Joel Levy

Breakfast with Robots explores a typical day in the not-so-distant future, from AI-made breakfasts to quantum-powered workdays. It’s a fascinating and accessible look at how today’s science is shaping tomorrow’s everyday life. What will your morning look like in fifty years? Will an AI robot make your coffee, prepare your breakfast and quietly monitor your health as you wake? From the moment we open our eyes to the time we drift into sleep – perhaps aboard a space hotel – our lives are being shaped by the science of today. Breakfast with Robots invites you on a playful and insightful journey through a typical day in the near future, uncovering the physics and emerging technologies poised to transform how we eat, travel, work and rest. With bite-size facts, fascinating science and a touch of wonder, this illustrated guide explores everything from lab-grown food and flying taxis to quantum computers and AI dream analysis. The future is not a distant land – it is already taking shape in our homes, our cities and our imaginations. This book shows how understanding the science of today helps us glimpse the extraordinary world of tomorrow.

From the Ancient Greek goddess Hecate to the Wicked Witch of the West, stories of witchcraft and wizardry have been told around the world for thousands of years. The Pocket Book of Witches is your guide to the art, history, and folklore of sorcery, with tales from across the globe accompanied by a beautiful archive of the finest magical art. Explore changing representations of magic-wielders, from figures of fear and persecution to archetypes of feminine power, and discover why witchcraft today is as popular as it has ever been.

The Pocket Book of Dragons explores the myth, magic and meaning of one of the most fabulous and fearsome beasts of legend. Encounter serpents of the sea and air, Eastern dragon kings, Viking wyrms, Biblical leviathans, fire-breathing guardians of treasure, medieval monsters, and dragon-slaying saints. Overflowing with ancient and modern dragon tales from every corner of the globe, and beautifully illustrated with a curated archive of the finest dragon art, this is a little book that contains a world of fantastical facts.

Celebrating the stories and symbolism of the king of mythical beasts, the Pocket Book of Dragons explores dragons throughout history and across the world. Overflowing with ancient and modern dragon tales from every corner of the globe and beautifully illustrated with a curated archive of the finest dragon art, this little book contains a world of fantastical facts. Explore the myth, magic, and meaning of one of legend's most fabulous and fearsome beasts, including: Serpents of the sea and air Eastern dragon kings Viking wyrms Biblical leviathans Fire-breathing guardians of treasure Medieval monsters Dragon-slaying saints And much more The Pocket Book of Dragons is the ultimate field guide, filled with a comprehensive collection of facts, fictions, and forms of the mythical creatures, all in one handy book. STUNNING VISUALS: A thoughtfully curated archive of the world's finest dragon images, this must-have volume includes color-rich paintings, ink drawings, woodcuts, and more. A FANTASY AND MYTHOLOGY LOVER'S DREAM: Beautifully crafted, comprehensive, and attractively priced, this is an irresistible gift for every fan of myth and fantasy. DRAGON BOOK FOR ALL: From Harry Potter's deadly Hungarian Horntails and The Hobbit's wicked Smaug to Daenerys Targaryen's trio of hatchlings in Game of Thrones and Fourth Wing's formidable Tairn and Sgaeyl, dragons have cast a thrilling shadow over popular culture that will continue to span generations. This is the perfect companion volume for fans who can't get enough of these fantastic creatures. Perfect for: Fans of mythology, folklore, and history Readers and movie watchers obsessed with the fantasy genre Lovers of dragon art and mythical illustration Fans of dragon exploration books like Dragonology, Dracopedia Field Guide, and The Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Creatures

Newton’s Notebook is a biography with a difference. It provides a full and detailed account of Sir Isaac Newton’s life and discoveries, but is written, designed and illustrated to look like a personal notebook.By mining the rich sources of Newton’s own journals and books, and incorporating a variety of quotations and illustrations, Newton’s Notebook brings its subject to life more vividly than any ordinary biography. It reveals the man behind the theories and examines Newton’s personal and family life as well as the amazing impact of his ideas and the world’s reaction to them.

Physicist Stephen Hawking was a scientist for the modern age. He is as renowned for his theories on time and space as he is for his unique life story. Undeterred by a debilitating illness, he trained his mind to work in a new way to become the leading light in modern science. This carefully researched biography tells Hawking's story, highlighting his scientific breakthroughs and how, despite his struggle with a degenerative condition, he became the most celebrated and inspiring scientist of his generation. A beautiful design includes striking photographs, illuminating documents, and helpful sidebars that cast light on Hawking's intellectual achievements.

Meltdown investigates and recreates the dramatic events behind the most notorious nuclear accidents in history, as well as those shrouded in secrecy. Combining human tragedy with intriguing science, each account reveals new aspects of humanity's complex relationship with nuclear power and the ongoing struggle to harness and control it. From the pioneers of Los Alamos who got up close and personal with the cores of atomic bombs, to the hapless engineers in Soviet fuel-processing plants who unwittingly mixed up a disaster in a bucket, and from the terrifying impact of a tsunami at Fukushima to the mystery of the recent Russian incident, Meltdown explores the past and future of this extraordinary and potentially lethal source of infinite power.

