Physics Business

There are hidden laws at work in every aspect of your business. Understand them, and you can create extraordinary growth. Ignore them, and you run the risk of becoming another statistic....

In the years following her role as the lead author of the international best seller, Limits to Growth - the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet - Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute's Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world....

Volume 2 of The Great Mental Models series provides a collection of over twenty important concepts from physics, chemistry, and biology in a clear and accessible style. Not only will you better understand the hidden forces that influence the world around you, you’ll also learn how those forces can work to your advantage.

How to structure your business for exponential growth. Have you ever wondered why some businesses scale while others fail? For every company that triples in size, thousands lose their momentum and get stuck. Every business leader aspires to achieve and sustain growth, but most come up short. Usually this happens because the early start-up structure is not designed to support their next-stage business strategy. It is not designed to scale. Designed to Scale explains the principles of scalable organizational structure.

In this irreverent and illuminating audiobook, acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, chance, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a casual conversation to a major financial setback. As a result, successes and failures in life are often attributed to clear and obvious causes, when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance.

In My Life as a Quant, Emanuel Derman relives his exciting journey as one of the first high-energy particle physicists to migrate to Wall Street. Derman details his adventures in this field - analyzing the incompatible personas of traders and quants, and discussing the dissimilar nature of knowledge in physics and finance. Throughout this tale, he also reflects on the appropriate way to apply the refined methods of physics to the hurly-burly world of markets.

Why does your weather app say “there’s a 10 percent chance of rain” instead of “it will be sunny”? In large part, this is due to the insight of award-winning physicist Tim Palmer, who pioneered the introduction of uncertainty into weather and climate prediction. Now, he wants to apply it to how we study everything else.

For the larger-than-life personalities now staking their fortunes on the development of rocket ships, the new race to explore space could be a dead end, a lucrative opportunity - or the key to humanity's salvation. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos take center stage in this fast-paced narrative as they attempt to disrupt the space economy, feed their own egos, and maybe even save the world.

In Overcomplicated, complexity scientist Samuel Arbesman offers a fresh, insightful field guide to living with complex technologies that defy human comprehension. As technology grows more complex, Arbesman argues, its behavior mimics the vagaries of the natural world more than it conforms to a mathematical model. If we are to survive and thrive in this new age, we must abandon our need for governing principles and rules and accept the chaos.

Learn how to apply the laws governing the physical world to your inner world. You will discover that you already know the laws but are not really applying them in your life. This book will help to change that. I'm sure you’ve heard about quantum leaps before and if not, we will look on them from a new perspective. You will discover that laws of magnetism in physics are the same that we encounter in our everyday life. Before you can get what you want, you have to become a powerful magnet.

The Invisible Reef merges the multi-generational, civilization-shaping scope of Dune with the profound shift in consciousness and time from Arrival, all executed with the quiet, intellectual espionage of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The war for the future will not be fought with armies. It will be fought with whispers. When Maya Chen-Nakamura collapses during her keynote on conscious capitalism, it's more than a medical emergency—it's the latest chapter in a four-generation cycle that has claimed every visionary in her family. Her daughter Aria's research reveals a chilling pattern: ...

Be an instant expert on the quantum universe and Bluff Your Way in the subject with everyone you know. No science required, just a sense of humour. From 'gluons' to 'gravitons', and from 'certainty' to 'superstrings', here's all you need to know to sound all-knowing.

Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American inventor, engineer, and futurist, is venerated today not only by scientists, historians, and aspiring inventors but by many of the billions of people that couldn’t imagine life without his most important inventions and discoveries. George Iles’ Nikola Tesla and His Business traces many of this scientific legend’s works, inventions, and discoveries and will give Tesla devotees and newcomers alike a new level of appreciation.

Quantum computing is the new technology of the 2020's and the learning curve will be steeper, and the competitive advantage greater in the next few years. Don't hesitate. Take the time now to learn and engage in the world of quantum computers to provide your business with faster solutions to the most complex challenges.

Are you a machine-learning enthusiast looking for a practical day-to-day application? Or are you just trying to incorporate machine-learning software in your trading decisions? This audiobook is your answer.

Our one-leader-at-a-time past has given way to a present reality where everyone has the potential to lead in every aspect of life. We all have at our fingertips the tools of change that were once available to just a few - and the shift from one-leader-at-a-time to everyone-leading-in-every-moment has created a changemaker effect on society. Change is no longer linear and faster; it's explosive and omnidirectional. The Changemaker Playbook will show you how to thrive in every aspect of today's transformed societal landscape.

NIKOLA TESLA An Electrifying Genius Discover the compelling story of Nikola Tesla, a visionary inventor whose groundbreaking ideas and relentless pursuit of innovation forever changed the landscape of modern technology and electrical engineering. Nikola Tesla was a multifaceted figure, blending creativity, intelligence, and an unyielding spirit to create inventions that transcended the boundaries of his time. This book delves deep into Tesla's life, exploring his motivations, his groundbreaking works, and the legacy of his scientific and technological contributions. From his pioneering work...

Be an instant expert on Science and Bluff Your Way with all those who profess to know about the subject. No experimenting required, just a sense of humour. From 'atoms' to 'ohms' and from 'the Standard Model' to 'the Twaddel', the Bluffer's Guide® to Science equips you to dazzle an audience with stunning results.

Voted the Top Corporate Leadership Coach in Europe by AI Media, best-selling author Pepper de Callier shares the secrets and insights on life, success, and personal development he's learned from coaching leaders on a global basis for more than 35 years. His wit, humor, credibility, common sense, and a touch of irreverence make this not only an enjoyable and engaging listen, but extremely instructive with insights that can be applied immediately in day-to-day life.