Author: Milton A. Rothma
Publisher: Prometheus Book
Keywords: travel, phenomena, psychic, telepathy, ufos, claims, pseudoscientific, time, light, skepticism, guide, applying, laws, faster, physics, physicist
Number of Pages: 247
Published: 1988-04-01
List price: $37.98
ISBN-10: 0879754400
ISBN-13: 9780879754402

The laws of physics provide clear-cut principles defining what is possible - and not possible - in the physical world. This book examines and critiques many widely held pseudoscientific beliefs in light of these laws. Rather than treating supernatural claims on a case-by-case basis, Milton Rothman uses the general principles supplied by physics to show why they are, in fact, impossible. Rothman divides the laws of physics into two classes: laws of permission and laws of denial. Laws of permission, such as Newton’s laws of motion, generally do not allow precise predictions except in the s

Author: Jessica Litma
Publisher: Prometheus Book
Keywords: copyright, digital
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2006-07-05
List price: $19.98
ISBN-10: 159102420X
ISBN-13: 9781591024200

In 1998, copyright lobbyists succeeded in persuading Congress to enact laws greatly expanding copyright owners’ control over individuals’ private uses of their works. The efforts to enforce these new rights have resulted in highly publicized legal battles between established media, and new upstarts. In this enlightening and well-argued book, law professor Jessica Litman questions whether copyright laws crafted by lawyers and their lobbyists really make sense for the vast majority of us. Should every interaction between ordinary consumers and copyright-protected works be restricted

Author: John Stuart Mill
Publisher: Prometheus Book
Keywords: mind, economy, political, principles
Number of Pages: 892
Published: 2004-04-01
List price: $21.98
ISBN-10: 1591021510
ISBN-13: 9781591021513

The standard economics textbook for more than a generation, PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, written by John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) in 1848, is as much a synthesis of his predecessors’ ideas as an original treatise on economics. Heavily influenced by the work of David Ricardo, and taking ideas from Adam Smith and Thomas Malthus, Mill demonstrates how important economic concept can be applied to realworld situations. Reflecting his utilitarian social philosophy, Mill suggests that social improvements are always possible. He thus proposes modifying a purely laissez-faire system, advocatin

Authors:James Randi,  Isaac Asimov,
Publisher: Prometheus Book
Keywords: unicorns, delusions, esp, psychics, flam, flim
Number of Pages: 342
Published: 1982-06-01
List price: $22.98
ISBN-10: 0879751983
ISBN-13: 9780879751982

In this book, Randi explores and exposes what he believes to be the outrageous deception that has been promoted widely in the media. Unafraid to call researchers to account for their failures and impostures, Randi tells us that we have been badly served by scientists who have failed to follow the procedures required by their training and traditions. Here, he shows us how what he views as sloppy research has been followed by rationalisations of evident failures, and we see these errors and misrepresentations clearly pointed out. Mr. Randi provides us with a compelling and convincing document th

Authors:Lisa Radin, Gary Radin, John Q., M.D. Trojanowski,
Publisher: Prometheus Book
Keywords: updated, revised, dementia, guide, caregiver, alzheimer
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2008-03-27
List price: $22.98
ISBN-10: 1591025842
ISBN-13: 9781591025849

Includes Vital Information on Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Foreword by John Q. Trojanowski, MD, PhD, Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Center, University of Pennsylvania Hospital Although the public most often associates dementia with Alzheimer’s disease, the medical profession now distinguishes various types of "other" dementias. This book is the first comprehensive guide dealing with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), one of the largest groups of non-Alzheimer’s dementias. The contributors are either specialists in their fields or have exceptional hands-on experience with FTD suff

Author: J. Storrs Hall
Publisher: Prometheus Book
Keywords: machine, conscience, creating
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2007-05-30
List price: $28.98
ISBN-10: 1591025117
ISBN-13: 9781591025115

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now advancing at such a rapid clip that it has the potential to transform our world in ways both exciting and disturbing. Computers have already been designed that are capable of driving cars, playing soccer, and finding and organizing information on the Web in ways that no human could. With each new gain in processing power, will scientists soon be able to create supercomputers that can read a newspaper with understanding, or write a news story, or create novels, or even formulate laws? And if machine intelligence advances beyond human intelligence, will we nee

Author: Peter Singer
Publisher: Prometheus Book
Keywords: interest, ethics, live
Number of Pages: 262
Published: 1995-05-01
List price: $23.98
ISBN-10: 0879759666
ISBN-13: 9780879759667

B’Imagine that you could choose a book that everyone in the world would read. My choice would be this book.’ Roger Crisp, Ethics Many people have an uneasy feeling that they may be missing out on something basic that would give their lives a significance it currently lacks. But how should we live? What is there to stop us behaving selfishly? In a highly readable account which makes reference to a wide variety of sources and everyday issues, Peter Singer suggests that the conventional pursuit of self-interest is individually and collectively self-defeating. Taking into consideration