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By: Wade Roush
Extraterrestrials
$19.95PaperbackRead moreAre we alone in the universe? If not, where is everybody? An engaging exploration of one of the most important unsolved problems in science.
Everything we know about how planets form and how life arise
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Roush, Wade
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 262538431
- Language: English
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Causal Inference
$16.95PaperbackAdd to cartA nontechnical guide to the basic ideas of modern causal inference, with illustrations from health, the economy, and public policy.
Which of two antiviral drugs does the most to save people infected w- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Rosenbaum, Paul R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0262545195
- Language: English
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By: Lazu, Malia C.
From Intention to Impact: A Practical Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
$32.95HardcoverRead moreHow business leaders can move their DEI efforts from intention to impact through strategy and culture change.
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, corporate America has doubled down on its publi- Series: Management on the Cutting Edge
- Author: Lazu, Malia C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0262048841
- Language: English
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By: Coulter, Kendra
Defending Animals: Finding Hope on the Front Lines of Animal Protection
$24.95PaperbackRead more“A journey across the lush, complex, and uneven landscapes of animal protection reveals that the wellbeing of animals is deeply connected to the work and the wellbeing of people”–
- Author: Coulter, Kendra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0262048280
- Language: English
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By: Eshun, Ekow
In the Black Fantastic
$39.95HardcoverRead moreA richly illustrated exploration of Black culture at its most wildly imaginative, artistically ambitious, and politically urgent.
A richly illustrated exploration of Black culture at its most wildly i- Author: Eshun, Ekow
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 026204725X
- Language: English
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Computational Thinking
$18.95PaperbackAdd to cartAn introduction to computational thinking that traces a genealogy beginning centuries before the digital computer.
A few decades into the digital era, scientists discovered that thinking in terms of co
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Denning, Peter J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 0262536560
- Language: English
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By: Feynman, Richard
The Character of Physical Law, with New Foreword
$19.95PaperbackAdd to cartAn introduction to modern physics and to Richard Feynman at his witty and enthusiastic best, discussing gravitation, irreversibility, symmetry, and the nature of scientific discovery.
Richard Feynman w
- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Feynman, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: March 10 2017
- ISBN10: 0262533413
- Language: English
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By: Berger, J. M.
Extremism
$16.95PaperbackAdd to cartWhat extremism is, how extremist ideologies are constructed, and why extremism can escalate into violence.
A rising tide of extremist movements threaten to destabilize civil societies around the globe.
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Berger, J. M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 214
- Publish Date: August 28 2018
- ISBN10: 0262535874
- Language: English
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By: Chad Engelland
Phenomenology
$18.95PaperbackAdd to cartA concise and accessible introduction to phenomenology, which investigates the experience of experience.
This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers a concise and accessible introduc
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Engelland, Chad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 262539314
- Language: English
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By: Brandon R. Brown
Sharing Our Science: How to Write and Speak Stem
$26.95PaperbackAdd to cartA personal, practical, and inspirational guide to written and oral STEM communications for scientists and technical professionals.
In Sharing Our Science, scientist-turned-writing teacher Brandon Brow- Author: Brown, Brandon R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: August 29 2023
- ISBN10: 0262546957
- Language: English
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Robot Ethics
$16.95PaperbackRead moreA guide to the ethical questions that arise from our use of industrial robots, robot companions, self-driving cars, and other robotic devices.
Does a robot have moral agency? Can it be held responsibl- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Coeckelbergh, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0262544091
- Language: English
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By: Stanislaw Lem
His Master’s Voice
$19.95PaperbackAdd to cartFrom the critically acclaimed author of Solaris comes a classic sci-fi tale about scientists who must decode a message from intelligent beings in outer space–for fans of Arrival
By pure chance, scie- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Lem, Stanislaw
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 0262538458
- Language: English
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By: Gillard, Julia
Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons
$21.95PaperbackRead moreA powerful call-to-action for gender equity that offers 10 key lessons for women aspiring to a leadership role–be it in politics, business, law, or their local community.
Featuring words of wisdom … [more below]- Author: Gillard, Julia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0262543826
- Language: English
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By: Lem, Stanislaw
The Truth and Other Stories
$26.95PaperbackAdd to cartTwelve stories by science fiction master Stanislaw Lem, nine of them never before published in English.
Of these twelve short stories by science fiction master Stanislaw Lem, only three have previousl- Author: Lem, Stanislaw
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 340
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 0262545063
- Language: English
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Data Feminism
$27.95PaperbackAdd to cartA new way of thinking about data science and data ethics that is informed by the ideas of intersectional feminism.
- Series: Strong Ideas
- Author: D’Ignazio, Catherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 026254718X
- Language: English
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By: Noam Chomsky
The Secrets of Words
$18.95HardcoverAdd to cartTwo distinguished linguists on language, the history of science, misplaced euphoria, surprising facts, and potentially permanent mysteries.
In The Secrets of Words, influential linguist Noam Chomsky a- Author: Chomsky, Noam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0262046717
- Language: English
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By: Beaucher, Steven
Boston in Transit: Mapping the History of Public Transportation in the Hub
$75.00HardcoverRead moreA richly illustrated story of public transit in one of America’s most historic cities, from public ferry and horse-drawn carriage to the MBTA.
A lively tour of public transportation in Boston over the- Author: Beaucher, Steven
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0262048078
- Language: English
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By: Ramirez, Ainissa
The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
$22.95PaperbackAdd to cartA “timely, informative, and fascinating” study of 8 inventions–and how they shaped our world–with “totally compelling” insights on little-known inventors throughout history (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulit… [more below]
- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Ramirez, Ainissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 0262542269
- Language: English
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By: John Maeda
The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life
$18.95PaperbackAdd to cartTen laws of simplicity for business, technology, and design that teach us how to need less but get more.
Finally, we are learning that simplicity equals sanity. We’re rebelling against technology that’
- Series: Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life
- Author: Maeda, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0262539470
- Language: English
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By: Eco, Umberto
How to Write a Thesis
$22.95PaperbackAdd to cartThe wise and witty guide to researching and writing a thesis, by the bestselling author of The Name of the Rose–now published in English for the first time.
Learn the art of the thesis from a giant o… [more below]- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Eco, Umberto
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 27 2015
- ISBN10: 0262527138
- Language: English













