Leonard Mlodinow

Stephen Hawking

The best-selling author of A Brief History of Time presents a new study of the cosmos that will blow peoples' minds, presented in clear, concise language this is easy to understand.

The Grand Design

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. By the author of The Drunkard's Walk. 100,000 first printing.

How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior

Subliminal

In this irreverent and illuminating book, acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, change, 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 cases, when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance.The rise and fall of your favorite movie star of the most reviled CEO--in fact, of all our destinies--reflects as much as planning and innate abilities. Even the legendary Roger Maris, who beat Babe Ruth's single-season home run record, was in all likelihood not great but just lucky. And it might be shocking to realize that you are twice as likely to be killed in a car accident on your way to buying a lottery ticket than you are to win the lottery.How could it have happened that a wine was given five out of five stars, the highest rating, in one journal and in another it was called the worst wine of the decade? Mlodinow vividly demonstrates how wine ratings, school grades, political polls, and many other things in daily life are less reliable than we believe. By showing us the true nature of change and revealing the psychological illusions that cause us to misjudge the world around us, Mlodinow gives fresh insight into what is really meaningful and how we can make decisions based on a deeper truth. From the classroom to the courtroom, from financial markets to supermarkets, from the doctor's office to the Oval Office, Mlodinow's insights will intrigue, awe, and inspire.Offering readers not only a tour of randomness, chance, and probability but also a new way of looking at the world, this original, unexpected journey reminds us that much in our lives is about as predictable as the steps of a stumbling man fresh from a night at the bar. (From the Hardcover edition.)

How Randomness Rules Our Lives

The Drunkard's Walk

A Briefer History of Time

We've all been told we need to master our emotions and think rationally to succeed. But at the cutting-edge science of emotion, feelings are every bit as important to your success as thinking. You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how you should invest, and not one of them could be made without the essential component of emotion. It has long been held that thinking and feeling are separate and opposing forces in our behavior. But as best-selling author of Subliminal Leonard Mlodinow tells us, extraordinary advances in psychology and neuroscience have proven that emotions are as critical to our well-being as thinking. How can you connect better with others? How can you improve your relationship to frustration, fear, and anxiety? What can you do to live a happier life? The answers lie in understanding emotions. Taking us on a journey from the labs of pioneering scientists to real-world scenarios that have flirted with disaster, Mlodinow shows us how our emotions help, why they sometimes hurt, and what we can make of the difference. Research-driven questionnaires and deep insights into our evolution, biology, and neuroscience promise to help us understand our emotions better and maximize their benefits. Told with characteristic clarity and fascinating stories, Mlodinow's exploration of the new science of feelings is an essential guide to making the most of one of nature's greatest gifts to us.

How Feelings Shape Our Thinking

Emotional

As a young physicist, Leonard Mlodinow looked for guidance from his mentor, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Drawing on transcripts from their meetings during their time together at Cal Tech, Mlodinow shares Feynman's provocative thoughts and observations. At once a moving portrait of a friendship and an affecting account of Feynman's final, creative years, this book celebrates the inspiring legacy of one of the greatest thinkers of our time.

A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life

Feynman's Rainbow

The best-selling co-author of The Grand Design chronicles the history of scientific discovery, from the invention of stone tools through modern-world understandings of quantum physics, tracing key moments in human progress to bravely asked, simple questions.

The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos

The Upright Thinkers

The bestselling author of The Drunkard's Walk and Subliminal unlocks the secrets of flexible thinking. What do Pokémon Go and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein have in common? Why do some businesses survive, and others fail at the first sign of change? What gives the human brain the edge over computers? The answer: Elastic Thinking. It's an ability we all possess, and one that we can all learn to hone in order to succeed, at work and in our everyday lives. Here Leonard Mlodinow, whose own flexible thinking has taken him from physics professor to TV scriptwriter and bestselling author, takes us on a revelatory exploration of how elasticity works. He draws on cutting-edge neuroscience to show how, millennia ago, our brains developed an affinity for novelty, idea generation and exploration. He discovers how flexible thinking enabled some of the greatest artists, writers, musicians and innovators to create paradigm shifts. He investigates the organisations that have demonstrated an elastic ability to adapt to new technologies. And he reveals how you can test your own brain power and increase your capacity for elastic thinking. By uncovering the secrets of our flexible minds, Elastic explains how to thrive in an endlessly dynamic world, at a time when an ability to adapt is more important than ever before.

