For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines, he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best....

How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society, and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology....

James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Ge­nius, brings us his crowning work....

A Harvard biologist and master inventor explores how new biotechnologies will enable us to bring species back from the dead, unlock vast supplies of renewable energy, and extend human life....

How do The Matrix, Avatar, and Tron reveal the future of existence? can our brains recognize where "reality" ends and "virtual" begins? Find out....

A leading artificial intelligence researcher lays out a new approach to AI that will enable us to coexist successfully with increasingly intelligent machines....

In the movies, robots can be terrifying. In reality, thinking machines are disrupting the world in ways that are even more disturbing than in Hollywood fantasies - but they also have the potential to change our lives for the better....

In a captivating memoir, an Egyptian-American visionary and scientist provides an intimate view of her personal transformation as she follows her calling - to humanize our technology and how we connect with one another....

One of America's top doctors reveals how AI will empower physicians and revolutionize patient care....

In this absorbing and frequently contentious book, Roger Penrose puts forward his view that there are some facets of human thinking that can never be emulated by a machine. The book's central concern is what philosophers call the "mind-body problem". He examines what physics can tell us....

Under the aegis of machine learning in our data-driven machine age, computers are programming themselves and solving an extraordinary range of problems....

How to Create a Mind is certain to be one of the most widely discussed and debated science books in many years - a touchstone for any consideration of the path of human progress....

While TensorFlow is an incredibly important machine and deep learning library, we also give you an introduction to three others- NumPy, Pandas, and Scikit Learn. I have produced a hands-on guide, with plenty of code examples for you to follow along with.

Indie Game Publishing is the essential guide for indie game developers seeking to put their game into the hands of players. Whether you decide to self-publish or find a publisher to partner with, this useful guide will take you through each step of the process and thoroughly prepare you for success. This revised edition has been redesigned and tailored specially for the audiobook listener. Hear from experienced developers and expert publishers how they successfully released their games.

Magnetic field treatment utilizes various types of magnets on the body to help support your general well-being. It might likewise help treat certain conditions. Static magnetic field treatment: In this, you contact a magnet to your skin some way or another. You may wear an magnetic wristband or other polarized gems. It very well may be a swathe with a magnet in it, or you may wear a magnet as a shoe insole. You could likewise rest on an uncommon sleeping cushion with a magnet in it. Treatment with electromagnetic treatment ordinarily gets through an electric heartbeat.

One of the most peculiar and possibly unique features of humans is the vast amount of information we carry outside our biological selves. But in our rush to build the infrastructure for the 20 quintillion bits we create every day, we’ve failed to ask exactly why we’re expending ever-increasing amounts of energy, resources, and human effort to maintain all this data. Drawing on deep ideas and frontier thinking in evolutionary biology, computer science, information theory, and astrobiology, Caleb Scharf argues that information is, in a very real sense, alive - an aggregate lifeform.

Artificial intelligence is driving workforce disruption on a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution. Automation was once associated with mass layoffs in heavy industry like auto and steel, but computers are getting smarter and are beginning to replace traditionally 'white collar' roles like law, consulting, banking and finance. Yet some curious findings are emerging from the world's leading research labs.

In this book we are exploring AI from the past, present, and future. Artificial intelligence is a myth that turned into reality. Living in these times, have you ever wondered how your digital assistant, whether in the form of Siri or Alexa, gets you and provides you answers to all your sudden inquiries? It’s all thanks to artificial intelligence. Before we dig into its purpose and how it works, we should get to know a bit more about what it actually is.