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Immortality

The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization

by Stephen Cave ...

If you could live forever, would you want to? Both a fascinating look at the history of our strive for immortality and an investigation into whether living forever is really all it’s cracked up to be.A fascinating work of popular philosophy and history that both enlightens and entertains, Stephen Cave investigates whether it just might be possible to live forever and whether we should want to. He ... Read more

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If you could live forever, would you want to? Both a fascinating look at the history of our strive for immortality and an investigation into whether living forever is really all it’s cracked up to be.A fascinating work of popular philosophy and history that both enlightens and entertains, Stephen Cave investigates whether it just might be possible to live forever and whether we should want to. He
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AI Narratives

A History of Imaginative Thinking about Intelligent Machines

Narrated by P.J. Ochlan ...

Unabridged

13 hours 10 min

This book is the first to examine the history of imaginative thinking about intelligent machines. As real Artificial Intelligence (AI) begins to touch on all aspects of our lives, this long narrative history shapes how the technology is developed, deployed, and regulated. It is therefore a crucial social and ethical issue.Part I of this book provides a historical overview from ancient Greece to ... Read more

$24.99 USD

This book is the first to examine the history of imaginative thinking about intelligent machines. As real Artificial Intelligence (AI) begins to touch on all aspects of our lives, this long narrative history shapes how the technology is developed, deployed, and regulated. It is therefore a crucial social and ethical issue.Part I of this book provides a historical overview from ancient Greece to
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Should You Choose to Live Forever?

A Debate

by Stephen Cave, John Martin Fischer ...

Series series Little Debates about Big Questions
Should You Choose to Live Forever?: A Debate addresses a centuries old question in philosophy, but also one with increasing relevance as scientists now see the real possibility of extending people’s lives for many hundreds of years.This accessible yet profound debate from two leading researchers in the area, Stephen Cave and John Martin Fischer, offers:Engaging philosophical discourse that brings ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Should You Choose to Live Forever?: A Debate addresses a centuries old question in philosophy, but also one with increasing relevance as scientists now see the real possibility of extending people’s lives for many hundreds of years.This accessible yet profound debate from two leading researchers in the area, Stephen Cave and John Martin Fischer, offers:Engaging philosophical discourse that brings
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Feminist AI

Critical Perspectives on Algorithms, Data, and Intelligent Machines

Edited by Jude Browne, Stephen Cave, Eleanor Drage, Kerry McInerney ...

Feminist AI: Critical Perspectives on Algorithms, Data and Intelligent Machines is the first volume to bring together leading feminist thinkers from across the disciplines to explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and related data-driven technologies on human society. Recent years have seen both an explosion in AI systems and a corresponding rise in important critical analyses of these ... Read more

$76.99 USD

Feminist AI: Critical Perspectives on Algorithms, Data and Intelligent Machines is the first volume to bring together leading feminist thinkers from across the disciplines to explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and related data-driven technologies on human society. Recent years have seen both an explosion in AI systems and a corresponding rise in important critical analyses of these
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Oral History and the Environment

Global Perspectives on Climate, Connection, and Catastrophe

Edited by Stephen M. Sloan, Mark Cave ...

Series series OXFORD ORAL HISTORY SERIES
As uncontrolled development forces crises in the natural world, deeply ingrained human connections with the earth are changing. Oral history's proven ability to explore issues of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality make it a uniquely effective methodology for bringing in new perspectives to our understanding of environments. This book brings together interviews with a global range of ... Read more

$31.99 USD

As uncontrolled development forces crises in the natural world, deeply ingrained human connections with the earth are changing. Oral history's proven ability to explore issues of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality make it a uniquely effective methodology for bringing in new perspectives to our understanding of environments. This book brings together interviews with a global range of
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Black Mask (Fall 2017)

by Lester Dent, Horace McCoy, Herbert Koehl, Kent Richards, Hugh B. Cave, Stephen McBarron, Dwight V. Babcock, Day Keene, Wyatt Blassingame, Edgar Franklin, Arthur Rodman Bowker, Curt Siodmak, Kendell Foster Crossen, Rafael DeSoto ...

