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Quantum Mechanics: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

de Alexandre Zagoskin ...

Written by Dr Alexandre Zagoskin, who is a Reader at Loughborough University, Quantum Mechanics: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear jargon-free English, and then providing added-value features like summaries of key ideas, and even lists ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

Written by Dr Alexandre Zagoskin, who is a Reader at Loughborough University, Quantum Mechanics: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear jargon-free English, and then providing added-value features like summaries of key ideas, and even lists
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Rinsed

From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks

de Geoff White ...

'Rinsed is a triumph. If you want to understand how the chaotic world around us really works, read this book!’ MILES JOHNSON, AUTHOR OF CHASING SHADOWS***'***A riveting look at not only the nuts and bolts of cons and crimes but the techniques detectives use to stalk cyber criminals' FINANCIAL TIMES'Gripping' THE ECONOMISTThere's an old saying: 'a rising tide lifts all boats'. It's... ... Leer más

$13.69 USD

'Rinsed is a triumph. If you want to understand how the chaotic world around us really works, read this book!’ MILES JOHNSON, AUTHOR OF CHASING SHADOWS***'***A riveting look at not only the nuts and bolts of cons and crimes but the techniques detectives use to stalk cyber criminals' FINANCIAL TIMES'Gripping' THE ECONOMISTThere's an old saying: 'a rising tide lifts all boats'. It's...
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Experience on Demand

What Virtual Reality Is, How It Works, and What It Can Do

de Jeremy Bailenson ...

“If you want to understand the most immersive new communications medium to come along since cinema… I’d suggest starting with Mr. Bailenson’s [book].” —Wall Street JournalVirtual reality is able to effectively blur the line between reality and illusion, granting us access to any experience imaginable. These experiences, ones that the brain is convinced are real, will soon be available everywhere. ... Leer más

$12.39 USD

“If you want to understand the most immersive new communications medium to come along since cinema… I’d suggest starting with Mr. Bailenson’s [book].” —Wall Street JournalVirtual reality is able to effectively blur the line between reality and illusion, granting us access to any experience imaginable. These experiences, ones that the brain is convinced are real, will soon be available everywhere.
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Applied Cryptography

Protocols, Algorithms and Source Code in C

de Bruce Schneier ...

From the world's most renowned security technologist, Bruce Schneier, this 20th Anniversary Edition is the most definitive reference on cryptography ever published and is the seminal work on cryptography. Cryptographic techniques have applications far beyond the obvious uses of encoding and decoding information. For developers who need to know about capabilities, such as digital signatures, that ... Leer más

$44.00 USD

From the world's most renowned security technologist, Bruce Schneier, this 20th Anniversary Edition is the most definitive reference on cryptography ever published and is the seminal work on cryptography. Cryptographic techniques have applications far beyond the obvious uses of encoding and decoding information. For developers who need to know about capabilities, such as digital signatures, that
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Decoding the Universe

How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everythingin the Cosmos, fromOur Brains to Black Holes

de Charles Seife ...

The author of Zero explains the scientific revolution that is transforming the way we understand our worldPreviously the domain of philosophers and linguists, information theory has now moved beyond the province of code breakers to become the crucial science of our time. In Decoding the Universe, Charles Seife draws on his gift for making cutting-edge science accessible to explain how this new ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

The author of Zero explains the scientific revolution that is transforming the way we understand our worldPreviously the domain of philosophers and linguists, information theory has now moved beyond the province of code breakers to become the crucial science of our time. In Decoding the Universe, Charles Seife draws on his gift for making cutting-edge science accessible to explain how this new
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Org Design for Design Orgs

Building and Managing In-House Design Teams

de Peter Merholz, Kristin Skinner ...

Design has become the key link between users and today’s complex and rapidly evolving digital experiences, and designers are starting to be included in strategic conversations about the products and services that enterprises ultimately deliver. This has led to companies building in-house digital/experience design teams at unprecedented rates, but many of them don’t understand how to get the most ... Leer más

$24.49 USD

Design has become the key link between users and today’s complex and rapidly evolving digital experiences, and designers are starting to be included in strategic conversations about the products and services that enterprises ultimately deliver. This has led to companies building in-house digital/experience design teams at unprecedented rates, but many of them don’t understand how to get the most
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Smart Until It's Dumb

Why artificial intelligence keeps making epic mistakes (and why the AI bubble will burst)

de Emmanuel Maggiori ...

