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ISBN 978-0-14-199325-6
EAN 9780141993256
One of our most beloved scientists, a fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the move, he follows his curiosity and invites us on a voyage through science, literature, philosophy and politics. Written with his usual clarity and wit, these ...
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ISBN 978-0-14-199618-9
EAN 9780141996189
Explore the life-changing magic of trigonometry with Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician and No. bestselling author of Humble PiWhy can no two people ever see the same rainbow? What happens when you pull a pop song apart into pure sine waves and play it back on a piano? Why does the wake behind a duck always ...
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ISBN 978-0-349-01911-6
EAN 9780349019116
Through twelve staggeringly compelling and beautifully crafted linked case studies, neurologist Pria Anand explores the myriad ways our brains both hide and reveal the world and ourselves from us. Taking inspiration from the legendary work of Oliver Sacks, Dr. Anand introduces us to some of her patients, exploring the fascinating continuum of neurological disorder she's ...
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ISBN 978-1-80206-210-6
EAN 9781802062106
A vital perspective is missing from the discussions we're having about Artificial Intelligence: what does it mean for our identity?Our fascination with AI stems from the perceived uniqueness of human intelligence. We believe it's what differentiates us. Fears of AI not only concern how it invades our digital lives, but also the implied threat of ...
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ISBN 978-1-5266-6491-4
EAN 9781526664914
A revolutionary, science-based look at the ways nature can help make us healthier. Fifteen years ago, University of Oxford Professor Kathy Willis read a study that radically changed her view of our relationship to the natural world. The study revealed that hospital patients recovering from surgery improved three times faster when they looked out of ...
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ISBN 978-0-593-12974-6
EAN 9780593129746
Many of us know that the Moon pulls on our oceans, driving the tides, but did you know that it smells like gunpowder? Or that it was essential to the development of science and religion? Acclaimed journalist Rebecca Boyle takes readers on a dazzling tour to reveal the intimate role that our .-billion-year-old companion has ...
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ISBN 978-0-14-313908-9
EAN 9780143139089
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF TIMES MOST INFLUENTUAL PEOPLE IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEThe noted inventor and futurists successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will transform the human race in the decades to comeSince it was first published in , Ray Kurzweils The Singularity Is Near and its vision ...
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ISBN 978-1-80206-489-6
EAN 9781802064896
The generative AI revolution has come to education. Salman Khan, the visionary behind Khan Academy with more than million users, explores how artificial intelligence and GPT technology is already beginning to transform learning, offering a future roadmap for teachers, parents, and students to navigate this exciting and sometimes intimidating new world.The leading pioneer in the ...
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ISBN 978-0-00-868500-3
EAN 9780008685003
Many of the artists that we encounter are completely unaware of the mathematics that bubble beneath their craft, while some consciously use it for inspiration. Our instincts might tell us that these two subjects are incompatible forces with nothing in common mathematics being the realm of precise logic and art being the realm of emotion ...
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ISBN 978-1-84792-862-7
EAN 9781847928627
Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? Have big tech scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than humans at everything?The answer to these questions is 'no', 'they wish', 'LOL', and 'definitely not'. In The AI Con, the ...
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ISBN 978-1-3996-0405-5
EAN 9781399604055
Thomas Bayes was an eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician whose obscure life belied the profound impact of his work. Like most research into probability at the time, his theorem was mainly seen as relevant to games of chance, like dice and cards. But its implications soon became clear. Bayes' theorem helps explain why highly ...
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ISBN 978-0-241-45475-6
EAN 9780241454756
A balanced and thought-provoking guide to all the big questions about AI and ethics Can computers understand morality? Can they respect privacy? And what can we do to make AI safe and fair? The artificial intelligence revolution has begun. Today, there are self-driving cars on our streets, autonomous weapons in our armies, robot surgeons in ...
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ISBN 978-0-241-28961-7
EAN 9780241289617
Our lives are more mediated than ever before. Adults in economically advanced countries spend, on average, over eight hours per day interacting with the media. The news and entertainment industries are being transformed by the shift to digital platforms. But how much is really changing in terms of what shapes media content? What are the ...
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ISBN 978-1-80206-491-9
EAN 9781802064919
For thousands of years, humans have wondered whether we're alone in the cosmos. Now, for the first time, we have the technology to investigate. The question should have an obvious answer: yes or no. But once you try to find life elsewhere, you realize it is not so simple. How do you find it over ...
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ISBN 978-1-83726-184-0
EAN 9781837261840
Big Tech has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will bring wealth and prosperity to humanity. But hidden beneath this smooth surface lies the grim reality of a precarious global workforce of millions that labour under often appalling conditions to make AI possible. Feeding the Machine presents an urgent, ...
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ISBN 978-0-226-83747-5
EAN 9780226837475
A new theory of mind that includes nonhuman and artificial intelligences. The much-lauded superiority of human intelligence has not prevented us from driving the planet into ecological disaster. For N.Katherine Hayles, the climate crisis demands that we rethink basic assumptions about human and nonhuman intelligences. In Bacteria to AI, Hayles develops a new theory of ...
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Shortlisted for the Womens Prize for Non-Fiction AI is changing what it means to be human. This is the unrivalled investigation into the impact of AI on how we live now.The intimate investigation of AI that weve been waiting for, and it arrives not a moment too soon. Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of ...
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The global population is forecast to begin declining in the second half of this century, and in , years time, our species will likely be extinct.In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, Henry Gee shows how we arrived at this crucial moment in our history, beginning his story deep in the palaeolithic past ...
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ISBN 978-1-5299-3134-1
EAN 9781529931341
In 1811, a twelve-year-old girl uncovered some strange-looking bones in Britain's southern shoreline. They belonged to no known creature and were buried beneath a hundred feet of rock. Over the next two decades, as several more of these impossible monsters' emerged from the soil, the leading scientists of the day were forced to confront a ...
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ISBN 978-1-4721-4842-1
EAN 9781472148421
'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James' New York Post 'James writes with infectious enthusiasm and optimism' Kirkus Reviews 'A science teacher by profession, Mr. James knows how to get his audience's attention' Wall Street Journal 'Humorous, yet deep' Professor Charles AntoineA rip-roaring adventure through science gone wrong, and accidentally changing humanity (mostly) ...
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