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The Birth of the Mind

How a Tiny Number of Genes Creates the Complexities of Human Thought

By: Gary Fred Marcus

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The Birth of the Mind

How a Tiny Number of Genes Creates the Complexities of Human Thought

By: Gary Fred Marcus

A psychologist offers a detailed study of the genetic underpinnings of human thought, looking at the small number of genes that contain the instructions for building the vastly complex human brain to determine how these genes work, common misconceptions about genes, and their implications for the future of genetic engineering. 30,000 first printing.

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Basic Civitas Books

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0465044050

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9780465044054

The Algebraic Mind

Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science

By: Gary F. Marcus

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The Algebraic Mind

Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science

By: Gary F. Marcus

In The Algebraic Mind, Gary Marcus attempts to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in parallel. Resisting the conventional wisdom that says that if the mind is a large neural network it cannot simultaneously be a manipulator of symbols, Marcus outlines a variety of ways in which neural systems could be organized so as to manipulate symbols, and he shows why such systems are more likely to provide an adequate substrate for language and cognition than neural systems that are inconsistent with the manipulation of symbols. Concluding with a discussion of how a neurally realized system of symbol-manipulation could have evolved and how such a system could unfold developmentally within the womb, Marcus helps to set the future agenda of cognitive neuroscience.

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MIT Press

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0262354403

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9780262354400

Taming Silicon Valley

How We Can Ensure That AI Works for Us

By: Gary F. Marcus

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Taming Silicon Valley

How We Can Ensure That AI Works for Us

By: Gary F. Marcus

How Big Tech is taking advantage of us, how AI is making it worse, and how we can create a thriving, AI-positive world. On balance, will AI help humanity or harm it? AI could revolutionize science, medicine, and technology, and deliver us a world of abundance and better health. Or it could be a disaster, leading to the downfall of democracy, or even our extinction. In Taming Silicon Valley, Gary Marcus, one of the most trusted voices in AI, explains that we still have a choice. And that the decisions we make now about AI will shape our next century. In this short but powerful manifesto, Marcus explains how Big Tech is taking advantage of us, how AI could make things much worse, and, most importantly, what we can do to safeguard our democracy, our society, and our future. Marcus explains the potential—and potential risks—of AI in the clearest possible terms and how Big Tech has effectively captured policymakers. He begins by laying out what is lacking in current AI, what the greatest risks of AI are, and how Big Tech has been playing both the public and the government, before digging into why the US government has thus far been ineffective at reining in Big Tech. He then offers real tools for readers, including eight suggestions for what a coherent AI policy should look like—from data rights to layered AI oversight to meaningful tax reform—and closes with how ordinary citizens can push for what is so desperately needed. Taming Silicon Valley is both a primer on how AI has gotten to its problematic present state and a book of activism in the tradition of Abbie Hoffman’s Steal This Book and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. It is a deeply important book for our perilous historical moment that every concerned citizen must read.

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MIT Press

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0262551063

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Diagnosis and Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease E-Book

By: Michael A. Gatzoulis,Gary D. Webb,Piers E. F. Daubeney

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Diagnosis and Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease E-Book

By: Michael A. Gatzoulis,Gary D. Webb,Piers E. F. Daubeney

Diagnosis and Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease, by Drs. Gatzoulis, Webb, and Daubeney, is a practical, one-stop resource designed to help you manage the unique challenges of treating long-term adult survivors of congenital heart disease. Authored by internationally known leaders in the field, this edition is the first that truly integrates anatomy and imaging technology into clinical practice, and includes new chapters on cardiac CT for ACHD assessment, critical and perioperative care, anesthesia for ACHD surgery, cardiac resynchronization therapy, and transition of care. Congenital defects are presented with high-quality illustrations and appropriate imaging modalities. Find all the information you need in one user-friendly resource that integrates anatomy, clinical signs, and therapeutic options. Confidently make decisions aided by specific recommendations about the benefits and risks of surgeries, catheter interventions, and drug therapy for difficult clinical problems. Recognize and diagnose morphologic disorders with the help of detailed, full-color diagrams. Quickly find what you need thanks to easily accessible, consistently organized chapters and key annotated references. Keep pace with the latest advancements including five new chapters on cardiac CT for ACHD assessment, critical and perioperative care, anaesthesia for ACHD surgery, cardiac resynchronisation therapy, and transition of care Comply with the latest European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) practice guidelines - integrated throughout the book - for cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronisation therapy See imaging findings as they appear in practice and discern subtle nuances thanks to new, high-quality images and illustrations Integrates anatomy, clinical signs and therapeutic options of congenital heart disease both in print and online!

