Since its founding in 1950, Basic Books has shaped public debate by publishing award-winning books in history, science, sociology, psychology, politics, and current affairs. Basic's list of influential authors includes Stephon Alexander, Isaac Asimov, Ed
Since its founding in 1950, Basic Books has shaped public debate by publishing award-winning books in history, science, sociology, psychology, politics, and current affairs. Basic's list of influential authors includes Stephon Alexander, Isaac Asimov, Ed
A panel of judges also delivered verdicts against 50 other men accused of rape in the case: just one was acquitted though was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault. AVIGNON, France — Gisèle Pelicot spoke of her “very difficult ordeal” after 51 men were all found guilty Thursday in ...
Here is what I believe to my core: This country works best when we include everyone of all colors, religions, ancestries and orientations to learn with, play with and learn about each other. How fortu...
Excerpt fromOurs: The Case for Universal PropertybyPeter Barnes Capitalism as we know it has two egregious flaws: it relentlessly widens inequality and destroys nature. Its ‘invisible hand,’ which is supposed to transform individual self-seeking into widely shared well-being, too often doesn’t...
Why is that always the case? Dad was there, too. He couldn’t have been watching him? How about the fact that the mother had other children with her? She has two eyes, not five. Have we even considered the fact that she told her child to stand next to her and hold her hand and...
So many of the early video games on home computers seem directly inspired by text-based games that appeared in these works. From Star Trek to RobotWar and Lunar Lander to Slalom, the programs in these books would dominate the world of home computer BASIC for years after off-the-shelf home...
Jones, “Black Managers: The Dream Deferred” in Harvard Business Review, 1986, United States ••“Colorism is a worldwide phenomenon and is a case of trickle-down racism… As long as there’s White racism, there will be racism within the Black community and favoritism for lightness.”...
I suspect one of the reasons it was so popular in early BASIC books is because it’s also an easy game to write on early computers. It’s very easy to get a version that basically works, even if it doesn’t work well. I took the logic for this game from Tim Hartnell’s• ...
North Korea releases first-ever photos of uranium enrichment plant Kim Jong Un calls to ‘exponentially’ increase nuclear weapons stockpile September 12 2024 News in-depthUK manufacturing Is there a future for steelmaking in the UK? Tata Steel plans to replace its Port Talbot blast furnaces with...