Artificial intelligence is everywhere-powering news feeds, curating search results and invisibly steering our lives. We talk to it and, increasingly, it talks back. And sometimes its answers seem eerily smart.... Until they don't.Billions of dollars have been poured into AI yet it keeps surprising us with its epic fails-confidently wrong chatbots, inadvertently racist photo apps, well-meaning ... Leer más

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Artificial intelligence is everywhere-powering news feeds, curating search results and invisibly steering our lives. We talk to it and, increasingly, it talks back. And sometimes its answers seem eerily smart.... Until they don't.Billions of dollars have been poured into AI yet it keeps surprising us with its epic fails-confidently wrong chatbots, inadvertently racist photo apps, well-meaning
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The Irrational Decision

How We Gave Computers the Power to Choose for Us

de Benjamin Recht ...

How the computer revolution shaped our conception of rationality—and why human problems require solutions rooted in human intuition, morality, and judgmentIn the 1940s, mathematicians set out to design computers that could act as ideal rational agents in the face of uncertainty. The Irrational Decision tells the story of how they settled on a peculiar mathematical definition of rationality in ... Leer más

$21.59 USD

How the computer revolution shaped our conception of rationality—and why human problems require solutions rooted in human intuition, morality, and judgmentIn the 1940s, mathematicians set out to design computers that could act as ideal rational agents in the face of uncertainty. The Irrational Decision tells the story of how they settled on a peculiar mathematical definition of rationality in
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Vida 3.0

de Max Tegmark ...

Traducido por Marcos Pérez Sánchez ...

¿Cómo afectará la inteligencia artificial al crimen, a la guerra, a la justicia, al trabajo, a la sociedad y al sentido de nuestras vidas?Bienvenidos a la conversación más importante de nuestro tiempo.¿Cómo afectará la inteligencia artificial al crimen, a la guerra, a la justicia, al trabajo, a la sociedad y al sentido de nuestras vidas? ¿Es posible que las máquinas nos dejen fuera de juego, ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

¿Cómo afectará la inteligencia artificial al crimen, a la guerra, a la justicia, al trabajo, a la sociedad y al sentido de nuestras vidas?Bienvenidos a la conversación más importante de nuestro tiempo.¿Cómo afectará la inteligencia artificial al crimen, a la guerra, a la justicia, al trabajo, a la sociedad y al sentido de nuestras vidas? ¿Es posible que las máquinas nos dejen fuera de juego,
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Nexus

Una breve historia de las redes de información desde la Edad de Piedra hasta la IA

de Yuval Noah Harari ...

Traducido por Joandomènec Ros i Aragonès ...

El esperado nuevo libro de Yuval Noah Harari, uno de los pensadores más innovadores, interesantes y clarividentes de la actualidad, y autor de Sapiens, el fenómeno literario global que ha cautivado a millones de lectores.En Nexus, Harari contempla a la humanidad desde la amplia perspectiva de la historia para analizar cómo las redes de información han hecho y deshecho nuestro mundo. Durante los ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

El esperado nuevo libro de Yuval Noah Harari, uno de los pensadores más innovadores, interesantes y clarividentes de la actualidad, y autor de Sapiens, el fenómeno literario global que ha cautivado a millones de lectores.En Nexus, Harari contempla a la humanidad desde la amplia perspectiva de la historia para analizar cómo las redes de información han hecho y deshecho nuestro mundo. Durante los
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The Cryptopians

Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze

de Laura Shin ...

The story of the idealists, technologists, and opportunists fighting to bring cryptocurrency to the masses.In their short history, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have gone through booms, busts, and internecine wars, recently reaching a market valuation of more than $2 trillion. The central promise of crypto endures—vast fortunes made from decentralized networks not controlled by any single ... Leer más

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The story of the idealists, technologists, and opportunists fighting to bring cryptocurrency to the masses.In their short history, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have gone through booms, busts, and internecine wars, recently reaching a market valuation of more than $2 trillion. The central promise of crypto endures—vast fortunes made from decentralized networks not controlled by any single
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To Be a Machine

Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death

de Mark O'Connell ...

“This gonzo-journalistic exploration of the Silicon Valley techno-utopians’ pursuit of escaping mortality is a breezy romp full of colorful characters.” —New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice)Transhumanism is a movement pushing the limits of our bodies—our capabilities, intelligence, and lifespans—in the hopes that, through technology, we can become something better than ourselves. It has ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

“This gonzo-journalistic exploration of the Silicon Valley techno-utopians’ pursuit of escaping mortality is a breezy romp full of colorful characters.” —New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice)Transhumanism is a movement pushing the limits of our bodies—our capabilities, intelligence, and lifespans—in the hopes that, through technology, we can become something better than ourselves. It has
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The Little Learner

A Straight Line to Deep Learning

de Daniel P. Friedman, Anurag Mendhekar ...

