Anil Ananthaswamy, Author . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $25 (322p) ISBN 978-0-618-88468-1
Despite 20th-century physics' revelations, from relativity and quantum mechanics to the physics of the atom's nucleus and the life cycles of stars, “ninety-odd percent of the universe is a complete mystery,” says a scientist...
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Anil Ananthaswamy. Dutton, $26.95 (336p) ISBN 978-0-525-95419-4
Science journalist Ananthaswamy (The Edge of Physics) skillfully inspects the bewildering connections among brain, body, mind, self, and society. To get into the details, he profiles sufferers of a range of neurological ailments, including Allen,...
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Anil Ananthaswamy. Dutton, $27 (304p) ISBN 978-1-101-98609-7
Science writer Ananthaswamy (The Man Who Wasn’t There) guides readers through the odd byways and revelations of one of modern physics’s most groundbreaking experiments. The tale begins some 200 years ago when Thomas Young, a youthful member of the...
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Anil Ananthaswamy, read by Rene Ruiz. Books on Tape, library exclusive, 8 CDs, 9.5 hrs., $40 ISBN 978-1-101-91493-9
Veteran stage actor Ruiz delivers a smooth and pleasant rendition of science writer Ananthaswamy’s examination of human consciousness and the self. As Ananthaswamy sheds light on the nuances of self-awareness and its philosophical and moral...
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Anil Ananthaswamy. Dutton, $32 (480p) ISBN 978-0-593-18574-2
This impenetrable primer from science writer Ananthaswamy (Through Two Doors at Once) unsuccessfully attempts to elucidate how AI works. He explains that it learns by scanning data for patterns and then makes predictions about what kinds of data are
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