Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence TC_Bestseller and certain that’s plenty of

and certain that’s plenty of writing—and plot—for her life

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★ Nominee: South Carolina Book Award

From what she could tell of the world from small-town Ontario

Inspirational Life Stories: The remarkable true story of four mathematicians who changed the space program—and refused to let race or gender determine the limits of their contribution

Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence TC_Bestseller and certain that’s plenty ofArtist, technologist, and philosopher James Bridles Ways of Being is a brilliant, searching exploration of different kinds of intelligenceplant, animal, human, artificialand how they transform our understanding of humans place in the cosmos. What does it mean to be intelligent? Is it something unique to humans or shared with other beingsbeings of flesh, wood, stone, and silicon? The last few years have seen rapid advances in artificial intelligence.