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The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect

Judea Pearl · Basic Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

How the study of causality revolutionized science and the world"Correlation is not causation." This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, instigated by Judea Pearl...
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Head First Python: A Brain-Friendly Guide

Paul Barry · O'Reilly Media
Pages: 584
Format: Paperback

Want to learn the Python language without slogging your way through how-to manuals? With Head First Python, you'll quickly grasp Python's fundamentals, working with the built-in data structures and functions. Then you'll move on to building your very own webapp, exploring database...
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The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity

Byron Reese · Atria Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

As we approach a great turning point in history when technology is poised to redefine what it means to be human, The Fourth Age offers fascinating insight into AI, robotics, and their extraordinary implications for our species.In The Fourth Age, Byron Reese makes the case that technology...
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Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech

SARA WACHTER-BOETTCHER · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A revealing look at how tech industry bias and blind spots get baked into digital products -- and harm us all.Buying groceries, tracking our health, finding a date: whatever we want to do, odds are that we can now do it online. But few of us ask why all these digital products are designed...
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20 Easy Raspberry Pi Projects: Toys, Tools, Gadgets, and More!

Rui Santos · No Starch Press
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Twenty projects using the Raspberry Pi, a tiny and affordable computer, for beginners looking to make cool things right away. Projects are explained with full-color visuals and simple step-by-step instructions.Raspberry Pi Project Handbook is a beginner-friendly collection of electronics...
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Generation Robot: A Century of Science Fiction, Fact, and Speculation

Terri Favro · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Generation Robot covers a century of science fiction, fact and, speculation -- from the 1950 publication of Isaac Asimov's seminal robot masterpiece, I, Robot, to the 2050 Singularity when artificial and human intelligence are predicted to merge. Beginning with a childhood informed...
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