The first comprehensive general resource on state-of-the-art protocell research, describing current approaches to making new forms of life from scratch in the laboratory.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
A novel algorithmic approach to mechanism design based on a geometric representation of kinematic function called configuration space partitions."This book presents the configuration space method for computer-aided design of mechanisms with changing part contacts. Configuration space is a complete and compact geometric representation of part motions and part interactions that supports the core …
Economist Frank Sloan and lawyer Lindsey Chepke examine the U.S. medical malpractice process from legal, medical, economic & insurance perspectives, analyse past efforts at reform, & offer policy recommendations.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
The life and work of Renaissance man Leo Beranek: scientist, professor, engineer, business leader, inventor, entrepreneur, musician, television executive, philanthropist, and author.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
An overview of research on dyslexia and an account of the underlying causes at cognitive brain, and neural system levels that provides a framework for significant progress in the understanding of dyslexia and other related learning disabilities.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"A Bradford book.""The Turing Test is part of the vocabulary of popular culture - it has appeared in works ranging from the Broadway play Breaking the Code to the comic strip "Robotman." The writings collected for this book examine the profound philosophical issues surrounding the Turing Test as a criterion for intelligence. Alan Turing's idea, originally expressed in a 1950 paper titled "Compu…
Exploring the application of Bayesian probabilistic modeling techniques to musical issues, including the perception of key and meter.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Discussing strategies for reviving an 'agriculture in the middle' and creating a food system that works for midsize farms and ranches, this book considers the ways midsize farms can regain vitality by scaling up aspects of small farms' operations to connect with consumers and develop food supply chains that preserve farmer identity.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
An examination of subversive games-games designed for political, aesthetic, and social critique.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Exploring the relation between sensation and thought through the prisms of dance, cinema, art, and the new media, Manning argues for the intensity of movement, developing the concept of preacceleration which makes palpable how movement creates relational intervals out of which displacements take form.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.