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Smith examines these issues and offers solutions for restoring the credibility of the scientific community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGary Smith has done it again. Distrust is a wild ride that derails the Big Data hype train with force, style, and above all sardonic humour. Smith is a master of illustrating by example-examples that are fresh, unexpected, at times shocking, and at times hilarious. Come along on Smith's tour of statistical snake-oil and you'll never look at AI or data science the same way again. * Carl T. Bergstrom, Professor of Biology, University of Washington. Author of Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Digital World *\u003cbr\u003eAny fan of Carl Sagan's The Demon Haunted World will love this book. Like Sagan, Smith discusses the challenges to human progress that result from a lack of critical thinking skills, and he does so with a Sagan-esque keen eye and eloquent voice. Smith also makes clear how the threats to sound judgment and effective decisions are more formidable than those of Sagan's day, as faulty thinking is now aided and abetted by an internet-fuelled distrust of science, viral misinformation, and venomous conspiracy theories. The wisdom in this book is desperately needed. * Tom Gilovich, Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology, Cornell University. Author of The Wisest One in the Room *\u003cbr\u003eIt turns out that, unlike the mythical hero, AI has two Achilles' heels. Not only are the technologies not intelligent, more perniciously, neither are too much of the statistics and data use on which AI and big data rely. 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Distrust articulates a humbling view of how we should think critically about new findings from hyped technology trends. * Karl Meyer, Managing Director, Digital Alpha Advisors LLC and former Partner at Kleiner Perkins *\u003cbr\u003eThe lessons of Distrust are very much needed. * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eDistrust is a veritable page-turner, and I finished it in a few sittings. On a higher level, it is a call for common sense, for scepticism, for methodological rigour and for epistemic modesty. I suspect most scientists will love it. * Nature *\u003cbr\u003eMeta Malcolm Gladwell fans will likely enjoy. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is great fun. It's lovely to watch Smith demolish the fraud in every medium. * The Straight Dope *\u003cbr\u003eUsing a wide range of entertaining examples, this fascinating book examines the impacts of society's growing distrust of science, and ultimately provides constructive suggestions for restoring the credibility of the scientific community. * Campaign for the American Reader *\u003cbr\u003eSmith's Distrust is a strikingly readable exploration of several interrelated threats to the credibility of science...The book can serve as both a guide to helping readers better spot bogus scientifc claims and a warning as to the individual and institutional failings that threaten the credibility of science. * Keith Raymond Harris, Metascience *\u003cbr\u003eDistrust: Big Data, Data-Torturing, and the Assault on Science is a highly recommended book for anyone interested about current, and future, issues related to what science is and how it is done. * K. 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Human beings need privacy just as much as they need community. Our need for socialization brings with it risks and burdens which in turn give rise to the need for spaces and time away from others. To impose surveillance upon someone is an act of domination. The foundations of democracy quiver under surveillance. Given how important privacy is for individual and collective wellbeing, it is striking that it has not enjoyed a more central place in philosophy. The philosophical literature on privacy and surveillance is still very limited compared to that on justice, autonomy, or equality-and yet the former plays a role in protecting all three values. Perhaps philosophers haven''t attended much to privacy because for most of the past two centuries there have been strong enough privacy norms in place and not enough invasive technologies. 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Weaving together advances in AI with cognitive science and philosophy, Mitchell probes the extent to which today's 'smart' machines can actually \u003ci\u003ethink\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eunderstand\u003c\/i\u003e, and whether AI requires such elusi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you think you understand AI and all of the related issues, you don't. By the time you finish this \u003cb\u003eexceptionally lucid and riveting\u003c\/b\u003e book you will breathe more easily and wisely -- Michael Gazzaniga, author of The Consciousness Instinct\u003cbr\u003eMelanie Mitchell writes about AI with a warm, friendly voice and an unpretentious brilliance that no machine could hope to match... for now -- Steven Strogatz, author of The Joy of X\u003cbr\u003eComputers are capable of feats of astonishing intelligence, while at the same time lacking any semblance of common sense. Melanie Mitchell takes us through an \u003cb\u003eenlightening tour of how artificial intelligence currently works\u003c\/b\u003e, and how it falls short of true human understanding -- Sean Carroll, author of The Big Picture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA must read\u003c\/b\u003e for anyone interested in the emerging revolution of AI, machine learning and big data. Mitchell lays bare