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| | | | | How do neurons create feelings of sadness? Or the sense of a unique self? On the other hand, could conscious thought be an illusion? The nature of conscious experience is one of the most essential, enduring mysteries, and in this eBook we explore the diverse and sometimes contentious approaches to defining consciousness, research into its physical footprints, advances in measuring conscious awareness and emerging technologies bringing artificial intelligence systems closer to adapting and learning like a human brain. | | | |
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| Genetic Engineering: Progress and Controversy | | From its beginnings in the 1970s to the post-CRISPR revolution, the field of genetic engineering has come a long way. In this eBook, we examine how CRISPR and other approaches are being investigated to treat disease, mind-blowing research in synthetic biology, controversial efforts in modifying crops and saving species and more. | .jpg) | | |
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| Extreme Physics | | Physicists are pushing into the extreme ends of the universe as we know it—from invisible particles and colliding massive black holes to the most crushing gravitational forces ever detected and spooky quantum entanglement. The 14-billion-year-old tale of our universe is far from over, and in this eBook, we examine a wave of discovery and take a new look at old ideas. | | | | |
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| Martin Gardner: The Magic and Mystery of Numbers | | Martin Gardner introduced many readers to real mathematics, making the subject accessible and fun for more than 25 years. In this eBook, we focus on all flavors of number, from common integers and negative numbers to figurate numbers and the exotic random number, Omega, which can be described but not computed. | | | | |
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| Mysteries of Life in the Universe | | How did life begin on Earth? Does it exist elsewhere? In this eBook, we present several theories on the origin of life, some of its extreme and surprising forms and the ongoing search for signs – or sentience – on distant worlds. | | | | |
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| Pain: The Search for Relief | | Chronic pain is a poorly understood condition that often resists treatment. In this eBook, we examine what we know of its pathology and the efforts to find non-opioid treatment options including electrical stimulation, spider venom and virtual reality therapy. | | | | |
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| The Science of Cancer | | The past few years have seen tremendous strides in our understanding of cancer. In this eBook, we examine its complex causes, pros and cons of screenings, minimizing risk, and several new and targeted therapies, including using stem cells, viruses and vaccines. | | | | |
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