Machine Health

Addiction by Design takes listeners into the intriguing world of machine gambling, an increasingly popular and absorbing form of play that blurs the line between human and machine, compulsion and control, risk and reward.

“This delightful, enthusiastic book will change your life.” —Daniel E. Lieberman, author of Exercised Improve your lifelong health and well-being by understanding what mitochondria really do for you, and how through small lifestyle changes, these awe-inspiring powerhouses can better your...

In Your Brain Is a Time Machine, brain researcher and best-selling author Dean Buonomano draws on evolutionary biology, physics, and philosophy to present his influential theory of how we tell and perceive time. The human brain, he argues, is a complex system that not only tells time but creates it; it constructs our sense of chronological flow and enables "mental time travel" - simulations of future and past events.

Imagine regaining peace of mind when intrusive tinnitus noise steals your concentration or sleep. Sound therapy – the use of pleasant or calming sounds to reduce the intrusion of tinnitus – is clinically proven to diminish the perception of ringing by giving your brain something else to focus on. Numerous studies on tinnitus retraining therapy show significant improvement in about 80% of patients, with 22% achieving major relief. These findings underline why sound therapy is recommended by leading audiologists and tinnitus clinics.

Bloomsbury presents The Health and Wellness Lie: Exposing the hype, hacks and hidden agendas of the wellbeing machine by Dr Nicholas B. Tiller, read by Oliver Hembrough ‘A tour de force, debunking the myths and scams of the modern wellness industry. A great read’ – Dr Chris Van Tulleken...

A brilliant new theory of the mind that upends our understanding of how the brain interacts with the world For as long as we’ve studied human cognition, we’ve believed that our senses give us direct access to the world. What we see is what’s really there—or so the thinking goes. But new...

A landmark insider’s tour of how social media affects our decision-making and shapes our world in ways both useful and dangerous, with critical ideas on how to protect ourselves in the 2020 election and beyond MIT professor Sinan Aral isn’t only one of the world’s leading experts on...

"Mastering Rife Unlock the Power of Bioresonance for Health and Healing" is now available! Embark on a transformative journey into the world of vibrational medicine with "Mastering Rife," the definitive guide to harnessing the potential of the Rife Machine for health and healing. Dive into the mystery and evolution of this groundbreaking technology in Chapter 1, where the historical significance and foundational components are unveiled, setting the stage for a deep understanding of bioresonance theory. This sets the groundwork for exploring the relationship between frequencies and their ...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY WIRED In this brilliant smart-thinking book about the power and influence of social media, Professor Sinan Aral shows how ‘hyper-socialization’ has profoundly changed us. Why does fake news spread faster than the truth? Do products and ideas become...

Streamed by millions every day, porn is everywhere. It shapes our culture, our relationships, and even technology. Yet, nobody seems to know who really controls the business. The power brokers tend to lurk in the shadows, while their performers remain quite literally exposed. In The Kink Machine: The Hidden Business of Adult Entertainment, two Financial Times journalists, Patricia Nilsson and Alex Barker, start digging into the porn industry and following where the money flows.

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept—it is the force rewriting the rules of society, business, and human identity. With every breakthrough comes a shadow: hidden AI bias, job displacement, ethical dilemmas, and the question of whether machines may one day outthink their creators. This audiobook is your guide through that tension. A roadmap for navigating AI with clarity and confidence. You’ll uncover the truth behind AI’s promises and perils, explore the business opportunities emerging from automation, and confront the high stakes battle between innovation and control.

Ground-breaking book showing how the theories of western and Chinese medicine support each other. Full of good stories and surprising details. Why can salamanders grow new legs, and young children grow new finger tips, but adult humans can't regenerate? What is the electricity that flows through...

Soul Machine takes us back to the origins of modernity, a time when a crisis in religious authority and the scientific revolution led to searching questions about the nature of human inner life. This is the story of how a new concept - the mind - emerged as a potential solution, one that was part soul and part machine but fully neither.

Whole Body Vibration: The Future of Good Health, by natural-health practitioner Becky Chambers, has been the best-selling book on Whole Body Vibration for over ten years. This new 2nd Edition updates this popular book with the latest cutting-edge research and developments in this rapidly changing field, including how whole body vibration lowers inflammation and strengthens the immune system, and triggers the regeneration of tissues with increased stem cell activity, benefits that will help people with a wide variety of chronic diseases. New, more versatile machines have also been developed....

The extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the first paramedics in America, saving lives and changing the course of emergency medicine around the world. ? "A riveting portrait ... a fascinating and deeply rewarding study of triumph in the face of...

Artificial Intelligence is the bedrock of the future economy and the new global operating system that will quietly power every industry, process, and decision. In The Future After AI, top-ranked economist and world-renowned futurist Jason Schenker explores how AI will underpin finance, technology, energy, healthcare, education, and business. AI is transforming the global economy in ways as profound as the internet and computers once did. But just as we no longer marvel at using the internet, AI's impact is likely to become so deeply embedded in technology and society that we might soon stop...

What does it actually mean to be rational? Not Hollywood-style "rational", where you forsake all human feeling to embrace Cold Hard Logic, but where you make good decisions, even when it's hard; where you reason well, even in the face of massive uncertainty; where you recognize and make full use of your fuzzy intuitions and emotions, rather than trying to discard them. In Rationality: From AI to Zombies, Eliezer Yudkowsky explains the science underlying human irrationality with a mix of fables, argumentative essays, and personal vignettes.

"The AI Doctor: How Machine Learning & Generative AI is Revolutionizing Healthcare Systems" provides a detailed exploration into the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence within the medical field. This book examines how AI, particularly Machine Learning (ML) and Generative AI, is fundamentally changing healthcare as we know it, impacting everything from disease prediction and personalized treatment development to streamlined hospital operations and enhanced patient care. This comprehensive guide offers a structured and practical understanding of AI's disruptive influence on the ...

Brought to you by Penguin. What if we could stop cancer in its tracks, prevent cardiovascular disease, lose weight at will and reverse the effects of ageing? With new developments in artificial intelligence, gene editing and robotics, it might all be possible sooner than you think. In Hacking...

In The Doctor’s Future, Dr. Pietro Emanuele Garbelli tackles the challenges posed by the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, driven by artificial intelligence, robotics, and the shifting roles of doctors. As healthcare professionals confront unprecedented demands, from technological advancements to changing patient expectations, the future may seem uncertain. The author’s Healthcare Convergence Framework provides clarity, actionable strategies, and profound insights for healthcare decision makers and doctors to survive and thrive in this new era where AI and robotics are essential.