the hyperbole and misconceptions that are being propagated in the media. This book can be, and should be, read by the proverbial man or woman-on-the-street, the Silicon Valley guru, members of Congress, or a student of the humanities, as well as by professional scientists and engineers. They will all profit enormously from it -- Geoffrey West, author of Scale\u003cbr\u003eMitchell \u003cb\u003ecuts through the hype\u003c\/b\u003e that the field of A.I. is often prone to and lays out what it does well, where it fails, and how it might do better -- George Musser, author of Spooky Action at a Distance\u003cbr\u003eMelanie Mitchell deftly provides the reader with a keen, clear-sighted account of the history of AI and neural networks. A \u003cb\u003ewonderfully informative\u003c\/b\u003e book -- John Allen Paulos, author of Innumeracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMitchell is one of the finest minds in computation today\u003c\/b\u003e, and one of the clearest-spoken. She understands the power of a metaphor — and why nearly all of the ones we have for AI are either simply poor, in the best of cases, or dangerously misleading. \u003cb\u003eIf you want to know where our current mayhem came from, read this account of the field\u003c\/b\u003e -- Cat Bohannon author of Eve\u003cbr\u003eThe recent resurgence of AI has led to predictions of everything from the end of the world to immortality. \u003cb\u003eMelanie Mitchell’s very intelligent, clear and sensible book is a welcome corrective to the exaggerated fears and hopes for AI, and the prefect primer to start understanding how the systems actually work\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alison Gopnik, author of The Philosophical Baby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMitchell knows what she’s talking about. Even better, she’s a clear, cogent and interesting writer\u003c\/b\u003e . . . It\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehas significantly improved my knowledge when it comes to automation technology, but the greater benefit is that it has also enhanced my appreciation for the complexity and ineffability of human cognition * Chicago Tribune *\u003cbr\u003eWithout shying away from technical details, this survey provides an accessible course in neural networks, computer vision, and natural-language processing, and asks whether the quest to produce an abstracted, general intelligence is worrisome . . . \u003cb\u003eMitchell’s view is a reassuring one\u003c\/b\u003e * The New Yorker *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733100573015,"sku":"9780241404836","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241404836.jpg?v=1719999393"},{"product_id":"is-this-ok-9781035000999","title":"Is This OK","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarriet Gibsone began her career as a runner for MTV, before becoming a music journalist in the 00s, writing for publications such as \u003ci\u003eQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNylon\u003c\/i\u003e. 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[a] delight of a memoir\u003c\/b\u003e -- Otegha Uwagba, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEye-wateringly honest and all-too-relatable . . . funny and wise * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVery funny and deeply moving.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sara Pascoe\u003cbr\u003eHilarious and brutal!\u003cb\u003e I could not put it down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lou Sanders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrutally honest but brilliantly funny and poignant too . . . Utterly relatable\u003c\/b\u003e * Glamour *\u003cbr\u003eHilarious and cringe-inducingly nostalgic . . . \u003cb\u003eIt’s a cliché to say “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry”, but with this book, you really will\u003c\/b\u003e * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA singular and truly funny voice\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jamie Demitriou\u003cbr\u003eDeeply intense, and insane (in a great way). -- Robert Popper, creator of \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with humour and intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA raw and funny memoir\u003c\/b\u003e exploring mental health, illness and motherhood against the backdrop of obsessive internet and social media activity. * Huffington Post *\u003cbr\u003eGloriously unfiltered, hilariously unhinged and utterly unlike anything else you'll read this year. \u003cb\u003eHarriet's incredibly moving memoir made me laugh out loud, cringe, reminisce and think deeply\u003c\/b\u003e. What a wonderful introduction to a truly singular comedic voice; I remain in awe! -- Yomi Adegoke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVery funny and moving\u003c\/b\u003e * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDevastating and funny as f*ck. \u003c\/b\u003eI can't remember when I was last so struck by a voice . . . Harriet Gibsone is \u003cb\u003ea SPECTACULAR writer\u003c\/b\u003e -- Terri White\u003cbr\u003eJust read this from its giggly heights to its mortifying depths . . . I feel like I've been through something. Something really worth going through. -- Frank Cottrell-Boyce\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant. Incredibly funny, chillingly accurate, real sad. Harriet Gibsone is a spectacular writer -- Stevie Martin","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738042478935,"sku":"9781035000999","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781035000999.jpg?v=1723811704"},{"product_id":"industry-unbound-9781108492423","title":"Industry