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There are over 250 million migrant workers in China, twice the entire population of Japan. Drawn by the promise of better pay, many find work in factories in coastal provinces like Guangdong. But far away from home and caught up in the throes of the production line, many workers find themselves emotionally cut-off. Set against the epic backdrop of the world's greatest manufacturing nation, we witness the struggles of China's pioneering factory owners...

What is the mind? What makes a healthy mind? How do we become aware and come to know about life? And perhaps most importantly, what are the connections among the mind, brain, and relationships? From psychologists to linguists, neuroscientists to philosophers, people have explored the nature of mental life, yet no interdisciplinary framework has existed for wisely answering these fundamental questions or even offering a definition of what the mind...

For over thirty years, China has been little more than a giant factory for the world. But that is changing. Today, the economic behemoth wants to take on the world on its own terms powered by its might and ambition. But corporations are not the only ones dreaming bigger, factory workers are also claiming for more: higher pay, better conditions, more rights. The ambition for all things bigger and better is driving China's factories and people to ever...

The theory of plate tectonics transformed earth science. The hypothesis that the earth's outermost layers consist of mostly rigid plates that move over an inner surface helped describe the growth of new seafloor, confirm continental drift, and explain why earthquakes and volcanoes occur in some places and not others. Lynn R. Sykes played a key role in the birth of plate tectonics, conducting revelatory research on earthquakes. In this book, he gives...

Explores the limitless potential of reverse-engineering the human brain, outlining the controversial implications of increasing intelligence in order to address global problems while comparing emotional and moral intelligence and considering the origins of consciousness.