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  Scary Smart: Book Summary &...

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of Scary Smart, by Mo Gawdat.
   
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Mo Gawda.
   
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  Scary Smart explores the rise of artificial intelligence and its potential to shape the future of humanity. The book discusses how AI is evolving at an unprecedented pace and the responsibility that humans have in ensuring it serves the greater good. With a focus on the ethical challenges and societal impacts, it provides a roadmap for navigating the complex relationship between humans and machines, offering insights on how we can guide AI development for a positive future.

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  Autonomous Systems Guide -...

  Mark Jackson

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  "Autonomous Systems Guide: Design, Implementation, and Innovation in Next-Generation Autonomous Technologies" is a comprehensive resource for anyone looking to understand, design, and deploy autonomous systems across various industries. From self-driving cars to intelligent drones and AI-powered software, this book delves into the cutting-edge technologies driving autonomy in the modern world. 
  Starting with the foundational concepts, the guide explores the history, evolution, and core principles of autonomous systems. It then provides detailed insights into the design and architecture of these systems, covering essential components such as sensors, perception systems, data processing, and decision-making algorithms. Practical chapters on implementation offer step-by-step guidance on building, testing, and deploying autonomous systems, emphasizing the importance of safety, reliability, and scalability. 
  The book also highlights innovative advancements, including the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and edge computing in enhancing autonomy. Real-world case studies showcase successful applications across industries, from transportation and logistics to healthcare and manufacturing. 
  Tis guide equips you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of autonomous technologies and contribute to the next wave of innovation. 
   

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  Neural Networks for Beginners -...

  SAM CAMPBELL

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  "Dive into the fascinating world of deep learning with 'Navigating the Neural Networks: A Deep Learning Guide for Beginners.' This comprehensive book is designed to be your compass in the intricate landscape of neural networks, providing a clear and accessible guide for those venturing into the exciting realm of deep learning. 
  Whether you're a student, an enthusiast, or a professional looking to grasp the fundamentals, this guide is crafted to demystify the complexities of neural networks. From understanding the basic architecture of neurons to unraveling the mysteries of deep learning models, this book takes you on a step-by-step journey. It introduces key concepts, such as activation functions, loss functions, and optimization algorithms, in a beginner-friendly manner, making complex topics approachable. 
  Practical examples, real-world applications, and hands-on exercises guide you through the learning process, ensuring that theoretical knowledge is reinforced with practical experience. With a focus on clarity and simplicity, this guide equips you with the foundational knowledge to  
  'Navigating the Neural Networks' empowers you to embark on your deep learning journey with confidence. Unlock the potential of neural networks and transform your understanding of artificial intelligence with this beginner's guide." 
   

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  Clean air

  Gianfranco Rosolia

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  Imagine living without clean air. For the people who lived on the doorstep of Monkton Coke Works, their daily reality was a horrendous nightmare of hazardous and acrid sulfur dioxide emissions, all-pervading soot, and clamorous tannoys. Over decades, the facility grew unflaggingly, converting ever-increasing quantities of coal into coke without concern for the residents' well-being. In forming the Hebburn Residents' Action Group, Jennie Shearan united and empowered the underrepresented residents of Monkton Lane Estate, and gave them a voice, igniting a national dialogue about the health risks from the pollution that her neighborhood had to endure. CLEAN AIR is an exhilarating memento of the lengths that Jennie Shearan went to in order to secure environmental equity for her community. It is a David and Goliath account of a fearless working class woman who put it all on the line and left no stone unturned in her uncompromising fight for the right to clean air.

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  NASA Programs in the 1970s: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  Space exploration was always an expensive business, and throughout NASA’s history, the agency has had to justify to Congress its need for every dollar it intended to spend. This problem has helped NASA to be more careful and more creative with the money they did receive, and scientists had to justify the equipment they wanted to include on each space probe. They had to justify the size and the power demand, too. If they wanted too much, the entire mission might be scrubbed, and all their work would have been for naught. This made planning and designs leaner and more efficient, as scientists and engineers were more careful with their recommendations. 
  In fact, the Pioneer program was the most diversified sequence of any of NASA’s programs, and though they’re now remembered for being among the first probes in history to reach the Outer Solar System, the elaborate planning changed goals several times over several years before resulting in historic successes. NASA had wanted to do a Grand Tour of the Solar System toward the end of the 1970s to take advantage of the scheduled alignment of planets, which meant the Pioneer missions were meant to be test runs prior to the main events (Voyager 1 and Voyager 2), and a great many things discovered by Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 were essential to the successful planning of the Voyager probes. 
  Voyager 1 and 2 have done far more than accomplish their original missions. In fact, they are now exploring interstellar space, far beyond the outer planets in the cold wasteland between the stars. Each spacecraft carries a copy of a golden record which contains an introduction to Earth, should some alien civilization happen to encounter either Voyager 1 or Voyager 2. In the first Star Trek movie, writers imagined just that, creating a story of a Voyager spacecraft being captured and adapted for its own uses.

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  How the Clinic Made Gender - The...

  Sandra Eder

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  An eye-opening exploration of the medical origins of gender in modern US history.  
   
  Today, a world without “gender” is hard to imagine. Gender is at the center of contentious political and social debates, shapes policy decisions, and informs our everyday lives. Its formulation, however, is lesser known: Gender was first used in clinical practice. This book tells the story of the invention of gender in American medicine, detailing how it was shaped by mid-twentieth-century American notions of culture, personality, and social engineering.  
   
  Sandra Eder shows how the concept of gender transformed from a pragmatic tool in the sex assignment of children with intersex traits in the 1950s to an essential category in clinics for transgender individuals in the 1960s. Following gender outside the clinic, she reconstructs the variable ways feminists integrated gender into their theories and practices in the 1970s. The process by which ideas about gender became medicalized, enforced, and popularized was messy, and the route by which gender came to be understood and applied through the treatment of patients with intersex traits was fraught and contested. In historicizing the emergence of the sex/gender binary, Eder reveals the role of medical practice in developing a transformative idea and the interdependence between practice and wider social norms that inform the attitudes of physicians and researchers. She shows that ideas like gender can take on a life of their own and may be used to question the normative perceptions they were based on. Illuminating and deeply researched, the book closes a notable gap in the history of gender and will inspire current debates on the relationship between social norms and medical practice. 

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