Computers & Technology

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability need to be resolved. In addition, there's an overwhelming variety of systems, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, data...

Decoding how moonshots are built and who gets to build them Moonshots shape the future―self-driving cars, space exploration, AI at planetary scale, and beyond. The ambition has been extraordinary. But what if we haven’t been ambitious enough? In Invent Now: The Next Leap in Moonshots, Dr...

The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card, and athletic games also...

What is engineering for: private profit or the public good? In this incisive essay from *Civilization in the United States*, mechanical engineer O. S. Beyer, Jr. examines the transformation of American engineering and the economic forces reshaping the profession. Beyer traces the field from its...

In the Age of AI, the constraint has shifted from producing outputs to delivering outcomes. As AI automates knowledge work at unprecedented scale, most organizations remain trapped measuring the wrong things—lines of code, features delivered, and other outputs that AI can now produce almost for free. The real constraint has shifted to organizational structure and the ability to turn strategy into measurable business outcomes.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author Dana Suskind, a timely, urgent guide to parenting in the age of artificial intelligence—and protecting what matters most in childhood “A stunning book about how to protect our children—and our humanity—in the age of AI." —Adam...

How much technology have you taken for granted today? It is human nature to make things and to apply knowledge in ingenious ways to survive and to make life easier. From renewable energy to entertainment streaming and electric vehicles to gene-editing, technology shapes our world. The Technology...

“A thought-provoking analysis on what exactly we’re doing with all our many hours of screen time.” —Harper’s Bazaar An eye-opening look at how social media shapes the stories we tell and the lives we lead Over the past two decades, platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok have...

Artificial intelligence will transform law. That does not mean it will produce justice. Courts are backlogged. Legal help remains unaffordable for billions of people. Rules designed for an earlier age are struggling to keep pace with modern life. AI now gives us an extraordinary opportunity, not...

AI Unleashed: What Happens When Machines Become Too Powerful? explores the fears, dangers, and difficult questions surrounding artificial intelligence as it becomes embedded in modern life today. Written for everyday listeners, the book examines AI surveillance, loss of privacy, deepfakes, voice cloning, misinformation, political manipulation, algorithmic bias, autonomous weapons, cybercrime, job displacement, and the growing dependence on machines for decision-making.

Why does modern life revolve around objectives? From how science is funded, to improving how children are educated—and nearly everything in-between—our society has become obsessed with a seductive illusion: that greatness results from doggedly measuring improvement in the relentless pursuit...

Master social media marketing and grow a profitable digital brand without surrendering your mental health to burnout. If you are an overwhelmed solopreneur or small business owner, this calm, realistic audio guide delivers a grounded system for sustainable audience building. Stop chasing...

Transform tech anxiety into digital empowerment with this jargon-free guide to artificial intelligence. Perfect for an educational morning commute, this accessible roadmap helps overwhelmed professionals and curious beginners master modern technology. Say goodbye to confusing coding myths and...

Master software architecture and conquer complex team codebases using practical object-oriented design patterns. Perfect for focused upskilling during your morning commute or while debugging at your desk, this audio guide strips away dense computer science theory to reveal what elegant...

Secure sensitive data and master AI risk management without slowing down your machine learning pipelines. Whether you are a tech leader navigating compliance frameworks or an engineer building trustworthy algorithms, this empowering guide delivers the concrete design choices you need today. Turn...

Unlock the power of genomics and computational biology from scratch without drowning in complex math or coding jargon. Perfect for your daily commute, this accessible guide demystifies the algorithms driving modern medicine. Whether you are shifting careers or simply curious about data-driven...

Turn artificial intelligence from a confusing buzzword into a dominant business strategy for workflow automation. Stop chasing fleeting software trends and start engineering a durable, defensible edge in your industry. This framework shifts your focus from scattered tech experiments to...

Uncover the fierce collision of digital capitalism and political power as artificial intelligence reshapes human society. Perfect for an engaging morning commute or a deep-focus study session, this thought-provoking exploration strips away both sci-fi hype and apocalyptic dread. You will...

Master machine learning and business analytics without getting buried in complex math or endless statistical equations. Perfect for your morning commute, this accessible audio guide transforms intimidating data science concepts into empowering, actionable strategies. Whether you are upskilling...

Master the foundations of penetration testing and cybersecurity without the intimidating tech jargon holding you back. Upskill during your commute and let this empowering guide transform you from an absolute beginner into a confident digital defender. Stop feeling overwhelmed by complex networks...

Transform confusing spreadsheets into compelling data storytelling that drives decisions and accelerates career growth. Whether you are prepping for a critical boardroom presentation or upskilling during your morning commute, this empowering guide demystifies professional communication. Stop...

Transform your business with AI agents that drive true workflow automation and autonomous decision-making. Move past the hype of simple chatbots and discover a practical field guide to engineering intelligent systems that perceive, decide, and act independently in the real world. Perfect for a...

Master complex scientific systems and unify fragmented data models using the practical mathematics of category theory. Whether you are commuting to the lab or settling into deep work, this educational guide transforms abstract math into a highly functional toolkit. Experience a focused...

Boost your career and master data literacy by transforming confusing numbers into clear, actionable business insights. Whether you are upskilling for a promotion or simply trying to decode workplace metrics during your morning commute, this empowering guide makes complex concepts completely...

Master practical data analytics to transform overwhelming spreadsheets into clear, confident business strategy decisions. Perfect for your morning commute, this accessible audio empowers non-technical professionals to navigate the modern office. Say goodbye to dashboard anxiety and hello to...

Although we usually think of technology as something unique to modern times, our ancestors began to create the first technologies millions of years ago in the form of prehistoric tools and weapons. Over time, eight key technologies gradually freed us from the limitations of our animal origins.

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.

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.

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?

Ready to propel your business into the AI revolution? Curious about how to harness the power of AI, even without technical know-how? Launch into a world of limitless opportunities with ChatGPT, the AI tool that's revolutionizing the landscape of business.

This Is Not a Game is the extraordinary untold story of the internet’s first conspiracy theory, the legend of Ong’s Hat. Marc Fennell will dive deep into a previously unexplored world of tech hippies, eccentric web subcultures and simmering paranoia, uncovering how this tongue-in-cheek artistic experiment backfired on its creator and went on to influence much of what’s wrong with the internet today.

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.

Most people think about technology as something we created to serve us, but we may well be getting to the point where we are the ones who're serving an ever more sophisticated technology. With pragmatism and optimism, Dr Tim Sharp, aka Dr Happy, outlines strategies and tools to build your confidence to positively cope with the modern world.

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.

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 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." 

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.

A shocking expose of the reckless proliferation of bioweapon research and development facilities across the U.S. - and the threat this poses to everyday Americans. Battling a new generation of corporate giants and uncovering threats right in our own backyard, Kenneth King’s Germs Gone Wild reveals the massive expansion of America’s biodefense research labs and the culture of deception surrounding hundreds of facilities that have opened since 9/11.

When two Stanford graduate students set out to create a new kind of cigarette that wouldn’t kill them, they didn’t foresee all the obstacles that lay ahead — or the powerful forces their invention would unleash. Nearly 10 years after the launch of the JUUL, Backfired: The Vaping Wars asks: Could e-cigarettes have been the solution to one of the world’s most pressing public health problems—or was this technology doomed to introduce a whole new generation to nicotine, and end up perpetuating an intractable addiction?