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"A fascinating exploration, packed with surprising insights & eye-opening explanations of cutting-edge physics." — @clarakm.bsky.social, senior editor at Scientific American

James Riordon's book "Crush" takes readers on a memorable tour of gravity. Available now: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205098...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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@citylightsbooks.bsky.social hosts a virtual book talk on "Rewiring Democracy." Join Bruce Schneier & Nathan E. Sanders on Wednesday, December 3rd, to learn how AI will alter democracy, and how to harness the technology to distribute rather than concentrate power: citylights.com/events/rewir...
A Copy of "Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship" stood up on a white background. The cover is black and features a glitched image of the head of the Statue of Liberty.
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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"A world of dagger traps, vampire slits ... and masonic nonagon folds. I shall be giving it to everyone for Christmas, along with a seal, a stick of sealing wax and a match."

We're pleased to share that "Letterlocking" is a @thetls.bsky.social Book of the Year!: www.the-tls.com/regular-feat...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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“A thoughtful AI researcher ... presents a sprawling and absorbing account of the nature of intelligence."

@financialtimes.com includes @blaiseaguera.bsky.social's "What Is Intelligence?" among the Best Books of 2025 on technology: www.ft.com/content/af55...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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"The fight between cartoonish commies and vaudeville villains makes for good satire."

@thetls.bsky.social reviews "Yankees in Petrograd" by Marietta S. Shaginyan, now part of the Radium Age series: www.the-tls.com/regular-feat... #scifi 💙📚
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November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Designed for an introductory course in probability and statistics for economics and business undergraduates, Jason @abrevaya.bsky.social's textbook "Probability and Statistics for Economics and Business" introduces students to the R statistical programming language: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255336...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Hui Zhang's "The Untold Story of China's Nuclear Weapon Development and Testing" offers a comprehensive technical history of China’s nuclear warhead development & testing with new details about China’s pursuit of warhead miniaturization: mitpress.mit.edu/9780262051828/ @belfercenter.bsky.social
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November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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In "Wired for Words," cognitive neuroscientist @gregoryhickok.bsky.social provides a critical synthesis of over 150 years of research on the brain’s networks that enable us to communicate through language: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255341...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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"Sheer retro bliss, no spandex."

Our newest Radium Age anthology, "Before Superman," has made the Financial Times’ list of the Best Science Fiction Books of 2025!: www.ft.com/content/a218... @financialtimes.com
Screenshot of The Financial Times "Best of books of 2025: Science fiction" list. The MIT Press book "Before Superman: Superhumans of the Radium Age" is featured alongside "Angel Down," "It's Not a Cult," "Basilisk," and "The Country Under Heaven."
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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"Well-illustrated with historical photographs ... this is one of those rare books that makes you think differently about an entire sector of the built environment."

André Tavares’s "Architecture Follows Fish" is included in @wsj.com’s architecture holiday book list: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Perhaps best known for the artistic game hack Super Mario Clouds, Cory Arcangel became one of the first artists from a new generation of punk DIY–new media geeks to captivate the art world. In "The Cory Arcangel Hack," Eivind Røssaak explores the artist's work: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255254...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Our flash sale ends in a few hours! Last chance to grab a beautiful book for yourself or a friend at 40% off from a site that isn't Amazon. mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/flash_sale
A display of 10 MIT Press book jacket covers: The Hypocrisy Trap, Mother Media, The Urban Naturalist, Ruth Asawa and the Artist-Mother at Midcentury, Water of the Sky, Conjuring the Void, An Alphabet for Dreamers, Somebody Should Do Something, The Cost of Conviction, and Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground.
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Today's the last day of the MIT Press Bookstore holiday flash sale! Get 40% off "Water of the Sky" and other select books both in-store and online: mitpress.mit.edu/collections/... 💙📚
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November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Even if we don't like it ourselves, we need to keep the tension between principles & pragmatism in democratic politics, says @mhallsworth.bsky.social, the author of "The Hypocrisy Trap." He explains why on Times Radio. Listen at 51:00: www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2... @listentotimesradio.bsky.social
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November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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For your favorite Deadhead, Erik Davis's vibrant book "Blotter" is 40% off during our 3-day flash sale!