Unbound","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Industry Unbound, Ari Ezra Waldman exposes precisely how the tech industry conducts its ongoing crusade to undermine our privacy. With research based on interviews with scores of tech employees and internal documents outlining corporate strategies, Waldman reveals that companies don''t just lobby against privacy law; they also manipulate how we think about privacy, how their employees approach their work, and how they weaken the law to make data-extractive products the norm. In contrast to those who claim that privacy law is getting stronger, Waldman shows why recent shifts in privacy law are precisely the kinds of changes that corporations want and how even those who think of themselves as privacy advocates often unwittingly facilitate corporate malfeasance. This powerful account should be read by anyone who wants to understand why privacy laws are not working and how corporations trap us into giving up our personal information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'How did privacy policies become licenses to spy? And do we have any hope of effective data regulation? In vivid and accessible prose, Industry Unbound offers deep insight into contemporary corporate power to monitor workers, manipulate consumers, and influence governments. With a skilled attorney's understanding of contracts and statutes and a rigorous sociologist's command of empirical methods, Waldman tells a story of 'privacy professionals' who gradually accommodate themselves to surveillance capitalism. This brilliant book is a must-read for understanding the failures of contemporary privacy laws, and how they might evolve toward more robust protections.' Frank Pasquale, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School, and author of The Black Box Society and The New Laws of Robotics\u003cbr\u003e'Ari Waldman peels back the curtain on internal privacy practices at the most powerful tech companies to reveal an alarming trend: Despite robust privacy programs, teams of employees devoted to protecting privacy, and significant laws and regulations requiring many internal measures to safeguard privacy, the reality on the ground is that these things are often failing. Waldman provocatively contends that corporate power turns compliance with even robust privacy laws into an often hollow exercise. As legislatures rush to pass privacy laws, Industry Unbound is a wakeup call that these efforts will not end the nightmare. This eye-opening and unsettling book is also constructive, as it offers productive recommendations for a new direction in privacy law. Lively, alarming, and insightful, Industry Unbound deftly unites theory, practice, and law. It is essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of privacy.' Daniel J. Solove, John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law, George Washington University, and author of Understanding Privacy\u003cbr\u003e'Ari Waldman's powerful new book combines fascinating on-the-ground insights and a sharp critical eye to help us understand why, despite touted improvements in data protection, our privacy remains in jeopardy. Industry Unbound is clear, compelling, and essential reading for the personal data field and anyone who is concerned about privacy.' Woodrow Hartzog, Professor of Law and Computer Science, Northeastern University, and author of Privacy's Blueprint\u003cbr\u003e'Painstakingly researched and beautifully written, Industry Unbound chronicles the ways in which tech companies use their power to undermine our privacy. Ari Waldman went under the hood of the information industry for this project, and the result is a fantastic piece of law and sociology scholarship. But Industry Unbound isn't just for students and academics. It's a must read for anyone interested in privacy and political economy, for policymakers looking to write new privacy laws, for regulators trying to rein in Big Tech, and for anyone curious about how law really works on the ground. Everyone should read it.' Danielle Keats Citron, Jefferson Scholars Foundation Schenck Distinguished Professor in Law, University of Virginia School of Law, and recipient of the MacArthur 'Genius' Fellowship\u003cbr\u003e'Why is there so much privacy law but so little privacy? The answer lies in the way privacy compliance is practiced on the ground. Ari Waldman supplies a lucid, rigorous explanation of how privacy law has become captured from the inside out. Essential reading.' Julie E. Cohen, Mark Claster Mamolen Professor of Law and Technology, Georgetown, and author of Between Truth and Power\u003cbr\u003e'No one but law professor and sociologist Ari Waldman could have written Industry Unbound. Drawing from years of qualitative study, Waldman develops a 'social practice of privacy' that lays bare the cultural, political, and discursive forces winnowing our privacy even as regulatory requirements proliferate. Waldman's sober-eyed, sophisticated, and wisely prescriptive work should be required reading for anyone who studies or cares about privacy. We are not doomed to push the privacy rock up the hill, only for it tumble back down. There is a path to resistance, and Industry Unbound is its map.' Ryan Calo, Lane Powell and D. Wayne Gittinger Professor, University of Washington School of Law\u003cbr\u003e'Clearly written, insightful, polemical, sophisticated, and based upon extensive fieldwork, Industry Unbound is an instant classic. It is a rare combination of a sophisticated academic study, a penetrating sociological critique, and an accessible explanation of what's actually happening inside the information industry for the general reader. Few books have changed our understanding of privacy like this one; it is a must-read for anyone who studies, works in the field of, or worries about privacy and the power that human information confers.' Neil Richards, Koch Distinguished Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis, and author of Intellectual Privacy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; Part I. Privacy and the Information Industry: 1. A day at the office; 2. Spotting the issues; Part II. A Vicious Cycle: 3. Privacy's discourses; 4. Privacy compliance; 5. Designing data-extractive technologies; Part III. Power and Resistance: 6. Power; 7. Fighting back; 8. 