A history of chess explains how the game, its rules, and its pieces have had a profound influence on military strategy, literature, the arts, mathematics, and the development of artificial intelligence
David Shenk Livres
David Shenk est un auteur qui explore des sujets complexes avec une profondeur et une clarté remarquables. Son écriture examine l'intersection entre le potentiel humain et les influences extérieures, des capacités innées à l'impact de la surcharge d'informations. Shenk se concentre sur la découverte des modèles sous-jacents et des vérités profondes qui façonnent nos vies et notre société. Son approche est analytique mais accessible, offrant aux lecteurs des perspectives captivantes et perspicaces.





The Genius in All of Us
- 400pages
- 14 heures de lecture
"Fresh insights into the nature of exceptional peformance…. A deeply interesting and important book” (New York Times Book Review) that offers a revolutionary and life-changing message on the new science of human potential. Is true greatness obtainable from everyday means and everyday genes? Conventional wisdom says no, that a lucky few are simply born with certain gifts. Now you can forget everything you think you know about genes, talent, and intelligence, and take a look at the amazing new evidence. Here, interweaving cutting-edge research from numerous scientific fields, David Shenk offers a new view of human potential, giving readers more of a sense of ownership over their accomplishments, and freeing parents from the bonds of genetic determinism. As Shenk points out, our genes are not a “blueprint” that dictate individual destinies. Rather we are all the product of interplay between genes and outside stimuli—a dynamic that we can influence. It is a revolutionary and life-changing message.
Alzheimerova bolest, neizlječivi progresivni poremećaj pamćenja i prava javnozdravstvena pošast bliske budućnosti, glavni je lik ove sjajne, vrlo čitke i razumljivo pisane knjige. David Shenk usporedno pripovijeda o povijesti istraživanja bolesti, od početka 20. stoljeća kad je dobila ime po dr. Aloisu Alzheimeru koji je prvi otkrio organske promjene (čvoriće i plakove) u mozgu pedesetogodišnje bolesnice, kao i o simptomima i kliničkom tijeku: gubitku pamćenja, prostornoj dezorijetiranosti i sve većoj zbunjenosti. Nakon postavljanja dijagnoze, prosječno je vrijeme preživljavanja oko osam godina, a za manje od pedesetak godina pretpostavlja se da u razvijenim zemljama neće više biti čovjeka koji na neki način neće biti pogođen ovom bolešću. Ovo djelo puno ljudskosti i sućuti nije samo prikaz drama koje se počinje odigravati u obiteljima bolesnika; ono dovodi na scenu liječnike i znanstvenike, smoždene njegovateljice, političare suočene s proturječnim odlukama, kao i same bolesnike s njihovim dirljivim pripovijestima: Walda Emersona, Marka Twaina, Ronalda Reagana i još mnoge nepoznate. Prijevod Lare Hölbling Matković i Ivana Matkovića nadahnut je i osoban, a fotografiju na naslovnici potpisuje Marina Leskovar.
Datenmüll und Infosmog
- 268pages
- 10 heures de lecture
Das Vergessen
- 312pages
- 11 heures de lecture