Download or read book Artificial Intelligence A New Synthesis written by Nils J. Nilsson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1998-04-17 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intelligent agents are employed as the central characters in this introductory text. Beginning with elementary reactive agents, Nilsson gradually increases their cognitive horsepower to illustrate the most important and lasting ideas in AI. Neural networks, genetic programming, computer vision, heuristic search, knowledge representation and reasoning, Bayes networks, planning, and language understanding are each revealed through the growing capabilities of these agents. A distinguishing feature of this text is in its evolutionary approach to the study of AI. This book provides a refreshing and motivating synthesis of the field by one of AI's master expositors and leading researches. An evolutionary approach provides a unifying theme Thorough coverage of important AI ideas, old and new Frequent use of examples and illustrative diagrams Extensive coverage of machine learning methods throughout the text Citations to over 500 references Comprehensive index

Download or read book The Singularity Is Near written by Ray Kurzweil and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-09-22 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Celebrated futurist Ray Kurzweil, hailed by Bill Gates as “the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence,” presents an “elaborate, smart, and persuasive” (The Boston Globe) view of the future course of human development. “Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.”—Los Angeles Times “Startling in scope and bravado.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times “An important book.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer At the onset of the twenty-first century, humanity stands on the verge of the most transforming and thrilling period in its history. It will be an era in which the very nature of what it means to be human will be both enriched and challenged as our species breaks the shackles of its genetic legacy and achieves inconceivable heights of intelligence, material progress, and longevity. While the social and philosophical ramifications of these changes will be profound, and the threats they pose considerable, The Singularity Is Near presents a radical and optimistic view of the coming age that is both a dramatic culmination of centuries of technological ingenuity and a genuinely inspiring vision of our ultimate destiny.

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Download or read book How the Mind Works written by Steven Pinker and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains what the mind is, how it evolved, and how it allows us to see, think, feel, laugh, interact, enjoy the arts, and ponder the mysteries of life.

Download or read book The Global Business of Coaching written by David Lines and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coaching has become a global business phenomenon, yet the way that coaching has evolved and spread across the globe is not unproblematic. Some of these challenges include: different types/genres of coaching; understanding and relevance of different coaching philosophies and models in different cultural contexts; equivalency of qualifications and coach credentials, as well as questions over standards and governance, as part of a wider debate around professionalization. Coaching then, as with the transfer of knowledge and professionalization in other disciplines, is not immune to ethnocentricity. Through a combination of adopting a meta-analysis of coaching, supported with narratives of coaching practice drawn from different socio-political/cultural contexts, the aim of this book is to challenge current knowledge, understanding and norms of how coaching is, or should, be practised in different cultural contexts. This book will provide a foundation for further research in coaching as an academic field of study and as an emerging profession. It will resonate with critical scholars, coach educators, and coach practitioners who want to develop their praxis and enhance their reflexivity and be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of business and leadership, human resource development, organizational learning and development, mentoring and coaching.

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Download or read book Countryside Tales written by Bhupendra Dogra and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-04-09 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An interesting literary journey back in time, capturing — within the breathtaking stories — the joys and sorrows, thrills and disappointments of growing up in rural Punjab.” “Bhupendra’s stories bring out the simplicity, sensibilities, vibrancy, languor, humour and irony in lives from the Punjab countryside.” “Countryside Tales is the closest you can get to the Malgudi Days of Punjab.” “Bhupendra’s powerful narratives transport the readers back in time to that place and situation, where they become a part of the action and emotion. One can visualise the scenes so clearly that the feeling is of actually being present there.” “Great memories narrated with utter simplicity. Bhupendra really has an amazing talent for bringing alive the people he writes about — and that too with crystal clear precision.” “Bhupendra Dogra exhibits a great skill of transmuting personal memories into an impersonal and universal art. While reading the stories, I felt like a toddler once again in the company of my young and muscular dad, working in the fields in the village.” “Bhupendra’s stories capture the mood and aura of a bygone era perfectly. They remind me of R.K. Narayan’s short stories especially Swami & his Friends!” “Bhupendra is an amazingly gifted writer… a master story teller who is unbeatable in narrating and converting simple incidents into interesting stories.” “A raconteur par excellence.” “Bhupendra’s relationship with his father must have been very very special. His abiding love for his father peeps through every word he writes about him.” “Intensely engaging, some of the best short stories that I have ever read in my life.” “Bhupendra Dogra’s stories are fine examples of creating interesting artistic constructs out of some banal or commonplace experiences, interspersed with a subtle sense of humour and a mild critique of typical middle class Hindu family ethos and ethics.”

Download or read book Brahmakamal written by Lalsa Verma and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a devadasi fall in love? Yes. But is she allowed to do so? A devadasi is an ever-auspicious one, presiding over the temple rituals, entertaining the king and brought up to respect and follow traditions mindlessly. Nitya does all that unquestioningly until she meets Prabhas. Prabhas, the young rebel who grew up in a devadasi household, finally mellows to become an excellent musician. But just as he readies for a duty-bound life ahead, he encounters Nitya. As Kaveri, Nitya’s mother, and the town’s dashing chief Yugendra personify the social hierarchy, rigid customs and hypocrisy of the day to tear them apart, do Nitya and Prabhas stand a chance? What survives? Love that knows no bounds or traditions that were the very essence of their existence?

