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The Digital Ape

Author : Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190932996
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The Digital Ape written by Sir Nigel Shadbolt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The smart-machines revolution is reshaping our lives and our societies. Here, Sir Nigel Shadbolt, one of the world's leading authorities on artificial intelligence, and Roger Hampson dispel terror, confusion, and misconception. We are not about to be elbowed aside by a rebel army of super-intelligent robots of our own creation. We were using tools before we became Homo sapiens, and will continue to build and master them, no matter how complicated they become. How we exercise that control--in our private lives, in employment, in politics--and make the best of the wonderful opportunities, will determine our collective future well-being. Chapter by chapter, The Digital Ape outline how our choices and the use and adaptation of the tools we've created can lead to opportunities for the environment (both built and natural), health, and our security. Shadbolt and Hampson are uniquely well-suited to draw on historical precedent and technical know-how to offer a vision of the future that is exciting, rather than nerve-wracking, to contemplate.

The Digital Ape

Author : Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190933003
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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APE, Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur

Author : Guy Kawasaki
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780988523104
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book APE, Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur written by Guy Kawasaki and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: APE’s thesis is powerful yet simple: filling the roles of Author, Publisher and Entrepreneur yields results that rival traditional publishing.

Last Ape Standing

Author : Chip Walter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802778917
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Last Ape Standing written by Chip Walter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past 150 years scientists have discovered evidence that at least twenty-seven species of humans evolved on planet Earth. These weren't simply variations on apes, but upright-walking humans who lived side by side, competing, cooperating, sometimes even mating with our direct ancestors. Why did the line of ancient humans who eventually evolved into us survive when the others were shown the evolutionary door? Chip Walter draws on new scientific discoveries to tell the fascinating tale of how our survival was linked to our ancestors being born more prematurely than others, having uniquely long and rich childhoods, evolving a new kind of mind that made us resourceful and emotionally complex; how our highly social nature increased our odds of survival; and why we became self aware in ways that no other animal seems to be. Last Ape Standing also profiles the mysterious "others" who evolved with us-the Neanderthals of Europe, the "Hobbits" of Indonesia, the Denisovans of Siberia and the just-discovered Red Deer Cave people of China who died off a mere eleven thousand years ago. Last Ape Standing is evocative science writing at its best-a witty, engaging and accessible story that explores the evolutionary events that molded us into the remarkably unique creatures we are; an investigation of why we do, feel, and think the things we do as a species, and as people-good and bad, ingenious and cunning, heroic and conflicted.

The Apes of Wrath

Author : Richard Klaw
Publisher : Tachyon Publications
ISBN 13 : 1616961414
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book The Apes of Wrath written by Richard Klaw and published by Tachyon Publications. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Rue Morgue, the jungles of Tarzan, the fables of Aesop, and outer space, the apes in these seventeen fantastic tales boldly go where humans dare not. Including a foreword from Rupert Wyatt, the director of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, this provocative anthology delves into our fascination with and fear of our simian cousins. “Evil Robot Monkey” introduces a disgruntled chimp implanted with a chip that makes him cleverer than both his cohort and humans alike. In “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” a murder mystery unravels with the discovery of a hair that does not appear quite human. Merging steampunk with slapstick, “The Ape-Box Affair” has a not-so-ordinary orangutan landing on Earth in a spherical flying ship—where he is promptly mistaken for an alien. King Kong sets a terrible example with booze and Barbie dolls in “Godzilla’s 12-Step Program.” If you’ve ever wondered what makes humans different from apes, soon you’ll be asking yourself, is it even less than we think?

Ape Escapes!

Author : Aline Alexander Newman
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426309368
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Ape Escapes! written by Aline Alexander Newman and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun stories about mischievous apes.

