With the technological development of sensors, feedback control, Bluetooth, and machine learning, we can now network not just computers, but "things" as well. Discover the enormous advantages this "Internet of Things" can provide—from health care to transportation to manufacturing—if we can adequately address the significant concerns regarding privacy and security.

Mining is one of the oldest applications of practical geology. Find out how metals are classified and how most are associated with igneous and metamorphic deposits. Some metals, like gold, can be mined in a pure—"native"—state that requires little processing. Discover how and where to go prospecting for gold, using the panning process perfected by the Forty-Niners in California.

Travis Daventhorpe is destined to save the multiverse--at least, that's what the prophecy says. But if he's a legendary warrior in the making, shouldn't he be a little better at sword fighting? With his engineering genius, Travis could develop technology to make himself unstoppable, but the wise sorcerer Bela says he needs to find his power within. Wherever he finds it, he better do it soon! The evil Nol Invictus, the ruler of the mystical realm Solusterra,...

Complex, philosophically searching, and gorgeously rendered, Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History is a sharp and startling debut about a young girl frozen in time in a world obsessed with youth and self-preservation. After nearly drowning, eight-year-old Maeve Wilhelm falls into a strange comatose state. As years pass, it becomes clear that Maeve is not physically aging. A wide cast of characters finds themselves pulled toward Maeve, each...

"From the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the human experience, shaping our understanding of nature, personal relationships, and the supernatural. We measure the world to know our past, comprehend the present, and plan the future. Renowned physicist Piero Martin explores how scientific knowledge is built around seven key pillars of measurement: the meter for length; the second for time; the kilogram for mass; the kelvin...

-- Ro Devereux can predict your future. Or, at least, the app she built for her senior project can.Working with her neighbor, a retired behavioral scientist, Ro created an app called MASH, designed around the classic game Mansion Apartment Shack House, that can predict a person’s future with 93% accuracy. The app will even match users with their soulmates. Though it was only supposed to be a class project, MASH quickly takes off and gains the attention...

Envision a brighter future with this STEM-based subset of True Books.Thanks to the development of agriculture, our Earth can feed the almost 8 billion people that call it home. But the challenge facing us today is how to make the practice of large-scalefarming sustainable. We have learned how to use alternative energies - like solar and wind power - to run our farms. We have also learned how to use the land and the animals on it in a more environmentally...