Author: Rob Armstrong
Publisher: Magus Books
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Before you get to Homo sapiens, you must first deal with Homo roboticus. Inside all of us is the strangest thing, a biological robot. You notice it during sleepwalking and hypnosis, but in fact it's there all the time. Most people have had the experience of driving from A to B and then realizing they have no memory of actually having done the driving. It just seemed to happen, almost by itself. The robot in fact did the driving. It's the human autopilot and it handles most things. Most people are conscious very little of the time. They are usually in autopilot mode. Thousands of years ago, the autopilot human was all that existed. How we got from the robotic human mode to human consciousness is one of the greatest tales the cosmos has to tell. How did biological robots turn into human beings with free will? And why has no other animal on earth managed the same trick? Come inside and discover the answer to this greatest of all mysteries.
Homo Roboticus
Author: Rob Armstrong
Publisher: Magus Books
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Before you get to Homo sapiens, you must first deal with Homo roboticus. Inside all of us is the strangest thing, a biological robot. You notice it during sleepwalking and hypnosis, but in fact it's there all the time. Most people have had the experience of driving from A to B and then realizing they have no memory of actually having done the driving. It just seemed to happen, almost by itself. The robot in fact did the driving. It's the human autopilot and it handles most things. Most people are conscious very little of the time. They are usually in autopilot mode. Thousands of years ago, the autopilot human was all that existed. How we got from the robotic human mode to human consciousness is one of the greatest tales the cosmos has to tell. How did biological robots turn into human beings with free will? And why has no other animal on earth managed the same trick? Come inside and discover the answer to this greatest of all mysteries.
Publisher: Magus Books
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Before you get to Homo sapiens, you must first deal with Homo roboticus. Inside all of us is the strangest thing, a biological robot. You notice it during sleepwalking and hypnosis, but in fact it's there all the time. Most people have had the experience of driving from A to B and then realizing they have no memory of actually having done the driving. It just seemed to happen, almost by itself. The robot in fact did the driving. It's the human autopilot and it handles most things. Most people are conscious very little of the time. They are usually in autopilot mode. Thousands of years ago, the autopilot human was all that existed. How we got from the robotic human mode to human consciousness is one of the greatest tales the cosmos has to tell. How did biological robots turn into human beings with free will? And why has no other animal on earth managed the same trick? Come inside and discover the answer to this greatest of all mysteries.
It’S All About Something
Author: Alexander Villarasa M.D.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543469272
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
This engrossing anthology, ranging from unrequited love to the big bang and quantum mechanics, promises something to get lost in and remember. Alex still continues to find fulfillment with family and life, devoted to children patients, traveling, playing golf, singing, dancing, and doing civic projects in his hometown, Palm Springs, California, which has voted him one of its one hundred top doctors for seven years now. As to writing, the muse will always be with him.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543469272
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
This engrossing anthology, ranging from unrequited love to the big bang and quantum mechanics, promises something to get lost in and remember. Alex still continues to find fulfillment with family and life, devoted to children patients, traveling, playing golf, singing, dancing, and doing civic projects in his hometown, Palm Springs, California, which has voted him one of its one hundred top doctors for seven years now. As to writing, the muse will always be with him.
I'm Working on That
Author: William Shatner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780671047382
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Cultural icon and original Star Trek captain Shatner crisscrosses the U.S.--from MIT to Cal Tech--in search of the countless scientists and inventors who make fictional science real.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780671047382
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Cultural icon and original Star Trek captain Shatner crisscrosses the U.S.--from MIT to Cal Tech--in search of the countless scientists and inventors who make fictional science real.