The Analog Ape

Author : Chris Stansel
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book The Analog Ape written by Chris Stansel and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has digital technology become a problem in our lives? Well, it must at least be a concern or else you wouldn't be reading this blurb. But not to worry, this book isn't about shaming your habits, quite the opposite actually. The carefully orchestrated digital realm many of us now live in is built on pitting ourselves... against ourselves. On the surface we have the digital mask, a façade that obscures our view and makes us believe we're capable of non-stop productivity, infinite learning, and the perfect life. Behind the mask, we have our flawed, innate, humanness-an object of shame in the modern world. But only in understanding and accepting the confusing mess we call being human can we finally rip off that suffocating digital mask for good and become an "Analog Ape." As we embark on the digital minimalism quest together, I hope this companion guide can help lead you through many of the roadblocks I encountered on my own journey toward making digital technology a tool again, and not a lifestyle. Our approach will be focused on harnessing the secret power of our humanity-a power our ancestors understood well-and reincorporating it into our lives. And by the end of this process, we may not be perfect. But we will be whole.

The Ape in the Tree

Author : Alan Walker
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674016750
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book The Ape in the Tree written by Alan Walker and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailing the unfolding discovery of a crucial link in our evolution, this book is written in the voice of Walker, whose involvement with Proconsul began when his graduate supervisor analyzed the tree-climbing adaptations in the arm and hand of this extinct creature. Today, Proconsul is the best-known fossil ape in the world.

Strategy in the Digital Age

Author : Michael Lenox
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1503635767
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Strategy in the Digital Age written by Michael Lenox and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital transformation is much more than building a digital infrastructure to gather and process data. It is about understanding how digital technologies enable the creation of innovative services and products. It is about identifying new competitive positions and business models and thinking critically about how to both create and capture value. Strategy in the Digital Age directly engages these concerns and provides a comprehensive roadmap for planning a successful digital strategy and executing a digital transformation in organizations. Covering major topics such as big tech, data analytics, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, autonomy, cybersecurity, data privacy, and antitrust, strategy expert Michael Lenox outlines a set of novel, original frameworks to help those undertaking digital transformation at their organization devise their strategy. Readers will also come away with a greater understanding of how to navigate the human dimension of digital transformation and tackle the numerous social and policy challenges raised by digital technology. With insights from major companies such as Spotify, Facebook, and Uber, Lenox delivers a compelling volume that offers both a foundational understanding of this dynamic environment and an action plan for those seeking a path to digital strategy implementation for their organization.

Between Ape and Human

Author : Gregory Forth
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1639361448
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Between Ape and Human written by Gregory Forth and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable investigation into the hominoids of Flores Island, their place on the evolutionary spectrum—and whether or not they still survive. While doing fieldwork on the remote Indonesian island of Flores, anthropologist Gregory Forth came across people talking about half-apelike, half-humanlike creatures that once lived in a cave on the slopes of a nearby volcano. Over the years he continued to record what locals had to say about these mystery hominoids while searching for ways to explain them as imaginary symbols of the wild or other cultural representations. Then along came the ‘hobbit’. In 2003, several skeletons of a small-statured early human species alongside stone tools and animal remains were excavated in a cave in western Flores. Named Homo floresiensis, this ancient hominin was initially believed to have lived until as recently as 12,000 years ago— possibly overlapping with the appearance of Homo sapiens on Flores. In view of this timing and the striking resemblance of floresiensis to the mystery creatures described by the islanders, Forth began to think about the creatures as possibly reflecting a real species, either now extinct but retained in ‘cultural memory’ or even still surviving. He began to investigate reports from the Lio region of the island where locals described 'ape-men' as still living. Dozens claimed to have even seen them. In Between Ape and Human, we follow Forth on the trail of this mystery hominoid, and the space they occupy in islanders’ culture as both natural creatures and as supernatural beings. In a narrative filled with adventure, Lio culture and language, zoology and natural history, Forth comes to a startling and controversial conclusion. Unique, important, and thought-provoking, this book will appeal to anyone interested in human evolution, the survival of species (including our own) and how humans might relate to ‘not-quite-human’ animals. Between Ape and Human is essential reading for all those interested in cryptozoology, and it is the only firsthand investigation by a leading anthropologist into the possible survival of a primitive species of human into recent times—and its coexistence with modern humans.

