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In this collection, one of the great classics of science fiction, Asimov set out the principles of robot behavior that we know as the Three Laws of Robotics. Here are stories of robots gone mad, mind-reading robots, robots with a sense of humor,...

Common knowledge is necessary for coordination, for making arbitrary but complementary choices like driving on the right, using paper currency, and coalescing behind a political leader or movement. It's also necessary for social coordination:...

*A FINANCIAL TIMES & NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2025* A Bill Gates Top Pick for 2025: "One of the clearest explanations of the climate challenge I've read." "A refreshingly pragmatic and undoomy book." --The Guardian Clear, simple answers to...

Canadians have relatively few binding national myths, but one of the most pervasive and enduring is the conviction that the country is doomed. In 1965 George Grant passionately defended Canadian identity by asking fundamental questions about the...

This major biography is the second volume of the bestselling, John A: The Man Who Made Us, by respected journalist Richard Gwyn. John A. Macdonald, Canada's first and most important prime minister, is the man who made the Confederation happen, who...