Wonderful Worlds
Author: Robert Greenough
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466932430
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Wonderful Worlds is an explanation to laymen of events in cosmos and earth history, sequences of species life, and interactions of the brain, mind, soul, genome, enzymes, organs, and body. We see development of cultures directed from positions of logic and reason, eventually describing what makes us human. Proposed as beginning even before the accepted moment of the big bang, the cosmos erupts later over billions of years to first life in a progression of species, eventually leading to a fresh look at Homo erectus and newly thought subspecies of Neanderthal, sapiens, and modern man. Presented here are at least thirty alternatives to generally accepted myth, magic, and misclassifications in history. Man with emotions, including an underlying spirituality, combined with soul, brain, mind, genome, and body has experienced his evolution for over 600,000 years of a 13.7 billion-year existence. Only in the past ten thousand years has man acted in society as an intelligent, technical, communicating, calculating, emotional, and spiritual resident of Earth, even to expanding in the universe. This comprehensive collection of alternative views should be on the reading shelf of every person inquisitive of his or her planet Earths birthright.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466932430
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Wonderful Worlds is an explanation to laymen of events in cosmos and earth history, sequences of species life, and interactions of the brain, mind, soul, genome, enzymes, organs, and body. We see development of cultures directed from positions of logic and reason, eventually describing what makes us human. Proposed as beginning even before the accepted moment of the big bang, the cosmos erupts later over billions of years to first life in a progression of species, eventually leading to a fresh look at Homo erectus and newly thought subspecies of Neanderthal, sapiens, and modern man. Presented here are at least thirty alternatives to generally accepted myth, magic, and misclassifications in history. Man with emotions, including an underlying spirituality, combined with soul, brain, mind, genome, and body has experienced his evolution for over 600,000 years of a 13.7 billion-year existence. Only in the past ten thousand years has man acted in society as an intelligent, technical, communicating, calculating, emotional, and spiritual resident of Earth, even to expanding in the universe. This comprehensive collection of alternative views should be on the reading shelf of every person inquisitive of his or her planet Earths birthright.
Wenchworld
Author: Samantha Faulkner
Publisher: Sam Faulkner
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
What are you supposed to do with a bunch of homicidal androids after the international crime syndicate that created them is brought down? They could easily be decommissioned, but why not sell them off to a Wild West theme park? They could be reprogrammed, so they wouldn't kill anybody, and stage all kinds of mock gunfights to entertain the kids. What could possibly go wrong? Fembot Sally is about to find out...
Publisher: Sam Faulkner
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
What are you supposed to do with a bunch of homicidal androids after the international crime syndicate that created them is brought down? They could easily be decommissioned, but why not sell them off to a Wild West theme park? They could be reprogrammed, so they wouldn't kill anybody, and stage all kinds of mock gunfights to entertain the kids. What could possibly go wrong? Fembot Sally is about to find out...
Gaming and the Divine
Author: Frank G. Bosman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429018681
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
This book formulates a new theological approach to the study of religion in gaming. Video games have become one of the most important cultural artifacts of modern society, both as mediators of cultural, social, and religious values and in terms of commercial success. This has led to a significant increase in the critical analysis of this relatively new medium, but theology as an academic discipline is noticeably behind the other humanities on this subject. The book first covers the fundamentals of cultural theology and video games. It then moves on to set out a Christian systematic theology of gaming, focusing on creational theology, Christology, anthropology, evil, moral theology, and thanatology. Each chapter introduces case studies from video games connected to the specific theme. In contrast to many studies which focus on online multiplayer games, the examples considered are largely single player games with distinct narratives and ‘end of game’ moments. The book concludes by synthesizing these themes into a new theology of video games. This study addresses a significant aspect of contemporary society that has yet to be discussed in any depth by theologians. It is, therefore, a fantastic resource for any scholar engaging with the religious aspects of digital and popular culture.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429018681
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
This book formulates a new theological approach to the study of religion in gaming. Video games have become one of the most important cultural artifacts of modern society, both as mediators of cultural, social, and religious values and in terms of commercial success. This has led to a significant increase in the critical analysis of this relatively new medium, but theology as an academic discipline is noticeably behind the other humanities on this subject. The book first covers the fundamentals of cultural theology and video games. It then moves on to set out a Christian systematic theology of gaming, focusing on creational theology, Christology, anthropology, evil, moral theology, and thanatology. Each chapter introduces case studies from video games connected to the specific theme. In contrast to many studies which focus on online multiplayer games, the examples considered are largely single player games with distinct narratives and ‘end of game’ moments. The book concludes by synthesizing these themes into a new theology of video games. This study addresses a significant aspect of contemporary society that has yet to be discussed in any depth by theologians. It is, therefore, a fantastic resource for any scholar engaging with the religious aspects of digital and popular culture.
HUMAN'S TRAILS
Author: Kyösti Waris
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN: 9528080138
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The original edition of this book was called Human Predators (2016). Since then, the book has been reprinted under different names, until the final name of the book became Human Trails. The book consists of several articles of the author on the different topics. Some of them are topical, while others are more principled reflections on the existence of man. The writer is a social scientist and psychologist by training, and this is reflected in his writings. His critical internal view is that many of the factors affecting the life of modern man are harmful to human health and should be changed. The writings do not contain direct life instructions for the reader, but by reading them, he can gain useful stimuli for independent thinking and surviving in his own life.
