Download or read book The Fallacy of Fine Tuning written by Victor J. Stenger and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of authors have noted that if some physical parameters were slightly changed, the universe could no longer support life, as we know it. This implies that life depends sensitively on the physics of our universe. Does this "fine-tuning" of the universe suggest that a creator god intentionally calibrated the initial conditions of the universe such that life on earth and the evolution of humanity would eventually emerge? In his in-depth and highly accessible discussion of this fascinating and controversial topic, the author looks at the evidence and comes to the opposite conclusion. He finds that the observations of science and our naked senses not only show no evidence for God, they provide evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that God does not exist.
Download or read book Advanced Deep Learning with Python written by Ivan Vasilev and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain expertise in advanced deep learning domains such as neural networks, meta-learning, graph neural networks, and memory augmented neural networks using the Python ecosystem Key FeaturesGet to grips with building faster and more robust deep learning architecturesInvestigate and train convolutional neural network (CNN) models with GPU-accelerated libraries such as TensorFlow and PyTorchApply deep neural networks (DNNs) to computer vision problems, NLP, and GANsBook Description In order to build robust deep learning systems, you’ll need to understand everything from how neural networks work to training CNN models. In this book, you’ll discover newly developed deep learning models, methodologies used in the domain, and their implementation based on areas of application. You’ll start by understanding the building blocks and the math behind neural networks, and then move on to CNNs and their advanced applications in computer vision. You'll also learn to apply the most popular CNN architectures in object detection and image segmentation. Further on, you’ll focus on variational autoencoders and GANs. You’ll then use neural networks to extract sophisticated vector representations of words, before going on to cover various types of recurrent networks, such as LSTM and GRU. You’ll even explore the attention mechanism to process sequential data without the help of recurrent neural networks (RNNs). Later, you’ll use graph neural networks for processing structured data, along with covering meta-learning, which allows you to train neural networks with fewer training samples. Finally, you’ll understand how to apply deep learning to autonomous vehicles. By the end of this book, you’ll have mastered key deep learning concepts and the different applications of deep learning models in the real world. What you will learnCover advanced and state-of-the-art neural network architecturesUnderstand the theory and math behind neural networksTrain DNNs and apply them to modern deep learning problemsUse CNNs for object detection and image segmentationImplement generative adversarial networks (GANs) and variational autoencoders to generate new imagesSolve natural language processing (NLP) tasks, such as machine translation, using sequence-to-sequence modelsUnderstand DL techniques, such as meta-learning and graph neural networksWho this book is for This book is for data scientists, deep learning engineers and researchers, and AI developers who want to further their knowledge of deep learning and build innovative and unique deep learning projects. Anyone looking to get to grips with advanced use cases and methodologies adopted in the deep learning domain using real-world examples will also find this book useful. Basic understanding of deep learning concepts and working knowledge of the Python programming language is assumed.
Download or read book Fine Tuning in the Physical Universe written by David Sloan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of fine-tuning arguments in physics, for students and researchers in physics and philosophy.
Download or read book Cosmological Fine Tuning Arguments written by Jason Waller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the physical constants, initial conditions, or laws of nature in our universe had been even slightly different, then the evolution of life would have been impossible. This observation has led many philosophers and scientists to ask the natural next question: why is our universe so "fine-tuned" for life? The debates around this question are wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary, complicated, technical, and (at times) heated. This study is a comprehensive investigation of these debates and the many metaphysical and epistemological questions raised by cosmological fine-tuning. Waller’s study reaches two significant and controversial conclusions. First, he concludes that the criticisms directed at the "multiverse hypothesis" by theists and at the "theistic hypothesis" by naturalists are largely unsuccessful. Neither of these options can plausibly be excluded. Choosing between them seems to turn on primitive (and so hard to justify) metaphysical intuitions. Second, in order to break the philosophical deadlock, Waller moves the debate from the level of universes to the level of possible worlds. Arguing that possible worlds are also "fine-tuned" in an important and interesting sense, Waller concludes that the only plausible explanation for the fine-tuning of the actual world is to posit the existence of some kind of "God-like-thing."