Flexible Thinking in a Constantly Changing World

Elastic

Best-seller internacional e livro notável do New York Times Um dos 10 Melhores Livros de Ciência, segundo a Amazon.com Não estamos preparados para lidar com o aleatório e, por isso, não percebemos o quanto o acaso interfere em nossas vidas. Num tom irreverente, citando exemplos e pesquisas presentes em todos os âmbitos da vida, do mercado financeiro aos esportes, de Hollywood à medicina, Leonard Mlodinow apresenta de forma divertida e curiosa as ferramentas necessárias para identificar os indícios do acaso. Como resultado, nos ajuda a fazer escolhas mais acertadas e a conviver melhor com fatores que não podemos controlar. Prepare-se para colocar em xeque algumas certezas sobre o funcionamento do mundo e para perceber que muitas coisas são tão previsíveis quanto o próximo passo de um bêbado depois de uma noitada... "Um guia maravilhoso e acessível sobre como o aleatório afeta nossas vidas" Stephen Hawking "Mlodinow escreve num estilo leve, intercalando desafios probabilísticos com perfis de cientistas... O resultado é um curso intensivo, de leitura agradável, sobre aleatoriedade e estatística." George Johnson, The New York Times

O andar do bêbado

En 1988 apareció un libro que iba a cambiar de arriba abajo nuestra concepción del universo y que se convirtió en uno de los mayores best-sellers científicos: Historia del tiempo, de Stephen Hawking, el mayor genio del siglo XX después de Einstein. Pese a su éxito colosal, aquel libro presentaba algunas dificultades de comprensión para el público menos familiarizado con los principios de la física teórica. Ahora, casi veinte años después, el profesor Hawking ha escrito este libro maravilloso y sencillo que pone al alcance del común de los mortales los grandes misterios del mundo y de la vida.

Brevísima historia del tiempo

DIEGO ALFARO

Citando exemplos e pesquisas presentes em diferentes âmbitos da vida, do mercado financeiro aos esportes, de Hollywood à medicina, o autor apresenta ferramentas para identificar os indícios do acaso, procurando ajudar o leitor a fazer escolhas mais acertadas e a conviver melhor com fatores que ele não pode controlar.

Through Euclid's Window Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. Here is an altogether new, refreshing, alternative history of math revealing how simple questions anyone might ask about space -- in the living room or in some other galaxy -- have been the hidden engine of the highest achievements in science and technology. Based on Mlodinow's extensive historical research; his studies alongside colleagues such as Richard Feynman and Kip Thorne; and interviews with leading physicists and mathematicians such as Murray Gell-Mann, Edward Witten, and Brian Greene, Euclid's Window is an extraordinary blend of rigorous, authoritative investigation and accessible, good-humored storytelling that makes a stunningly original argument asserting the primacy of geometry. For those who have looked through Euclid's Window, no space, no thing, and no time will ever be quite the same.

The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace

Euclid's Window

In the years since the publication of Hawking's A Brief History of Time, readers have repeatedly told Hawking of their great difficulty in understanding some of the book's most important concepts. This is the reason for A Briefer History: his wish to make its content more accessible to readers--as well as to bring it up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and findings. Purely technical concepts, such as the mathematics of chaotic boundary conditions, are gone. Conversely, subjects of wide interest that have now been given entire chapters of their own, including relativity, curved space, and quantum theory. This reorganization has allowed the authors to expand areas of recent progress, from string theory to exciting developments in the search for a unified theory of all the forces of physics.

