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Sašo Dolenc is a science writer and a philosopher of science from Ljubljana, Slovenia. He studied physics and philosophy at University of Ljubljana and obtained PhD degree in 2002.

He is the Editor in Chief of the popular online science journal Kvarkadabra, whose mission is to explain science in a simple, attractive and fun form that is open to all. The journal was one of the nominees for the EU Descartes Prize for Science Communication.

So far, Sašo Dolenc has written 13 books and more than 400 scientific essays on the interplay of science, philosophy and history of ideas. His writings were published in the main national newspapers and magazines.

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Over the past few years, the field of artificial intelligence (AI) has made remarkable progress. The advancements in the capabilities of AI tools are truly astonishing. Today, we can communicate with computers using our everyday language, and machines have mastered complex tasks that were once believed to be the exclusive domain of humans. The progress in improving the quality of smart devices has

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	The Man Who Counted Infinity and Other Short Stories from Science, History and Philosophy 3.94 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Genius Who Never Existed and other Short Stories from Science, History and Philosophy 3.97 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Od genov do zvezd: osupljive zgodbe iz sveta znanosti by Sašo Dolenc (Goodreads Author), Igor Šinkovec (ilustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 58 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kratke zgodbe o skoraj vsem : o zvezdah, genih in atomih 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nove kratke zgodbe o skoraj vsem : o možganih, idejah in ljudeh 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Old is Time?: Short Stories from Science, History and Philosophy 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Od genov do zvezd in naprej by Sašo Dolenc (Goodreads Author), Matija Medved (ilustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darwinova nevarna ideja in druge zgodbe o vesoljih, ljudeh in molekulah 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kratke zgodbe o skoraj vsem : 4. zvezek 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vesolje zgodb : eseji o znanosti 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Gutenberg Revolution: The Story of a Genius and an Invention That Changed the World

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