Download or read book Fine Tuning written by Jane Bernard and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Your words moved me-inspired me-gave me hope. I am certainly at a crossroads, and meeting you, reading your book-it was like you handed me a map." Leah Johnson, San Francisco, CA 'I have read it 5 times and always, finding something applicable to help me through that day, week. Unknown to them, it has helped my family as I am not such an insecure nervous wreck. You have zeroed in on paper what I could never express in my heart." Barbara Carter, Scarsdale, NY 'Primarily dealing with the 'self, ' this book is an essential guide for the allowance of the true self in our lives. I am pleased to write that your writing style is with wit and candor and an allowance for the reader to journey with freedom through the pages. You give room to pause and reflect-a necessity." Jean Posner, M.D., neuropsychiatry, Baltimore, MD '.it reminded me of Seat of the Soul, but with more humor, intimacy and therefore more accessibility." Judith Garfinkel, The Mead School, Greenwich, CT Visit Jane Bernard at: www.FineTuningBook.com
Download or read book A Fine Tuned Universe written by Alister E. McGrath and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2009-02-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring a wide range of physical and biological phenomena and drawing on the latest research in biochemistry and evolutionary biology, McGrath draws out the implications of our new understanding of the natural world for traditional debates about the existence of God. --from publisher description.
Download or read book Fine Tuning Your Radial Arm Saw written by Jon Eakes and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1987 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life Kerning written by Justin Ahrens and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creative approaches for designing a more balanced life andcareer In the graphic design industry, kerning is the fine-tuning oradjustment of space between letterforms (type). In this book,author Justin Ahrens applies this concept to both the life andcareer of business professionals. There is a common misconceptionthat positive change in one's life only comes from a completesystem overhaul. Ahrens challenges this notion by inviting businessleaders and professionals to not only reassess the various spacesand goals of one's life, but to rethink our understanding ofbalance altogether. This book includes insights and observations from both thecreative and professional world. Guides you in determining what you're passionate about, and howto keep those passions in the forefront of your life andcareer How to create work that stands apart How to cultivate and maintain a group of wise mentors Develop critical decision-making skills Live a life that fuels your work, and work in a way that fuelsyour life. Life Kerning shows you how.
Download or read book Fine Tuning of RNA Functions by Modification and Editing written by Henri Grosjean and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-05-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naturally occurring RNA always contains numerous biochemically altered nucleotides. They are formed by enzymatic modification of the primary transcripts during the complex RNA maturation process designated RNA modification. A large number of enzymes catalyzing the formation of these modified nucleosides or converting one canonical base into another at the posttranscriptional level have been studied for many years, but only recently have systematic and comparative studies begun. The functions of individual enzymes and/or the modified/edited nucleosides in RNA, however, have remained largely ignored. This book provides advance information on RNA modification, including the associated editing machinery, while offering the reader some perspective on the significance of such modifications in fine-tuning the structure and functions of mature RNA molecules and hence the ability to influence the efficiency and accuracy of genetic expression. Outstanding scientists who are actively working on RNA modification/editing processes have provided up-to-date information on these intriguing cellular processes that have been generated over the course of millions of years in all living organisms. Each review has been written and illustrated for a large audience of readers, not only specialists in the field, but also for advanced students or researchers who want to learn more about recent progress in RNA modification and editing.
Download or read book Fine Tuning Air Conditioning Refrigeration Systems written by Billy C. Langley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-09-30 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive, hands-on manual covers all of the procedures necessary to fine-tune HVAC/R systems for optimum operating efficiency. Easy-to-follow guidelines and worksheets guide readers through each step of the process, giving them the tools they need to assure that equipment can operate at peak efficiency as designed by the manufacturer. The full spectrum of systems and equipment are covered, including electric heating, gas heating, oil burners, air conditioning systems, heat pumps, and refrigeration equipment. A wealth of helpful diagrams, illustrations, estimating tools, and worksheets are also provided. Multiple tear-out copies of each worksheet are provided for use on the job.
