Bøker av Rob Brooks

A lot can transpire in life across a decade. Sometimes changes come suddenly and in dramatic fashion, while other times change evolves slowly. Rob has experienced both variants over the past ten years of his life, so he decided to put pen to paper again and chronicle them. In his first book, "Road Dirt: The Musings & Ramblings of a Biker Preacher", Rob shared stories from his life of motorcycle riding and ministry. In this latest adventure, Rob recounts new roads, new challenges, and new experiences in the years since "Book 1". Life has pretty dramatically altered for him in the past decade, and he thinks many of you can relate.Let's take another road trip together.

In this middle grade action fantasy tale, Wip has been locked inside a dungeon for two years, without even knowing his crime, but he has found a way out. After breaking out of his cell, he has to navigate the dangerous prison, avoiding guards, powerful mages, trolls, and more, while making alliances with fellow prisoners whenever possible. Meanwhile, in the nearby palace, the young Prince Gaderian watches as a political coup begins with the murder of his father, and he has his own escape to make, sneaking through the castle while trying not to be captured by the conspirators.With a cast of friends that they meet the along the way, the boys must find a way to escape.

What happens when the human brain, which evolved over eons, collides with twenty-first-century technology? Machines can now push psychological buttons, stimulating and sometimes exploiting the ways people make friends, gossip with neighbors, and grow intimate with lovers. Sex robots present the humanoid face of this technological revolution-yet although it is easy to gawk at their uncanniness, more familiar technologies based in artificial intelligence and virtual reality are insinuating themselves into human interactions. Digital lovers, virtual friends, and algorithmic matchmakers help us manage our feelings in a world of cognitive overload. Will these machines, fueled by masses of user data and powered by algorithms that learn all the time, transform the quality of human life?Artificial Intimacy offers an innovative perspective on the possibilities of the present and near future. The evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks explores the latest research on intimacy and desire to consider the interaction of new technologies and fundamental human behaviors. He details how existing artificial intelligences can already learn and exploit human social needs-and are getting better at what they do. Brooks combines an understanding of core human traits from evolutionary biology with analysis of how cultural, economic, and technological contexts shape the ways people express them. Beyond the technology, he asks what the implications of artificial intimacy will be for how we understand ourselves.

Explores a platter of topics, from the frivolous to the tragic falling in love, making music, our obsession with rock n roll, mating, fertility, obesity, consumption, and more illustrating how evolution stands alongside economics, anthropology, psychology and political science in shaping our world.