The World Without Us

The first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's global phenomenon and smash Sunday Times #1 bestseller, with gorgeous full-colour illustrations and a beautiful package - the perfect gift for the curious beings in your life. One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one-homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? In this first volume of the full-colour illustrated adaptation of his groundbreaking book, renowned historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind's creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human". From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens challenges us to reconsider accepted beliefs, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and view specific events within the context of larger ideas. Featuring 256 pages of full-colour illustrations and easy-to-understand text covering the first part of the full-length original edition, this adaptation of the mind-expanding book furthers the ongoing conversation as it introduces Harari's ideas to a wider new readership.

В книге "Единая формула взаимодействия полей и тел" исследован процесс взаимодействия (формула взаимодействия) полей между собой и взаимодействие полей с телами, находящимися в этих полях. Выведена единая формула силы взаимодействия полей и тел. Любое поле представляет собой пространство, заполненное движущимися микрочастицами. Процесс взаимодействия микрочастиц полей между собой и с телами, находящимися в этих полях состоит в следующем. Направленный поток микрочастиц поля, создаёт на эквипотенциальных поверхностях напряжённость. Напряжённость представляет собой способность направленно движущихся микрочастиц произвести действие (давление). Введено понятие давления. Определена формула взаимодействия микрочастиц поля с телом или другим полем, внесённым в это поле. Формула взаимодействия заключается в следующем: При внесении на эквипотенциальную поверхность поля, какого либо тела или другого поля, поток микрочастиц поля создаёт давление на внесённое тело или на микрочастицы внесённого поля. Давление переходит в силу, приложенную к внесённому телу, или микрочастицам внесённого поля. Сила - причина ускорения. Тело или микрочастицы внесённого поля получают ускорение и скорость. С помощью единой формулы силы взаимодействия полей и тел получены формулы сил взаимодействия ряда полей, окружающего нас мира. Используя единую формулу силы взаимодействия полей и тел, выведены формулы сил, полученные экспериментально на протяжении нескольких столетий Ньютоном, Кулоном, Ампером, Лапласом, Омом, Джоулем, Ленцем, Лоренцем и др. Получены формулы взаимодействия кулоновского поля и ядерного поля атомов. Получена формула силы взаимодействия магнитного поля постоянного магнита с телом, находящимся между полюсами магнита. Издание на английском языке.

The definitive study of bilingualism from a leading neuropsychologist Over half of the world's population is bilingual and yet few of us understand how this extraordinary, complex ability really works. How do two languages co-exist in the same brain? What are the advantages and challenges of being bilingual? How do we learn - and forget - a language? In the first study of its kind, leading expert Albert Costa shares twenty years of experience to explore the science of language. Looking at studies and examples from Canada to France to South Korea, The Bilingual Brain investigates the significant impact of bilingualism on daily life from infancy to old age. It reveals, among other things, how babies differentiate between two languages just hours after birth, how accent affects the way in which we perceive others and even why bilinguals are better at conflict resolution. Drawing on cutting-edge neuro-linguistic research from his own laboratory in Barcelona as well from centres across the world, and his own bilingual family, Costa offers an absorbing examination of the intricacies and impact of an extraordinary skill. Highly engaging and hugely informative, The Bilingual Brain leaves us all with a sense of wonder at how language works.

The scuba-diving philosopher explores the origins of animal consciousness. Dip below the ocean's surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own: sea sponges, soft corals and flower-like worms, whose rooted bodies and intricate geometry are more reminiscent of plant life than anything recognisably animal. Yet these creatures are our cousins. As fellow members of the animal kingdom - the Metazoa - they can teach us about the evolutionary origins of not only our bodies, but also our minds. In his acclaimed book, Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith explored the mind of the octopus - the closest thing to an intelligent alien on Earth. In Metazoa, he expands his inquiry to animals at large, investigating the evolution of experience with the assistance of far-flung species. Godfrey-Smith shows that the appearance of the first animal body form well over half a billion years ago was a profound innovation that set life upon a new path. He charts the ways that subsequent evolutionary developments - eyes that track, for example, and bodies that move through and manipulate the environment - shaped the lives of animals. Following the evolutionary paths of a glass sponge, soft coral, banded shrimp, octopus and fish, then moving onto land and the world of insects, birds and primates like ourselves, Metazoa gathers these stories together to bridge the gap between matter and mind and address one of the most important philosophical questions: what is the origin of consciousness? Combining vivid animal encounters with philosophy and biology, Metazoa reveals the impossibility of separating the evolution of our minds from the evolution of animals themselves.

In this myth-busting guide to AI past and present, one of the world's leading researchers shows why our fears for the future are misplaced. The ultimate dream of AI is to build machines that are like us: conscious and self-aware. While this remains a remote possibility, rapid progress in AI is already transforming our world. Yet the public debate is still largely centred on unlikely prospects, from sentient machines to dystopian robot takeovers. In this lively and clear-headed guide, Michael Wooldridge challenges the prevailing narrative, revealing how the hype distracts us from both the more immediate risks that this technology poses - from algorithmic bias to fake news - and the true life-changing potential of the field. The Road to Conscious Machines elucidates the discoveries of AI's greatest pioneers from Alan Turing to Demis Hassabis, and what today's researchers actually think and do.