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It is not only engagingly written, but its controversial thesis is worth taking seriously... some of the cognitive concepts introduced...are nothing less than brilliant. * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful, thought-provoking, and often hilarious * BBC Science Focus *\u003cbr\u003eGregg's clever and provocative book is full of irreverent notions and funny anecdotes - the creative upside to being a human animal. But our ability to abstract from our immediate experience means we can take that creativity too far....undeniably entertaining * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eA dazzling, delightful read on what animal cognition can teach us about our own mental shortcomings. You won't just tear through this book in one sitting - you'll probably want to invite Justin Gregg over for dinner to spend more time inside his brilliant mind. This is one of the best debuts I've read in a long time, and I dare you to open it without rethinking some of your basic ideas about intelligence. -- Adam Grant\u003cbr\u003eI defy you not to be interested by this book - it finds a novel way of getting at very deep questions about who we are and what it means, and does so with clear-eyed compassion and a certain humor that softens the conclusion a bit -- Bill McKibben\u003cbr\u003eCombining first rate story-telling with the latest research on animal minds and cognitive psychology, \u003ci\u003eIf Nietzsche Were A Narwhal\u003c\/i\u003e is the rare book that will cause readers to think deeply about big questions and moral issues and to laugh out loud on nearly every page.  I loved it. -- Hal Herzog\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf Nietzsche Were a Narwhal\u003c\/i\u003e is a book full of observations as surprising and off-the-beaten-path as its title. It's scientifically very well informed. It's not a treatise - it's a pleasure. -- Carl Safina\u003cbr\u003eI felt dumber after reading this book. Mission accomplished, Justin! -- David Grimm\u003cbr\u003eWe've heard that a mind is a terrible thing to waste, but have you ever considered that having a human mind is more a bane than a gift? Justin Gregg's delightful and provocative book melds science with anecdote to explore that question. Read it, have your preconceptions challenged, and feel some humility. It might do you good. -- Jonathan Balcombe\u003cbr\u003eA highly original take on the nature of intelligence across life forms. Simultaneously thought -provoking and delightfully humorous, Justin Gregg guides readers into an essential re-thinking of human exceptionalism. This is a welcome upending of all we have been molded to believe about humans and other animal minds. -- Lyanda Lynn Haupt\u003cbr\u003eThis is an important book to read if you want to understand animals for what they are - not as cardboard cutouts, or as furry humans. Animal minds aren't in competition with us, although Gregg makes a good case that if they were, they would win hands down. The idea that human intelligence may be nothing more than a failed evolutionary dead end, gives humanity an important challenge to which we must rise. -- Arik Kershenbaum\u003cbr\u003eWhat's it like to be a bat, a bee, or a bed bug? In this enthralling book, Justin Gregg offers a window into the minds of other creatures, and debunks many of the myths of human exceptionalism. He makes the provocative argument that human thinking may be complex, but it is by no means superior - and its unique qualities could even be the cause of our species' ultimate downfall. \u003ci\u003eIf Nietzsche Were a Narwhal \u003c\/i\u003eis both a humbling and awe-inspiring read. -- David Robson\u003cbr\u003eA funny, perceptive book that answers questions we've been told not to ask. Like many of the great sages, Justin Gregg uses animal stories to treat deep questions of consciousness and justice. The result is a deft field guide to the mixed blessings of intelligence and the real possibility that consciousness (and joy) exist perfectly well without it. -- William Poundstone\u003cbr\u003eA sparkling and witty tour of the many minds we share this planet with. Nietzsche might be surprised to find himself contemplated in the company of beasts from narwhals to slugs - but the fascinating and detailed payoff of the cognitive lives of so many animals is immense. -- Clive Wynne\u003cbr\u003eEnlightening! \u003ci\u003eIf Nietzsche Were a Narwhal\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious and thrilling look at intelligence that asks: are humans really the best? Gregg will dazzle and sweep you off your feet with his detailed exploration of the animal kingdom and its many secrets. This is an absolute must-read. -- Wednesday Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf Nietzsche Were a Narwhal\u003c\/i\u003e is an unusual, delightful, and entertaining book that will help us achieve a more