In The World Without Us, Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanity’s impact on the planet: he asks us to envision our Earth without us. In this far-reaching narrative, Weisman explains …

Bjorn Lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and expensive actions now being considered to stop global warming will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, are often based on emotional rather than strictly scientific …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now advancing at such a rapid clip that it has the potential to transform our world in both exciting and disturbing ways. Computers have already been designed that are capable of …

It’s the ultimate paradox for leaders: you can’t predict the future, but you must make sense of it in order to thrive. To be successful, leaders need to sort out what’s important, devise strategies based …

This second volume in the ISE series provides an expert account of how innovation, science, and environment (ISE) policies and institutions in Canada are being radically altered by the Harper conservative government. Contributors examine the …

Air is about more than just breathing. Air miraculously transforms into solid food, and without it every creature on earth would starve; it wraps our planet in a blanket of warmth; the floating mirror of …

Karma Queens, Geek Gods and Innerpreneurs is your hands-on guide to getting inside the minds of the people who are setting the trends in art, music, technology, fashion, health, and every kind of consumer product …

Thousands of great ideas are generated in conference rooms and brainstorming retreats every day. There are now more creativity and innovation courses, training seminars, conferences, and consultants than ever before. It would seem that with …

Although technological change is vital for economic growth, the interaction of finance and technological innovation is rarely studied. This pioneering volume examines the ways in which innovation is funded in the United States. In case …

In Escape From Empire, Alice Amsden argues provocatively that the more freedom a developing country has to determine its own policies, the faster its economy will grow. America’s recent inflexibility — as it has single-mindedly …

While the public and the media have been distracted by the story of Napster, warnings about the evils of “piracy” and lawsuits by the recording and film industry, the enforcement of copyright law in the …

Welcome to BioTech Nation is a fascinating, fast-paced account of Moira Gunn’s accidental plunge into the “biotech rabbit hole.” Combining a first-person chronicle of the jittery beginnings of the weekly radio segment Biotech Nation with …