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The next 500 years : engineering life to reach new worlds /

Christopher E. Mason, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2021

An argument that we have a moral duty to explore other planets and solar systems--because human life on Earth has an expiration date. Inevitably, life on Earth will come to an end, whether by climate disaster, cataclysmic war, or the death of[...]

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Carbon captured : how business and labor control climate politics /

Matto Mildenberger, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | American and comparative environmental policy | 2020

"Climate change is a defining issue of our time, posing immense social and economic threats to countries across the world. Yet, even though climate change will harm all countries, national policy responses have varied. Some countries have undert[...]

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Dr. Space Junk vs. the universe : archaeology and the future /

Alice Gorman, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2019

Alice Gorman is a space archaeologist: she examines the artifacts of human encounters with space. These objects, left behind on Earth and in space, can be massive (dead satellites in eternal orbit) or tiny (discarded zip ties around a defunct sp[...]

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Extraterrestrial languages

Daniel Oberhaus, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2019

If we send a message into space, will extraterrestrial beings receive it? Will they understand?The endlessly fascinating question of whether we are alone in the universe has always been accompanied by another, more complicated one: if there is e[...]

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Growth : From Microorganisms to Megacities /

Vaclav Smil, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2019

Smil takes readers from bacterial invasions through animal metabolisms to megacities and the global economy. He begins with organisms whose mature sizes range from microscopic to enormous, looking at disease-causing microbes, the cultivation of [...]

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The importance of small decisions

Michael J. O'Brien, Author ; R. Alexander Bentley, Author ; William A. Brock, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2019

How people make decisions in an era of too much information and fake news. Humans originally evolved in a world of few choices. Prehistoric, preindustrial, and predigital eras required fewer decisions than today's all-access, always-on world [...]

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The joy of search : a Google insider's guide to going beyond the basics /

Daniel Russell, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2019

In The Joy of Search, Daniel Russell shows us how to be great online researchers. We don't have to be computer geeks or a scholar searching out obscure facts; we just need to know some basic methods. Russell demonstrates these methods with step-[...]

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Virtual reality

Samuel Greengard, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | MIT Press Essential Knowledge | 2019

In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, technology writer Samuel Greengard offers an accessible overview of developments in extended reality, explaining the technology, considering the social and psychological ramifications, [...]

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International relations in the cyber age : the co-evolution dilemma

Nazli Choucri, Author ; David D. Clark, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2018

A foundational analysis of the co-evolution of the internet and international relations, examining resultant challenges for individuals, organizations, firms, and states. In our increasingly digital world, data flows define the international lan[...]

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Mobile microrobotics

Metin Sitti, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | Intelligent robots and autonomous agents | 2017

The first textbook on micron-scale mobile robotics, introducing the fundamentals of design, analysis, fabrication, and control, and drawing on case studies of existing approaches. Progress in micro- and nano-scale science and technology has c[...]

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Open space : the global effort for open access to environmental satellite data /

Mariel Borowitz, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | Information policy series | 2017

Key to understanding and addressing climate change is continuous and precise monitoring of environmental conditions. Satellites play an important role in collecting climate data, offering comprehensive global coverage that can't be matched by i[...]

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Perspectives in space surveillance

Ramaswamy Sridharan, Editor ; Antonio Pensa, Editor | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | MIT Lincoln Laboratory series | 2017

In the 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union raced to develop space-based intelligence gathering capability. The Soviets succeeded first, with SPUTNIK I in 1957. The United States began to monitor the growing Soviet space presence by dev[...]

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Disaster robotics

Robin Murphy, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | Intelligent robots and autonomous agents | 2014

This book offers the definitive guide to the theory and practice of disaster robotics. It can serve as an introduction for researchers and technologists, a reference for emergency managers, and a textbook in field robotics. Written by a pioneer[...]

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Marketing the moon : the selling of the Apollo lunar program /

David Meerman Scott, Author ; Richard Jurek, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2014

In July 1969, ninety-four percent of American televisions were tuned to coverage of Apollo 11's mission to the moon. How did space exploration, once the purview of rocket scientists, reach a larger audience than My Three Sons? Why did a governm[...]

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Reality mining : using big data to engineer a better world /

Nathan Eagle, Author ; Kate Greene, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2014

In Reality Mining, Nathan Eagle and Kate Greene cut through the hype and the headlines to explore the positive potential of Big Data, showing the ways in which the analysis of Big Data ("Reality Mining") can be used to improve human systems as [...]

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Reality mining : using big data to engineer a better world /

Nathan Eagle, Author ; Kate Greene, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2014

In Reality Mining, Nathan Eagle and Kate Greene cut through the hype and the headlines to explore the positive potential of Big Data, showing the ways in which the analysis of Big Data ("Reality Mining") can be used to improve human systems as [...]

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A single sky : how an international community forged the science of radio astronomy /

David P. D. Munns, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2013

This book shows us how the radio telescope emerged out the ases of World War II as an essential scientific instrument and at the same time tells an engaging account of radio astronomers.

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The machine question : critical perspectives on AI, robots, and ethics /

David J. Gunkel, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2012

This book will try to respond the most interesting question in robot ethics: Can intelligent machines ever be considered as persons? The investigation is an deep dive, drawing from many philosophical schools of thought.

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Networked : the new social operating system

Harrison Rainie, Author ; Barry Wellman, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2012

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Working on Mars : voyages of scientific discovery with the Mars exploration rovers /

William J. Clancey, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2012

In this book, William Clancey examines how the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) has changed the nature of planetary field science. NASA cast the rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, as "robotic geologists," and ascribed machine initiative ("Spirit colle[...]

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Climate change and global energy security : technology and policy options /

Marilyn A. Brown, Author ; Benjamin K. Sovacool, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2011

An exploration of commercially available technologies that can enhance energy security and address climate change and public policy options crucial to their adoption.

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Spacesuit : fashioning Apollo

Nicholas De Monchaux, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2011

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Technological nature : adaptation and the future of human life

Peter H. Kahn, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2011

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Macroeconomic essentials : understanding economics in the news

Peter Kennedy | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2010

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Public-Private Partnerships in Space Projects : An Analysis of Stakeholder Dynamics

Masafumi Hashimoto, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2009

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CO2 rising : the world's greatest environmental change

Tyler Volk | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2008

1. Introducing the CO2 molecule and its carbon atom -- 2. From a molecule in beer to the great cycle of carbon in the biosphere -- 3. The worldwide increase of CO2 -- 4. Fossil-fuel carbon atoms join the biosphere -- 5. Carbon's fluxes and its [...]

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Digital Apollo : human and machine in spaceflight

David A. Mindell | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2008

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Digital Apollo : human and machine in spaceflight

David A. Mindell | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2008

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Institutions and environmental change : principal findings, applications, and research frontiers

Oran R. Young ; Leslie A. King ; Heike. Schroeder | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2008

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New tech, new ties : how mobile communication is reshaping social cohesion

Richard Seyler Ling, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2008

The message of this book is simple: the mobile phone strengthens social bonds among family and friends. In New Tech, New Ties, Rich Ling examines how the mobile telephone affects both kinds of interactions - those mediated by mobile communicati[...]

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