El Café de Crossroads

En este libro, entre otras muchas cosas, encontrará: - Los monstruos en la historia: adorados como dioses y temidos como diablos. - Joseph Merrick: la increíble vida del "Hombre Elefante". - Hombres-lobo: los verdaderos licántropos. - Enigma y realidad de los gigantes. - Cuando los "monstruos humanos" se exhibían en las ferias. - Hermanos siameses, parásitos y fetus in fetu. - Cíclopes, sirénidos y otras anomalías a la luz de la ciencia. - Seres extraordinarios que alcanzaron la celebridad. - Documentos y fotografías impactantes.

For ages, the idea of machines that think and act on their own has gripped scientists, thinkers, and the general public. This book explores the history of artificial intelligence (A.I.), and how science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. It examines the technologies involved in A.I. and its inevitable effects on work, life, health, and many other aspects of human society. Rooted in history and science, this book provides an inside look at a topic that captivates engineers, scientists, and dreamers, but also raises important ethical issues and challenges how we see ourselves and our...

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for the film Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these deadly dinosaurs face-to-face: The Variraptor had pointy teeth with grooves like steak knives to saw through meat! The Draeomaeosaurus was the first raptor ever discovered. It had a very large brain! The Microraptor was ...

When many think of the Constitution, they think of the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin...but neither Jefferson nor Adams even signed it. Facts like this will surprise readers, while further information will enlighten them about both the crucial document called the U.S. Constitution as well as about its creation and ratification. This essential volume is a significant addition to any elementary social studies collection.