An accessible introduction to the artificial intelligence technology that enables computer vision, speech recognition, machine translation, and driverless cars.

An examination of the meaning of meaninglessness: why it matters that nothing matters.

A biography of two troublesome words.

A short history of cynicism, from the fearless speech of the ancient Greeks to the jaded negativity of the present.

Are we alone in the universe? If not, where is everybody? An engaging exploration of one of the most important unsolved problems in science.

Key concepts, definitions, examples, and historical contexts for understanding smart cities, along with discussions of both drawbacks and benefits of this approach to urban problems.

An exploration of quantum entanglement and the ways in which it contradicts our everyday assumptions about the ultimate nature of reality.