Technological World

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “A cri de coeur that takes aim at the tech industry for abandoning its history of helping America and its allies.”—The Wall Street Journal From the Palantir co-founder, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of...

The Geek Way reveals a new way to get big things done and shows how to change the way you think about work, teams, projects, and culture, and give you the insight and tools you need to harness our human superpowers of learning and cooperation. "A handbook for disruptors." —Eric Schmidt What is...

A deeply reflective primer on creating meaningful connections, rebuilding abundant communities, and living in a way that engages our full humanity in an age of unprecedented anxiety and loneliness—from the author of The Tech-Wise Family “A unique exploration of tech’s effect on...

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In the past, great powers competed for territories, maritime routes, or natural resources such as oil, gas, or coal. Wars were fought over the control of mines, wells, and straits, because whoever dominated those resources controlled industry, energy, and, consequently, the destiny of nations. Today, the struggle is waged over something much smaller than a fingernail… but infinitely more powerful: the microchip. These tiny pieces of silicon, imperceptible to the naked eye, concentrate billions of transistors in a microscopic space and are capable of processing colossal amounts of ...

Artificial Intelligence is changing the world. From ChatGPT and self-driving cars to deepfakes, robotics, and advanced algorithms, AI is rapidly transforming how we work, communicate, learn, and live. Some people are excited about the possibilities. Others are concerned about the dangers. Many Christians are asking: What does the Bible say about Artificial Intelligence? Should Christians fear AI? Can AI replace human beings? Is AI connected to Bible prophecy? How can believers navigate this technological revolution faithfully? In Faith in the Age of AI, Pastor John E. Miller provides a ...

What if the last free bloc in an Axis-dominated world survived the twentieth century—only to discover that the next contest would not be won by armies, borders, or speeches, but by technology itself? Here’s What Unfolds in This Gripping Sequel to CASCADING DIVERGENCE 2001-2050 Emergence: • A New Century of Rivalry By 2001, the world is divided among three great systems: the Greater European Reich, the Greater Asiatic Imperium, and the Freedom Federation. The founders are gone, but the empires they built have matured, adapted, and learned to make domination look permanent. The Reich ...

Why Planes Crash offers an exciting and compelling look at the critical moments which define an aviation accident, explaining both the how and the why of catastrophic accidents in modern times. From disintegrating airliners to in-flight suicide to maintenance shortcuts, the author looks critically into each factor that might have lead to the crash. Her investigations and deep insight aim to make the listener into a witness to the investigation, and, yet, it is comprehensive enough for anyone with no aviation knowledge to understand.

Discover the surprising case for how conservatism can help us achieve the epic sci-fi future we were promised. America was once the world’s dream factory. We turned imagination into reality, from curing polio to landing on the Moon to creating the internet. And we were confident that more...

AI is already deciding what you see, what you buy, and who gets hired. Shouldn’t you understand how? You know AI matters. You see it in the headlines, feel it in the algorithms curating your feed, and hear it in conversations that seem to assume everyone already understands how it works. But nobody actually explained it to you. That is not a gap in your intelligence. That is a gap in the conversation, and this book fills it. By the time you finish this book, you will: Finally understand how AI actually works, without a computer science degree, without jargon, and without having to sit ...

He has returned. And this time, there will be no mercy. Eighteen years ago, Robur the Conqueror terrorized the world aboard his aerial ship Albatross, demonstrating technological superiority that rendered all opposition futile. He vanished after that demonstration, believed dead or retired to some remote corner of the world. Now he's back. And he has built something worse. The Terror defies every category. It races across American roads at 150 miles per hour—impossible speed for 1904. It appears as submarine in coastal waters. It transforms into aircraft and flies with maneuverability ...

"Absorbing, stunning, and emotionally rich." --Locus The journey through M. R. Carey's "immersive, impeccably rendered world" (Kirkus) -- a world in which nature has turned against us -- continues in The Trials of Koli, book two of the Rampart Trilogy. The earth wants to swallow us whole... Koli...

By the year 2094, humanity has won every war it ever waged against itself. Disease, poverty, violence, the slow humiliations of the flesh, all defeated. Not with courage. With a machine, and with a second world raised inside it. Nearly everyone now lives in the Continuum, a civilization of light and consent where cities rearrange to your mood, weather falls only when you approve it, and every citizen wears a flawless second body that never tires, never ages, never fails. Far below, in silent habitation towers, their real bodies rest, breathing on a schedule they did not choose. Two selves ...

It took civilization millennia to progress to a technologically advanced society and create AI. It took AI just days to destroy it all. A teenage cellist arrives in Las Vegas for a recital, unaware that his visit coincides with the beginning of society’s collapse. Amidst the turmoil, he meets a captivating girl, but their connection is abruptly severed when she is arrested. He bands together with newfound friends, navigating the treacherous streets of a city at war, risking everything to find her. However, as AI's shadow looms larger over Sin city, the hope of a heroic rescue fades.

The future is here—are you ready to navigate it? In a world defined by rapid technological advancements, shifting cultural norms, and unprecedented environmental challenges, "Future Shock: The World of Tomorrow Is Here" offers a comprehensive guide to thriving amidst the complexities of a constantly evolving landscape. Inspired by Alvin Toffler's original concept of "future shock," this book dives deep into how our society, economy, and individual lives are being transformed at breakneck speed—and what you can do to stay ahead. From the rise of artificial intelligence and autonomous ...

The universe didn't end with a bang. It ended with a data anomaly. Dr. Cora Mathis was a brilliant astrophysicist before she sold her soul to corporate supply-chain logistics. But when she inherits her estranged father's journal, she discovers a terrifying mathematical truth: a rogue wave of exotic dark matter is sweeping through the galaxy, acting as a cosmic fire blanket and turning off the stars one by one. And it’s hitting our sun in exactly 412 days. The academic establishment won't listen. The government demands decades of peer review. So Cora does the only logical thing: she ...

'The exciting beginning of a promising new epic fantasy series. Prepare for ancient mysteries, innovative magic, and heart-pounding heists' Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author of Oathbringer She thought it was just another job. But her discovery could bring the city to its knees...

Abundia: A Philosophical Dialogue on Post-Scarcity What if the greatest obstacle to human flourishing isn’t a lack of resources, but the persistence of a scarcity mindset? In the quiet, leather-bound sanctuary of his study, a scholar named Thomas finds himself trapped between the profound wisdom of the past and the crushing anxieties of a modern world defined by competition and lack. His intellectual despair is interrupted by the arrival of Raphael, a figure who speaks not of a distant, impossible utopia, but of a tangible future called Abundia. Through a series of captivating and ...

The wilderness was a test. The city is an execution. After a brutal, blood-soaked trek across the freezing Midwest, Hannah and former soldier Noah Guerra have finally reached the Chicago Quarantine Zone. They came looking for a military sanctuary to save Noah’s young son, Evan. Instead, they walked into a cage. The federal government isn't rescuing survivors; they’ve walled the city off, leaving the starving population to be torn apart by ruthless, heavily armed gangs fighting over ration drops. Trapped in the freezing, gridlocked streets of downtown Chicago, Noah must rely on his urban...

A host of technologies—including digital cameras, drones, facial recognition devices, night-vision binoculars, automated license plate readers, GPS, geofencing, DNA matching, datamining, and artificial intelligence—have enabled police to carry out much of their work without leaving the office or squad car, in ways that do not easily fit the traditional physical search and seizure model envisioned by the framers of the Constitution. Virtual Searches develops a useful typology for sorting through this bewildering array of old, new, and soon-to-arrive policing techniques.