A highly accessible, step-by-step introduction to deep learning, written in an engaging, question-and-answer style.The Little Learner introduces deep learning from the bottom up, inviting students to learn by doing. With the characteristic humor and Socratic approach of classroom favorites The Little Schemer and The Little Typer, this kindred text explains the workings of deep neural networks by ... Leer más

$38.99 USD

A highly accessible, step-by-step introduction to deep learning, written in an engaging, question-and-answer style.The Little Learner introduces deep learning from the bottom up, inviting students to learn by doing. With the characteristic humor and Socratic approach of classroom favorites The Little Schemer and The Little Typer, this kindred text explains the workings of deep neural networks by
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Natural Language Processing with Transformers, Revised Edition

de Lewis Tunstall, Leandro von Werra, Thomas Wolf ...

Since their introduction in 2017, transformers have quickly become the dominant architecture for achieving state-of-the-art results on a variety of natural language processing tasks. If you're a data scientist or coder, this practical book -now revised in full color- shows you how to train and scale these large models using Hugging Face Transformers, a Python-based deep learning library ... Leer más

$41.09 USD

Since their introduction in 2017, transformers have quickly become the dominant architecture for achieving state-of-the-art results on a variety of natural language processing tasks. If you're a data scientist or coder, this practical book -now revised in full color- shows you how to train and scale these large models using Hugging Face Transformers, a Python-based deep learning library
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Journey of the Mind

How Thinking Emerged from Chaos

de Ogi Ogas, Sai Gaddam ...

Two neuroscientists reveal why consciousness exists and how it works by examining eighteen increasingly intelligent minds, from microbes to humankind—and beyond.Why do you exist? How did atoms and molecules transform into sentient creatures that experience longing, regret, compassion, and even marvel at their own existence? What does it truly mean to have a mind—to think? Science has offered few ... Leer más

$13.69 USD

Two neuroscientists reveal why consciousness exists and how it works by examining eighteen increasingly intelligent minds, from microbes to humankind—and beyond.Why do you exist? How did atoms and molecules transform into sentient creatures that experience longing, regret, compassion, and even marvel at their own existence? What does it truly mean to have a mind—to think? Science has offered few
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Language Machines

Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism

de Leif Weatherby ...

Series series Posthumanities
How generative AI systems capture a core function of languageLooking at the emergence of generative AI, Language Machines presents a new theory of meaning in language and computation, arguing that humanistic scholarship misconstrues how large language models (LLMs) function. Seeing LLMs as a convergence of computation and language, Leif Weatherby contends that AI does not simulate cognition, as ... Leer más

$20.19 USD

How generative AI systems capture a core function of languageLooking at the emergence of generative AI, Language Machines presents a new theory of meaning in language and computation, arguing that humanistic scholarship misconstrues how large language models (LLMs) function. Seeing LLMs as a convergence of computation and language, Leif Weatherby contends that AI does not simulate cognition, as
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Code Red

The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI

de Wynton Hall ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“One of the most important books in years.” - #1 NYT Bestselling Author Peter Schweizer“Code Red is a must-read.” – Sen. Marsha Blackburn, TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI“Illuminating…alarming…essential.” – Michael Shellenberger, Award-Winning Investigative JournalistYou don't get to opt out of the AI revolution. The decision has ... ... Leer más

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“One of the most important books in years.” - #1 NYT Bestselling Author Peter Schweizer“Code Red is a must-read.” – Sen. Marsha Blackburn, TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI“Illuminating…alarming…essential.” – Michael Shellenberger, Award-Winning Investigative JournalistYou don't get to opt out of the AI revolution. The decision has ...
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Digital Entrepreneurship

Impact on Business and Society

Edición de Mariusz Soltanifar, Mathew Hughes, Lutz Göcke ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This open access book explores the global challenges and experiences related to digital entrepreneurial activities, using carefully selected examples from leading companies and economies that shape world business today and tomorrow. Digital entrepreneurship and the companies steering it have an enormous global impact; they promise to transform the business world and change the way we communicate ... Leer más

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This open access book explores the global challenges and experiences related to digital entrepreneurial activities, using carefully selected examples from leading companies and economies that shape world business today and tomorrow. Digital entrepreneurship and the companies steering it have an enormous global impact; they promise to transform the business world and change the way we communicate
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Cybersecurity

Public Sector Threats and Responses

Edición de Kim J. Andreasson ...