Ape House

Author : Sara Gruen
Publisher : Bond Street Books
ISBN 13 : 0307367959
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Ape House written by Sara Gruen and published by Bond Street Books. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wildly entertaining new novel from the bestselling author of Water for Elephants. Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena are no ordinary apes. These bonobos, like others of their species, are capable of reason and carrying on deep relationships—but unlike most bonobos, they also know American Sign Language. Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, doesn’t understand people, but animals she gets—especially the bonobos. Isabel feels more comfortable in their world than she’s ever felt among humans . . . until she meets John Thigpen, a very married reporter who braves the ever-present animal rights protesters outside the lab to see what’s really going on inside. When an explosion rocks the lab, severely injuring Isabel and “liberating” the apes, John’s human interest piece turns into the story of a lifetime, one he’ll risk his career and his marriage to follow. Then a reality TV show featuring the missing apes debuts under mysterious circumstances, and it immediately becomes the biggest—and unlikeliest—phenomenon in the history of modern media. Millions of fans are glued to their screens watching the apes order greasy take-out, have generous amounts of sex, and sign for Isabel to come get them. Now, to save her family of apes from this parody of human life, Isabel must connect with her own kind, including John, a green-haired vegan, and a retired porn star with her own agenda. Ape House delivers great entertainment, but it also opens the animal world to us in ways few novels have done, securing Sara Gruen’s place as a master storyteller who allows us to see ourselves as we never have before. BONUS: This edition contains a reader's guide.

The Artificial Ape

Author : Timothy Taylor
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 023010973X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Artificial Ape written by Timothy Taylor and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2010-07-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A breakthrough theory that tools and technology are the real drivers of human evolution Although humans are one of the great apes, along with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, we are remarkably different from them. Unlike our cousins who subsist on raw food, spend their days and nights outdoors, and wear a thick coat of hair, humans are entirely dependent on artificial things, such as clothing, shelter, and the use of tools, and would die in nature without them. Yet, despite our status as the weakest ape, we are the masters of this planet. Given these inherent deficits, how did humans come out on top? In this fascinating new account of our origins, leading archaeologist Timothy Taylor proposes a new way of thinking about human evolution through our relationship with objects. Drawing on the latest fossil evidence, Taylor argues that at each step of our species' development, humans made choices that caused us to assume greater control of our evolution. Our appropriation of objects allowed us to walk upright, lose our body hair, and grow significantly larger brains. As we push the frontiers of scientific technology, creating prosthetics, intelligent implants, and artificially modified genes, we continue a process that started in the prehistoric past, when we first began to extend our powers through objects. Weaving together lively discussions of major discoveries of human skeletons and artifacts with a reexamination of Darwin's theory of evolution, Taylor takes us on an exciting and challenging journey that begins to answer the fundamental question about our existence: what makes humans unique, and what does that mean for our future?

Untitled Ape's Epic Adventure

Author : Steven Tillotson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910395257
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book Untitled Ape's Epic Adventure written by Steven Tillotson and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Untitled Ape (a giant purple ghost-beast) has decided he needs to see his family. His friend Cat (a cat) doesn't think it's a particularly good idea, but at this very moment a massive storm rolls in, and their epic adventure begins. Without a map or much of a plan, they journey through flooded cities and stormy seas, across frozen plains and snowy mountains, and even up into the world of the clouds on their quest to find Ape's home in the jungle. Along the way they make the acquaintance of a cast of incredible characters, who both help and hinder them to equal degree.

The Ape And The Sushi Master

Author : Frans De Waal
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0786724536
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book The Ape And The Sushi Master written by Frans De Waal and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Mama's Last Hug and Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, a provocative argument that apes have created their own distinctive cultures In The Ape and the Sushi Master, eminent primatologist Frans de Waal corrects our arrogant assumption that humans are the only creatures to have made the leap from the natural to the cultural domain. The book's title derives from an analogy de Waal draws between the way behavior is transmitted in ape society and the way sushi-making skills are passed down from sushi master to apprentice. