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  Tokens - The Future of Money in...

  Rachel O’Dwyer

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  Wherever you look, money is being replaced by tokens. Digital platforms are issuing new kinds of money-like things, from phone credit, to shares, gift vouchers, game tokens, and customer data. These tokens are used to turn invisible stuff into assets, to pay wages, to track purchases, and to program and specify the terms of financial and political access and inclusion. What does it mean when online platforms become the new banks? What new types of control and discrimination emerge when money is tied to specific apps, or actions, politics, or identities? 
   
   
   
  By exploring the history of experiments in extra-monetary economies, O'Dwyer shows that private and grassroots tokens have always ghosted the real economy. But as the large tech platforms issue new money-like instruments, tokens are suddenly everywhere. Amazon's Turk workers getting paid in gift cards. Online streamers trading in wish lists. Gamers working for virtual gold. Coined memes selling for thousands. Bitcoin, gift cards, NFTs, customer data, and game tokens are the new money in an evolving economy. This challenges the balance of power between online empires and the state. For platforms, tokens can be an extra-regulatory sleight of hand. But for everyday users, workers, and online subcultures, tokens can also be subversive, a way of imagining what money could be, now and in the future.

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  Seeing the Unseen - An...

  Simon Winston

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  In a world where technology shapes every facet of our lives, from how we work and communicate to how we explore the universe, understanding the digital landscape has become an essential skill. "Unveiling the Digital Frontier" takes you on a captivating journey through the intricate web of modern technology, equipping you with the knowledge to navigate this ever-evolving terrain. 
  From the origins of computing and the fundamentals of algorithms to the transformative forces of artificial intelligence and robotics, this book lays a strong foundation for comprehending the technological marvels that surround us. Delve into the Internet of Things (IoT) and witness the seamless integration of everyday objects into the digital realm. Explore the realms of Augmented and Virtual Reality and experience the merging of the real and the digital in ways previously thought unimaginable. 
  But this journey goes beyond the hardware and software; it delves into the heart of what makes technology powerful and potentially transformative. Discover the world of computer vision, where machines learn to see and understand our visual world, revolutionizing industries from healthcare to entertainment. Engage with the ethical and societal implications of technology, addressing vital topics like data privacy, security, and the moral challenges presented by artificial intelligence and automation. 
  At its core, this book is an invitation to harness the limitless potential of technology while cultivating a critical understanding of its impact on our world. Whether you're a technology enthusiast, a curious learner, or a professional navigating the digital age, this book provides a roadmap to traverse the complexities of the digital frontier. Let the pages of "Unveiling the Digital Frontier" be your guide as you embark on a journey of exploration, understanding, and empowerment in the ever-evolving landscape of modern technology. 
    
   

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  Building Agency Ai

  Sam Miley

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  As artificial intelligence evolves beyond narrow task execution, a new frontier is emerging— Building Agency Ai, where intelligent systems are designed to act with autonomy, adapt to uncertainty, and pursue goals independently. 
  This book explores the foundations, architectures, and real-world applications of agentic AI systems, from personal digital assistants and autonomous vehicles to intelligent enterprise agents and AI-driven scientific discovery. It examines how agent-based modeling, reinforcement learning, and cognitive frameworks converge to create AI that is not just reactive, but proactive and purpose-driven. 
  You’ll gain insights into: 
  •	How agentic AI differs from traditional automation 
  •	Design principles for building goal-oriented, context-aware agents 
  •	Ethical and safety considerations for deploying autonomous systems 
  •	Case studies from industries including robotics, healthcare, finance, and defense 
  This book provides a roadmap for understanding and harnessing the power of autonomous AI agents in an increasingly complex world.

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  The Fourth History of Man

  MD John Bershof

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  In the spirit of medieval writer Chaucer, all human activity lies within the artist’s scope, the History of Man Series uses medicine as a jumping off point to explore precisely that, all history, all science, all human activity since the beginning of time. The jumping off style of writing takes the reader, the listener into worlds unknown, always returning to base, only to jump off again. History of Man are stories and tales of nearly everything. 
  The Fourth History of Man continues with virus infections where The Third History of Man left off hashing-out those specks of genetic schmutz, covering the R-naught of those naughty infectious scoundrels. Some big hitters will be considered, from polio and the famous celebrities that had it, through fifty shades of hepatitis, rabies and the hair of the dog, and the monkey business of HIV and AIDS. Leaving viruses, we’ll delve into a study of parasites, including the parasite of all parasites, Sigourney Weaver’s alien. Opening up a can-of-worms we’ll launch a nerd rumble: who would win between Weaver’s Alien and Schwarzenegger’s Predator. Other topics include the sociology of a social death preceding the actual death, the sociology of sexual cannibalism, and the sociology of colors, not just of yellow fever, but of other emotions under the rainbow, hopefully not making you feel positively blue. On the science side we’ll flip the script on the infamous Krebs cycle fleeced of the boring jargon that usually flows from the lecture hall and our road will scrutinize nuclear bombs, nuclear footballs and weapons of mass destruction, the secret of Ondine’s curse, and lessons in global warming.

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  The Network - The Battle for the...

  Scott Woolley

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  The astonishing story of America’s airwaves, the two friends—one a media mogul, the other a famous inventor—who made them available to us, and the government which figured out how to put a price on air. 
  This is the origin story of the airwaves—the foundational technology of the communications age—as told through the forty-year friendship of an entrepreneurial industrialist and a brilliant inventor. 
  David Sarnoff, the head of RCA and equal parts Steve Jobs, Jack Welch, and William Randolph Hearst, was the greatest supporter of his friend Edwin Armstrong, developer of the first amplifier, the modern radio transmitter, and FM radio. Sarnoff was convinced that Armstrong’s inventions had the power to change the way societies communicated with each other forever. He would become a visionary captain of the media industry, even predicting the advent of the Internet. 
  In the mid-1930s, however, when Armstrong suspected Sarnoff of orchestrating a cadre of government officials to seize control of the FM airwaves, he committed suicide. Sarnoff had a very different view of who his friend’s enemies were. 
  Many corrupt politicians and corporations saw in Armstrong’s inventions the opportunity to commodify our most ubiquitous natural resource—the air. This early alliance between high tech and business set the precedent for countless legal and industrial battles over broadband and licensing bandwidth, many of which continue to influence policy and debate today.

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  Gender Mosaic - Beyond the Myth...

  PhD Daphna Joel, Luba Vikhanski

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  With profound implications for our most foundational assumptions about gender, Gender Mosaic explains why there is no such thing as a male or female brain.For generations, we've been taught that women and men differ in profound and important ways. Women are more sensitive and emotional, whereas men are more aggressive and sexual, because this or that region in the brains of women is smaller or larger than in men, or because they have more or less of this or that hormone. This story seems to provide us with a neat biological explanation for much of what we encounter in day-to-day life. But is it true? According to neuroscientist Daphna Joel, it's not. And in Gender Mosaic, she sets forth a bold and compelling argument that debunks the notion of female and male brains. Drawing on the latest scientific evidence, including the groundbreaking results of her own studies, Dr. Joel explains that every human brain is a unique mixture -- or mosaic -- of "male" and "female" features, and that these mosaics don't map neatly into two categories. With urgent practical implications for the way we understand ourselves and the world around us, Gender Mosaic is a fascinating look at the science of gender, sex and the brain, and at how freeing ourselves from the gender binary can help us all reach our full human potential.

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