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455710016

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9781455710010

The Birth of the Mind

How a Tiny Number of Genes Creates The Complexities of Human Thought

By: Gary Marcus

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The Birth of the Mind

How a Tiny Number of Genes Creates The Complexities of Human Thought

By: Gary Marcus

In The Birth of the Mind , award-winning cognitive scientist Gary Marcus irrevocably alters the nature vs. nurture debate by linking the findings of the Human Genome project to the development of the brain. Startling findings have recently revealed that the genome is much smaller than we once thought, containing no more than 30,000-40,000 genes. Since this discovery, scientists have struggled to understand how such a tiny number of genes could contain the instructions for building the human brain, arguably the most complex device in the known universe. Synthesizing up-to-the-minute biology with his own original findings on child development, Marcus is the first to resolve this apparent contradiction by chronicling exactly how genes create the infinite complexities of the human mind. Along the way, he dispels the common misconceptions people harbor about genes, and explores the stunning implications of this research for the future of genetic engineering. Vibrantly written and completely accessible to the lay reader, The Birth of the Mind will forever change the way we think about our origins and ourselves.

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Basic Books

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0786724633

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Taming Silicon Valley

How We Can Ensure That AI Works for Us

By: Gary F. Marcus

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How We Can Ensure That AI Works for Us

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MIT Press

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0262551063

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Kluge

The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind

By: Gary Marcus

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Kluge

The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind

By: Gary Marcus

A 'kluge' is an engineering term for a makeshift solution, an inelegant construction that somehow works. This is Gary Marcus's analogy for the way the human mind has evolved. Arguing against a whole tradition that praises our human minds as the most perfect result of evolution, Marcus shows how imperfect and ill-adapted our brains really are. They have had to adapt from the environment of our early hominid origins to a complex world in which our penchant for short-term satisfactions is literally fatal. We are prone to rages, addictions and other habits that limit our capacity for rational action in every sphere, from food to politics. A breathtaking, witty and revolutionary book.

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0571236529

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Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Eleventh Edition

By: Joseph T. DiPiro,Gary C. Yee,L. Michael Posey

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Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Eleventh Edition

By: Joseph T. DiPiro,Gary C. Yee,L. Michael Posey

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. 25+ additional chapters available online! The classic guide to driving optimal patient outcomes using evidence-based medication therapies—updated with the latest advances and guidelines Presented in full color, Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 11th Edition helps you deliver the highest-quality patient care through evidence-based medication therapy derived from sound pharmacotherapeutic principles. It takes you beyond drug indications and dosages, showing how to properly select, administer, and monitor drugs—everything you need to provide safe, effective drug therapy across all therapeutic categories. With all-new monitoring tables and authoritative content from 300 expert contributors, this new edition has been fully updated to reflect the latest evidence-based information and recommendations. You’ll find Key Concepts at the beginning of each chapter, Clinical Presentation tables that summarize disease signs and symptoms, and Clinical Controversies boxes that examine the complicated issues faced by students and clinicians in providing drug therapy. Why Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach is perfect for students, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers: • All chapters provide the most current, reliable, and relevant information available. • Key concepts kick off every chapter. • Clinical Presentation Tables summarize disease signs and symptoms. • The majority of sections include personalized pharmacotherapy content. • Clinical Controversies Boxes clarify the most complex drug therapy issues you’ll face. • Diagnostic flow diagrams, treatment algorithms, dosing recommendations, and monitoring approaches have been updated in full color to distinguish treatment pathways. • Most disease-oriented chapters are enhanced by updated evidence-based treatment guidelines, which often include ratings of the level of evidence to support key therapeutic approaches. • Instructors who adopt this text are eligible for a PowerPoint presentation of all images and answers to Self-Assessment Questions! The most trusted guide of its kind for decades, Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach is the go-to text for students and practitioners seeking clear, objective coverage of core pathophysiologic and therapeutic elements.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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1260116824

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9781260116823

Guitar Zero

The New Musician and the Science of Learning

By: Gary Fred Marcus

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Guitar Zero

The New Musician and the Science of Learning

By: Gary Fred Marcus

An NYU professor of psychology describes how he was able to learn to play the guitar in midlife in spite of a limited musical aptitude, revealing what he learned about the brain's capacity for musical proficiency at any time of life and how his findings challenge commonly accepted beliefs about musical talent and training.

