Eric Topol

This book is a thrilling account of Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues' revolutionary invention that will allow us to cure diseases and have healthier babies. They created a tool called CRISPR that can edit DNA, opening up a world of medical miracles and moral questions. This book tells the story of Doudna's journey from a girl who loved detective novels to a leading scientist and the ethical considerations and possibilities of this groundbreaking technology.

This year's must-read is an accessible, informative, and hilarious introduction to the world of artificial intelligence. Join author Janelle Shane, creator of the popular blog AI Weirdness, as she trains AIs to name paint colors, create recipes, and even flirt (badly) with humans. Discover how AI solves problems, understands humans, and drives self-driving cars, all while reflecting the best and worst of humanity. With smart and often hilarious insights, You Look Like a Thing and I Love You is the perfect book for anyone curious about what robots are thinking.

This book delves into the power of charts and how they influence our perception of truth. The author, an expert in data visualization, explores the negative and positive effects of charts, infographics, and diagrams. Through examining real-life examples, from election-result infographics to global GDP maps, the book teaches readers how to interpret and use visual information effectively. A must-read for anyone who wants to be better equipped to decode and analyze the visuals presented to us every day.

Explore the fascinating world of artificial intelligence with this captivating book. Award-winning computer scientist Melanie Mitchell delves into AI's turbulent history, recent success stories, and emerging fears surrounding the technology. Discover the most urgent questions concerning AI today, including how capable the best AI programs truly are and their potential impact on our future. Along the way, Mitchell introduces the most dominant models of modern AI, explores the disconnect between hype and achievement, and interweaves personal stories of the scientists behind this complex and cutting-edge technology.

Discover the revolutionary argument that growing technologically sophisticated market-based economies around the world is the key to increasing human prosperity while treading more lightly on our planet. More from Less provides masterfully researched evidence that America and other countries are now generally using less resources year after year, even as their economies and populations continue to grow, thanks to the collaboration between technology and capitalism. This book is a paradigm-shifting account of how humanity stumbled into an unexpectedly better balance with nature, offering the promise of a more abundant and greener future.

This groundbreaking book by a leading AI researcher explores how we can coexist with increasingly intelligent machines, rather than viewing them as a threat to civilizations. The author outlines the benefits and potential misuse of AI, and suggests that we rethink the design of AI to ensure that machines are inherently uncertain about human preferences, thereby creating provably deferential and beneficial machines. Solve the problem of control over AI and unlock a future of unlimited promise.

A moving memoir and an extraordinary love story that shows how an expert physician became a family caregiver and learned why care is so central to all our lives and yet is at risk in today's world....