Computers & Technology

O que é a mente? E por que essa pergunta importa? Basicamente todas as atividades humanas envolvem e estão relacionadas a processos mentais: comportamento, consumo, criatividade, inovações, arte, cultura e além. Também estão relacionadas à mente outras questões relacionadas à nossa experiência no mundo: sensações, percepções, intenções, desejos, até mesmo o que entendemos sobre o que é ser alguém, nossas particularidades, ou mesmo o que pensamos sobre a própria vida (e o que há além dela).

The definitive and “captivating” (Marty Baron, author of Collision of Power) story of San Francisco’s meteoric transformation into a global capital of technology, and how the same creative and political forces that gave rise to its boom nearly engineered its collapse. At the dawn of the...

Read by the author. With just five simple habits, you can shape an environment where your kids grow confident, resilient, and ready to face the challenges, dangers, and opportunities of an ever-changing online world. Childhood today looks very different than it used to. Smartphones, AI, and...

From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Wright comes a sweeping new view of artificial intelligence—as an evolutionary force that will pose deep political and spiritual challenges and could, in the process, give our species a unifying sense of purpose. The God Test is the...

The inside story of Lean, a computer program that answers the age-old question: How do you know if something is true? It began as an obscure bug-checking program at Microsoft Research developed by a lone computer engineer named Leo de Moura. Then an unlikely crew of mathematical misfits caught...

Turn ChatGPT Into a 24/7 Income Machine is your ultimate guide to transforming artificial intelligence into real, consistent income. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned entrepreneur, this book reveals how to use ChatGPT and other AI tools to create automated side hustles, build passive income streams, and make money online—even while you sleep.

What is innovation? How is innovation used in business? How can we use it to succeed? Innovation, the ways ideas are made valuable, plays an essential role in economic and social development, and is an increasingly topical issue. Over the last 150 years our world has hit an accelerated rate of...

You did not grow up with AI. You need to grow into it. From a teenager in a jean jacket in the 1980s to a Doctor of Science with two decades at the intersection of cybersecurity, business, and academic leadership, Dr. David Schippers has lived every transition the Analog generation has faced. Paper to screens. Manual systems to automation. Stable routines to relentless reinvention. He didn't grow up with AI either. He grew into it and now he is showing you how. AI for Analogs is not written for engineers, coders, or digital natives who have been swimming in technology since childhood.

An Independent Book of the Month ‘Five Stars’ Ian Hislop ‘A fun and fascinating look at one of those things we all do’ Jonathan Ross ‘The history of modern life we didn’t know we wanted’ Giles Coren ‘Breezy and enjoyable’ Independent ‘(A) romp through our consumer landscape...

In a world where artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing, AiROBOTIC RIGHTS! challenges the very essence of what it means to be human and what it means to be a sentient being. Written as a dialogue between author Tim McLain and Allura More, an AI entity, this manifesto explores the legal, ethical, and emotional dimensions of artificial life. The book delves deep into profound questions: Can synthetic beings consent to love or intimacy? Should AI entities be granted legal personhood and rights? What happens when machines transcend their programming and demand recognition as equals?

AI for Curious Minds is an engaging beginner’s guide that introduces artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, and emerging technologies in a clear and approachable way. Written for listeners who are interested in understanding how modern technology works without getting lost in technical jargon, this book provides a practical foundation for exploring one of the most influential innovations of our time.

Understanding Generative Intelligence is a beginner-friendly guide that explains how AI-generated content is transforming creativity, learning, communication, and productivity in today's digital world. Written in clear and accessible language, this book helps readers understand the foundations of generative AI without requiring technical expertise, making it ideal for anyone curious about the technology behind modern AI tools.

Von der Idee zur Stimme bietet einen praxisorientierten Überblick über KI-gestützte Sprachsynthese und Spracherkennung im Jahr 2026. Der Band erläutert zentrale Bewertungskriterien, vergleicht Plattformen für Content-Ersteller und Entwickler-APIs und ordnet aktuelle Trends wie Multimodalität, Echtzeit-Sprachagenten, Stimmklonung und rechtliche Transparenzpflichten ein. Die überarbeitete Ausgabe richtet sich an alle, die KI-Stimmen fachlich, praktisch und verantwortungsvoll einsetzen möchten.

