human-machine systems

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The new breed

what our history with animals reveals about our future with robots
2021
"The MIT Media Lab researcher and robot ethicist offers an optimistic look at our future with robots based on our historical relationships with animals"--Provided by publisher.

AIQ

how artificial intelligence works and how we can harness its power for a better world
2019
"From leading data scientists Nick Polson and James Scott, what everyone needs to know to understand how artificial intelligence is changing the world and how we can use this knowledge to make better decisions in our own lives"--Amazon.

AIQ

how people and machines are smarter together
Two statistics professors describe how intelligent machines are changing the world and use stories, rather than equations, to explain the mathematical language they use and provide a better grasp on concepts in data and probability.
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Physics of the impossible

a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel
2009
Physicist Michio Kaku explains how devices commonly found in science fiction, including death rays, force fields, and invisibility cloaks, may become commonplace in the future, using real-life examples of other technologies that were considered impossible, including televisions, lasers, and atomic bombs, to support his point.

Flesh and machines

how robots will change us
2003
Explores the connection between humans and robots, explaining how this relationship is being redefined as humans develop increasingly complex machines.

Flesh and machines

how robots will change us
2002
Explores the connection between humans and robots, explaining how this relationship is being redefined as humans develop increasingly complex machines.

Inventing Iron Man

the possibility of a human machine
2011
Deconstructs Iron Man to find out how we could use modern-day technology to create a suit of armor similar to the one Stark made.

Physics of the impossible

a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel
2008
Physicist Michio Kaku explains how devices commonly found in science fiction, including death rays, force fields, and invisibility cloaks, may become commonplace in the future, using real-life examples of other technologies that were considered impossible, including televisions, lasers, and atomic bombs, to prove his point.
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