From the author of the provocative hit memoir Loose Girl, this is an eye-opening look at the dangerous, secretive world of today’s adolescent girls who use casual sex as a means to prove their worth-to boys, to friends, and to themselves. Cohen...
The Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius is one of the masterpieces by Machiavelli. This work narrates the writer’s comments as to how a democratic government should be established. Through the comparison of Venice and Rome a detailed...
There is still much to learn about the world in which we live. This sense of wonder and curiosity is what defines scientists across the globe.
Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)—also known as “the spirit molecule”—is a substance believed to...
The definitive insider's history of the genetic revolution--significantly updated to reflect the discoveries of the last decade.
James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA's structure, charts the...
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?: The Munk Debates // Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley, Alain de Botton, Malcolm Gladwell
Progress. It is one of the animating concepts of the modern era. From the Enlightenment onwards, the West has had an enduring...
"This lecture is about whether we can predict the future, or whether it is arbitrary and random. In ancient times, the world must have seemed pretty arbitrary. Disasters such as floods or diseases must have seemed to happen without warning or...