Mlodinow, Leonard

Steffi, Kenny, and Jose travel back in time to the Titanic just before it sinks in order to rescue a little kitten, but they have to use math in order to find it.

"With rapid technological innovation leading the charge, today's world is transforming itself at an extraordinary and unprecedented pace. As jobs become more multifaceted, as information streams multiply, and as myriad devices place increasing demands on our attention, we are confronted every day with a plethora of new challenges. Fortunately, as Leonard Mlodinow shows, the human brain is uniquely engineered to adapt.

Reveals the impact chance has on a person's day-to-day life, explaining how wine ratings, school grades, political polls, health, and other factors of daily life are based more on chance than reliable information and examining how psychological factors have led people to underestimate the power of chance.

Steffi, Kenny, and Jose travel back in time to the Titanic just before it sinks in order to rescue a little kitten, but they have to use math in order to find it.

A history of geometry built around five milestones in the field--the discoveries made by Euclid, Descartes, Gauss, Einstein, and Witten.

An examination of the ways in which the unconscious mind shapes everyday life traces recent scientific advances to reveal the pivotal role of the subliminal mind in influencing experiences and relationships.

Reveals the impact chance has on a person's day-to-day life, explaining how wine ratings, school grades, political polls, health, and other factors of daily life are based more on chance than reliable information and examining how psychological factors have led people to underestimate the power of chance.

A history of geometry built around five milestones in the field--the discoveries made by Euclid, Descartes, Gauss, Einstein, and Witten.

Kenny, Steffi, and Jose travel back to prehistoric times in order to help a baby dinosaur find his mother before an asteroid hits Earth and before they are all eaten by a very hungry meat-eater.