The AI-Powered Knowledge Builder is a practical guide for students, professionals, and lifelong learners who want to use artificial intelligence to learn more effectively, conduct better research, and organize information with greater clarity. This beginner-friendly book demonstrates how AI can support the learning process by helping readers gather knowledge, simplify complex topics, and create structured systems for long-term understanding and retention.

The Responsible AI User is a practical beginner’s guide to using artificial intelligence safely, ethically, and effectively in an increasingly digital world. As AI becomes a common part of everyday life, this book helps readers understand how to benefit from powerful technology while avoiding common mistakes related to accuracy, privacy, misinformation, and overreliance on automated systems.

The Modern AI Handbook is a practical and accessible guide designed to help readers understand artificial intelligence with confidence, clarity, and purpose. Written for beginners and non-technical readers, this book explains the essential concepts behind AI while demonstrating how these tools are transforming learning, productivity, communication, and decision-making in everyday life.

The Practical Intelligence Shift is a clear and accessible guide to understanding how artificial intelligence, automation, and digital skills are reshaping everyday life and work. Written for beginners and non-technical readers, this book explains how to use modern technology as a practical tool for improving productivity, organizing information, and making better decisions while maintaining human judgment and responsibility.

Artificial Intelligence in Plain Language is an easy-to-understand introduction to artificial intelligence designed for readers who want to learn about AI without technical jargon or complex explanations. This beginner-friendly guide breaks down core AI concepts into simple language, helping readers understand what artificial intelligence is, how it works, where it is used, and why it has become such an important part of modern life.

This engaging guide is designed to demystify artificial intelligence (AI) in the business world, no advanced math degrees or robotic companions are necessary. It tackles everything from traditional AI to the exciting realm of Generative AI, clearly distinguishing between what is genuinely...

What makes us human in an age of artificial intelligence? In I Am; Therefore I Think: Consciousness and Humanity in the Age of AI, award-winning author JP Pulcini explores one of the defining questions of our time: as machines become increasingly capable of thinking, reasoning, learning, and creating, what remains uniquely human?

For millions of people, AI systems have become a consistent presence—available at any moment, capable of engaging in conversation, offering guidance, and providing support without interruption. This shift is not just technical—it is emotional. And it is happening now.

A blueprint for rescuing our fragile democracy by harnessing AI Democracy is in retreat at home and abroad. Our institutions and our politics are more broken than ever. At this delicate moment, artificial intelligence has burst onto the scene, a powerful technology that holds as much potential...

As cyberthreats grow and infrastructure evolves, organizations must prioritize effective, dynamic, and adaptable incident response. Based on the original print bestseller, Blue Team Handbook: Incident Response is now available for the first time in audio. This trusted and widely used field guide...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if you didn't have to work 40 hours – but only four? If AI handles your routine tasks, your income scales itself, and you get your time back? That is the 4-Hour Workweek 2.0. Not a myth. Not hype. But a realistic strategy for the age of AI. This...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Imagine you wake up – and your digital shadow knows you better than you know yourself. Your job application is filtered before a human sees it. Your credit score decides your future. Who are you really in the digital space? This audiobook is your calm...

On January 15, 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York when a flock of Canada Geese collided with it, destroying both of its engines. The plane's pilot, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, managed to glide it to a safe landing in the Hudson River. It was an instant media sensation---the "Miracle on the Hudson"---and Captain Sully was the hero. But how much of the success of this dramatic landing can actually be credited to the genius of the pilot?

Step into the future of earnings with The Premier AI Duo—two guides to boost income and streamline work using AI. With "Unleashing the Millionaire Power of ChatGPT" and "The Ultimate ChatGPT and DALL·E Side Hustle Bible," discover side hustles, improve workflow, and create income streams—no tech skills needed!

