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"Who could imagine an idea born on a space station would help sustain our planet? Astronauts, living on the International Space Station, have to protect their resources because their lives depend on it. They learn to conserve water, air, food, energy, and waste. These efforts have in turn lead to . . . innovative ideas for air quality, food production, and water purification here on Earth"--Provided by publisher.
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"People use creative or inventive thinking to adapt the natural world to help them meet their needs or wants. All people use tools and technology in their life and jobs to solve problems. Join Space Cat and her friend Dog as they compare the natural world and the world humans made. Discover how STEM skills play a role."--
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"People use creative or inventive thinking to adapt the natural world to help them meet their needs or wants. All people use tools and technology in their life and jobs to solve problems. Space Cat and her pal Dog help readers understand simple and complex tools we all use every day."--
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"It's no secret that AI is changing the way we live, work, love, and entertain ourselves. Dating apps are using AI to pick our potential partners. Retailers are using AI to predict our behavior and desires. Rogue actors are using AI to persuade us with Twitter bots and fake news. Companies are using AI to hire us-or not. This is just the beginning. As AI becomes smarter and more humanlike, our societies, our economies, and our humanity will undergo...
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Statistics tell us that women are underrepresented in STEM careers, yet many of technology's greatest innovations have come from women. Ada Lovelace is considered one of the first computer programmers. It was six women who programmed the important ENIAC computer during World War II. While women's contributions to technology are often overlooked, this resource celebrates the lives and accomplishments of women inventors and innovators throughout history....
7) Tech fury
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Eighth-grader Emily Lemon wakes up and discovers that none of the gadgets around her house are working properly, and the computers at her middle school seem to have a mind of their own--but when the scoreboard in the gym displays the words "the revolution has begun, down with humanity" she realizes that humanity has lost control and civilization as we know it is in serious trouble.
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"People use creative or inventive thinking to adapt the natural world to help them meet their needs or wants. All people use tools and technology in their life and jobs to solve problems. Space Cat is curious about how tools, technology and engineering are used to keep buildings and structures from falling down."--
9) The encyclopedia of the weird and wonderful: curious and incredible facts that will blow your mind
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"Take an astonishing, amusing, and charmingly unconventional tour through the curious everyday lives of humans past.
No need to spend the day at an archaeological dig when you can simply make a cup of tea, clamber into your comfiest chair, and settle in with The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful, a compilation of 92 funny, strange, and strangely funny tales throughout human history.
Milo Rossi, the inquisitive mind behind the popular @miniminuteman...
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"People use creative or inventive thinking to adapt the natural world to help them meet their needs or wants. All people use tools and technology in their life and jobs to solve problems. Join Space Cat on an exploration of systems in both the natural world and in the human-made world. Readers discover how STEM skills keep systems working."--
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You can say goodbye to today's Internet, national bestselling author George Gilder says. Soon the current model of aggregated free content populated with "value-subtracted" advertising will die a natural death, due, of course, to the simple fact that absolutely no one wants to see online advertising. What will tomorrow's Internet look like? In Life After Google, Gilder takes readers on a brilliant, rocketing journey into the very near-future, into...
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"You don't understand the software running your car or your iPhone. But here's a secret: neither do the geniuses at Apple or the Ph.D.'s at Toyota--not perfectly, anyway. No one, not lawyers, doctors, accountants, or policy makers, fully grasps the rules governing your tax return, your retirement account, or your hospital's medical machinery. The same technological advances that have simplified our lives have made the systems governing our lives incomprehensible,...
14) A web of air
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In Mayda, a post-apocalyptic city off the coast of Portugal, a brilliant young engineer and a mysterious recluse race to build a flying machine, unaware that powerful enemies will kill to possess--or destroy--their new technology.
15) Hobby robots
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"A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about building and competing with robots. Describes the automatons and toys that shaped today's battlebots built with Lego Mindstorms kits, the ways kids are learning to code and programs robots in school, and where robotics may go in the future. Includes Q&A feature, glossary, index, and further resources"--
17) Medical robots
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"A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about robots used in hospitals and other medical settings. Describes therapy robots, robot-assisted surgery, and currier robots autonomously carrying items around hospitals. Explains the technology used for robotic prosthetics and the future of controlling them with brain waves. Includes Q & A feature, glossary, index, and further resources"--
19) Machine Learning
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Do you have a clear understanding of the different types of machine learning algorithms?
Do you know what a neural network is and how you can build one?
If you have heard the second audiobook in the series, the answer to both questions is YES.
If you want to gather more information about machine learning, deep learning, and neural networks, you have come to the right place.
Over the course of the audiobook, you will gather information on the following:
The...
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