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From the transformation of higher education in the age of generative AI to how animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence, get a great deal on MIT Press ebooks focused on AI via @humblebundle.com. Purchases support Sandy Hook Promise: www.humblebundle.com/books/human-...
Promotional image for a Humble book bundle on the human side of AI. MIT Press books featured are "Bots and Beasts," "The Line," "AI & I," "Artificial Unintelligence," and "Robot-Proof."
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Humanity’s migration into space will change our bodies and our minds. Venture to the front lines of this research in @scottsolomon.bsky.social's "Becoming Martian." Coming to bookstores February 17th, 2026: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205151...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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"'Bye Bye I Love You' is an invitation to consider who we have been and who we will be at the edges of language."

@lynneguist.bsky.social reviews @michaelerard.bsky.social's book for @thetls.bsky.social: www.the-tls.com/languages-ll...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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We’re saddened to hear of the passing of David Huron, a longtime MIT Press author and, most recently, the author of "The Science of Sadness" (available open access). He made lasting contributions to our understanding of music, emotion, and what it means to be human: www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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From ancient dream theory to hypnosis, somnambulism to psychedelic mind-expansion, "The Unconscious" by Antonio Melechi traces the wider social and scientific history of the unconscious mind. Coming in February! mitpress.mit.edu/978026205102...
Cover for a book called "The Unconscious: A Cultural History from Hippocrates to Philip K. Dick and Beyond" by Antonio Melechi. The cover features a floating black bowler hat above a cloudy sky backdrop.
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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In "Sweet and Deadly," Murray Carpenter describes the damage Coke does to America’s health, and the remarkable campaign of disinformation conducted by the company to keep consumers in the dark. Learn more: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204950...
A copy of Murray Carpenter's book "Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick" standing on a table. The cover shows a silhouette of a soda bottle bearing the book's title.
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Folks attending next week's @appam.bsky.social fall research conference can sit in on a roundtable with "Corporations at Climate Crossroads" author @lilyhsueh.bsky.social.

The roundtable begins at 10:15 am on Thursday, November 13th. Link for details: convention2.allacademic.com/one/appam/ap...
"Corporations at Climate Crossroads: Multilevel Governance, Public Policy, and Global Climate Action" by Lily Hsueh on a plain background.
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Join author @blaiseaguera.bsky.social at @seminarycoopbooks.bsky.social next week on November 11th when he will discuss his new book "What Is Intelligence?: Lessons from AI About Evolution, Computing, and Minds." A Q&A and signing will follow. Link for details: www.semcoop.com/event/blaise...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Get award-winning Press titles that interrogate important questions surrounding computer science, machine learning, and technology. Pay what you want for this ebook bundle @humblebundle.com and help support Sandy Hook Promise: www.humblebundle.com/books/human-...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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For over 50 years, the Graphic Artists Guild Handbook has been the industry bible for graphic arts professionals. Including a dedication to industry legend Cheryl D. Miller, the 17th edition includes essential information on AI, NFTs, and social media: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255183...
Copy of "Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines" 17th Edition. The cover is red featuring illustration of pens, pencils, and a mouse and keyboard.
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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In "The Cory Arcangel Hack," Eivind Røssaak provides the first in-depth exploration of the work of artist Cory Arcangel, a pioneer of DIY-new media art whose influential "hacks" subvert the confines of Big Tech. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255254...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Through a collection of 2,000 Japanese words, their English interpretations, and 100 drawings in indigo, artist Miya Ando captures the breadth and diversity of rain’s many expressions in "Water of the Sky," a beautifully rich, bilingual visual dictionary for rain: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204986...
A copy of "Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words" by Miya Ando. The cover features a drawing of sky streaked with rain.
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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New month, new books! This month: the fascinating story of gravity; the new edition of the industry bible for graphic arts professionals; an elegant visual dictionary of 2,000 Japanese words for rain; and more: mitpress.mit.edu/november-202...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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We'd love to hear how we can support your library! Visit us tomorrow, November 4th, at booth #2 during the 2025 #CharlestonConference to chat about all things MIT Press, including our #openaccess model for scholarly books, Direct to Open (D2O).

#CHSConf25
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November 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Warm congratulations to author Chris Collins, whose book "Principles of Argument Structure: A Merge-Based Approach" is a finalist for the Linguistic Society of America's 2026 Leonard Bloomfield Book Award: mitpress.mit.edu/978026254827... @lingsocam.bsky.social
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November 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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💡 New Essential Knowledge

In "Carbon Removal," Howard Herzog, a senior research engineer in the MIT Energy Initiative, and Niall Mac Dowell provide a vital book on proposed methods of removing carbon from the atmosphere as a means of mitigating climate change: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255136...
Hand holding a copy of "Carbon Removal" by Howard J. Herzog and Niall Mac Dowell. The cover depicts three arrows pointing down. A line along the bottom of the cover indicates the book is part of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series.
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Thurs. Nov. 20th, join @drtomfrieden.bsky.social & Chelsea Clinton for a free public event at the New York Public Library! Learn how to protect your health and more lessons from Frieden's book "The Formula for Better Health."

Livestream & in-person. Register here: www.nypl.org/events/progr...
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November 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Whatever your plans tonight — cemetery stroll, movie marathon, or just snacking on your kid’s candy — we hope you have a safe and happy Halloween!

We’ll be cozying up with Adrian Dannatt's selected obituaries celebrating the obscure and eccentric, "Doomed and Famous," published by Sequence Press.
An illustration of a crucifix and a hearse, with a quote attributed to Adrian Dannatt: "A gravestone can be an entire novel, a mystery, a stone poem in itself—so much to be detected from so few words and numbers."
October 31, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Drawing extensively from unknown or little-known works and previously unpublished documents from the artist’s archive, Lisa Lee's "Thomas Hirschhorn from Graphic Design to Art" explores the formative decade of 1984 to 1994. Available now: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204973...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Stephan Raaijmakers' Essential Knowledge Series volume "Large Language Models" provides an in-depth history of Large Language Models—and what their ubiquity, disruption, and creativity mean from a wider sociopolitical perspective: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255269...
A copy of "Large Language Models" by Stephan Raaijmakers on a plain background. The cover features an image of a brain's neural network. A pink strip along the bottom of the cover indicates this book is part of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series.
October 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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In "Appropriating Technology," Pierre Tchounikine explores how users adapt to digital technologies and why it's important to both understand appropriation as a phenomenon and a design goal for practitioners. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255387...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Sergeiy Sandler's attentive translation of Mikhail Bakhtin’s classic and celebrated study of carnival, "Rabelais and His World," renews Bakhtin's reputation as a thinker who speaks to our present post-humanist concerns: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255313...
A copy of a new translation of Bakhtin's "Rabelais and His World" on a plain background. The cover depicts Pieter Bruegel the Elder's painting, "The Wedding Dance."
October 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Peter Eisenman's fresh, groundbreaking analysis of renowned Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti’s five built works suggests a new relationship of form to meaning in "Rewriting Alberti": mitpress.mit.edu/978026255371...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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The authors of "The Patina of Distrust" dive into the dynamics of news reception in Argentina’s 2019 presidential election to explore how distrust of the media can protect audiences from both misinformation and attempts to correct it. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255076...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Sharon Sliwinski borrows from the traditional alphabet book genre for children to provide adult readers with a new grammar for dreams in "An Alphabet for Dreamers," beginning a captivating conversation about the social and political importance of dream life: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204979...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM