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  Egg - A Dozen Ovatures

  Lizzie Stark

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  An unconventional history of the world’s largest cellular workhorse, from chickens to penguins, from art to crime, and more. 
  The egg is a paradox―both alive and not alive―and a symbol as old as culture itself. In this wide-ranging and delightful journey through its natural and cultural history, Lizzie Stark explores the egg’s deep meanings, innumerable uses, and metabolic importance through a dozen dazzling specimens. 
  From Mali to Finland, mythologies around the globe have invested the egg with powers of regeneration and fecundity, often ascribing the origin of the world to a cosmic egg. An oracle to Romans, fought over by Gold Rush gangs, used as the foundation of the Clown Egg Registry, and blasted into space, the egg has taken on larger proportions than, say, the ovum of an ostrich. 
  It has starred in global dishes from the Korean comfort food ttukbaegi gyeranjjim to the less regaled yet iconic soft-boiled egg. Stark writes a biography of French-born chef Jacques Pépin through his egg creations, and weaves in her personal experiences, like attempting to make the perfect omelet or trying her hand at pysanky―the Ukrainian art of egg decoration. She also explores her fraught relationship to the eggs in her body due to a familial link to cancer, and shares her delight in becoming a mother. 
  Filled with colorful characters and fascinating morsels, Egg is playful, informative, and guarantees that you’ll never take this delicate ovoid for granted again.

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  Robot Souls - Programming in...

  Eve Poole

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  Two of the biggest design problems in Artificial Intelligence are how to build robots that behave in line with human values and how to stop them ever going rogue. One under-explored solution to these alignment and control problems might be to examine how these are already addressed in the design of humans. 
   
   
   
  Looking closely at the human blueprint, it contains a suite of capacities that are so clumsy they have generally been kept away from AI. It was assumed that robots with features like emotions and intuition, that made mistakes and looked for meaning and purpose, would not work as well as robots without this kind of code. But on considering why all these irrational properties are there, it seems that they emerge from the source code of soul. Because it is actually this 'junk' code that makes us human and promotes the kind of reciprocal altruism that keeps humanity alive and thriving. 
   
   
   
  Robot Souls looks at developments in AI and reviews the emergence of ideas of consciousness and the soul. It places our 'junk code' in this context and argues that it is time to foreground that code, and to use it to look again at how we are programming AI.

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  Red Dead Redemption - History...

  Esther Wright, John Wills

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  While the Western was dying a slow death across the cultural landscape, it was blazing back to life as a video game in the early twenty-first century. Rockstar Games' Red Dead franchise, beginning with Red Dead Revolver in 2004, has grown into one of the most critically acclaimed video game franchises of the twenty-first century. Red Dead Redemption: History, Myth, and Violence in the Video Game West offers a critical, interdisciplinary look at this cultural phenomenon at the intersection of game studies and American history. 
   
   
   
  Drawing on game studies, western history, American studies, and cultural studies, the authors train a wide-ranging, deeply informed analytic perspective on the Red Dead franchise—from its earliest incarnation to the latest, Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018). Their intersecting chapters put the series in the context of American history, culture, and contemporary media, with inquiries into issues of authenticity, realism, the meaning of play and commercial promotion, and the relationship between the game and the wider cultural iterations of the classic Western. The contributors also delve into the role the series' development has played in recent debates around working conditions in the gaming industry and gaming culture.

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  AI 2024 - Trends Technologies...

  David Borish

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  AI has the power to transform our lives. In AI 2024, Creative Technologist & AI Strategist David Borish explores the many ways in which AI is distrupting different industries. He looks at topics such as healthcare, creative fields, energy, mental health, and even the possibility of billion-dollar "unicorn" companies. 
  The book goes into the ethics and societal implications of AI technology while offering readers a glimpse into cutting-edge research. Through a combination of real-life examples and expert analysis, Borish examines the complex landscape in an accessible way. 
  Readers will gain an understanding of both the potential and challenges of AI as it shapes the future. Perfect for the AI curious, technology enthusiasts, or business leaders, this book serves as an essential guide to the evolving world of artificial intelligence.

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  scientific experiments that...

  Introbooks Team

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  Science informs the public policies, the social, and the personal decisions to conserve energy, farming, leisure, health, transport, defense, and so forth. Whether there are fair chances for failure or not, conducting experiments on merits basis, is usual amidst the world wide scientists today. If there are ample negatives then it is good to forsake the study or the research for the sake of the safety, all until the person come up with something really solid and substantial. At the same time, the understanding and the knowledge of the commons opposed to that of the scientists, is way different. That is the reason why they are scientists. 
  Having said that, to counter, or to argue with the top scientists, and their theories is not well within the scope of the insane commons. That boosts the confidence of the researchers to do what they want to do, and they get approval ahead to do the needful. It is generally acceptable saying that anything that is new is sure to get agitations from all the sides. Even the train, or radio or television or a steamer had agitations. Now, life is inevitable without using the Smartphone, high end gadgets, metro rails and so forth. In that aspect, encouraging the experiments that are conducted safely is the only choice for betterment. Thank much to all those who helped in the making of this useful literature. 

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  FOREX Trading For Beginners - An...

  Owen Jones

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  As a beginner, you may feel overwhelmed with the numerous terminologies, strategies, and platforms available. However, with the right knowledge and guidance, Forex trading can be a lucrative investment opportunity. 
  Forex trading involves the buying and selling of currencies in the foreign exchange market. The market operates 24 hours a day, five days a week, and is the largest financial market globally, with an average daily turnover of over $5 trillion. 
  In this book, we aim to introduce you to the key concepts and principles of Forex trading. We will explore the mechanics of the market, the benefits and risks involved, the currencies involved, and the different trading strategies you can implement in your trading. 
  Our goal is to provide you with enough knowledge and understanding to start trading Forex confidently. Whether you`re an aspiring investor or a seasoned trader, this book will serve as a valuable resource to help you make informed decisions and achieve your trading goals. 
  The information in this ebook on FOREX trading and related subjects is organised into 23 chapters of about 500-600 words each. 
  It will help you work out trading strategies and it may even help you venture out into a new profitable hobby. The least that it will do is save you hundreds on professional advice, but as an added bonus I am granting you permission to use the content on your own website or in your own blogs and newsletter, although it is better if you rewrite them in your own words first.

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