Download or read book Parallel Minds written by Laura Tripaldi and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insights into the intelligence throughout the natural and technical environment, in the fabric of our devices and dwellings, in our clothes, and under our skin. Is there a way to understand the materials that surround us not as passive objects, but as other intelligences interacting with our own? In Parallel Minds, expert in materials science and nanotechnology Laura Tripaldi delivers not only detailed insights into the properties and emergent behaviors of matter as revealed by state-of-the-art chemistry, synthetic biology, and nanotech, but also a rich philosophical reflection that crosses the frontier between nature and culture, where the most cutting-edge scientific syntheses resonate with ancient myth. The result is a technomaterial bestiary full of unexpected encounters with “strange minds”—from cobwebs to kevlar and carbon fibre, from centaurs to amoebas to arachnids, from polycephalic slime to resonating plasmons, from viruses to golems. Parallel Minds reveals the intelligence at large throughout the natural and technical environment, in the fabric of our devices and dwellings, in our clothes, and even under our skin. Full of lateral ideas and unexpected images, Tripaldi’s book imbues the study and synthesis of materials with a new urgency. For not only do the materials that surround us participate actively in the construction of the world in which we live, but harnessing their ability to interact intelligently with their environment could be the key to the future of our species.
Download or read book So I m a Spider So What Vol 5 light novel written by Okina Baba and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After my battle to the death with Mother, now my days are filled with preparing the next boss-the Demon Lord! But now I have a problem... I've said it before, but I'm TOO STRONG. Now I'm attracting all kinds of unwanted attention! Now I'll have to interact humans whether I want to or not...
Download or read book So I m a Spider So What Vol 7 light novel written by Okina Baba and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seriously! What genre is this?! So get this...Me, the Demon Lord, the baby bloodsucker, Mera, and the puppet posse are on our way to the demon territory when Mera falls into a hole and gets attacked by giant ants. We wipe 'em out in no time, but the commotion (and totally not me sticking my nose where it doesn't belong) just haaappens to wake up some ancient, hyper-advanced killing machines, and now the entire planet is gonna be destroyed! It's such a big deal that Güli-güli, the pontiff, and even Potimas are teaming up with the Demon Lord. Wait, when did they all get so chummy? And I'm sorry, what? They want ME to take out the main weapon?! No waaay!
Download or read book Beautiful Minds written by Maddalena Bearzi and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apes and dolphins: primates and cetaceans. Could any creatures appear to be more different? Yet both are large-brained intelligent mammals with complex communication and social interaction. In the first book to study apes and dolphins side by side, Maddalena Bearzi and Craig B. Stanford, a dolphin biologist and a primatologist who have spent their careers studying these animals in the wild, combine their insights with compelling results. Beautiful Minds explains how and why apes and dolphins are so distantly related yet so cognitively alike and what this teaches us about another large-brained mammal: Homo sapiens. Noting that apes and dolphins have had no common ancestor in nearly 100 million years, Bearzi and Stanford describe the parallel evolution that gave rise to their intelligence. And they closely observe that intelligence in action, in the territorial grassland and rainforest communities of chimpanzees and other apes, and in groups of dolphins moving freely through open coastal waters. The authors detail their subjects’ ability to develop family bonds, form alliances, and care for their young. They offer an understanding of their culture, politics, social structure, personality, and capacity for emotion. The resulting dual portrait—with striking overlaps in behavior—is key to understanding the nature of “beautiful minds.”
Download or read book So I m a Spider So What Vol 6 light novel written by Okina Baba and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I-i-it’s not like a spider needs friends!I did it! I’m finally an Arachne!...Aaand things already aren’t going the way I thought they would. I’m inexplicably on a road trip with the Demon Lord, a reincarnated baby, and her troubled vampire guardian. I don’t really interact with them much, besides subjecting my reborn classmate to insane training, watching the party sneak off into villages, hearing about the delicious food they eat...Wait, hold up. Doesn’t it seem like I’m the only one who’s being left out?!? W-w-well, the monsters up here taste delicious, so whatever! Sniff, sniff. I wonder if my other brains are having a better time... What are they even up to?