precise understanding of human nature, counterintuitively by looking at our reflection in light of the clues of conscious behavior expressed by our fellow animals. I loved Dr. Gregg's book because I learned quite a few interesting things from each chapter. As a scholar, I can offer no higher praise. Highly recommended. -- Oné R Pagán\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf Nietzsche were a Narwhal\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful, thought-provoking and often hilarious exploration of this planet's different kinds of minds. Justin Gregg points out that while many of the hallmarks of human intelligence are also found, in some form, in animals from insects to narwhals, humans are by all means exceptional. But our intelligence is still constrained by our evolutionary history; we may be too intelligent for own good, and too stupid to look after our planet with a sufficiently long-term planning perspective. Gregg's magnificent book is a poignant reminder that if we don't raise our game fast, we might once again cede Earth to the rule of insects and other supposedly less intelligent creatures. -- Lars Chittka\u003cbr\u003e[\u003ci\u003eIf Nietzsche Were a Narwhal\u003c\/i\u003e] challenges deep-seated ideas about the superiority of human intelligence by contrasting it with stories of animals who've gotten along just fine without it * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating take on human intelligence. * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eWonderfully accessible and charmingly narrated, this is a fascinating investigation of intellect and cognition -- Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e(An) entertaining and original book...Gregg is a brilliant communicator of complex ideas, with a writing style that is rich in both humour and detail. 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This volume focuses on the many ways the arts and humanities provide avenues for deepening the conversation about how women have been involved in, excluded from, and represented within the scientific realm.   While women's historic exclusion from STEM fields has received increased scrutiny worldwide in recent years, women within the Spanish context have been perhaps even more peripheral given the complex socio-cultural structures emanating from gender norms and political ideologies dominant in the Spanish nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Nonetheless, Spanish female cultural producers have long been engaged with science and technology within the cultural realm, as expressed in literature, art, film, and other areas. 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Ketz, Dawn Smith-Sherwood, \u0026amp; Debra Faszer-McMahon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I: On Role Models: Female Scientists and Spanish Letters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Chapter One 'Las chicas raras de STEM: Recuperating #WomensPlace in Spanish Literary and Scientific Histories' Dawn Smith-Sherwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two '‘The Doctor Is In': Elena Arnedo Soriano (1941-2015), Women's Health, and the Cultural History of Gender and Medicine in Spain' Silvia BermÚdez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three 'Gender and the Critique of 'Ascientific Traditions': Science as Text and Intertext in Rosa Montero's \u003ci\u003eLa ridÍcula idea de no volver a verte\u003c\/i\u003e' Ellen Mayock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four 'From \u003ci\u003ela santidad de la escoba\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ela trinidad higiÉnica\u003c\/i\u003e: Rosario de AcuÑa (1851-1923) and a More Inclusive Vision of Spain's Public Health Erika M. Sutherland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Five 'Science, History, and Gender: An Interview with MarÍa JesÚs Santesmases' MarÍa JesÚs Santesmases, Victoria L. Ketz and Debra Faszer-McMahon  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II: On STE(A)M: Integrating Scientific Inquiry into the Cultural Realm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Chapter Six 'Science in the Works of Clara JanÉs: A Poetics of Theoretical (Meta)physics' Debra Faszer-McMahon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Seven 'An Extension of Sympathy: Science and Posthumanism in the Paintings of Remedios Varo' Marta del Pozo Ortea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eight 'Subversive, Combative, Corrective: Carmen de Burgos' Interventionist Translation of MÖbius' \u003ci\u003eŰber den physiologischen Schwachsinn des Weibes \u003c\/i\u003e[The Mental Inferiority of Women]' Leslie Anne Merced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Nine 'Contrasting Images of Women Scientists in the Early Post-war Period (1940-45) and the Novel \u003ci\u003eMarÍa Elena, ingeniero de caminos\u003c\/i\u003e by Mercedes Ballesteros Miguel Soler Gallo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Ten 'Unorthodox Theories and Beings: Science, Technology, and Women in the Narratives of Rosa Montero' Maryanne L. Leone  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III: On Gender: Using STEM to Critique Gendered Roles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Chapter Eleven 'Biotech, BarcelÓ, Bustelo: Reproduction, Motherhood and Gendered Hierarchies in Spanish Science Fiction' Mirla GonzÁlez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Twelve 'Challenging Boundaries of Time, Science, and Gender: Einstein's Theory of Relativity in Mayoral's ‘Admirados colegas'' Victoria L. 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