"The first comprehensive study of conceptual and performance art in Yugoslavia from the late 1960s-1980s under the umbrella of socialism, inc. origin stories of artists such as Marina Abramovi?c'"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"How information can make us happy or miserable, and why we sometimes avoid it and sometimes seek it out. How much information is too much? Do we need to know how many calories are in the giant vat of popcorn that we bought on our way into the movie theater? Do we want to know if we are genetically predisposed to a certain disease? Can we do anything useful with next week's weather forecast for…
"Neuroscientist Mark Mattson covers the scientific research that established how intermittent fasting helps optimize mental & physical performance & can forestall aging & diseases of the brain & body"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Experts review the latest research on the neocortex and consider potential directions for future research.Over the past decade, technological advances have dramatically increased information on the structural and functional organization of the brain, especially the cerebral cortex. This explosion of data has radically expanded our ability to characterize neural circuits and intervene at increas…
An exploration of minimal writing--texts generally shorter than a sentence--as complex, powerful literary and visual works. In the 1960s and 70s, minimal and conceptual artists stripped language down to its most basic components: the word and the letter. Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, Carl Andre, Lawrence Weiner, and others built lucrative careers from text-based art. Meanwhile, poets and writer…
Originally published as G?os Pana in 1967."His Master's Voice is one of Lem's most polished and fully realized novels. It is told in the voice of Peter Hogarth, an eminent mathematician, who admits in the initial chapter that "the fundamental traits of my character I consider to be cowardice, malice, and pride." Hogarth recounts how he was conscripted to join the secret Master's Voice project -…
"This graphic narrative tells the stories of political cartoonists around the world whose work has been censored"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"The untold history of experimental art in a late GDR; analyzes photography, performance art, film, publications & galleries as a form of public life that destabilized the State"--Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 2017.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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"A brief introduction to the technology, the issues and future of virtual agents such as Siri, Alexa and the Google Assistant"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.