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Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water.

Прямое мысленное общение с компьютером, телекинез, имплантация новых навыков непосредственно в мозг, видеозапись образов, воспоминаний и снов, телепатия, аватары и суррогаты как помощники человечества, экзоскелеты, управляемые мыслью, и искусственный интеллект. Это все наше недалекое будущее. В ближайшие десятилетия мы научимся форсировать свой интеллект при помощи генной терапии, лекарств и магнитных приборов.

Through narratives and case studies spanning the brilliant history of engineering, Madhavan shows how the concepts of prototyping, efficiency, reliability, standards, optimization, and feedback are put to use in fields as diverse as transportation, retail, health care, and entertainment. Equal parts personal, practical, and profound, Applied Minds charts a path to a future where we apply strategies borrowed from engineering to create useful and inspired solutions to our most pressing challenges.

The ethereal cloud of artificial intelligence hides a gripping global race for the earth's most critical rare minerals. Far from a weightless digital utopia, the technology driving tomorrow's innovations is built on a heavy foundation of silicon, cobalt, and staggering amounts of energy. For...

Science world luminary John Brockman assembles twenty-five of the most important scientific minds, people who have been thinking about the field artificial intelligence for most of their careers, for an unparalleled round-table examination about mind, thinking, intelligence and what it means to...

The law of attraction can help you to get what you want in your life, and it doesn’t require a bunch of expensive equipment. All your need is your mind and your dreams to make it work for you. In fact, you have been using it your entire life, albeit, not efficiently. The universe is constantly working to bring people the things they ask for, but the trick is, you have to make sure you are asking properly. The universe doesn’t read between the lines, so it sends you the things you send out, assuming that is what you want.

Conquer travel anxiety and rewire your nervous system for a calm flight with this empowering self-help audio coaching. Whether prepping for a vacation or dreading a business commute, this program meets panic with practical, real-time relief. Experience a soothing companion that replaces...

Science fiction often takes its inspiration from the latest science . . . and our oldest questions. After all, the two are inextricably linked. At a time when advances in artificial intelligence are genuinely leading us closer to a computer that thinks like a human, we can’t help but wonder: What makes a person a person? Countless writers and filmmakers have created futuristic scenarios to explore this issue and others like it. But these scenarios may not be so futuristic after all.

As advances in AI spark fear and confusion, The Mind’s Mirror reminds us that in spite of the very real and pressing challenges, AI is a force with enormous potential to improve human life. Computer scientist and AI researcher Daniela Rus, along with science writer Gregory Mone, offers an expert perspective as a leader in the field who has witnessed many technological hype cycles. Rus and Mone illustrate the ways in which AI can help us become more productive, knowledgeable, creative, insightful, and even empathetic, as well as the many risks associated with misuse.

Paralyzed and unable to speak after a stroke, Cathy Hutchinson was trapped inside her mind, only communicating with the outside world through her eyes. Then she heard about an experiment called BrainGate at Brown University that hoped to allow immobilized patients to control robotic limbs with their thoughts. But can what sounds like science fiction eventually transform the lives of quadriplegics? And could it help Cathy take control of her life? Jessica Benko tells the story of a radical new technology, a pioneering group of researchers, and one woman's effort to transcend her condition and the body itself.

So what brought you here today? That’s right, a mobile app idea. Your mobile app idea. Your mobile app idea, while you were just carrying on the day, that you felt could change the world. A dare to dream. A mobile app idea that could solve mankind's everyday problems. Due to today's modern technology advances that have made it easier for coders to build mobile applications shortening the build time, there is no better time than now to build that mobile app.

Here, at last, is an audiobook that addresses the real heart of workplace safety: you. Your attitude, your priorities, and your mind-set all have more to do with how safe you are at work than you’ve probably ever imagined. Tuning In to Safety is about taking charge of a factor you can control: specifically, your thought process. The listener is challenged to define personal safety goals, then to reflect on how they think in regard to safety. Many will be shocked to realize their own thinking is working against them in their efforts to keep themselves and their coworkers safe.