Order here with the discount code FLASHSALE: mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/flash_sale
Hands holding a copy of "Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium" by Erik Davis against a wood background. The cover features blotter art of a cute cartoon monster wearing a birthday party hat surrounded by balloons, treats, and confetti. An open page of "Blotter" featuring Blotter art titled "My First Trip." The art is cartoonish and features a melting rainbow. Two children stare transfixed at a swirling hole in the ground. Blotter art of Alice through the Looking Glass.
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Sharon Sliwinski's beautiful book "An Alphabet for Dreamers" is 40% off this week as part of our 3-day flash sale! It's the perfect gift book. Just saying.

Order here with the discount code FLASHSALE: mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/flash_sale
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November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Our holiday flash sale starts today!

Use the code FLASHSALE at The MIT Press Bookstore to enjoy 40% off a selection of books that exemplify the spirit of curiosity and inquiry at the heart of the MIT Press. The sale ends November 21st: mitpress.mit.edu/collections/...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Join us on December 2nd at the MIT Press Bookstore to celebrate "The Formula for Better Health." Kendall Square's underground bookstore hosts author and former CDC Director @drtomfrieden.bsky.social for a talk and book signing: mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/event/2025-1...
Promotional graphic for a book signing with Dr. Tom Frieden at the MIT Press Bookstore. Details included: December 2 from 4:30 - 5:30 pm at 314 Main St, Cambridge, MA. Books available while supplies last. Questions, email books@mit.edu
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Edited by Spyros Papapetros & Gerd Zillner, "Magic Architecture" is architect Frederick Kiesler's ambitious book project—an epoch-spanning history of human architecture—reassembled from archival documents and supplemented with notes tracing the work's development: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204674...
A copy of "Magic Architecture: The Story of Human Housing" by Frederick Kiesler. It is a black leatherbound book with a simple white nameplate for the title, author, and editors.
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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@davidadger.bsky.social's "Mereological Syntax" presents an argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255327...
A copy of "Mereological Syntax: Phrase Structure, Cyclicity, and Islands" by David Adger.
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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In "Content Confusion," Michelle Amazeen (@commscholar.bsky.social) analyzes the dangers of native advertising and how mainstream media and advertisers contribute to and legitimize disinformation by blurring the line between ads and journalism. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255360...
A copy of "Content Confusion: News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation" by Michelle A. Amazeen. The cover depicts a magnifying glass zoomed in on the word 'ad.'
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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"Bibliographic Classification," a new analysis by Professor of Library & Information Science Joacim Hansson, understands bibliographic classification systems as autonomous documents and not just as information retrieval tools. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255349...
A copy of "Bibliographic Classification: From Mimetic Representation to Isomorphic Documentality" by Joacim Hansson.
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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In "Crush," science journalist James Riordon tells the fascinating story of gravity, from its intimate role in our daily lives to its cosmic significance: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205098...
A copy of "Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity" by James Riordon on a plain background. The cover depicts a crushed red aluminum can with a green leaf sprouting from the pop tab.
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Mark your calendars—our holiday flash sale starts this Wednesday!

For three days only, use the code FLASHSALE at the MIT Press Bookstore to enjoy 40% off a selection of books that exemplify the spirit of curiosity and inquiry at the heart of the Press: mitpress.mit.edu/collections/...
Promotional of books that qualify for the MIT Press Bookstore flashsale. Covers featured: The Cost of Conviction, The Hypocrisy Trap, Target Earth, Somebody Should Do Something, Conjuring the Void, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground, Deep Dream, Water of the Sky, Mother Media, The Urban Naturalist, Ruth Asawa and the Artist-Mother at Midcentury, and An Alphabet for Dreamers.
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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We're also happy to answer your questions about the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, a new, multidisciplinary guide to understanding the mind that is freely available to all. Check out the collection of essays available here: oecs.mit.edu/themes @oecs-bot.bsky.social #SfN25
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November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM