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  When the Ice is Gone - What a...

  Paul Bierman

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  In 2018, lumps of frozen soil, collected from the bottom of the world's first deep ice core and lost for decades, reappeared in Denmark. When geologist Paul Bierman and his team first melted a piece of this unique material, they were shocked to find perfectly preserved leaves, twigs, and moss. That observation led them to a startling discovery: Greenland's ice sheet had melted naturally before, about 400,000 years ago. 
   
   
   
  In When the Ice Is Gone, Bierman traces the story of this extraordinary finding, revealing how it radically changes our understanding of the Earth and its climate. A longtime researcher in Greenland, he begins with a brief history of the island, both human and geological. For the origins of ice coring, Bierman brings us to Camp Century, a US military base built inside Greenland's ice sheet, where engineers first drilled through mile-thick ice and into the frozen soil beneath. Decades later, a few feet of that long-frozen earth would reveal its secrets—ancient warmth and melted ice. 
   
   
   
  Changes in Greenland reverberate around the world, with ice melting high in the arctic affecting people everywhere. Bierman explores how losing Greenland's ice will catalyze devastating events if we don't change course and address climate change now.

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  Caribbean Herbalism -...

  Aleya Fraser

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  For millennia, people have utilized plants as foods, medicines, hallucinogens, clothing, shelter, perfumes, dyes, and even poisons. In the Caribbean, medicinal and practical use of plants began with its first inhabitants, the Amerindians. New plants and knowledge were introduced through both triangular trade with Asia, Africa, and Europe and the enslavement of Africans and Indians from Southeast Asia, culminating in the modern-day system of Caribbean herbalism.Caribbean Herbalism tells the rich and complex stories of Caribbean people and the plants that have sustained them. Inside you'll find: 
  A practical guide to a meaningful selection of herbs and their traditional usesBotanical field notes and drawings that tell the stories of the Indigenous, African, East Indian, and European plants that inhabit the regionCulturally important traditions, remedies, and recipesInterviews with Caribbean people 
   
  This book offers practical tools you need to build a relationship with plants and make common Caribbean herbal remedies like bush teas, bush baths, herbal wines, infused alcohols and oils, and more!

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  NVIDIA Stock - AI Boom - A...

  Investment Shots

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  Unlock the secrets of NVIDIA's AI boom and discover how to invest in this groundbreaking technology with our comprehensive guide. 
  Learn how NVIDIA is revolutionizing industries and transforming the future of artificial intelligence. 
  Discover the impact of AI on NVIDIA's stock performance and how to take advantage of this trend. 
  Whether you're a seasoned investor or just starting out, this book provides essential insights and practical advice for navigating the exciting world of AI investing. 
  Don't miss out on the opportunity to join the AI revolution with NVIDIA as your guide.

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  Code Image & Speech Gen AI -...

  Et Tu Code

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  Dive into the cutting-edge world of Generative AI with Code, Image & Speech Gen AI, a comprehensive guide that unravels the intricate landscape of code, image, and speech generation using artificial intelligence. Authored by experts in the field, this book takes you on a journey from the fundamentals to advanced applications, providing a deep understanding of the underlying technologies and methodologies. 
  Key Chapters:Introduction to Generative AI: Begin your exploration with the basics, understanding the history and various types of generative models.Mathematics Behind Generative AI: Delve into the mathematical foundations, covering probability distributions, linear algebra, and optimization techniques crucial for grasping the essence of generative models.Code Generation AI: Uncover the secrets behind automated code synthesis, from the workings of code generation models to practical steps for creating and optimizing them. Explore popular models like GitHub Copilot and understand their impact on code writing.Image Generation AI: Explore the foundations of image generation, training strategies, and advanced techniques using GANs and VAEs. Learn from popular research papers and discover how to create image generation models from scratch.Speech Generation AI: Grasp the fundamentals of speech synthesis, text-to-speech systems, and voice cloning. Dive into the mechanics of speech generation AI, understand architectures, and explore popular audio generation models like WaveNet and Tacotron.

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  Algorithms: Discover The...

  Trust Genics

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  Now you might look at this title and shy away, thinking that a book with "algorithms" in its title must be just for techies. However this book is very accessible to those with no background in computer science.In fact it is a must read for anyone interested in what our digital future looks like. Everyday we make millions of decisions from selecting a life partner, to organizing your closet, to scheduling your life, to having a conversation. However, these decisions may be imperfect due to limited experience, implicit biases, or faulty probabilistic reasoning. Today those decisions and more that could be made by human beings from predicting earthquakes to interpreting languages can now be made by computer Algorithms with advanced analytic capabilities.Algorithms can better predict human behavior than trained psychologists and with much simpler criteria. Studies continue to show that the algorithms can do a better job than experts in a range of fields. Artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare, science, engineering and life. The results will make our lives more productive, better organized, and essentially, much happier. Everywhere you look, artificial intelligence is beginning to permeate all types of industries and expectations are that it will continue to grow in the future. Imagine The Possibilities..........?More Accurate Medical Diagnoses?Better Military Strategies That Could Save Lives?Detect Abnormal Genes In An Unborn Child?Predict Changes In Weather and Earthquake?Safer Self-Driving Cars That Have Learned Your Personal Preferences?Analyze DNA Samples & Identify Potential Medical Risks?Smart Homes That Will Anticipate Your Every Needs?Predicting Where Cyber Hackers & Online Threats May OccurJoin The Future

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  The Apple II Age - How the...

  Laine Nooney

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  Skip the iPhone, the iPod, and the Macintosh. If you want to understand how Apple Inc. became an industry behemoth, look no further than the 1977 Apple II. Designed by the engineer Steve Wozniak and hustled into the marketplace by his Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, the Apple II became one of the most prominent personal computers of this dawning industry. 
   
   
    
  The Apple II was a versatile piece of hardware, but its most compelling story isn't found in the feat of its engineering, the personalities of Apple's founders, or the way it set the stage for the company's multibillion-dollar future. Instead, historian Laine Nooney shows, what made the Apple II iconic was its software. In software, we discover the material reasons people bought computers. The story of personal computing in the United States is not about the evolution of hackers—it's about the rise of everyday users. 
   
   
    
  Recounting a constellation of software creation stories, Nooney offers a new understanding of how the hobbyists' microcomputers of the 1970s became the personal computer we know today. The Apple II Age offers an unprecedented look at the people, the industry, and the money that built the microcomputing milieu—and why so much of it converged around the pioneering Apple II.

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