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN: 9528080138
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The original edition of this book was called Human Predators (2016). Since then, the book has been reprinted under different names, until the final name of the book became Human Trails. The book consists of several articles of the author on the different topics. Some of them are topical, while others are more principled reflections on the existence of man. The writer is a social scientist and psychologist by training, and this is reflected in his writings. His critical internal view is that many of the factors affecting the life of modern man are harmful to human health and should be changed. The writings do not contain direct life instructions for the reader, but by reading them, he can gain useful stimuli for independent thinking and surviving in his own life.
Retail Futures
Author: Eleonora Pantano
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 1838676651
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The book includes new theory, original empirical evidence, and applied case studies synthesizing advances in innovation and technology for the retail sector. Chapters identify the challenges retailers face in response to new practices, suggesting how the sector can respond to technological developments, ethical considerations and privacy issues.
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 1838676651
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The book includes new theory, original empirical evidence, and applied case studies synthesizing advances in innovation and technology for the retail sector. Chapters identify the challenges retailers face in response to new practices, suggesting how the sector can respond to technological developments, ethical considerations and privacy issues.
The State of Creativity
Author: James Griffin
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1786438275
Category : Augmented reality
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Creativity has been of central importance to the development of the modern State, and yet creativity is something that has become increasingly side-lined. This has been particularly apparent with the development of new machinic technologies, such as 3D printing. This monograph argues that inner creativity, combined with the zone of discourse, has been endangered by the rise of administrative regulation. Griffin investigates how the failure to incorporate creativity into that administrative regulation is adversely impacting the regulation of technologies such as 3D printing. The State of Creativity, proposes reforms to ensure that the regulation does take creativity into account.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1786438275
Category : Augmented reality
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Creativity has been of central importance to the development of the modern State, and yet creativity is something that has become increasingly side-lined. This has been particularly apparent with the development of new machinic technologies, such as 3D printing. This monograph argues that inner creativity, combined with the zone of discourse, has been endangered by the rise of administrative regulation. Griffin investigates how the failure to incorporate creativity into that administrative regulation is adversely impacting the regulation of technologies such as 3D printing. The State of Creativity, proposes reforms to ensure that the regulation does take creativity into account.
Rebound
Author: Clemens P. Suter
Publisher: via tolino media
ISBN: 3754640097
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Alan is one of the few survivors of a viral pandemic. Together with his three dogs, he wanders the lonely roads of Armageddon. Soon joined by Imani, a young woman, he sets out to discover the truth: where did the virus originate? Together, they discover a threat that could wipe away the final remnants of humanity. In a world ruled by anarchy and devastation, their chances of success or even survival look very bleak. Robotics, Internet of things, artificial intelligence, evolution, the conquest of space... wrapped into an exciting post-pandemic adventure story. “Yes, sometimes it was as if I had witnessed the entire scene, from the darkness of the tunnel, my hand on my revolver, ready to intervene. Latest then, as these thoughts entered my head, I would shake myself. We write our own laws. We live in a new world, a new reality. We only have our survival to cling to, our reality is an uncertain, twisting, exhausting thing, but my cause is just.” A gripping thriller that certainly gains attention quickly and will not let you put the book down. When you love dystopian books: this one is fantastic.
Publisher: via tolino media
ISBN: 3754640097
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Alan is one of the few survivors of a viral pandemic. Together with his three dogs, he wanders the lonely roads of Armageddon. Soon joined by Imani, a young woman, he sets out to discover the truth: where did the virus originate? Together, they discover a threat that could wipe away the final remnants of humanity. In a world ruled by anarchy and devastation, their chances of success or even survival look very bleak. Robotics, Internet of things, artificial intelligence, evolution, the conquest of space... wrapped into an exciting post-pandemic adventure story. “Yes, sometimes it was as if I had witnessed the entire scene, from the darkness of the tunnel, my hand on my revolver, ready to intervene. Latest then, as these thoughts entered my head, I would shake myself. We write our own laws. We live in a new world, a new reality. We only have our survival to cling to, our reality is an uncertain, twisting, exhausting thing, but my cause is just.” A gripping thriller that certainly gains attention quickly and will not let you put the book down. When you love dystopian books: this one is fantastic.