Tan Le’s "The NeuroGeneration" cracks open the world of brain enhancement to show that the future may be closer than we think. Le, on the cutting edge of research and technology into one of the biggest mysteries—the human... Read More

Video gamers as environmental activists? Alenda Y. Chang doesn’t think it’s as counterintuitive as it sounds. In her trenchant and wide-ranging "Playing Nature", she analyzes the potential of gaming’s huge audience to become nimble... Read More

"The Case for Pandora" explores the capabilities of modern extraterrestrial travel technology with enthralling vision. James Essig and Steve McCarter’s The Case For Pandora is a technical manual with instructions for building a... Read More

"Augmented Mind" is a realistic and exciting look at the future of digital technology. Alex Bates’s "Augmented Mind" is an encouraging and realistic look at the potential future of AI. The premise of this short, sound, and fascinating... Read More

If you’re worried about computers becoming masters of the world, don’t hold your breath: the greatest minds in artificial intelligence can’t imagine even the first baby steps to building a machine as complex as the human brain,... Read More

This memoir about academia, career frustrations, and changing times includes insights and humor. David R. Greatrix’s fictionalized memoir Farewell to the Good Old Days is about his life in academia. The story follows Greatrix’s life,... Read More

Gökçe Günel’s "Spaceship in the Desert" is the fascinating story of a “zero-carbon eco-city” that demonstrates the stark difference between vision and reality. Masdar City, located in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi, was marketed... Read More

An interesting, timely, and thoughtful book, "Will Computers Revolt?" probes the future of AI and sees exciting possibilities. Charles Simon’s "Will Computers Revolt?" is a fascinating and informed look at the conjoined futures of... Read More