New Releases by Leonard Mlodinow

An intimate and inspirational exploration of Stephen Hawking--the man, the friend, and the physicist. Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous and influential physicists in the world. He left a mark in our culture that touched the lives of millions. His books have inspired countless scientists-to-be, and his research on the laws of black holes and the origin of the universe charted new territory. Recalling his nearly two-decades as a friend and collaborator with Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow brings a complex man into focus like no one has before. He introduces us to Hawking the colleague, for whom no detail is too minor to get right, a challenge for a man who could only type one word per minute. We meet Hawking the friend, who creates such strong connections with those around him that he can communicate powerfully with just the raise of an eyebrow. We witness Hawking the genius, who, against all odds, flourishes after he is diagnosed with ALS and pours his mind into uncovering the mysteries of the universe. Brilliant, impish, and kind, Hawking endeared himself to almost everyone he came into contact with. This beautiful portrait is inpirational and is sure to stick with you long after you've read it.

What do PokUmon 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 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 shows you how you can test your brain power. By uncovering the secrets to flexing your own thinking, Elasticshows you how to adapt and thrive in an endlessly dynamic world.

An executive summary of the committee's findings and conclusion related to the rise in home run rates in Major League Baseball between 2015 and 2017.

Leonard Mlodinow bár eredeti végzettsége szerint elméleti fizikus, már régóta foglalkozik más, a szakterületénél jóval bővebb spektrumot átfogó témákkal, a természettudománnyal általában véve, és ismeretterjesztéssel. Magyarul most kiadásra kerülő műve tekinthető mindezek foglalatának, amelyben a fizikus, a tudományos ismeretterjesztő, a tudománytörténész és a mindenre nyitott, kíváncsi Mlodinow is visszaköszönnek. A kötet tiszteletet parancsoló címet kapott - de szerencsére a közbeékelt "rövid" szó a helyére teszi, hogy miféle könyvet vehetünk is a kezünkbe. Szó sincs valamiféle grandiózus alkotásról, amely valóban "az emberi gondolkodás történetét" akarná a teljesség igényével feldolgozni, mindazonáltal a mű nagyon is színvonalas és lebilincselő: együtt elmélkedésre, könnyed fejtágításra csábító kiváló ismeretterjesztő munka, tele rengeteg tudomány- és kultúrtörténeti érdekességekkel, tudományos anekdotákkal, személyes történetekkel, érdekfeszítő magyarázatokkal. A három nagy tematikus egységre tagolt munka első szakasza lényegét tekintve a civilizáció, a kultúra és tudomány kezdeteivel foglalkozik benne olyanokkal, mint az értelmes ember és az emberi értelem, a tudás és az eszmék fogalmának kialakulása, a természettudomány és az írás kezdetei, a vallásos szemléletmód és a józan ész ellentmondásai. Az ezt követő részben meghatározó eseményeket, személyeket emel ki a tudomány történetéből (pl. Galilei és Newton, a periódusos rendszer, a mozgás egyetemes törvényei, Darwin életműve - és még rengeteg minden más), majd pedig az emberi érzékeléssel foglalkozik többféle perspektívából. A jegyzetekkel és mutatóval záruló kötet a reáltudományok iránt érdeklődő olvasóközönségnek ajánlható.

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 few million years ago, our ancestors came down from the trees and began to stand upright, freeing our hands to create tools and our minds to grapple with the world around us. Leonard Mlodinow takes us on a passionate and inspiring tour through the exciting history of human progress and the key events in the development of science. In the process, he presents a fascinating new look at the unique characteristics of our species and our society that helped propel us from stone tools to written language and through the birth of chemistry, biology, and modern physics to today’s technological world. Along the way he explores the cultural conditions that influenced scientific thought through the ages and the colorful personalities of some of the great philosophers, scientists, and thinkers: Galileo, who preferred painting and poetry to medicine and dropped out of university; Isaac Newton, who stuck needlelike bodkins into his eyes to better understand changes in light and color; and Antoine Lavoisier, who drank nothing but milk for two weeks to examine its effects on his body. Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, and many lesser-known but equally brilliant minds also populate these pages, each of their stories showing how much of human achievement can be attributed to the stubborn pursuit of simple questions (why? how?), bravely asked. The Upright Thinkers is a book for science lovers and for anyone interested in creative thinking and in our ongoing quest to understand our world. At once deeply informed, accessible, and infused with the author’s trademark wit, this insightful work is a stunning tribute to humanity’s intellectual curiosity. (With black-and-white illustrations throughout.)

L'univers est-il compréhensible par la science seule ou doit-on avoir recours à une entité divine, quelle qu'elle soit, pour l'expliquer ? Ce livre fait le tour des deux grandes conceptions du monde : la vision scientifique avec Leonard Mlodinow, tenant d'un strict matérialisme, et la vision "spirituelle", de Deepak Chopra, partisan d'une organisation plus "extraordinaire" du monde. Né d'un débat télévisé sur le "futur de Dieu", il est constitué de 18 points regroupés en trois grandes rubriques : le cosmos, ou univers physique ; - la vie et le cerveau humain - le mystère ultime : Dieu. Les deux auteurs s'expriment chacun à son tour pour chaque point abordé. Il donne au lecteur les clés pour mieux comprendre l'Univers et sa propre perception de la réalité. Le livre contient un index.