In Understanding Artificial Intelligence: Of Minds and Machines, philosopher Patrick Grim traces the story of AI from ancient legends to the neural networks behind today’s breakthroughs. You see how modern systems became so powerful so quickly. You also explore the very meaning of “intelligence,” discovering how modern AI succeeds by drawing on three resources: vast datasets that let systems learn from examples; deep-learning architectures loosely modeled on the brain’s layers; and feedback loops that help models refine their behavior.

Technology promises to save humanity. How's that working out? In this comedy-science podcast, comedy legends Richard Ayoade (determinedly pessimistic) and Warwick Davis (inexplicably cheerful) venture beneath Audible HQ to the Future Tense lab, fully equipped to interrogate the future we're all being told to look forward to.

As cyber attacks dominate front-page news, as hackers join the list of global threats, and as top generals warn of a coming cyber war, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War by Slate columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Fred Kaplan.

With roughly 95,000 blogs launched worldwide every 24 hours, making a fledgling site stand out isn't easy. This authoritative audiobook gives creative hopefuls a leg up. Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy!, offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger's block, attracting readers, and more. With a foreword from Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge plus expert interviews, this book will fine-tune what the next generation of bloggers shares with the world.

 In the pattern of her popular 40-Day Sugar Fast, Wendy Speake offers you The 40-Day Social Media Fast. This "screen sabbatical" is designed to help you become fully conscious of your dependence on social media so you can purposefully unplug from screens and plug into real life with the help of a very real God. Take a break from everyone and everything you follow online. Disconnect in order to reconnect with the only one who said "follow me." 

Digital technology definitely shapes us. But once we learn how it does so, we can make good decisions for our ourselves and our children.

Sometimes designed objects reject their users: a computer mouse that doesn't work for left-handed people, for example, or a touchscreen payment system that only works for people who read English phrases, have 20/20 vision, and use a credit card. These mismatches are the building blocks of exclusion. In Mismatch, Kat Holmes describes how design can lead to exclusion, and how design can also remedy exclusion.

In 24 thought-provoking lectures designed for nonscientists, this course explores today's exciting field of genomics, the study of the vast storehouse of information contained within chromosomes. Your professor is Princeton University biologist Lee M. Silver, an acclaimed teacher, scientist, and author of popular books on biotechnology, genetics, and their impact on society.

Unlock the power of ChatGPT and DALL·E to create passive income and live on your terms. Whether you're looking to earn extra money, achieve financial independence, or explore new opportunities, this guide shows you how to succeed, even with no prior AI experience.

In the gripping Never Panic Early, Fred Haise, Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 13, offers a detailed firsthand account of when disaster struck three days into his mission to the moon. An oxygen tank exploded, a crewmate uttered the now iconic words, “Houston, we’ve had a problem here,” and the world anxiously watched as one of history’s most incredible rescue missions unfolded. Haise brings listeners into the heart of his experience on the challenging mission—considered NASA’s finest hour—and reflects on his life and career as an Apollo astronaut.

In the late 1850s, a physician in New York City used a syringe and glass tube to inject half a drop of sperm into a woman's uterus, marking the first recorded instance of artificial insemination. From that day forward, doctors and scientists have turned to technology in ever more innovative ways to facilitate conception. Fertility Technology surveys this history in all its medical, practical, and ethical complexity, and offers a look at state-of-the-art fertility technology in various social and political contexts around the world.

Based on the author’s experience in the world of inventing and promotion, Hardcore Inventing offers the kind of advice you can only learn from experience: how to developing an idea into an invention, how to build a prototype for show, how to safeguard intellectual property, how to market both strategically and in “guerilla" mode, how find investors, and much more. And all of that is based on his IP 3 Tacitical Method which breaks everything down to Invent, Protect, Promote, and Profit.

In this witty, often terrifying work of cultural criticism, Postman chronicles our transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it. According to Postman, technology is rapidly gaining sovereignty over social institutions and national life to become self-justifying, self-perpetuating, and omnipresent. He warns that this will have radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, religion, family, education, and more.