Download or read book ALUMNI written by N. Sundar Iyer and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fast paced journey of life, does time permit you to meet up with old friends and relive your college days? This story is about the big group known as “Almighty Emeralds” of Birla College, Kalyan, where the events unfold between the years 1994 to 1999. The bylanes of Kalyan, a dormitory town on the outskirts of Central Mumbai, stood witness to all the fun, frolic and the roller coaster lives of these collegians.

Download or read book Daughter of the Moon written by Prathamesh Bhere and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-04-09 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever sat next to a window on a rainy night, engrossed in conversation with a friend? A friend who keeps you entertained with his tales and rhymes. In this book, Daughter of the Moon, Prathamesh attempts to be that friend and titillate the dormant sense of romance and adventure in your life. With his play of words and love for storytelling, he tries to capture some of the most touching and rarest moments of life – breathing the air by the beach, dancing madly to your favorite tune, sharing tales with friends by the fire, embracing a lover after a long time. Daughter of the Moon is highs and lows of love, life, and romance distilled in pages.

Download or read book Chronicles on Consciousness written by Debanjan Bhowmik and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the mind emerge from matter? Does an absolute reality exist, independent of any conscious individual? If not, what makes the reality experienced by one individual slightly different from that experienced by the others? As Ary carries out doctoral and post-doctoral research in the sciences and travels back and forth between Calcutta and California for over half a decade, he seeks answers to these questions. In the process, he goes through various experiences: confusion regarding his career path, friendship, love, loneliness, and spiritual bliss. This philosophical novel, which chronicles all these experiences in Ary’s life, is unique in the way it combines science with autobiographical fiction to present various original theories on the mind and consciousness.

Download or read book The Little Book of Reiki written by Una L. Tudor and published by Gaia. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully designed introduction to reiki, the Japanese system of energy healing. Practiced throughout the world, reiki has the phenomenal power to activate your body's natural healing processes, boost your overall wellbeing and bring you closer to a sense of wholeness. Through simple tips and exercises, this Little Book will teach you how to use this practice to improve your life and feel more connected to others, to the world around you and to yourself. CONTENTS INCLUDES: Question - The Power of Touch Action - The Power of Pain Intention - The Power of the Mind Affirmation - The Power of Yes

Download or read book The Book of Me written by The School of Life and published by School of Life Press. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children love to explore, born with a boundless desire to understand the world around them. While most of the outside world has already been mapped, there’s a whole other world that has yet to be discovered, one that’s accessible only to them: their own minds. The Book of Me is a guided journal of self-discovery. It takes readers on a journey inside themselves, helping them explore their mind, their moods, their imagination, their conscience, and how they determine the course of their lives. Alongside wise and engaging explanations of ideas, each chapter contains a wealth of interactive exercises that together help to create a rich and unique self-portrait. Through writing, drawing, cutting out and colouring in, children can begin to untangle the mysteries of existence and work out who they really are (and who they might become...). Combining psychology, philosophy and sheer fun, The Book of Me is an introduction to the vital art of self-knowledge, showing how it can help us grow into calmer, wiser and more rounded human beings.

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Download or read book Anal and Perianal Lesions written by Dr S Vadamalyan and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctors who got training in colorectal surgery abroad and in India in nineteen eighties felt the need for specialization in colorectal surgery in India. For this purpose, The Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India, and the International Society of Colo Proctology, are conducting C.M.E. Workshop, and hand on training every year in India in different places. The Colorectal surgery is now advancing in all respect and sub specialization may develop in future shortly. Keeping in mind about the vast development in colorectal surgery this book on Lesions of Anal and Perianal Region is focusing on common conditions in the Anal and Perianal Region, stressing on the basic aspects of the diseases and recent advances in pathogenesis and management. The topic on setting up of colorectal clinic is mainly for those who want to start colorectal clinic exclusively, as a guideline, though it will not come in the heading of this book. Bacterial synergistic infection in the Perianal region may spread as a life-threatening condition is discussed in an elaborate way to save the life and to reduce the complications. This book will be a review for the surgical practioners, postgraduate trainees, and teachers, about the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of the lesions of anal and Perianal region and will offer a complete range of therapeutic options. It is up to the reader to get the best of everything in this book. This book aims to provide the benefits and outcome of one of the most rewarding but potentially dangerous area of surgical practice where the surgeons name and fame may be damaged. Despite of advanced medical technology, skillful hands and brilliant mind, we have our human limitations.

Download or read book Practical Guide to Evidence written by Christopher Allen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-20 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Guide to Evidence provides a clear and readable account of the law of evidence, acknowledging the importance of arguments about facts and principles as well as rules. This fifth edition has been revised and updated to address recent changes in the law and debates on controversial topics such as surveillance and human rights. Coverage of expert evidence has also been expanded to include forensic evidence, bringing the text right up-to-date. Including enhanced pedagogical support such as chapter summaries, further reading advice and self-test exercises, this leading textbook can be used on both undergraduate and professional courses.