Essential Knowledge

In this audiobook, machine learning expert Ethem Alpaydin offers a concise overview of the subject for the general listener, describing its evolution, explaining important learning algorithms, and presenting example applications. Alpaydin offers an account of how digital technology advanced from number-crunching mainframes to mobile devices, putting today's machine learning boom in context.

Discover the fascinating world of beekeeping and learn how to share this vital skill with others in The Buzz About Teaching Beekeeping. This comprehensive eBook is your go-to guide for mastering the art of beekeeping while inspiring and educating future generations. Delve into the rich history of beekeeping and understand the crucial role bees play in our ecosystem. Explore the numerous benefits of beekeeping, from environmental awareness to building community support. With this eBook, you'll be well-equipped to design an educational beekeeping program that captivates and informs your ...

How much water do the Great Lakes contain? Who were the first and last men killed in the Civil War? How long is a New York minute? What are the lost plays of Shakespeare? What building did Elvis leave last? Get the answers to these and countless other vexing questions in All Facts Considered. Guaranteed to enlighten even the most seasoned trivia buff, this treasure trove of "who knew?" factoids spans a wide range of intriguing subjects.

There is a great gift buried deep within you that is begging to come out now. And that gift is reality shifting: the power to experience new realities with just the specific use of your mind and a simple script. For beginners, newbies, and struggling shifters, this is the simple and succinct reality shifting resource you've been looking for and will teach you everything you need to shift to your desired reality for goal achievement or new experiences. This book will also serve as your "all-in-one" place to find shifting-related information and learn some advanced shifting methods!

Although it is among the oldest of market institutions, the auction is ubiquitous in today's economy, used for everything from government procurement to selling advertising on the Internet to course assignment at MIT's Sloan School. Yet beyond the small number of economists who specialize in the subject, few people understand how auctions really work. This concise, accessible, and engaging book explains both the theory and the practice of auctions.

Billions of people around the globe use various applications of spatial computing daily - by using a ride-sharing app, GPS, social media check-ins, even Pokemon Go. Scientists and researchers use spatial computing to track diseases, map the bottom of the oceans, chart the behavior of endangered species, and create election maps in real time. Drones and driverless cars use a variety of spatial computing technologies. Spatial computing works by understanding the physical world, knowing and communicating our relation to places in that world, and navigating through those places.

In the late 1850s, a physician in New York City used a syringe and glass tube to inject half a drop of sperm into a woman's uterus, marking the first recorded instance of artificial insemination. From that day forward, doctors and scientists have turned to technology in ever more innovative ways to facilitate conception. Fertility Technology surveys this history in all its medical, practical, and ethical complexity, and offers a look at state-of-the-art fertility technology in various social and political contexts around the world.

In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Amaranth Borsuk considers the history of the book, the future of the book, and the idea of the book. Tracing the interrelationship of form and content in the book's development, she bridges book history, book arts, and electronic literature to expand our definition of an object we thought we knew intimately. Contrary to the many reports of its death (which has been blamed at various times on newspapers, television, and e-readers), the book is alive.

Are you ready to reinvent yourself and become the quintessential modern man? "The Modern Man's Encyclopedia" is your ultimate guidebook to navigate through the complexities of contemporary life with confidence and prowess. Embark on a transformative journey with this comprehensive eBook, where every chapter unveils insights into a different facet of modern living. Master the delicate art of conversation, where you'll learn not just to break the ice, but to shatter it with finesse. Then, dive into personal finance essentials and secure your financial future with budgeting strategies, ...

This is a great book for beginners or those seeking general knowledge about the subject matter. It explores workplace diversity and investigative report writing. It examines employee age, race, religion, handicaps, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation by focusing on the challenges these individuals face as well as their value to organizations. It also defines and describes all relevant sections of investigative report writing including the Executive Summary, Opening, Incident, Scope, Interviews, Analysis, Conclusion, and Recommendations.

An update to Simple CISSP Exam Questions, Essential CISSP Test Questions tests your CISSP knowledge using more than 2,400 unique test questions in a multiple-choice format, just like the actual exam.

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This introduction to cyborg theory provides a critical vantage point for analyzing the claims around emerging technologies like automation, robots, and AI. Cyborg analyzes and reframes popular and scholarly conversations about cyborgs from the perspective of feminist cyborg theory.

Have you ever wanted to know why you are here? How you and God fit in with your life, and this thing called destiny and purpose? Kevin B. Brewer examines the lives of several well-known biblical figures, and locates some uniqueness about each one that you may personally identify with yourself! If nothing else, he allows you to ask yourself some internal questions (many of them previously indoctrinated/religious misunderstandings), about what a personal relationship with God is, or could be, or even should be. “Faith To Obey God” is NOT about Religion, but about YOU developing YOUR BEST ...

The dream of a universal translation device goes back many decades, long before Douglas Adams's fictional Babel fish provided this service in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Since the advent of computers, research has focused on the design of digital machine translation tools - computer programs capable of automatically translating a text from a source language to a target language. This has become one of the most fundamental tasks of artificial intelligence.

★★★★★LEARNING STARTS WITH VIEWING THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY. ★★★★★ Knowledge flow- A mobile learning platform provides Apps and Books. Knowledge flow provides learning book of Fluid Mechanics. This book is for all engineering students and professionals across the world. Fluid Mechanics deals with forces and flow within fluids and this fluid mechanics book describes very basic concepts of fluid in an easiest way. Contents: 1. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics 2. Properties of Fluids 3. Bernoulli's Theorem 4. Newton’s Law of Viscosity 5. Pascal's Law of Fluid Pressure 6. Fluid...

Drone Essential Knowledge and Skills (DEKS) is about helping students go from general awareness of drones to flying safely as part of a team, then earning the FAA Part 107 commercial license, and starting their own drone business. Drones are becoming more relevant and pervasive in our schools and society. DEKS are designed to scaffold students through knowledge of drones, safety and responsible usage, technical knowledge, and skills to become a commercial drone operator, intern with a drone business, then build their own drone business in their local community.

Everything we know about how planets form and how life arises suggests that human civilization on Earth should not be unique. We ought to see abundant evidence of extraterrestrial activity - but we don't. Where is everybody? In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, science and technology writer Wade Roush examines one of the great unsolved problems in science: Is there life, intelligent or otherwise, on other planets?

"Journey to the Alaskan Frontier" is a compelling eBook that invites readers to venture into the heart of the Alaskan wilderness. It's your complete guide for this epic adventure presented in a well-structured and detailed format. Chapter 1 sets the tone, exploring the idea of an adventure from the Midwest U.S to the vast stretches of Alaskan wilderness. Throughout the book, there's ample guidance from selecting the perfect departure point to finally arriving at your destination. Whether you’re seeking solitude, exploration, or simply a change of environment, this eBook helps you ...

Humans are hard-wired for collaboration, and new technologies of communication act as a super-amplifier of our natural collaborative mindset. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series examines the emergence of a new kind of social collaboration enabled by networked technologies. This new collaborative society might be characterized as a series of services and startups that enable peer-to-peer exchanges and interactions though technology.