Download or read book I Am Not I written by Jacob Needleman and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “striking” meditation on the relationship between the adult self and the inner child, Jacob Needleman presents excitingly “original positions” on age old spiritual and philosophical questions—Ken Wilbur Seeking to reconcile the split between our inner child and our adult self, eminent philosopher and religious scholar Jacob Needleman evokes the ancient spiritual tradition of a deep dialogue between a guiding wisdom figure and a seeker. The elder offers an initiation to a younger self, an initiation the author feels is missing from our culture. Rendered as a stage play, the conversation between the 80-year-old author and his younger selves unfolds, and an ambiguity emerges as to whether this is strictly the author’s internal dialogue or whether the younger self may be nurturing a rebirth of the author. On one level, I Am Not I brings younger readers (teenagers and young adults) face to face with powerful spiritual and philosophical ideas. But as the book progresses, the dialogue delves into questions and insights that carry astonishing new hope and vision for every man and woman, challenging our culture’s accepted—and often toxic—ideas about humanity’s place in a living universe.
Download or read book So I m a Spider So What Vol 4 light novel written by Okina Baba and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I've finally escaped the monster infested Elroe Labyrinth and now making my way towards the land of humans! But what was waiting for me on the surface was something even worse than dragons...it's MY MOTHER!! We don't have the greatest relationship for various spidery reasons but am I going to make it out of this family reunion in one piece?!
Download or read book So I m a Spider So What Vol 10 light novel written by Okina Baba and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SPY, MY PRETTIES!Y’know...understanding the reason for your existence, learning the ultimate truth of the world, and attaining godhood would give most people a lot to think about. But me? I’ve got better things to do, like making mini–spider clones! Look at this one—isn’t she precious?! There’s a LOT more where she came from, and I’ve sent them all over the world to act as my eyes and ears. I bet the Demon Lord will find the info I’ve gathered super useful for dealing with the impending demonic rebellion. Oh, did I not mention that before...? ’Cause that’s totally a thing.
Download or read book So I m a Spider So What Vol 5 manga written by Okina Baba and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You think you can beat me? You and what army?! Oh...that army... I think I'm finally getting the hang of things! This Middle Stratum is filled with fiery magma (with monsters to match!), but I've been holding my own. I may be a weak little spider, but I've got brains on my side-three of them, in fact! I've got information brain to call the shots, body brain to execute the moves, and my new magic brain to figure out...whatever the heck is up with magic in this world, sheesh. Think you can take on me, myself, and I, Mr. Big Giant Scary Dragon?!
Download or read book So I m a Spider So What Vol 10 manga written by Okina Baba and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mother, have you heard the news that you’re dead? The other mes have been hard at work around the clock, consuming more and more of Mother’s soul. And today is the day! Ever since Mother tried to eat me as a wee just-hatched spider baby, it was inevitable. When the dust settles, only one of us will walk outta that labyrinth alive—and it ain’t gonna be her!!
Download or read book Cosmic Consciousness written by Susana Victoria Leon Charreau de Lluberas and published by Susana Victoria Leon Charreau de Lluberas. This book was released on 2023-04-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cosmic Consciousness The Work Cosmic Consciousness is a tetralogy of books: 1) The Awakening 2) The Understanding 3) The Cure 4) The Integral Being, psychographically transmitted by the Blessings and Light Spiritual Team from 2008 to 2016. This work is a way to evolve within a broader awareness of the integrality of Being. In every evolution, several paths appear, and each being will be prepared to follow the most appropriate to its own mission. The following of a certain path will be given by the free will and the preparation of each one. The work is not limited to the threedimensional, it is not limited to the here and now. It has in its essence what is necessary for each dimension, and it will be understood by each being, according to the energetic level in which it is, determined by its own evolution. A work is often not prepared for the present moment of many people, but you can be sure that this work is prepared for these times and for times to come. The divine spark that gave you birth has cosmic integrity, but today it is limited by each individuality. There is no cure if we do not treat the Being in its entirety. Healing is the return of the Being to its own balance in each energetic state of its divine essence, from which it moved away by free will in its multiple existences, transforming its society, its world, the atmosphere where it breathes and thus determining its past, present and future as a multidimensional being. Trace your passage through the extraordinary adventure of life. Eternal journey...
