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Building the Spatial Internet / Fully Revised and Updated Edition
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Matthew Ball
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In this fully revised and updated edition of his internationally best-selling book, pioneering theorist and entrepreneur Matthew Ball goes beyond the hype cycle to present a definitive account of the future of the internet. The Metaverse, according to Ball’s industry-shaping definition, is a persistent and interconnected network of 3D virtual worlds that will eventually serve as the gateway to most online experiences and underpin much of the physical world.
As Ball recounts, the Metaverse is a thirty-year-old term, and the core ideas and technologies behind it have been in development for nearly a century. Only recently, however, did this fantastical concept begin to leap from the pages of science fiction and depths of national research labs to the forefront of consumer technology, industrial engineering, healthcare, education, dating, and more.
From the history of video games and virtual reality to “proto-metaverses” such as Second Life, Fortnite, and Roblox to Generative AI and the groundbreaking films and television series of the Walt Disney Company, Ball points out that the Metaverse is already emerging around us (and doesn’t require a headset). Still, there are many breakthroughs required to fully realize the Metaverse, and he describes each in approachable but expert detail. Ball also lays out how governmental policy, the philosophy of Big Tech leaders, artificial general intelligence, economics, and human rights will shape the development of the Metaverse.
Famous for his ability to bring clarity to complex and misunderstood topics, Ball demonstrates that the race to build the Metaverse—also known as the “spatial” or “immersive” internet—is only accelerating. The Metaverse will endure as an indispensable guide for enthusiasts, tech aficionados, and anyone curious about the profound transformations underway in our increasingly interconnected world.
“Matthew is one of the most thoughtful writers about the future of computing. This edition captures a bunch of the breakthroughs we’re seeing across the industry, especially around the convergence of AI and the Metaverse.”—Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO, Meta
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- De Ross en 03-26-25
De: Mark Miodownik
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Empireland
- How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain
- De: Sathnam Sanghera, Marlon James - foreword
- Narrado por: Homer Todiwala, Marlon James
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
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A best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past. Empireland boldly and lucidly makes the case that in order to understand America, we must first understand British imperialism. Empire—whether British or otherwise—informs nearly everything we do.
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Important history
- De Maggie A. en 07-02-23
De: Sathnam Sanghera, y otros
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The Good Virus
- The Amazing Story and Forgotten Promise of the Phage
- De: Tom Ireland
- Narrado por: Ben Deery
- Duración: 10 h y 20 m
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At every moment, within our bodies and all around us, trillions of microscopic combatants are waging a war that shapes our health and life on Earth. Countless times per second, viruses known as phages attack and destroy bacteria while leaving all other life forms, including us, unscathed. Vastly outnumbering the viruses that do us harm, phages power ecosystems, drive evolutionary innovation, and harbor a remarkable capacity to heal life-threatening infections when conventional antibiotics fail. Yet most of us have never heard of them, thinking of viruses only as enemies to be feared.
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No brainer
- De Paul en 10-11-23
De: Tom Ireland
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On the Origin of Time
- Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
- De: Thomas Hertog
- Narrado por: Ethan Kelly
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
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Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. In order to solve this mystery, Hawking studied the big bang origin of the universe, but his early work ran into a crisis when the math predicted many big bangs producing a multiverse—countless different universes, most of which would be far too bizarre to harbor life.
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1960 ’s to 1980’s Re-Hash of History
- De Ron A. Parsons en 11-13-23
De: Thomas Hertog
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Lethal Tides
- Mary Sears and the Marine Scientists Who Helped Win World War II
- De: Catherine Musemeche
- Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Duración: 11 h y 14 m
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In Lethal Tides, Catherine Musemeche weaves together science, biography, and military history in the compelling story of an unsung woman who had a dramatic effect on the U.S. Navy’s success against Japan in WWII, creating an intelligence-gathering juggernaut based on the new science of oceanography. When World War II began, the U.S. Navy was unprepared to enact its island-hopping strategy to reach Japan. Anticipating tides, planning for coral reefs, and preparing for enemy fire was new ground for them, and with lives at stake it was ground that had to be covered quickly.
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You can't land on a beach if you can't find one
- De Aubible Book Ernie en 12-18-22
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The Embarrassment of Riches
- An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
- De: Simon Schama
- Narrado por: Mike Cooper
- Duración: 20 h y 46 m
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Simon Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama recreates in precise detail a nation's mental state. He tells of bloody uprisings and beached whales, of the cult of hygiene and the plague of tobacco, of thrifty housewives and profligate tulip-speculators.
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Great!