Series series Black Mask
Black Mask, the greatest American detective magazine of all time is back with an all-new story by the creator of Doc Savage, Lester Dent. Also featuring classic hard-boiled detective stories by Horace McCoy, Wyatt Blassingame, Day Keene, Herbert Koehl, Kent Richards, Stephen McBarron, Dwight V. Babcock, Hugh B. Cave, and Edgar Franklin, all from the golden age of pulp fiction. With vintage brush ... Read more

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Black Mask, the greatest American detective magazine of all time is back with an all-new story by the creator of Doc Savage, Lester Dent. Also featuring classic hard-boiled detective stories by Horace McCoy, Wyatt Blassingame, Day Keene, Herbert Koehl, Kent Richards, Stephen McBarron, Dwight V. Babcock, Hugh B. Cave, and Edgar Franklin, all from the golden age of pulp fiction. With vintage brush
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Microprobe Techniques in the Earth Sciences

Edited by Philip J. Potts, J.F. Bowles, Stephen.J. Reed, R. Cave ...

Series Book 6 - The Mineralogical Society Series
30% discount for members of The Mineralogical Society of Britain and IrelandThis text covers the range of microanalytical techniques available for the analysis of geological samples, principally in research applications. Each chapter is written in a clear, informative style and has a tutorial element, designed to introduce each technique for the beginning and experienced researcher alike. ... Read more

$143.99 USD

30% discount for members of The Mineralogical Society of Britain and IrelandThis text covers the range of microanalytical techniques available for the analysis of geological samples, principally in research applications. Each chapter is written in a clear, informative style and has a tutorial element, designed to introduce each technique for the beginning and experienced researcher alike.
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Modelling Community Mission

Closing the gap between church and community

by Rev Dr Stephen Cave ...

Modelling Community Mission is the story of how one church in the South of England set out on an adventure to bring the church and community into a closer relationship. It is told by one of the Ministers at the church and reflects on his 29 years at the church.The story is told with humour and grace, as well as giving the reader the opportunity to reflect on some of the theology of Community ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Modelling Community Mission is the story of how one church in the South of England set out on an adventure to bring the church and community into a closer relationship. It is told by one of the Ministers at the church and reflects on his 29 years at the church.The story is told with humour and grace, as well as giving the reader the opportunity to reflect on some of the theology of Community
... Read more
Listening on the Edge

Oral History in the Aftermath of Crisis

Edited by Mark Cave, Stephen M. Sloan ...

Series series Oxford Oral History Series
From the headlines of local newspapers to the coverage of major media outlets, scenes of war, natural disaster, political revolution and ethnic repression greet readers and viewers at every turn. What we often fail to grasp, however, despite numerous treatments of events is the deep meaning and broader significance of crisis and disaster. The complexity and texture of these situations are most ... Read more

$43.99 USD

From the headlines of local newspapers to the coverage of major media outlets, scenes of war, natural disaster, political revolution and ethnic repression greet readers and viewers at every turn. What we often fail to grasp, however, despite numerous treatments of events is the deep meaning and broader significance of crisis and disaster. The complexity and texture of these situations are most
... Read more
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Sum

Tales from the Afterlives

by David Eagleman ...

Narrated by David Eagleman, Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, Noel Fielding, Stephen Fry ...

Unabridged

2 hours 46 min

At once funny, wistful and unsettling, Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives—each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now. In one afterlife, you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. In another version, you work as a background character in other people’s dreams. Or you may find that ... Read more

$14.99 USD

At once funny, wistful and unsettling, Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives—each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now. In one afterlife, you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. In another version, you work as a background character in other people’s dreams. Or you may find that
... Read more
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The Archbishop Interviews: Series 1 and 2

Presented by The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

by Justin Welby ...

Narrated by Justin Welby, Elif Shafak, Susan Blackmore, Stephen King, Nick Cave, Nick Carter, Clare Moriarty, Shirine Khoury-Haq, Zarifa Ghafari ...

Unabridged

5 hours 32 min

Archbishop Justin Welby explores the inner lives of public figures in revealing conversationsListen now to fascinating and remarkable conversations between The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and leading men and women as they discuss big questions about humankind. This collection is a must-listen for anyone looking to explore life beyond the sensational headlines and glossy PR that ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Archbishop Justin Welby explores the inner lives of public figures in revealing conversationsListen now to fascinating and remarkable conversations between The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and leading men and women as they discuss big questions about humankind. This collection is a must-listen for anyone looking to explore life beyond the sensational headlines and glossy PR that
... Read more

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Incognito

The Secret Lives of the Brain

by David Eagleman ...

Narrated by David Eagleman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

If the conscious mind—the part you consider to be you—is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing?In this sparkling and provocative new book, the renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries: Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? Why do you hear ... Read more

$17.50 USD

Also available as: eBook

If the conscious mind—the part you consider to be you—is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing?In this sparkling and provocative new book, the renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries: Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? Why do you hear
... Read more

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