Who killed the Dead Sea? What can you build with BRICS? Does the World Bank have ATMs? Is all the talk of global warming just a lot of hot air?
In Don't Know Much About® Geography, Kenneth C. Davis, New York Times bestselling author and creator of the Don't Know Much About® series of books, takes the reader on a fascinating, breathtaking, and hilarious grand tour of the planet Earth--opening our eyes and imaginations to a wide, wild, and wonderful world we never knew. In this newly revised, updated, and expanded edition of the classic anti-textbook, he reflects on many of the profound and important changes that have occurred on our planet in the last twenty years.

"We're asking ourselves how far are we willing to engineer the world and ourselves?" In The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us, Diane Ackerman writes about the technological innovations that are altering our lives on a daily basis. She covers topics such as chimeras (blends of human/animals), robots, artificial intelligence (AI), 3D printing, tablets, food production, greenhouse gases... just to touch the surface. She asks the question: is nature "natural" anymore, and what does that mean. One item she mentions, regarding robots and AI, is that any trauma they experience, they don't have the ability to forget.

The American dream has been part of world mythology for generations now. As the land of opportunity, America still entices people from around the world to taste it for themselves. Marrying an American has been one of the most popular means since single Irishmen or Italians looked for brides from the old country in the nineteenth century. Since the end of the Cold War, East Europeans are one of the latest waves to give it a try. Some come here, marry, and live happily ever after.

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Published by MIT since 1899, Technology Review is the authority on the future of technology. Each issue provides unparalleled insights on the cutting edge technologies that are changing the world and the way that you do business. Every article is a clear account of what's happening in the world of technology and business using fresh analysis and bold opinion that are critical to today's decision makers.