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Neural computing architectures :the design of brain-like machines
"McClelland and Rumelhart's Parallel Distributed Processing was the first book to present a definitive account of the newly revived connectionist/neural net paradigm for artificial intelligence and cognitive science. While Neural Computing Architectures addresses the same issues, there is little overlap in the research it reports. These 18 contributions provide a timely and informative overview…
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- 1 online resource (401 pages) :illustrations
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Insatiable curiosity : Innovation in a Fragile Future
An influential scholar in science studies argues that innovation tames the insatiable and limitless curiosity driving science, and that society's acute ambivalence about this is an inevitable legacy of modernity.Curiosity is the main driving force behind scientific activity. Scientific curiosity, insatiable in its explorations, does not know what it will find, or where it will lead. Science nee…
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Meaning in Life: The harmony of nature and spirit
An acclaimed philosopher suggests that the art of living well employs the same principles as those that exist in all artistic creativity.This final book in Irving Singer's Meaning in Life trilogy studies the interaction between nature and the values that define human spirituality. It examines the ways in which we overcome the suffering in life by resolving our sense of being divided between the…
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- 9780262259200
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- 1 online resource (xix, 222 pages).
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Cyberpolitics in international relations /
An examination of the ways cyberspace is changing both the theory and the practice of international relations.
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- 1 online resource (viii, 311 pages) : illustrations
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In-game: From immersion to incorporation
An investigation of what makes digital games engaging to players and a reexamination of the concept of immersion.Digital games offer a vast range of engaging experiences, from the serene exploration of beautifully rendered landscapes to the deeply cognitive challenges presented by strategic simulations to the adrenaline rush of competitive team-based shoot-outs. Digital games enable experiences…
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- 1 online resource (224 pages) :illustrations
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Internet architecture and innovation
Today--following housing bubbles, bank collapses, and high unemployment--the Internet remains the most reliable mechanism for fostering innovation and creating new wealth. The Internet's remarkable growth has been fueled by innovation. In this pathbreaking book, Barbara van Schewick argues that this explosion of innovation is not an accident, but a consequence of the Internet's architecture--a …
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- 1 online resource (xii, 574 pages) : illustrations
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Histories of the immediate present : Inventing Architectural Modernism
How the different narratives of four historians of architectural modernism-Emil Kaufmann, Colin Rowe, Reyner Banham, and Manfredo Tafuri-advanced specific versions of modernism.
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The Soar cognitive architecture / The Soar Cognitive Architecture
The definitive presentation of Soar, one AI's most enduring architectures, offering comprehensive descriptions of fundamental aspects and new components.
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The native mind and the cultural construction of nature / The Native Mind and…
Surveys show that our growing concern over protecting the environment is accompanied by a diminishing sense of human contact with nature. Many people have little commonsense knowledge about nature - are unable, for example, to identify local plants and trees or describe how these plants and animals interact. Researchers report dwindling knowledge of nature even in smaller, nonindustrialized soc…
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The art of agent-oriented modeling / The Art of Agent-Oriented Modeling
A new approach for conceptualizing and modeling multi-agent systems that consist of people, devices, and software agents.
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