Download or read book The Lateralized Brain written by Sebastian Ocklenburg and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-02-21 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of The Lateralized Brain provides for readers a volume detailing the functional and structural differences between the left and right hemispheres of the brain, highlighting how the widespread use of modern neuroimaging techniques such as fMRI and DTI have completely changed the way hemispheric asymmetries are currently investigated. In this new edition, all chapters have been updated with recent advances in the field, and a new chapter on hemispheric asymmetries in development and aging has been integrated. Also featured is a new, larger section on laterality in social behavior, alongside a comprehensive overview about key topics in laterality research, including its history, evolutionary perspectives, brain structure, and the role of the corpus callosum. Chapters cover functional hemispheric asymmetries in language processing, motor behavior, spatial attention, self- and face-perception, emotion processing, and social behavior. Additional topics include the ontogenesis of hemispheric asymmetries and their development over the life span, as well as sex differences and associations with clinical syndromes. This volume can be used by anyone working on hemispheric biology or in courses on hemispheric asymmetries. - Provides a comprehensive overview about key topics in laterality research, including its history, evolutionary perspectives, the corpus callosum, and brain structure - Includes references to key articles, books, protocols, and online resources for additional, detailed study - Discusses classic studies that helped define the field of laterality research and presents introductory short stories (e.g. famous classic clinical cases in laterality research) as a starting point for each chapter - Covers key concepts and methods in separate call-out boxes for quick overview - Newly integrates a chapter on laterality in social behavior, as well as various smaller new sections covering recent advances in the field
Download or read book Historical Information Science written by Lawrence J. McCrank and published by Information Today, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical Information Science is an extensive review and bibliographic essay, backed by almost 6,000 citations, detailing developments in information technology since the advent of personal computers and the convergence of several social science and humanities disciplines in historical computing. Its focus is on the access, preservation, and analysis of historical information (primarily in electronic form) and the relationships between new methodology and instructional media, techniques, and research trends in library special collections, digital libraries, data archives, and museums.
Download or read book Supernatural written by Eve Chilicas and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The face and the body with a reflection, but to life no one is there. A beating pulse, a heart of visceral emotions, warm tears to cry, a mind of relative thoughts. As real as an image but unviable to touch, it must be a human, it must be a hologram. Eve Lauren Chilicas invites others to take a cosmic journey into the metaphysics of the mind and soul while she explores the unknown, truths, and phenomena through lyrical verse. In a style as diverse as her collection, Chilicas brings to life her poetic visions in a broad range of topics that progress through the duality of fact or fiction while uniquely delving into the inner world of thoughts, feelings, and emotions. From a mystic dream to a shooting star and from biblical allegories of our Savior Christ to angels and dark forces to the cosmic universe and spiritual awareness, Chilicas encourages others to cross the dimension into a new world of relative conscience and open their minds to the endless possibilities. Supernatural shares a collection of poetry that innovatively intertwines personal themes and science fiction elements that offer a means to view the universe in a new way.
Download or read book So I m a Spider So What Vol 9 light novel written by Okina Baba and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let’s go pay God a visit...So I can make thread again. That’s...something, I guess. Don’t get me wrong—I could be doing a whole lot worse than pumping out thread all day while cooped up in some demon’s mansion. I just wish my other powers would come back alrea—Oh...they are back. When the heck did that happen?! And why am I suddenly, like, really good at teleporting? I bet I could go anywhere I want! In fact, that gives me an idea...Hey, D, I think it’s time we met face-to-face!
Download or read book So I m a Spider So What Vol 2 light novel written by Okina Baba and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After many trials and challenges, our reborn spider has become very good at fighting (and eating!) monsters. Getting a little full of herself, she's rushed headlong into some unexplored area and now, she's facing her worst enemy...a huge dragon!
Download or read book New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction written by Sarah S.G. Frantz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the prejudices of critics, popular romance fiction remains a complex, dynamic genre. It consistently maintains the largest market share in the American publishing industry, even as it welcomes new subgenres like queer and BDSM romance. Digital publishing originated in erotic romance, and savvy online communities have exploded myths about the genre's readership. Romance scholarship now reflects this diversity, transformed by interdisciplinary scrutiny, new critical approaches, and an unprecedented international dialogue between authors, scholars, and fans. These eighteen essays investigate individual romance novels, authors, and websites, rethink the genre's history, and explore its interplay of convention and originality. By offering new twists in enduring debates, this collection inspires further inquiry into the emerging field of popular romance studies.
