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Society of Mind by Marvin Minsky
epub |eng | 1988-03-15 | Author:Marvin Minsky [Minsky, Marvin]

Each separate rule seems common sense, at least when we apply it to a solid thing like a bridge, a fence, or a physical chain. But why do chains apply ...
( Category: Cognitive Psychology July 1,2020 )
Nuel Belnap on Indeterminism and Free Action by Thomas Müller
epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Thomas Müller

Main topological facts about and , where is a history in , are as follows:1. is connected and (given some natural assumptions) Hausdorff 10; 2. is maximally Hausdorff in this ...
( Category: History & Philosophy July 1,2020 )
The Invention of Time and Space by Patrice F. Dassonville
epub |eng | | Author:Patrice F. Dassonville

6.2.1 Transtability The Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras (c. 570 BC–c. 480 BC) considered that everything changes, nothing disappears. For Parmenides (c. 504 BC–450 BC) in de Natura, the Universe ...
( Category: History & Philosophy July 1,2020 )
Space, Time, and Aliens by Steven J. Dick
epub |eng | | Author:Steven J. Dick

Even so, the history of astrometry is characterized by several sudden technological breakthroughs, followed by long periods of routine work with more minor modifications. Thus, through innovative instrumentation Tycho Brahe ...
( Category: Astronomy July 1,2020 )
The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy by Evans James;
epub |eng | 1998-07-14 | Author:Evans, James;

The first term on the right Hipparchus computed from his solar theory. The use of a lunar eclipse helped him get around the difficulty of measuring the second term, the ...
( Category: Astronomy July 1,2020 )
Critical Theory of Technology by Andrew Feenberg
epub |eng | 2009-01-20 | Author:Andrew Feenberg [Andrew Feenberg]

III CULTURE Are capitalist and communist societies "converging" under the influence of the "technological imperatives" of the industrial system they share? The critical theory of technology challenges this widespread view ...
( Category: Communication & Media Studies July 1,2020 )
The Shaping of Ambient Intelligence and the Internet of Things by Simon Elias Bibri
epub |eng | | Author:Simon Elias Bibri

5.4.2 Technocracy: A Repercussion of the Nature of Subject Positioning and Legitimation in the AmI and the IoT Discourses Based on the above reasoning, the European society can be said ...
( Category: Computer Science July 1,2020 )
The New Universe and the Human Future: How a Shared Cosmology Could Transform the World (The Terry Lectures Series) by Nancy Ellen Abrams & Joel R Primack
mobi |eng | 2011-04-18 | Author:Nancy Ellen Abrams & Joel R Primack [Abrams, Nancy Ellen]

Chapter 8 Cosmic Society Now Building a cosmic society is not a dream for the distant future, like galactic travel. It’s about today. In fact, the future world is far ...
( Category: Science & Religion July 1,2020 )
Quantum Physics: The complete guide to quantum physics, including wave functions, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and quantum gravity by Sten Odenwald
epub |eng | 2019-11-07 | Author:Sten Odenwald

* * * Key Points • Quantum field theory is the relativistic theory for electrons and photons which describes fields of force as clouds of virtual particles that are exchanged ...
( Category: Quantum Theory July 1,2020 )
History and Measurement of the Base and Derived Units by Steven A. Treese
epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Steven A. Treese

( Category: Measurement July 1,2020 )
Quantum Generations by Helge Kragh
epub |eng | 2020-06-15 | Author:Helge Kragh

PHYSICS, DIALECTICAL MATERIALISM, AND STALINISM Among the political weaknesses of Aryan physics (as well as related attempts in mathematics, chemistry, and biology) was that it could not appeal to an ...
( Category: Physics June 30,2020 )
The Ethics of Cybersecurity by Unknown
epub |eng | | Author:Unknown

9.2.1 Hackers in the Early Days In the 1960s and 1970s, typical hackers were not really driven by malicious intent. They were often supportive of strong (ethical) values, broader than ...
( Category: Business Culture June 30,2020 )
Knowing and the Mystique of Logic and Rules by Peter Naur
epub |eng | | Author:Peter Naur

Define M * by the following construction: 1 0. Set M* = M. 1. Set i = 1. 2. 3. Increment i by 1. 4. If go to step 2; ...
( Category: Philosophy June 30,2020 )
The Philosophy of Cognitive Science by Cain Mark J.;
epub |eng | 2015-04-20 | Author:Cain, Mark J.; [Cain, M. J.]

5 The theory theory of concepts The theory theory places explanation at the heart of its account of concepts, and it does this through drawing an explicit comparison between concepts ...
( Category: History & Philosophy June 30,2020 )
Boneheads & Brainiacs: Heroes and Scoundrels of the Nobel Prize in Medicine by Moira Dolan
epub |eng | 2020-06-14 | Author:Moira Dolan

1. Charles Scott Sherrington, Man on His Nature, The Gifford Lectures, Edinburgh (Book 1937), 2nd ed. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1951). 2. Ibid. 3. Charles Scott Sherrington, The Integrative Action ...
( Category: Scientists June 30,2020 )

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