"How resistance to fix economic inequality is tied to the persistent myth of meritocracy, and how to change the narrative"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Ubiquitous computational technologies will define our future, and this book takes the hopeful view that such technologies, properly designed, can enhance rather than diminish human agency. As people co-evolve with our technology, we can develop technological assistance to enhance our decision making and compensate for our biases: personalized medicine, intelligent romance, digital law, hybrid …
"A leading music psychologist and theorist explains how Major-Minor Tonality came to assume its dominant place within music composition"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"A playbook for bridging business and data science worlds to effectively execute machine learning projects in business"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Guided by the Four Laws of Biotics, the book details how technological humanity should interact with the biosphere and each other in accordance with Darwinian principles, which illuminate a middle ground between unacceptable apocalypse or unattainable utopia, with two hopeful options: alter our behavior now at great expense based on Darwinian principles and extend current civilization, or fail…
"Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories: inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still dream about, and lastly, the exaggerations, myths, and wise expectations for innovations we need…
"A workbook with ample case studies, Racism Untaught shows readers how to recognize racism in designed artifacts, systems, and experiences and moreover, how to create anti-racist design"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"The book offers a framework for how to make innovation leaps more likely - and shows how radically improved technology can help solve the major challenges the world currently faces"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"A brief book by an eminent researcher and former central banker urging central bankers to exercise caution and prudence, and to consider that they may not have every answer, when facing economic problems"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"An overview of the development and importance of ritual in every day life, written by a leading cognitive anthropologist"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.