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Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"In this non-fiction book for teens, readers are guided through the development of this world-changing technology, exploring how AI has touched every corner of our world, including education, healthcare, work, politics, war, international relations, and even romance. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how artificial intelligence got here, how to make the best use of it, and how we can expect it to transform our lives"--
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2) How to expect the unexpected: the science of making predictions--and the art of knowing when not to
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"How can you be 100 percent sure you will win a bet? Why did so many Pompeians stay put while Mount Vesuvius was erupting? Are you more likely to work in a kitchen if your last name is Baker? Ever since the dawn of human civilization, we have been trying to make predictions about what the world has in store for us. For just as long, we have been getting it wrong. In How to Expect the Unexpected, mathematician Kit Yates uncovers the surprising science...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"From the bestselling authors of Soonish, a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlement Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no war, no Twitter—beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements,...
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English
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""In Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail…Terrifying."—Wall Street Journal There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States. Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart...
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
"Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century. The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western civilization. Few observers of the late twentieth century have their fingers so presciently...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Drawing from firsthand observations, mental models and experiences from a 25-year career in the software industry, a tech visionary explores how blockchain networks have begun to democratize ownership, granting power and economic benefits to communities of users, not just corporations, and how that affects us all.
''The internet of today is a far cry from its early promise of a decentralized, democratic network of innovation, connection, and freedom....
Author
Publisher
Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In his first illustrated book created specifically for readers of all ages, Oliver Jeffers shares a very brief history of humanity and shares his dreams for where we go from here. With his bold, iconic art, Oliver Jeffers follows the human path from the dawn of our species through history, sharing profound, sometimes poignant, commentary on our present, and then offers a challenge: Where do we go from here? How can we create new stories and new systems...
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