The Age of Abundance (by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler, published by BusinessBooks)
An era in which the convergence of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and biotechnology sharply lowers the cost of producing goods and services, while core resources like information, education, healthcare and energy become abundantly available — this is the "Age of Abundance." Peter Diamandis, an innovator-entrepreneur and futurist, joins science writer Steven Kotler in predicting that artificial superintelligence (ASI), going beyond AI, will accelerate the shift toward an age of abundance. The authors stress that augmented creativity, a sense of purpose and the power of immersion will become ever more important. 22,000 won.
The Birth of Monsters (by Surekha Davies, published by Hyeonamsa)
Wolves and humans are not monsters, but the "werewolf" is called a monster. A monster, then, is a designation defined by human perception. As the book's subtitle, "A History of the Stigmas We Have Cast," suggests, the author argues that "throughout history, humans have defined the category of the normal for all things, and branded as monsters what could not be understood with the knowledge of the time." The author, a British writer and historian, examines human history through the lens of the monster. In other words, the book explores how "monster-making" has built social categories such as race, gender, institutions and nations. 23,000 won.
A History of Mathematics (by Snezana Lawrence, published by Soso Books)
Humans have long sought to count numbers, measure land and understand the order of nature. From the calculation methods of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, through Greek geometry and the mathematical traditions of China, India and the Islamic world, the foundations of today's computers and artificial intelligence were laid. Starting from the relics and traces of prehistory, the book tells fascinating stories about major figures — from Pythagoras and Euclid to Newton and Leibniz, Euler, Hilbert, Turing and Mirzakhani — their remarkable mathematical discoveries and the great problems that surrounded them. 27,000 won.
AQ: Change Intelligence (by Liz Tran, published by RHK)
IQ once drew attention, and from the 1990s so did EQ (emotional intelligence). Today, AQ (Agility Quotient) — the capacity to respond to change and uncertainty — is attracting interest. Drawing on her experience as a leadership coach to executives at more than 200 companies in Silicon Valley, the author explains how to identify and raise one's own AQ. The book describes three AQ stages that people pass through when facing change and turmoil: "avoidance," the lowest state; "struggle," in which one strives to solve the problem; and "full AQ," in which one reaches a state of acceptance. 22,000 won.
