The first textbook to present a comprehensive and detailed economic analysis of electricity markets, analyzing the tensions between microeconomics and political economy.

A new theory about the origins of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness.

A review of the scientific evidence on the effects of cannabinoids on brain and behavioral functioning, with an emphasis on potential therapeutic use.

An argument for the centrality of the visual culture of waste-as seen in works by international contemporary artists-to the study of our ecological condition.

An introduction to awe-inspiring ideas at the brink of paradox: infinities of different sizes, time travel, probability and measure theory, and computability theory.

A comprehensive introduction to optimization with a focus on practical algorithms for the design of engineering systems.