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  • Einstein and the universe

    A popular exposition of the famous theory

    by Nordmann ...
    Einstein and the Universe: A Popular Exposition of the Famous Theory is a comprehensive and accessible exploration of Albert Einstein’s revolutionary ideas that transformed our understanding of the cosmos. Written for the general reader, this book delves into the profound implications of Einstein’s theory of relativity, unraveling the mysteries of space, time, and the very fabric of the universe. ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Portrait of an Oyster

    A Natural History of an Epicurean Delight

    by Andreas Ammer ...
    Translated by Renée von Paschen ...
    Series Book 2 - Marvels of Nature
    **“Narrated with awe and gusto, Andreas Ammer’s Portrait of an Oyster is a must for all who find their joy on the half shell … Funny, thoughtful, and tastebud-piquing”—Foreword ReviewsA gorgeously crafted exploration of the oyster’s role in art, culture, cuisine, science, and history—featuring stunning full-color illustrations.**Everyone recalls eating their first oyster, just like they remember ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sketchbook Ideas

    by Joseph Nordmann ...
    The purpose of this work is to encourage those who have sketched little in the past to take up the sketching habit. One of the rewards of sketching is to see the differences between the stiffness of a photograph and the spontaneous creativity of a quick sketch. The latter often effortlessly captures the essence of the scene while ignoring the nonessentials. Do develop the sketchbook habit. ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • Visual Reasoning in Science, Engineering, and the Humanities

    Expert Culture for the Challenges of the Future, Volume 2

    Edited by Daria Bylieva, Dong Luo, Alfred Nordmann ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book investigate visualization practices conceptually, historically, and strategically, showing what visual thinking can achieve especially in professional training and educational contexts. For a long time, science and education were dominated by the word. What mattered were written texts, mathematical formulae, and verbalizations. And yet, similes, metaphors, illustrations, diagrams, and ... Read more

    $256.19 CAD

  • Teaching Psychology Globally

    Edited by Grant J. Rich, Emily Nordmann, H. Russell Searight, Motlalepule Ruth Mampane, John Reece, Alfredo Padilla Lopez ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This practically oriented book is a concise overview of the globalization of psychology. It is an indispensable source of guidance on the international, sociocultural, and cross-cultural aspects of current psychology teaching. Suitable for psychology professors, international educators, and for courses in global psychology, or within diversified cultures such as the U.S., it focuses on ... Read more

    $204.99 CAD

  • Visual Reasoning in Science, Engineering, and the Humanities

    Expert Culture for the Challenges of the Future, Volume 1

    Edited by Daria Bylieva, Dong Luo, Alfred Nordmann ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book investigate visualization practices conceptually, historically, and strategically, showing what visual thinking can achieve especially in professional training and educational contexts. For a long time, science and education were dominated by the word. What mattered were written texts, mathematical formulae, and verbalizations. And yet, similes, metaphors, illustrations, diagrams, and ... Read more

    $256.19 CAD

  • AI Ethics: A Cross-Cultural Dialogue

    Edited by Guoyu Wang, Carl Mitcham, Alfred Nordmann ...
    Series series Artificial Intelligence (R0)
    This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of research on the ethics, epistemology, governance, and policies related to artificial intelligence (AI) and its adjacent technologies. Each chapter can be read independently, yet together they provide a detailed and complementary understanding of some of the most pressing issues brought about by AI and digital innovation. Given its modular nature, this ... Read more

    $204.99 CAD

  • Technologies in a Multilingual Environment

    XXII Professional Culture of the Specialist of the Future

    Edited by Daria Bylieva, Alfred Nordmann ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    The book addresses the challenge of living in a multilingual world from three perspectives: socio-linguistics and the study of multilingualism in contrast, philosophy of technology with its emphasis on the world as a technosphere—how it is made, how it is experienced, and how it can be managed, and then pedagogy and the question of teaching and learning to competently negotiate multilingual ... Read more

    $267.69 CAD

  • Licences and Insolvency

    A Practical Global Guide to the Effects of Insolvency on IP Licence Agreements

    Edited by Matthias Nordmann, Ulrich Reber, Marcel Willems ...
    The number of insolvencies is increasing by the day, while insolvencies are becoming more and more complex and international. Licences represent an increasingly important part of a company’s assets - be they technology licences, name or trademark licences or licences with regard to text, photo or audiovisual material or software. While insolvency proceedings of licensors or licensees can pose ... Read more

    $225.39 CAD

  • Hermeneutics, History, and Technology

    The Call of the Future

    Edited by Armin Grunwald, Alfred Nordmann, Martin Sand ...
    Series series History and Philosophy of Technoscience
    For better and worse, the future is often conceived in technological terms. Technology is supposed to meet the challenge of climate change or resource depletion. And when one asks about the world in 20 or 100 years, answers typically revolve around AI, genome editing, or geoengineering.There is great demand to speculate about the future of work, the future of mobility, Industry 4.0, and Humanity 2 ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • Scenarios, Fictions, and Imagined Possibilities in Science, Engineering, and Education

    XXIV Professional Culture of the Specialist of the Future, Volume 2

    Edited by Daria Bylieva, Alfred Nordmann ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents the proceedings of the 24th International Conference Professional Culture of the Specialist of the Future. Professionals and experts in all fields need to be prepared to handle unfamiliar situations. Some of these are unexpected events that may occur quite suddenly out of the blue, and others may emerge in the course of technological development or predicted trends. In order to ... Read more

    $280.49 CAD

  • The World of Games: Technologies for Experimenting, Thinking, Learning

    XXIII Professional Culture of the Specialist of the Future, Volume 2

    Edited by Daria Bylieva, Alfred Nordmann ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book reflects the various dimensions of play. It gathers together experience with role-play, tabletop, and online games and develops and assesses tools. It also reflects the human condition in this world of games as it becomes a digital world. We are living in a World of Games where every game is a world through which we learn about the world. A World of Games is fun and engaging, but it also ... Read more

    $267.69 CAD