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Penguin Press HC

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1594203172

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9781594203176

The Algebraic Mind

Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science

By: Gary F. Marcus

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The Algebraic Mind

Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science

By: Gary F. Marcus

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MIT Press

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0262354403

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Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2

Nonpasserines - Diurnal Birds of Prey through Woodpeckers

By: Wayne Campbell,Neil K. Dawe,Ian McTaggart-Cowan,John M. Cooper,Gary W. Kaiser,Michael C.E. McNall

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Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2

Nonpasserines - Diurnal Birds of Prey through Woodpeckers

By: Wayne Campbell,Neil K. Dawe,Ian McTaggart-Cowan,John M. Cooper,Gary W. Kaiser,Michael C.E. McNall

This volume completes the nonpasserine species and contains accounts for the diurnal birds of prey through woodpeckers.

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UBC Press

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0774844361

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9780774844369

Hoover's Handbook of American Business 2003

By: Gary Hoover,Hoover's

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Hoover's Handbook of American Business 2003

By: Gary Hoover,Hoover's

Profiles include overview, history, officers, locations, products/operations, competitors, and historical financials & employees.

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1573110817

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9781573110815

Football Hooligans

Knowing the Score

By: Gary Armstrong

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Football Hooligans

Knowing the Score

By: Gary Armstrong

This book examines how groups of young male fans come to be defined and identified as football `hooligans and challenges the assumption that violence is wholly central to the match-day experience for these supporters. Rather, the creation of identity is at the root of hooliganism, with all the cultural values and rituals, codes of honour and shame, and communal patterns of behaviour and consumption that accompany it. The author locates hooliganism historically within the milieu of an industrial working class culture and examines ideas of performance and ritual encompassed in idealized masculinity. The book is based on a decades in-depth study of the `Blades, a group of football fans supporting Sheffield United, who are notorious for their hooliganism. It contributes to the debate on football hooliganism by challenging many traditionally-held notions of hooliganism and by providing the first anthropological study of football violence. The book also debunks the myth that violence between football fans is organized by `generals operating within hierarchically structured groups. Falsehoods such as this, it is argued, are advanced to augment the powers of the police and media in redefining and controlling particular groups of individuals whose behaviour does not fit easily within increasingly constrictive codes of social conduct. This book represents essential reading not only for undergraduates of social anthropology, sociology and criminology but also for the general reader with an interest in football culture.

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382

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Berg Publishers

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1859739571

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9781859739570

Baseball Prospectus, 2003

By: Gary Huckabay,Chris Kahrl,Dave Pease

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Baseball Prospectus, 2003

By: Gary Huckabay,Chris Kahrl,Dave Pease

In-depth statistics and predictions for every major league team and player.

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Potomac Books

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1574885618

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9781574885613

Healing Your Body Naturally

Alternative Treatments to Illness

By: Gary Null

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Healing Your Body Naturally

Alternative Treatments to Illness

By: Gary Null

This classic resource introduces readers to the latest alternative remedies -- Completely updated Based on interviews with leading alternative health practitioners, this volume distills their answers on everything from mental illness to heart disease. Reflecting the latest information, this third edition includes case studies that show how these treatments have proven successful. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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Random House Value Publishing

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0517093014

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9780517093016

The American People, Brief EDITION

Creating a Nation and Society, Volume I, Primary Source EDITION

By: Gary B. Nash,Julie Roy Jeffrey,John R. Howe,Peter J. Frederick,Allen F. Davis

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The American People, Brief EDITION

Creating a Nation and Society, Volume I, Primary Source EDITION

By: Gary B. Nash,Julie Roy Jeffrey,John R. Howe,Peter J. Frederick,Allen F. Davis

This Primary Source Edition provides 1 to 2 primary sources per chapter, tied to the chapter's content, with critical thinking questions for each source -- at no additional cost to your students. A condensed version of The American People, Seventh Edition, this engaging text examines U.S. history as revealed through the experiences of all Americans, both ordinary and extraordinary. With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, the authors explore the complex lives of Americans of all national origins and cultural backgrounds, at all levels of society, and in all regions of the country. A vibrant four-color design and compact size make this book accessible, convenient, and easy-to read.

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Longman Publishing Group

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0321466837

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The Birth of the Mind

The Birth of the Mind

The Algebraic Mind

The Algebraic Mind

Taming Silicon Valley

Taming Silicon Valley

Diagnosis and Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease E-Book

Diagnosis and Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease E-Book

The Birth of the Mind

The Birth of the Mind

Taming Silicon Valley

Taming Silicon Valley

Kluge

Kluge

Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Eleventh Edition

Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Eleventh Edition

Guitar Zero

Guitar Zero

The Algebraic Mind

The Algebraic Mind

Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2

Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2

Hoover's Handbook of American Business 2003

Hoover's Handbook of American Business 2003

Football Hooligans

Football Hooligans

Baseball Prospectus, 2003

Baseball Prospectus, 2003

Healing Your Body Naturally

Healing Your Body Naturally

The American People, Brief EDITION

The American People, Brief EDITION

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