New Releases by STEVEN JOHNSON

Com la cultura de masses ens fa més intel·ligents

Bestselling author Johnson recounts the story of Joseph Priestley--scientist and theologian, protege of Benjamin Franklin--an 18th-century radical thinker who played pivotal roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the founding of the Unitarian Church, and the intellectual development of the U.S.

Um irresistível thriller científico. Londres, 28 de agosto de 1854. Uma epidemia de cólera se espalhou pelos arredores da cidade, matando mais de 500 pessoas em apenas dez dias. Dois homens iniciariam uma jornada em busca do mal causador da praga. Contra a mentalidade científica da época e a opinião geral, apontaram a água como o principal veículo transmissor. A partir de então, dejetos humanos e água potável passaram a seguir caminhos distintos. A descoberta mudou a história e possibilitou o desenvolvimento das grandes cidades. "O grande mérito do autor, o americano Steven Johnson, foi transformar um episódio da história da ciência numa narrativa elétrica." Moacyr Scliar — Veja "A narrativa de Johnson sobre a epidemia e suas implicações modernas é daquelas que não se consegue largar." — The Washington Post

Most comprehensive ever look at the colourful villains, heels, bad guys and rule breakers who give pro wrestling so much of its character. With their signature mix of original research, interviews and anecdotes, Oliver and Johnson describe the rise and development of the modern bad guy, from riots in small-town arenas in the 1920s to the megaselling pay-per-views of the 21st century. From Gorgeous George and before to Ric Flair and the modern supervillains, they''re all here - and they''re sure to spark lively debate for fans and newbies alike!

From the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Farsighted Forget everything you’ve ever read about the age of dumbed-down, instant-gratification culture. In this provocative, unfailingly intelligent, thoroughly researched, and surprisingly convincing big idea book, Steven Johnson draws from fields as diverse as neuroscience, economics, and media theory to argue that the pop culture we soak in every day—from Lord of the Rings to Grand Theft Auto to The Simpsons—has been growing more sophisticated with each passing year, and, far from rotting our brains, is actually posing new cognitive challenges that are actually making our minds measurably sharper. After reading Everything Bad is Good for You, you will never regard the glow of the video game or television screen the same way again. With a new afterword by the author.

Mercury Rapids: The Thoth Imperative continues the mayhem that has become Bill Lewis'' life. Desperate to eradicate all evidence of their ''great mistake'', the Greys have employed a sinister new race with a single goal in mind--destroy all life on Earth. Can the combined forces of the Orion Committee and Majestic Twelve face this new and deadly challenge? Will Bill Lewis save the world...again? Mercury Rapids: The Thoth Imperative gives us more of the high-octane action and wry humor that made Mercury Rapids such a joy to read.

As fatigue and fracture mechanics approaches are used more often for determining the useful life and/or inspection intervals for complex structures, realization sets-in that all factors are not well known or characterized. Indeed, inherent scatter exists in initial material quality and in material performance. Furthermore, projections of component usage in determination of applied stresses are inexact at best and are subject to much discrepancy between projected and actual usage. Even the models for predicting life contain inherent sources of error based on assumptions and/or empirically fitted parameters. All of these factors need to be accounted for to determine a distribution of potential lives based on combination of the aforementioned variables, as well as other factors. The purpose of this symposium was to create a forum for assessment of the state-of-the-art in incorporating these uncertainties and inherent scatter into systematic probabilistic methods for conducting life assessment.

O que têm em comum um formigueiro, o cérebro humano, as cidades e os modernos softwares? Todos são exemplos de sistemas auto-organizados que privilegiam as seqüências, em detrimento da lógica e nos quais se dispensa a presença de um controle centralizado para haver ação. Surgem de um nível de elementos relativamente simples em direção a formas de comportamento mais sofisticados e por isso são chamados sistemas emergentes. Por meio de uma breve história de tais sistemas, Steven Johnson analisa pioneiros e pensadores que contribuíram para a construção dessa teoria, seja no terreno da biologia, da biofísica, do urbanismo ou do design de softwares.

In the groundbreaking tradition of "Complexity" and "The Society of Mind, " visionary guru Johnson makes sense of the cutting-edge theory of emergence and demonstrates its relevance in today''s--and tomorrow''s--world. Illustrations.

This volume documents the Unspeakable Art and Performances of Reverend Steven Johnson Loyba a natived American artist whose ritualistic, sexual adn political mixed media paintings and performances reflect our times with a reicentiess and fiorcely unapologetic vision Redemer of the swastika and dosecrator of the American flag ''to mock; blind nationalism and patriotism Leqba is a master of art as social satire giving birth to conroversies and theretical debatos alike.

The increased numbers of bonded composite components and bonded repairs of cracked structures make knowledge of adhesive bonding crucial to aircraft design and life extension. This report covers an effort which focused on using fracture mechanics to evaluate the Mode I fracture and fatigue properties of several adhesively bonded aerospace material systems. The research concentrated on bond line cracking rather than fatigue crack growth in composite or metal adherends. Particular attention was paid to the environmental durability of bonded systems in use or intended for use on transport, fighter, and supersonic aircraft. Analysis was performed using closed-form solutions as well as finite element analyses. Results were discussed with respect to their relevance and applicability to bonded joint design. Key results include the identification of significant degradation in some varieties of bonded joints subjected to long-term isothermal exposure under hot/wet conditions. The degradation was manifested by decreased fracture toughness and fatigue threshold levels. Finite element analyses were performed on specimens with dissimilar adherends having complex geometries and thermally induced stresses in the bond line. A case study in which finite element analyses were used to relate the experimental results from this program with those of an independent project is also included. The analyses highlight the importance of using tapered adherends to avoid fatigue failures and show that typical aircraft skin stresses are below experimentally obtained threshold values for the specimen geometries investigated. Results of this study emphasize that the environmental durability of adhesively bonded joints is a key issue which must be considered by aerospace design engineers.

Papers presented at the March 1994 symposium are organized into five sections that progress from basic understanding of mechanical damage mechanisms and environmental effects to life prediction methodology. Five papers discuss the interplay between interfacial strength, residual thermal stresses, an

Fourteen peer-reviewed papers on testing techniques, analysis approaches, and descriptions of various failure processes. From the Symposium on [title] held at Sparks, NV, April 1988. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Os jovens de hoje não largam o computador, estão trocando o mundo real pelo virtual! Para de ver televisão, menino, e vai fazer algo mais produtivo! Quantas vezes não escutamos frases assim? Steven Johnson, um dos principais pensadores do ciberespaço, foi conferir o que é verdade e o que é mito em afirmações como essas. O resultado é uma defesa da cultura pop. Segundo ele, jogos de computador, séries de TV, blockbusters e internet estimulam muito do sistema neurológico e cognitivo e possibilitam o desenvolvimento de capacidades que as gerações passadas nem sonhavam que pudessem existir. Por conta disso, estamos nos tornando mais inteligentes, capazes e informados. Johnson traça um panorama otimista do mundo contemporâneo. Amparado por disciplinas que vão da neurociência à economia, mostra como a sociedade está indo de forma rápida e estimulante em direções que ainda não entendemos completamente.