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  • Flesh and Machines

    How Robots Will Change Us

    by Rodney Brooks ...
    From the director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory—“a stimulating book written by one of the major players in the field—perhaps the major player.... Offers surprisingly deep glimpses into what it is to be human” (The New York Times Book Review).Are we really on the brink of having robots to mop our floors, do our dishes, mow our lawns, and clean our windows? And are researchers that ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Is one million dollars enough?

    A guide to planning for and living through a successful retirement

    by Rodney Brooks, USA TODAY ...
    A USA TODAY Money editor reveals the secrets of preparing for retirement, both financially and emotionally.This collection of columns and resources from Deputy Managing Money Editor Rodney Brooks offers advice for pre-retirees of any age as well as for people who have already drawn their last paychecks. It covers topics such as how much you need to save for retirement; advice from people who have ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • How to Land a Top-Paying Kennel attendants Job: Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Resumes and Cover Letters, Interviews, Salaries, Promotions, What to Expect From Recruiters and More

    by Brooks Rodney ...
    For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Kennel attendants job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Artificial Life Route to Artificial Intelligence

    Building Embodied, Situated Agents

    Edited by Luc Steels, Rodney Brooks ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Artificial Intelligence
    Originally published in 1995, this volume is the direct result of a conference in which a number of leading researchers from the fields of artificial intelligence and biology gathered to examine whether there was any ground to assume that a new AI paradigm was forming itself and what the essential ingredients of this new paradigm were. A great deal of scepsis is justified when researchers, ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

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  • Artificial Intelligence: The Basics

    by Kevin Warwick ...
    Series series The Basics
    'if AI is outside your field, or you know something of the subject and would like to know more then Artificial Intelligence: The Basics is a brilliant primer.' - Nick Smith, Engineering and Technology Magazine November 2011Artificial Intelligence: The Basics is a concise and cutting-edge introduction to the fast moving world of AI. The author Kevin Warwick, a pioneer in the field, examines issues ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Visual Thinking for Design

    by Colin Ware ...
    Visual Thinking brings the science of perception to the art of design. Designers increasingly need to present information in ways that aid their audience's thinking process. Fortunately, results from the relatively new science of human visual perception provide valuable guidance. In this book, Colin Ware takes what we now know about perception, cognition, and attention and transforms it into ... Read more

    $43.19 USD

  • Supersizing the Mind

    Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension

    by Andy Clark ...
    Series series Philosophy of Mind
    When historian Charles Weiner found pages of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman's notes, he saw it as a "record" of Feynman's work. Feynman himself, however, insisted that the notes were not a record but the work itself. In Supersizing the Mind, Andy Clark argues that our thinking doesn't happen only in our heads but that "certain forms of human cognizing include inextricable tangles of ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • AI

    Its nature and future

    by Margaret A. Boden ...
    The applications of Artificial Intelligence lie all around us; in our homes, schools and offices, in our cinemas, in art galleries and - not least - on the Internet. The results of Artificial Intelligence have been invaluable to biologists, psychologists, and linguists in helping to understand the processes of memory, learning, and language from a fresh angle. As a concept, Artificial Intelligence ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • Spaces Speak, Are You Listening?

    Experiencing Aural Architecture

    by Barry Blesser, Linda-Ruth Salter ...
    How we experience space by listening: the concepts of aural architecture, with examples ranging from Gothic cathedrals to surround sound home theater.We experience spaces not only by seeing but also by listening. We can navigate a room in the dark, and "hear" the emptiness of a house without furniture. Our experience of music in a concert hall depends on whether we sit in the front row or under ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Introducing Artificial Intelligence

    A Graphic Guide

    by Henry Brighton ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    Artificial Intelligence is no longer the stuff of science fiction.Half a century of research has resulted in machines capable of beating the best human chess players, and humanoid robots which are able to walk and interact with us. But how similar is this 'intelligence' to our own? Can machines really think? Is the mind just a complicated computer program?Addressing major issues in the design of ... Read more

    $6.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • From Bricks to Brains

    The Embodied Cognitive Science of Lego Robots

    by Michael Dawson, Brian Dupuis, Michael Wilson ...
    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 ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The VR Book

    Human-Centered Design for Virtual Reality

    by Jason Jerald ...
    Series series ACM Books
    This is a strong foundation of human-centric virtual reality design for anyone and everyone involved in creating VR experiences. Without a clear understanding of the human side of virtual reality (VR), the experience will always fail.The VR Book bridges this gap by focusing on human-centered design. Creating compelling VR applications is an incredibly complex challenge. When done well, these ... Read more

    $57.59 USD