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An intimate portrait of Stephen Hawking -- the man, the friend, the physicist An icon of the last fifty years, Stephen Hawking seems to encapsulate genius: not since Albert Einstein has a scientific figure held such a position in popular consciousness. In this enthralling memoir, writer and physicist Leonard Mlodinow tells the story of his friend and their collaboration, offering an intimate account of this giant of science. The two met in 2003, when Stephen asked Leonard if he would consider writing a book with him, the follow up to the bestselling A Brief History of Time. As they spent years working on a second book, The Grand Design, they forged a deep connection and Leonard gained a much better understanding of Stephen's daily life and struggles -- as well as his compassion and good humour. Together they obsessed over the perfect sentence, debated the physics, and occasionally punted on Cambridge's waterways with champagne and strawberries. In time, Leonard was able to finish Stephen's jokes, chide his sporadic mischief, and learn how the hardships of his illness helped forge that unique perspective on the universe. By weaving together their shared story with a clear-sighted portrayal of Hawking's scientific achievements, Mlodinow creates a beautiful portrait of Stephen Hawking as a brilliant, impish and generous man whose life was not only exceptional but also genuinely inspiring.

A Memoir of Friendship and Physics

An irreverent look at how randomness influences our lives, and how our successes and failures are far more dependent on chance events than we recognize.

Wenn Gott würfelt oder Wie der Zufall unser Leben bestimmt

Jeszcze krotsza historia czasu

Depois de O andar do bêbado e Subliminar, Mlodinow nos leva a mais uma grande jornada pelo mundo da ciência Uma odisseia repleta de descobertas e povoada por personagens fascinantes, cuja curiosidade insaciável conduziu nossa espécie, desde suas origens na savana africana até os dias de hoje. Mas como eles fizeram isso? Como saímos das cavernas para os automóveis, das árvores para os arranha-céus, de caminhar sobre dois pés para a exploração da Lua? Com sua habitual simplicidade, bom-humor e enorme erudição, Leonard Mlodinow explora as condições culturais que influenciaram o pensamento científico através dos tempos e as personalidades ímpares de grandes cientistas, filósofos e pensadores, como Galileu, Newton e Lavoisier. Um livro para os apaixonados pela ciência e para qualquer um interessado pelo pensamento criativo e a busca incessante de compreender o mundo. Informativo, acessível e intrigante, é um verdadeiro tributo à curiosidade humana. "Poderoso. [...] Mlodinow imprime nova vida à história da ciência." Publishers Weekly "Uma história incrível e muito prazerosa. ... [Mlodinow] é um especialista na popularização da ciência." Booklist "Fascinante... Uma viagem guiada e bem selecionada sobre o processo de acúmulo de conhecimentos da humanidade... Um apanhado de tirar o fôlego." Kirkus Review "Mlodinow faz um traçado vivo das revoluções do pensamento e da cultura que definem nossa civilização e, de bônus, apresenta uma estimulante visão da história e da majestosa abrangência da ciência moderna." V.S. Ramachandran, autor de O que o cérebro tem para contar

A jornada do homem em busca do conhecimento

De primatas a astronautas

Stephen William Hawking

Ronald J.H. Jonkers

Een korte geschiedenis van de tijd

CLAUDIO CARINA

O leitor acha que sabe como e por que faz suas escolhas? As preferências políticas, a gorjeta que dá ao garçom, aquele colega de trabalho com uma cara tão amigável de quem desconfia e até a pessoa com quem o leitor se casa não são opções tão objetivas assim, segundo a obra. Por trás do pensamento consciente, age uma parte desconhecida da mente. É disso que trata aqui Leonard Mlodinow. O livro busca ser uma viagem ao inconsciente.

Subliminar

Like prior editions of the book - but even more so - A Briefer History of Time will guide non-scientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space . . . This is Stephen Hawking's somewhat 'briefer' account of his up-to-date and most recent scientific observations and findings. A great companion to his original worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time. From curved space to quantum theory, the authors have expanded on areas of special interest and recent progress, such as developments in string theory and exciting progress in the search for a force of complete, unified theory of all the forces of physics. Thirty-eight full-colour illustrations enhance the text and make A Briefer History of Time an exhilarating addition in its own right to the literature of science.

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