Francisca Alvarez

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.

For ages, the idea of machines that think and act on their own has gripped scientists, thinkers, and the general public. This book explores the history of artificial intelligence (A.I.), and how science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. It examines the technologies involved in A.I. and its inevitable effects on work, life, health, and many other aspects of human society. Rooted in history and science, this book provides an inside look at a topic that captivates engineers, scientists, and dreamers, but also raises important ethical issues and challenges how we see ourselves and our...

For ages, the idea of machines that think and act on their own has gripped scientists, thinkers, and the general public. This book explores the history of artificial intelligence (A.I.), and how science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. It examines the technologies involved in A.I. and its inevitable effects on work, life, health, and many other aspects of human society. Rooted in history and science, this book provides an inside look at a topic that captivates engineers, scientists, and dreamers, but also raises important ethical issues and challenges how we see ourselves and our...

Un nuevo formato para la serie middle grade de ciencia más divertida. Pachi y su papá son fanáticos de la cocina, ¡y ahora compartirán sus recetas contigo! Además de entregarte la preparación de platos dulces, salados y algunos un tanto extraños, te revelarán cuál es la ciencia detrás de la cocina. ¿Por qué la cebolla no hace llorar si se corta cuando está hervida? ¿Por qué las frutas maduran? ¿Por qué pica el ají? ¡¿Por qué hay personas que sienten el cilantro con sabor a jabón? Sí!, ¡¡¡JABÓN!!! Encuentra respuesta a estas y otras preguntas raras junto a la...

Describes how people use their ears to hear the different types of sounds around them and discusses deafness and the ways insects and other animals hear.