Two bestselling authors first met in a televised Caltech debate on “the future of God,” one an articulate advocate for spirituality, the other a prominent physicist. This remarkable book is the product of that serendipitous encounter and the contentious—but respectful—clash of worldviews that grew along with their friendship. In War of the Worldviews these two great thinkers battle over the cosmos, evolution and life, the human brain, and God, probing the fundamental questions that define the human experience. How did the universe emerge? What is the nature of time? What is life? Did Darwin go wrong? What makes us human? What is the connection between mind and brain? Is God an illusion? This extraordinary book will fascinate millions of readers of science and spirituality alike, as well as anyone who has ever asked themselves, What does it mean that I am alive?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of The Drunkard’s Walk, a startling, eye-opening examination of how the unconscious mind shapes our experience of the world. “Mlodinow plunges into the realm of the unconscious mind accompanied by the latest scientific research ... [with] plenty of his trademark humor.” —Los Angeles Times Over the past two decades of neurological research, it has become increasingly clear that the way we experience the world—our perception, behavior, memory, and social judgment—is largely driven by the mind's subliminal processes and not by the conscious ones, as we have long believed. In Subliminal, Leonard Mlodinow employs his signature concise, accessible explanations of the most obscure scientific subjects to unravel the complexities of the subliminal mind. In the process he shows the many ways it influences how we misperceive our relationships with family, friends, and business associates; how we misunderstand the reasons for our investment decisions; and how we misremember important events—along the way, changing our view of ourselves and the world around us.

In this title, the author argues that there is design in our universe and a deep intelligence behind life. Without defending organised religion, he debunks randomness as an explanation for how Nature evolves and shows how consciousness comes first and matter second.

মহিমান্বিত নকশা অনুবাদ: আশরাফ মাহমুদ Bengali (Bangla) translation of The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking & Leonard Mlodinow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Design_(book)

Pourquoi et comment l''Univers a-t-il commencé ? Pourquoi y a-t-il quelque chose plutôt que rien ? Quelle est la nature de la réalité ? Comment expliquer que les lois naturelles soient aussi finement ajustées ? Et nous, pourquoi donc existons-nous ? Longtemps réservées aux philosophes et aux théologiens, ces interrogations relèvent désormais aussi de la science. C''est ce que montrent ici avec brio et simplicité Stephen Hawking et Leonard Mlodinow, s''appuyant sur les découvertes et les théories les plus récentes qui ébranlent nos croyances les plus anciennes. Pour eux, inutile d''imaginer un plan, un dessein, un créateur derrière la nature. La science explique bel et bien à elle seule les mystères de l''Univers. Des réponses nouvelles aux questions les plus élémentaires : lumineux et provocateur ! Le premier ouvrage important de Stephen Hawking, depuis dix ans. Célébrissime auteur d''Une brève histoire du temps, de Trous noirs et bébés univers et de L''Univers dans une coquille de noix, Stephen Hawking est professeur à l''Université de Cambridge. Leonard Mlodinow est physicien au California Institute of Technology.

Along with Caltech physicist Mlodinow (The Drunkard's Walk), University of Cambridge cosmologist Hawking (A Brief History of Time) deftly mixes cutting-edge physics to answer three key questions -- Why is there something rather than nothing? Why do we exist? Why this particular set of laws and not some other? -- and explains that scientists are approaching what is called "M-theory," a collection of overlapping theories (including string theory) that fill in many (but not all) the blank spots in quantum physics. This collection is known as the "Grand Unified Field Theories."

La esperada gran obra tras casi una década de uno de los grandes pensadores de nuestro tiempo.Aun antes de aparecer, este libro ha venido precedido, en todos los medios de comunicación, de una extraordinaria polémica sobre sus conclusiones: que tanto nuestro universo como los otros muchos universos posibles surgieron de la nada, porque su creación no requiere de la intervención de ningún Dios o ser sobrenatural, sino que todos los universos proceden naturalmente de las leyes físicas. En efecto, en los últimos años, el desarrollo de la teoría “M” (en realidad toda una familia de teorías enlazadas sobre física cuántica) y las recientes observaciones realizadas por los satélites de la NASA, nos permiten ya enfrentarnos a la pregunta fundamental: la Cuestión Última de la Vida, el Universo y el Todo. Si esta teoría última es verificada por la observación científica, habremos culminado una búsqueda que se remonta a hace más de tres mil años: habremos hallado el Gran Diseño.

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.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A whirlwind tour of fundamental physics and cosmology.”—The Wall Street Journal “Fascinating . . . a wealth of ideas [that] leave us with a clearer understanding of modern physics in all its invigorating complexity.”—Los Angeles Times When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent “grand design” of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion—or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most illuminating scientific thinking about these and other abiding mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by brilliance and simplicity. According to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just a single existence or history. The authors explain that we ourselves are the product of quantum fluctuations in the early universe and show how quantum theory predicts the “multiverse”—the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out of nothing, each with different laws of nature. They conclude with a riveting assessment of M-theory, an explanation of the laws governing our universe that is currently the only viable candidate for a “theory of everything”: the unified theory that Einstein was looking for, which, if confirmed, would represent the ultimate triumph of human reason. A succinct, startling, and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform—and provoke—like no other.

Simplified Chinese edition of The Grand Design. In an interview, Hawking gives a nutshell of the book in an interview, "Leonard Mlodinow and I set out to write a sequel to A Brief History of Time to attempt to answer the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. The result is The Grand Design, the product of our four-year effort." It is a compelling read and should be of interest to everyone who questions the meaning of life. In Simplified Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.