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From Instability to Intelligence

Complexity and Predictability in Nonlinear Dynamics

By: Michail Zak,Joseph P. Zbilut,Ronald E. Meyers

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From Instability to Intelligence

Complexity and Predictability in Nonlinear Dynamics

By: Michail Zak,Joseph P. Zbilut,Ronald E. Meyers

So far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain. And so far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. -A. Einstein The word "instability" in day-to-day language is associated with some thing going wrong or being abnormal: exponential growth of cancer cells, irrational behavior of a patient, collapse of a structure, etc. This book, however, is about "good" instabilities, which lead to change, evolution, progress, creativity, and intelligence; they explain the paradox of irreversi bility in thermodynamics, the phenomena of chaos and turbulence in clas sical mechanics, and non-deterministic (multi-choice) behavior in biological and social systems. The concept of instability is an attribute of dynamical models that de scribe change in time of physical parameters, biological or social events, etc. Each dynamical model has a certain sensitivity to small changes or "errors" in initial values of its variables. These errors may grow in time, and if such growth is of an exponential rate, the behavior of the variable is defined as unstable. However, the overall effect of an unstable variable upon the dynamical system is not necessarily destructive. Indeed, there al ways exists such a group of variables that do not contribute to the energy of the system. In mechanics such variables are called ignorable or cyclic.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540691219

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9783540691211

Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop

Making Records within Records

By: Michail Exarchos

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Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop

Making Records within Records

By: Michail Exarchos

Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop: Making Records within Records presents the poetics of hip-hop record production and the significance of sample material in record making, providing analysis of key releases in hip-hop discography and interviews with experts from the world of Hip Hop and beyond. Beginning with the history of hip-hop music making, this book guides the reader through the alternative techniques deployed by beat-makers to avoid the use of copyrighted samples and concludes with a consideration of the future of Hip Hop, alongside a companion album that has been created using findings from this research. Challenging previous theoretical understandings about Hip Hop, the author focuses on deconstructing sonic phenomena using his hands-on engineering expertise and in-depth musicological knowledge about record production. With a significant emphasis on both practice and theory, Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop will be of interest to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers working in audio engineering, music production, hip-hop studies, and musicology.

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249

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CRC Press

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1000913066

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9781000913064

A History of Milwaukee Drag

Seven Generations of Glamour

By: Michail Takach,BJ Daniels

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A History of Milwaukee Drag

Seven Generations of Glamour

By: Michail Takach,BJ Daniels

p>The queens that made Milwaukee famous For over a century, drag has been an unstoppable force in Milwaukee nightlife. On June 7, 1884, "The Only Leon" brought the fine art of female impersonation to the Grand Opera Hall, launching a proud local legacy that continues today at This Is It, La Cage, Hamburger Mary's, D.I.X. and innumerable other venues. Historians Michail Takach and BJ Daniels recognize that today's LGBTQ liberties were born from the strength, resilience, and resistance of yesterday's gender non-conforming pioneers. This is a long overdue celebration of those stories, including high-rolling hustler of the Fourth Ward "Badlands" Frank Blunt, over-the-top dinner theater drag superstar of the 1950s Adrian Ames, and "It Kid" Jamie Gays, first-ever Miss Gay Milwaukee and Latin community hero. And many, many more.

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192

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439675104

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9781439675106

From Instability to Intelligence

Complexity and Predictability in Nonlinear Dynamics

By: Michail Zak,Joseph P. Zbilut,Ronald E. Meyers

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Complexity and Predictability in Nonlinear Dynamics

By: Michail Zak,Joseph P. Zbilut,Ronald E. Meyers

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From Instability to Intelligence

From Instability to Intelligence

Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop

Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop

A History of Milwaukee Drag

A History of Milwaukee Drag

From Instability to Intelligence

From Instability to Intelligence

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