The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us
Many books explain what is known about the universe. This book investigates what cannot be known. Rather than exploring the amazing facts that science, mathematics, and …
Maps of physical spaces locate us in the world and help us navigate unfamiliar routes. Maps of topical spaces help us visualize the extent and structure …
The bicycle is almost unique among human-powered machines in that it uses human muscles in a near-optimum way. This new edition of the bible of bicycle …
Cartographic maps have guided our explorations for centuries, allowing us to navigate the world. Science maps have the potential to guide our search for knowledge in …
Surfboards were once made of wood and shaped by hand, objects of both cultural and recreational significance. Today most surfboards are mass-produced with fiberglass and a …
Characteristics of Games offers a new way to understand games: by focusing on certain traits — including number of players, rules, degrees of luck and …
The small Central American country of Costa Rica–less than one-eighth the size of California–boasts the highest density of plant and animal species in the world. Its …
The Storm of Creativity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
Although each instance of creativity is singular and specific, Kyna Leski tells us, the creative process is universal. Artists, architects, poets, inventors, scientists, and others all …
For more than half the nation’s history, vast mental hospitals were a prominent feature of the American landscape. From the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth, …
Some things are funny — jokes, puns, sitcoms, Charlie Chaplin, The Far Side, Malvolio with his yellow garters crossed — but why? Why does humor exist …