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“janelle shane”

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    The Epic Science of Lasers

    by Janelle Shane ...
    Everything you didn’t realize you needed to know about lasers, the incredible technology that makes the modern world possibleLasers are the quintessential technology of our wildest science-fictional dreams. In our collective imagination, they have waged battles in space, transported cows in tractor beams, and very nearly sliced James Bond in half. Meanwhile, off-screen, scientists have used real ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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  • You Look Like a Thing and I Love You

    How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place

    by Janelle Shane ...
    As heard on NPR's "Science Friday," discover the book recommended by Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Daniel Pink, and Adam Grant: an "accessible, informative, and hilarious" introduction to the weird and wonderful world of artificial intelligence (Ryan North)."You look like a thing and I love you" is one of the best pickup lines ever . . . according to an artificial intelligence trained by scientist ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    The Epic Science of Lasers

    by Janelle Shane ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours

    Everything you didn’t realize you needed to know about lasers, the incredible technology that makes the modern world possibleLasers are the quintessential technology of our wildest science-fictional dreams. In our collective imagination, they have waged battles in space, transported cows in tractor beams, and very nearly sliced James Bond in half. Meanwhile, off-screen, scientists have used real ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    You Look Like a Thing and I Love You

    How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place

    by Janelle Shane ...
    Narrated by Xe Sands ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 33 min

    As heard on NPR's "Science Friday," discover the book recommended by Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Daniel Pink, and Adam Grant: an "accessible, informative, and hilarious" introduction to the weird and wonderful world of artificial intelligence (Ryan North)."You look like a thing and I love you" is one of the best pickup lines ever . . . according to an artificial intelligence trained by scientist ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    AQ

    A New Kind of Intelligence for a World That's Always Changing

    by Liz Tran ...
    Narrated by Liz Tran ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 37 min

    You’ve heard of IQ and EQ. But in today's world, they’re no longer enough. We need the Agility Quotient (AQ).“Holistic, practical, and easy to digest (without feeling corporate). If you’re looking for a quick, yet addictive read about how to manage uncertainty, this is one of those books that will make you feel a little more steady.”—theSkimmIn a time defined by nonstop disruptions, when jobs ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

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    Decoding Greatness

    How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success

    by Ron Friedman ...
    Narrated by Ron Friedman ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 1 min

    National BestsellerFor readers of Outliers, Atomic Habits, and Deep Work, comes a game-changing approach to unlocking your greatness, using a secret strategy that’s vaulted business titans and creative geniuses to the top of their profession.We’ve long been taught there are two ways to succeed—either talent or practice. In Decoding Greatness, award-winning social psychologist Ron Friedman ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

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    Proving Ground

    The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer

    by Kathy Kleiman ...
    Narrated by Erin Bennett ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 53 min

    **Discover a fascinating look into the lives of six historic trailblazers in this World War II-era story of the American women who programmed the world's first modern computer."Kleiman’s persistence in sleuthing out the story of the ENIAC 6 programmers has resulted in an admirable contribution to the historical record and a labor of love." ―Wall Street Journal**After the end of World War II, the ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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    Artificial Unintelligence

    How Computers Misunderstand the World

    by Meredith Broussard ...
    Narrated by Andrea Emmes ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 46 min

    In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly designed systems. We are so eager to do everything digitally—hiring, driving, paying bills, even choosing romantic partners—that we have stopped demanding that our technology actually work. Broussard, a ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Artificial Intelligence

    A Guide for Thinking Humans

    by Melanie Mitchell ...
    Narrated by Melanie Mitchell, Abby Craden, Tony Wolf ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 33 min

    This program includes an introduction read by the author.No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now reveals its turbulent history and the recent surge of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

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    The Ideological Brain

    The Radical Science of Flexible Thinking

    by Leor Zmigrod ...
    Narrated by Tania Rodrigues ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 42 min

    Named a best book of the year by The Guardian and The TelegraphWhy do some people become radicalized?How do ideologies shape the human brain?And how can we unchain our minds from toxic dogmas?In The Ideological Brain, Leor Zmigrod reveals the deep connection between political beliefs and the biology of the brain. Drawing on her own pioneering research, she uncovers t... ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

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    Obedience to Authority

    An Experimental View

    by Stanley Milgram ...
    Narrated by Christopher C. Odom ...
    Series series Perennial Classics

    Unabridged

    8 hours 50 min

    One of the most important books in social psychology of the last fifty years, “The classic account of the human tendency to follow orders, no matter who they hurt or what their consequences.” (Washington Post Book World)The landmark examination of humanity's susceptibility to authoritarianism, Stanley Milgram's classic speaks to the present with disturbing urgency. ""Milgram's experiments on ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

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  • AQ

    A New Kind of Intelligence for a World That's Always Changing

    by Liz Tran ...
    **You’ve heard of IQ and EQ. But in today’s world, they’re no longer enough. We need the Agility Quotient (AQ).“Holistic, practical, and easy to digest (without feeling corporate). If you’re looking for a quick, yet addictive read about how to manage uncertainty, this is one of those books that will make you feel a little more steady.”—theSkimm**In a time defined by nonstop disruptions, when jobs ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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