Download or read book Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom written by William Lane Craig and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1991 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient problem of fatalism, more particularly theological fatalism, has resurfaced with surprising vigour in the second half of the twentieth century. Two questions predominate in the debate: (1) Is divine foreknowledge compatible with human freedom and (2) How can God foreknow future free acts? Having surveyed the historical background of this debate in "The Problem of Divine Foreknowledge" and "Future Contingents from Aristotle to Suarez" (Brill: 1988), William Lane Craig now attempts to address these issues critically. His wide-ranging discussion brings together a thought- provoking array of related topics such as logical fatalism, multivalent logic, backward causation, precognition, time travel, counterfactual logic, temporal necessity, Newcomb's Problem, middle knowledge, and relativity theory. The present work serves both as a useful survey of the extensive literature on theological fatalism and related fields and as a stimulating assessment of the possibility of divine foreknowledge of future free acts.
Download or read book Mind Sense written by Kathlyn Rhea and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that each individual possesses powers of intuition, suggests exercises for improving one's intuition, and offers tests for intuitive powers.
Download or read book SQL Performance Tuning written by Peter Gulutzan and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2003 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A very practical guide to making databases run faster and better. A poorly performing database application can cost each user time, and have an impact on other applications running on the same computer or the same network. This book will help DBAUs and programmers improve the performance of their databases.
Download or read book God and Design written by Neil A. Manson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent discoveries in physics, cosmology, and biochemistry have captured the public imagination and made the Design Argument - the theory that God created the world according to a specific plan - the object of renewed scientific and philosophical interest. This accessible but serious introduction to the design problem brings together new perspectives from prominent scientists and philosophers including Paul Davies, Richard Swinburne, Sir Martin Rees, Michael Behe, Elliot Sober and Peter van Inwagen. It probes the relationship between modern science and religious belief, considering their points of conflict and their many points of similarity. Is the real God of creationism the 'master clockmaker' who sets the world's mechanism on a perfectly enduring course, or a miraculous presence who continually intervenes in and alters the world we know? Are science and faith, or evolution and creation, really in conflict at all? Expanding the parameters of a lively and urgent debate, God and Design considers how perennial questions of origin continue to fascinate and disturb us.
Download or read book Database Tuning written by Dennis Shasha and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2002-06-07 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuning your database for optimal performance means more than following a few short steps in a vendor-specific guide. For maximum improvement, you need a broad and deep knowledge of basic tuning principles, the ability to gather data in a systematic way, and the skill to make your system run faster. This is an art as well as a science, and Database Tuning: Principles, Experiments, and Troubleshooting Techniques will help you develop portable skills that will allow you to tune a wide variety of database systems on a multitude of hardware and operating systems. Further, these skills, combined with the scripts provided for validating results, are exactly what you need to evaluate competing database products and to choose the right one. - Forward by Jim Gray, with invited chapters by Joe Celko and Alberto Lerner - Includes industrial contributions by Bill McKenna (RedBrick/Informix), Hany Saleeb (Oracle), Tim Shetler (TimesTen), Judy Smith (Deutsche Bank), and Ron Yorita (IBM) - Covers the entire system environment: hardware, operating system, transactions, indexes, queries, table design, and application analysis - Contains experiments (scripts available on the author's site) to help you verify a system's effectiveness in your own environment - Presents special topics, including data warehousing, Web support, main memory databases, specialized databases, and financial time series - Describes performance-monitoring techniques that will help you recognize and troubleshoot problems
Download or read book Fine Tune Your Hormone Symphony written by Angeli Akey and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion written by Michael L. Peterson and published by Blackwell Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion features newly commissioned debates on some of the most controversial issues in the field. For example: Is evil evidence against belief in God? Does science discredit religion? Is God's existence the best explanation of the universe? Is eternal damnation compatible with the Christian concept of God? Is morality based on God's commands?This first title in Blackwell's Contemporary Debates in Philosophy series presents important philosophical issues in a stimulating and engaging manner. Twelve central questions are posed, with each question addressed by a pair of opposing essays. The debates range from vigorous disagreements between theists and their critics to arguments between theists of different philosophical and theological persuasions. Both students and scholars in the philosophy of religion will readily sense the value of rigorous debate for sharply defining the issues and paving the way for further progress.
