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"The tendency to synchronize may be the most mysterious and pervasive drive in all of nature. It has intrigued some of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century, including Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Norbert Wiener, Brian Josephson, and Arthur Winfree.
At once elegant and riveting, Sync tells the story of the dawn of a new science. Steven Strogatz, a leading mathematician in the fields of chaos and complexity theory, explains how enormous...
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Chaos theory and complexity theory are developing frontiers in explaining complex structures and systems in critical states, from the behavior of earthquakes, avalanches and hunderstorms to stock market crashes and the growth of cities. The author examines these theories, explores how they fit into an ages-old quest to discover how the universe works, delves into their possible limitations, and asks what we can do with this new knowledge.
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"Self-Organizing Natural Intelligence brings new scientific methods to intelligence research that is currently under the influence of largely classical 19th century single causal theory and method. This out-dated classical approach has resulted in the single-capacity g-theory, a "central processor," top-down, genetically determined linguistic view of intelligence that is directly contradicted by empirical facts of human and animal studies of intelligence."...
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Emergence is what happens when an interconnected system of relatively simple elements self-organizes to form more intelligent, more adaptive higher-level behavior. It's a bottom-up model rather than being engineered by a general or a master planner, emergence begins at the ground level. Systems that at first glance seem vastly different--ant colonies, human brains, cities, immune systems--all turn out to follow the rules of emergence. In each of these...
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We live in a time of chaos, rich in potential for new possibilities. A new world is being born. We need new ideas, new ways of seeing, and new relationships to help us now. New science-the new discoveries in biology, chaos theory, and quantum physics that are changing our understanding of how the world works-offers this guidance. It describes a world where chaos is natural, where order exists "for free." It displays the intricate webs of cooperation...
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What if structures could build themselves or adapt to fluctuating environments? Skylar Tibbits, Director of the Self-Assembly Lab in the Department of Architecture at MIT, Cambridge, MA, crosses the boundaries between architecture, biology, materials science and the arts, to envision a world where material components can self-assemble to provide adapting structures and optimized fabrication solutions. The book examines the three main ingredients for...
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Complex systems are ubiquitous, and practically all branches of science ranging from physics through chemistry and biology to economics and sociology have to deal with them. In this book we wish to present concepts and methods for dealing with complex systems from a unifying point of view. Therefore it may be of inter est to graduate students, professors and research workers who are concerned with theoretical work in the above-mentioned fields....
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Opening up opportunities for the world's unbanked, developing packaging that disposes of itself and sensing health signals hidden in our sweat. Plus, Michael and Anthony discover how artificial intelligence is making it easier to learn languages.Hosted by venture capitalist Anthony Lacavera and technology journalist Michael Bancroft. Featured guests include: Alex Kong, Founder and CEO, TNG FinTech Group; Sanford Liu, Founder and CEO, Farmacy HK; Katharina...
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The experiment to stage the first ever computer-generated hit musical in London's West End steps up a gear, as a cast and creative team come on board to rehearse the new musical - 'Beyond the Fence'. Will the music and lyrics generated by computer be fit for the West End Stage? Will an audience of musical theatre diehards at a secret workshop for the show, who have no idea of the show's computer origins, spot anything unusual about the piece? How...
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We explore efforts to develop robots with artificial intelligence that mimics our own. We explore IBM’s secret research facility in California and meet the man behind their ‘brain-inspired’ microchip that could make all our computers work and think like we do. We travel to Sheffield in the UK to meet Tony Prescott, a man who is striving to develop a robot with a sense of self, essentially, a robot that can think for itself. We then round-up...
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An algorithm becomes a book critic, a robot imitates a fruit fly and a startup pioneers a new way to fight cancer. Plus, Michael and Anthony speak with prolific inventor Nathan Myhrvold about metamaterials that possess strange yet useful properties. Hosted by venture capitalist Anthony Lacavera and technology journalist Michael Bancroft. Featured guests include: Allen Lau, Co-Founder & CEO, Wattpad; Albert Wong, CEO, HKSTP; John Luk, Founder & President,...
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Clothing becomes digitally connected, robots serve drinks and medical scanners spot diseases. Plus, Michael and Anthony speak with a professor developing brainwave-activated passwords. Hosted by venture capitalist Anthony Lacavera and technology journalist Michael Bancroft. Featured guests include: Simon Loong, Founder & CEO, WeLab; George Tee, Chief Technology Officer, HKSTP; Duncan Wong, Founder & CEO, CryptoBLK; Zhanpeng Jin, Associate Professor,...
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In the future, will the human being be at the top of technology, using it to solve the great problems of humankind? Will technology bring more freedom to be able to devote to exercising the highest values of the human being? What is this desire to annihilate our neighbor that seems to not have evolved ever since the origin of modern man more than 100 thousand years ago, despite the average values of the intelligence quotient having increased consistently...
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An AI plays matchmaker for social media influencers, a flowerpot keeps the elderly company and a robot performs a backflip. Plus, Michael and Anthony speak with fitness guru Tracy Anderson about technologies that can help us get in shape.Hosted by venture capitalist Anthony Lacavera and technology journalist Michael Bancroft. Other featured guests include: Edwin Wong, Founder and CEO, Cloudbreakr; Alvin Cheung, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer,...
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An algorithm designs the perfect website, an exoskeleton puts a spring in your step and a scanner sees inside your food. Plus, the entrepreneur who invented the mouse reveals his next big idea. Hosted by venture capitalist Anthony Lacavera and technology journalist Michael Bancroft. Featured guests include: Babak Hodjat, Co-Founder, Sentient Technologies; Sean Walsh, CEO, HyperBlock; Steve Cerveny, Founder & CEO, Kaleido; Abi Ramanan, Co-Founder &...
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