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From Bricks to Brains the Embodied Cognitive Science of LEGO Robots
From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive science, and illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction and observation of LEGO Mindstorms robots. Discussing the characteristics that distinguish embodied cognitive science from classical cognitive science, From Bricks to Brains places a renewed emphasis on sensing and acting, the importance of embodiment, the exploration of …
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Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology
Scholars from a variety of disciplines consider cases of convergence in lithic technology, when functional or developmental constraints result in similar forms in independent lineages. Hominins began using stone tools at least 2.6 million years ago, perhaps even 3.4 million years ago. Given the nearly ubiquitous use of stone tools by humans and their ancestors, the study of lithic technology o…
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Rolling Contact Fatigue in a Vacuum
This book deals with wear and performance testing of thin solid film lubrication and hard coatings in an ultra-high vacuum (UHV), a process which enables rapid accumulation of stress cycles compared with testing in oil at atmospheric pressure. The authors’ lucid and authoritative narrative broadens readers' understanding of the benefits of UHV testing: a cleaner, shorter test is achieved in h…
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Who’s to Blame for Greece? Austerity in Charge of Saving a Broken Economy
Greece's economy symbolizes in many ways the Eurozone's economic problems and divergent interests as it amasses most of the economic disadvantages characterizing the Eurozone's economy itself. This book presents the economic and political challenges to Greece and the EU member states.
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Salt Wars: The Battle Over the Biggest Killer in the American Diet
How food industry lobbyists and a small group of scientists have successfully fought government efforts to reduce dangerous levels of sodium in our food. A high-sodium diet is deadly; studies have linked it to high blood pressure, strokes, and heart attacks. It's been estimated that excess sodium in the American diet causes as many as 100,000 deaths and many billions of dollars in avoidable …
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Contemporanea :a glossary for the twenty-first century
"A glossary of conceptual terms (with short essay-entries explaining the reasons) for the 21st century (and how we may work through this century) by leading names in philosophy and cultural studies"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Navigating the polycrisis :mapping the futures of capitalism and the Earth
"Critical analysis of the convergence of global crises facing humanity and their implications for our planetary future"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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The phoenix complex :a philosophy of nature
An innovative, wide-ranging consideration of the global ecological crisis and its deep philosophical and theological roots. Global crises, from melting Arctic ice to ecosystem collapse and the sixth mass extinction, challenge our age-old belief in nature as a phoenix with an infinite ability to regenerate itself from the ashes of destruction. Moving from antiquity to the present and back, Micha…
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Imperfection :a natural history
Originally published: Imperfezione: Una storia naturale. Milano : Raffaello Cortina editore, 2019."A history of and a hymn to the diversities of living beings, to understand that imperfection is promise of change and fuel of creativity"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Code to joy :why everyone should learn a little programming
Includes index."With a few basic programming skills, we can change our relationship with the machines in our life and get more done with their help"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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