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Are advances in technology working for us or against us? When our
phones become our keys to access everything, will our lives be more
convenient or more at the mercy of whoever can hack into our
devices? Will self-driving cars help us maximize our time and get
to our destination safely, or will they erode the autonomy and
freedom we feel when we drive ourselves? What happens if the
government, in the name of public health, gains access to the data
in our handy fitness trackers and uses it to reward or limit us? In
Neuromined, technology investor Robert Grant and prolific author
Michael Ashley team up to explore questions such as these. Each
chapter imagines a near-future surveillance dystopia through a
riveting fictional tale and provides a companion analysis
connecting the story to our present reality. Entertaining and
provoking, this book shows readers how the technology that has
promised a lifetime of convenience has also constrained a public's
individual options and agency. But all hope is not lost.
Neuromined, at its core, demonstrates how technology, when viewed
through a different ethos and used by a conscientious public, can
instead provide greater autonomy and greater access to liberation.
This book is a collection of some of the papers that were presented
during a NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on "Intelligent
Systems: Safety, Reliability and Maintainability Issues" that was
held in Kusadasi, Turkey during August 24- 28, 1992. Attendance at
this workshop was mainly by invitation only, drawing people
internationally representing industry, government and the academic
community. Many of the participants were internationally recognized
leaders in the topic of the workshop. The purpose of the ARW was to
bring together a highly distinguished group of people with the
express purpose of debating where the issues of safety, reliability
and maintainability place direct and tangible constraints on the
development of intelligent systems. As a consequence, one of the
major debating points in the ARW was the definition of
intelligence, intelligent behaviour and their relation to complex
dynamic systems. Two major conclusions evolved from the ARW are: 1.
A continued need exists to develop formal, theoretical frameworks
for the architecture of such systems, together with a reflection on
the concept of intelligence. 2. There is a need to focus greater
attention to the role that the human play in controlling
intelligent systems. The workshop began by considering the typical
features of an intelligent system. The complexity associated with
multi-resolutional architectures was then discussed, leading to the
identification of a necessity for the use of a combinatorial
synthesis/approach. This was followed by a session on human
interface issues.
This book is a collection of some of the papers that were presented
during a NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on "Intelligent
Systems: Safety, Reliability and Maintainability Issues" that was
held in Kusadasi, Turkey during August 24- 28, 1992. Attendance at
this workshop was mainly by invitation only, drawing people
internationally representing industry, government and the academic
community. Many of the participants were internationally recognized
leaders in the topic of the workshop. The purpose of the ARW was to
bring together a highly distinguished group of people with the
express purpose of debating where the issues of safety, reliability
and maintainability place direct and tangible constraints on the
development of intelligent systems. As a consequence, one of the
major debating points in the ARW was the definition of
intelligence, intelligent behaviour and their relation to complex
dynamic systems. Two major conclusions evolved from the ARW are: 1.
A continued need exists to develop formal, theoretical frameworks
for the architecture of such systems, together with a reflection on
the concept of intelligence. 2. There is a need to focus greater
attention to the role that the human play in controlling
intelligent systems. The workshop began by considering the typical
features of an intelligent system. The complexity associated with
multi-resolutional architectures was then discussed, leading to the
identification of a necessity for the use of a combinatorial
synthesis/approach. This was followed by a session on human
interface issues.
Historian Edward Grant illuminates how today's scientific culture
originated with the religious thinkers of the Middle Ages. In the
early centuries of Christianity, Christians studied science and
natural philosophy only to the extent that these subjects proved
useful for a better understanding of the Christian faith, not to
acquire knowledge for its own sake. However, with the influx of
Greco-Arabic science and natural philosophy into Western Europe
during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Christian attitude
toward science changed dramatically. Despite some tensions in the
thirteenth century, the Church and its theologians became favorably
disposed toward science and natural philosophy and used them
extensively in their theological deliberations.
This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to planning
enforcement. Planning enforcement is often seen as a minefield that
straddles planning and criminal law. This book provides a thorough
guide helpful to Local Authorities and private sector practitioners
on matters ranging from the decision to issue a notice through to
proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 as well as dealing
with the appeal system. Planning Enforcement sets out the very
detailed technical complexities of enforcement through an
easy-to-follow structure. The book draws together the statutory
framework, case law and guidance. The authors intend the book to
serve as a practical reference and include useful examples of
Notices and appeal forms. Topics covered include: * Content and
issue of an Enforcement Notice * Validity and nullity * Grounds of
Appeal * Inquiry Procedure * Listed Building Enforcement Notice *
Consequences of failure to comply including criminal prosecution
and injunctive proceedings Planning Enforcement takes into account
the ever-changing landscapes of planning law and guidance,
including the Localism Act and the National Planning Policy
Framework.
Modern scholarship has exposed the intrinsic importance of
medieval science and confirmed its role in preserving and
transmitting Greek and Arabic achievements. This "Source Book"
offers a rare opportunity to explore more than ten centuries of
European scientific thought. In it are approximately 190 selections
by about 85 authors, most of them from the Latin West. Nearly half
of the selections appear here for the first time in any vernacular
translation.
The readings, a number of them complete treatises, have been
chosen to represent "science" in a medieval rather than a modern
sense. Thus, insofar as they are relevant to medieval science,
selections have been drawn from works on alchemy, astrology, logic,
and theology. Most of the book, however, reflects medieval
understanding of, and achievements in, the mathematical, physical,
and biological sciences. Critical commentary and annotation
accompany the selections. An appendix contains brief biographiesof
all authors.
This book will be an indispensible resource for students and
scholars in the history of science.
An inspirational story of perseverance that uses snippets of the
author's life and spiritual guidance to tell how deferred dreams
can still be actualized with God, an interdependent team, and
determination.
This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.
Address By E. G. Buckland, Vice President And General Counsel Of
The New York, New Haven, And Hartford Railroad Company Before New
England Bankers' Association.
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The Walk (Paperback)
Susan Edwards; Grant Maxwell
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R254
Discovery Miles 2 540
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The Walk is an illustrated book that helps children fall asleep and
have sweet dreams. Grant Maxwell developed the story night after
night as he put his son, Mason, to bed. Realizing he had created a
story that other people might enjoy, Grant enlisted his
mother-in-law, artist Susan Edwards, to paint the beautiful
illustrations. In the story, a little boy named Mason and his dogs,
Muffin and Lloyd, decide to go for a walk in the woods. They find a
cave that leads down to a great cavern with an underground lake. At
the edge of the lake, they find a rowboat and row out into the
center of the lake, where they find an island with a little tower.
They climb the stairs and, at the top, they find a little room...
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