Series series Public Administration and Public Policy
The Internet has given rise to new opportunities for the public sector to improve efficiency and better serve constituents. But with an increasing reliance on the Internet, digital tools are also exposing the public sector to new risks. This accessible primer focuses on the convergence of globalization, connectivity, and the migration of public sector functions online. It examines emerging trends ... Leer más

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The Internet has given rise to new opportunities for the public sector to improve efficiency and better serve constituents. But with an increasing reliance on the Internet, digital tools are also exposing the public sector to new risks. This accessible primer focuses on the convergence of globalization, connectivity, and the migration of public sector functions online. It examines emerging trends
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A Giant Leap

How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future

de Robert Wachter ...

**AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Evenhanded and insightful.” —Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)“An accessible, often fascinating primer.... Essential, illuminating reading.” —KirkusFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller The Digital Doctor comes an engaging, clear-eyed, and ultimately hopeful examination of healthcare’s efforts to embrace generative artificial intelligence.**In A Giant ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

**AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Evenhanded and insightful.” —Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)“An accessible, often fascinating primer.... Essential, illuminating reading.” —KirkusFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller The Digital Doctor comes an engaging, clear-eyed, and ultimately hopeful examination of healthcare’s efforts to embrace generative artificial intelligence.**In A Giant
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The Atomic Human

What Makes Us Unique in the Age of AI

de Neil D. Lawrence ...

From a renowned computer scientist, this book seeks the distinctive human quality that will prevail against artificial intelligence.If artificial intelligence takes over decision-making what, then, is unique and irreplaceable about human intelligence? The Atomic Human is a journey of discovery to the core of what it is to be human, in search of the qualities that cannot be replaced by the machine. ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

From a renowned computer scientist, this book seeks the distinctive human quality that will prevail against artificial intelligence.If artificial intelligence takes over decision-making what, then, is unique and irreplaceable about human intelligence? The Atomic Human is a journey of discovery to the core of what it is to be human, in search of the qualities that cannot be replaced by the machine.
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Streaming Systems

The What, Where, When, and How of Large-Scale Data Processing

de Tyler Akidau, Slava Chernyak, Reuven Lax ...

Streaming data is a big deal in big data these days. As more and more businesses seek to tame the massive unbounded data sets that pervade our world, streaming systems have finally reached a level of maturity sufficient for mainstream adoption. With this practical guide, data engineers, data scientists, and developers will learn how to work with streaming data in a conceptual and platform-agnostic ... Leer más

$48.99 USD

Streaming data is a big deal in big data these days. As more and more businesses seek to tame the massive unbounded data sets that pervade our world, streaming systems have finally reached a level of maturity sufficient for mainstream adoption. With this practical guide, data engineers, data scientists, and developers will learn how to work with streaming data in a conceptual and platform-agnostic
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The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto

A Fifteen-Year Quest to Unmask the Secret Genius Behind Crypto

de Benjamin Wallace ...

A “highly entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) investigation into the mysterious identity of Bitcoin’s creator and a deep dive into crypto’s utopian origin story—from The New York Times bestselling author of The Billionaire’s Vinegar“Could be the best mystery story of the past twenty years.”—James Patterson**“Superb.”—David Grann, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wager, Killers ... ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

A “highly entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) investigation into the mysterious identity of Bitcoin’s creator and a deep dive into crypto’s utopian origin story—from The New York Times bestselling author of The Billionaire’s Vinegar“Could be the best mystery story of the past twenty years.”—James Patterson**“Superb.”—David Grann, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wager, Killers ...
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The Leader's Brain, Updated and Expanded

Unlock Peak Performance in Work and Life with Neuroscience

de Michael Platt ...

In this updated and expanded edition of his groundbreaking book, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative director Michael Platt reveals how the latest advances in neuroscience—including new insights from artificial intelligence—are transforming our understanding of effective leadership.Drawing on more than two decades of research at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and business, Platt reveals ... Leer más

$15.89 USD

In this updated and expanded edition of his groundbreaking book, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative director Michael Platt reveals how the latest advances in neuroscience—including new insights from artificial intelligence—are transforming our understanding of effective leadership.Drawing on more than two decades of research at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and business, Platt reveals
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