The Well-Tempered City: What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us about the Future of Urban Life, Paperback

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Julian BagginiIllustration(s): 25 b/w illus.Number of pages: 328Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 2...

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An internationally renowned architect, urban planner, and scholar describes the major technological forces driving the future of cities Since citie...

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What Socrates's greatest failure says about a 2, 000-year-old question: is it possible to teach ourselves and others to become better people?Publis...

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In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff looks back to our ancestors for solutions to our failing modern-day parenting theories.

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New ideas and findings about animal emotions based on Frans de Waal's studies of the social and emotional lives of chimpanzees, bonobos and other p...

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The next generation of robots will be truly social. How can we make sure that they play well in the sandbox?Illustrations: 22 Illustrations, black ...

Publisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Frank TallisNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 126 x 199 x 26Cover type: Paperback...