A clear, concise and easily understood guide to the most fascinating of subjects - the human psyche.Exploring all the main theories, it provides potted biographies of key practitioners, and explains in simple terms the most important theories and experiments.Discovering more about the way their mind works!

Instant Engineering pulls together all the pivotal engineering theories and discoveries into one concise volume.

The iconic futurist artist and designer Syd Mead once described science fiction as "reality ahead of schedule". In From Science Fiction to Science Fact, Levy explores the visions of the writers, futurists and far-sighted inventors who made those realities, from the direct influence of H.G.

Can you really tell a criminal by the bumps on his head? What does a memory look like? Can a machine think? Why are some people shy? Is it better not to feel so much? These are some of the many questions that have troubled the minds of some of the greatest thinkers in human civilization and are discussed in this comprehensive yet accessible introduction to psychology.The complex workings of the mind have fascinated mankind for centuries, but the key theories of psychology are often so complicated that it is almost impossible for the casual reader to understand. In Why We Do the Things We Do, Joel Levy unlocks the important studies and theories in a series of simple questions and answers that shine new and uncomplicated light on the important aspects of psychology. This book will demystify the key questions by tracking their origins in the writings of some of the most prominent thinkers in various fields, showing how these ideas and concepts have developed over time.With each section broken down into the key concepts, issues and arguments, considering how these ideas influence the way we all go about our daily lives, Why We Do the Things We Do will illuminate this fascinating subject.

Relvad ja konfliktid on inimtsivilisatsiooni vorminud juba selle algusest peale. Eelis on olnud ikka sellel osapoolel, kel on uutmoodi relv, mille ees vastane on abitu - olgu see siis eelajalooline pihukirves või moodsam käsigranaat, keskaegne piiramismasin või tulevikumuusikana kõlav sõjarobot. Mõned relvad on olnud otsustava tähtsusega - näiteks nagu Hiroshimale heidetud aatomipomm Little Boy. Mõnest teisest on saanud sümbol - maailma levinuim tulirelv Kalashnikovi automaat on nii kommunismi kui uuemal ajal ka terrorismi sümbol."Viiskümmend relva, mis muutsid ajalugu" annab ülevaate viimase 3500 aasta ajaloost läbi seda kõige rohkem mõjutanud relvade prisma. Relvad saavad siin ajaloolise konteksti ja inimliku mõõtme - me saame teada, millal relv kasutusele võeti, kuidas seda kasutati (ja miks kasutamast lakati) ning millised on selle kaugemale ulatuvad tagajärjed.

By unraveling the fascinating evolution of mathematics, from its earliest beginnings to the most important modern breakthroughs, this book makes mathematics accessible and enjoyable. Readers will learn sine from cosine, understand the difference between a quadratic equation and cubic equation, and become familiar with the limits of infinity. This book will not only pique the interest of readers in mathematics, but also show them how it is used in everyday life, making it more friendly and less intimidating.

Verden er et forunderligt, fantastisk og fascinerende sted, som ligger for dine fødder og bare venter på at blive udforsket. Men er du klar til at tage på opdagelsesrejse? Ved du hvordan du overlever i stegende hede eller bidende kulde? Kan du finde mad og vand i den vilde natur? Og kan du undgå dødelige sygdomme eller klare en kamp mod menneskeædende vilddyr?Denne bog lærer dig alt, hvad du har brug for at vide, når du rejser gennem jordens mange forskellige landskaber, uanset om du rejser gennem luften, over land eller hav.Og så lærer du også om fortidens opdagelsesrejsende.Her er et par eksempler på, hvad du kan lære her i bogen:at finde vej med hjælp fra stjernernetænde et båltæmme en kamelslippe fri af kviksandbygge en igloog meget meget mere…Bogen er for alle eventyrlystne børn, der har lyst til at opdage mere af verden.

Prepare to be amazed and educated! A Bee in a Cathedral explains basic scientific truths and principles using the power of analogy. Using classic comparisons (including 'bee in the cathedral' which dramatically conveys the size of the atomic nucleus in relation to the atom as a whole) you will learn: how whirlpools and hurricanes help us understand the formation of galaxies; how DNA chains act just like a zipper; how much blood is produced by a body each day. Written in an entertaining style, A Bee in a Cathedral will appeal to anyone with a thirst for knowledge and an appreciation for science. The aim of the book is to convey basic principles of science in new and exciting ways, describing the unbelievably massive, the inconceivably tiny, and the unfathomably complex in terms that we can all understand, and comparing them to everyday objects and experiences with which we are much more familiar.

From Greek philosophers to former Russian spies, the use of poison as a means of ending a life - whether through assassination, murder, suicide, or execution - has a history stretching back over 2,000 years. Even before Socrates accepted his fate by drinking hemlock, countless people must have died as a result of ingesting naturally occurring poisons. And yet poisonous materials often also have beneficial properties: hydrogen fluoride, for example, is highly toxic to humans, but is also a vital component in the production of herbicides, pharmaceuticals, and fluorescent light bulbs. "Poison: a Social History" explores the nature of toxicity and reveals how poison has played a crucial and often unheralded role - for good and for bad - in human history. As well as examining a range of poisonous materials, it also contains case studies of famous, and infamous, poisonings.