- De Noe en 12-05-24
De: Simon Schama
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The Chess Revolution
- From the Ancient World to the Digital Age
- De: Peter Doggers
- Narrado por: George Weightman
- Duración: 12 h y 24 m
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In this fascinating pop culture history of the game and its impact, acclaimed Chess.com journalist Peter Doggers (also their news and events director), reveals how computers and the Internet have further strengthened the timeless magic of chess in the digital era, leading to a new peak in popularity and cultural relevance. Doggers explores chess as a cultural phenomenon: from its earliest beginnings in ancient India to its biggest stars and most dramatic moments to the impact of the internet and AI.
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Great Modern History Of Chess Book
- De James en 01-14-25
De: Peter Doggers
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The Only Technical Analysis Book You Will Ever Need
- De: Brian Hale
- Narrado por: Rush Stone
- Duración: 4 h
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Here’s the “old-fashioned” strategy that billionaire Warren Buffett uses to earn 20 percent returns on his stock investments year after year.
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Worthless drivel
- De JOHN E JANIEC en 08-22-23
De: Brian Hale
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The Little Book of Aliens
- De: Adam Frank
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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Everyone is curious about life in the Universe, UFOs and whether ET is out there. Over the course of his thirty-year career as an astrophysicist, Adam Frank has consistently been asked about the possibility of intelligent life in the universe. Are aliens real? Where are they? Why haven’t we found them? What happens if we do?
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Simply Outstanding
- De CarlosR en 04-22-24
De: Adam Frank
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Regenesis
- Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet
- De: George Monbiot
- Narrado por: George Monbiot
- Duración: 9 h y 29 m
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Farming is the world's greatest cause of environmental destruction - and the one we are least prepared to talk about. We criticize urban sprawl, but farming sprawls across 30 times as much land. We have ploughed, fenced and grazed great tracts of the planet, felling forests, killing wildlife, and poisoning rivers and oceans to feed ourselves. Yet millions still go hungry.
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Biased, ignores science
- De Soil Enthusiast en 04-25-23
De: George Monbiot
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Into Unknown Skies
- An Unlikely Team, a Daring Race, and the First Flight around the World
- De: David K. Randall
- Narrado por: Adam Verner
- Duración: 11 h
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Now on the race’s centennial, award-winning author David K. Randall tells the story of this riveting, long-forgotten race. Through larger-than-life characters, treacherous landings, disease, and ultimately triumph, Into Unknown Skies demonstrates how one race returned America to aviation greatness. A story of underdog teammates, bold exploration, and American ingenuity, Into Unknown Skies is an untold adventure tale showing the power of flight to bring the world together.
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Ok.
- De Anonymous User en 03-09-25
De: David K. Randall
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The Earth Transformed
- An Untold History
- De: Peter Frankopan
- Narrado por: Peter Frankopan
- Duración: 29 h y 11 m
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Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history.
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A Thoughtful History of A Complex Phenomenon
- De Lucy A. Pithecus en 04-21-23
De: Peter Frankopan
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Inventor of the Future
- The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller
- De: Alec Nevala-Lee
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 18 h y 4 m
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During his lifetime, Buckminster Fuller was hailed as one of the greatest geniuses of the twentieth century. As the architectural designer and futurist best known for the geodesic dome, he enthralled a vast popular audience, inspired devotion from both the counterculture and the establishment, and was praised as a modern Leonardo da Vinci. To his admirers, he exemplified what one man could accomplish by approaching urgent design problems using a radically unconventional set of strategies, which he based on a mystical conception of the universe’s geometry.
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I learned much about Buckminster Fuller!
- De Richard J. Chandler en 09-12-22
De: Alec Nevala-Lee
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The Real Case for Driverless Mobility
- Putting Driverless Vehicles to Use for Those Who Really Need a Ride
- De: Alain L. Kornhauser, Michael L. Sena
- Narrado por: Fred Fishkin
- Duración: 10 h y 58 m
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The Real Case for Driverless Mobility: Putting Driverless Vehicles to Use for Those Who Really Need a Ride explores solutions for providing mobility for the unserved/underserved, including those who cannot drive themselves, afford transport alternatives, or who live in areas where neither public nor private transport is offered. The book synthesizes the career-long activities of the authors and the Princeton SmartDrivingCars Summits and assesses whether cars without drivers can deliver an affordable and more effective alternative to mass transit and taxis.
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Great assessment of mobility needs
- De Charles en 07-23-24
De: Alain L. Kornhauser, y otros
Blueprint for the future
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Matthew Ball does it again!
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Too much nonsense to fill space
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