganze Welt zu erschließen, Gedanken zu artikulieren, sich über Wertvorstellungen zu verständigen – und ist entscheidend für die Freiheit und Souveränität, mit denen Menschen ihr Leben führen. Was aber geschieht, wenn wir uns von einer Sprachmaschine die Welt erklären, Werte vermitteln und das Denken abnehmen lassen? Gewöhnen uns ChatGPT und Co. das Lesen, Schreiben und Denken ab? Überreden sie uns zu Ansichten, die wir gar nicht haben?

The thrilling story of the nineteenth century's moonshot: An Atlantic-spanning telegraph cable that created the global village and changed the world. In 1854, the American entrepreneur Cyrus Field set out to lay a 2,000-mile telegraph cable across the Atlantic. Nothing like it had ever been...

Discover the invisible infrastructure reshaping the world’s largest asset class. For over a century, commercial real estate operated on an analog playbook. Deals were won through local monopolies, personal Rolodexes, and a "ledger-in-head" mentality. Investment committees relied on out-of-date demographic reports, primitive paper maps, and the subjective "gut feel" of seasoned operators. That era is over. The latency between asking a question and answering it has approached zero, and the competitive edge has fundamentally shifted.

Los altavoces son algorítmicos, pero la voluntad es humana En apenas dos décadas hemos aprendido a explicar el mundo digital con una colección de metáforas apocalípticas: burbujas, cámaras de eco, madrigueras… Los «algoritmos tiranos» y los «ejércitos de bots» parecen los perfectos...

You've tried AI. You typed a prompt, got a generic response you'd never show your boss, and spent more time fixing the output than it would have taken to do the work yourself. The problem isn't the technology, and it isn't you. The problem is simple: this technology is advancing so fast that nobody taught you how to communicate with AI at the level your work demands. Most AI books hand you prompt lists that expire or offer beginner content you could find for free online, instead of teaching you how to "speak machine." The Prompt Hero Method is different.

The Ultimate Source Of Insight Explaining How Home Robots Will Revolutionize Your Home Life, Improve Your Security, And Bolster The Independence Of The Elderly. This Updated 2026 Edition Is Designed For Busy People Who Want To Understand The Future Without Getting Lost In Jargon. Stop Managing Chores. Start Mastering the Future. The "Home Robot Revolution" Is No Longer Science Fiction. It Is A Fast-Approaching Reality. This Book Is Your Visionary Blueprint For The Arrival Of Artificial General Intelligence In Your Living Room.

The definitive and “captivating” (Marty Baron, author of Collision of Power) story of San Francisco’s meteoric transformation into a global capital of technology, and how the same creative and political forces that gave rise to its boom nearly engineered its collapse. At the dawn of the...

Vom Klackern der Relais zum Flüstern der KI. Eine epische Reise durch die Geschichte der Computer – erzählt als Drama, nicht als Datenblatt. Dieses Buch ist keine trockene Technikgeschichte. Es ist eine Zeitreise zurück in die Kinderzimmer der 80er, in verrauchte Studios der 90er und in die Serverfarmen der Gegenwart. Eine Geschichte über Maschinen – und über die Menschen, die mit ihnen träumten.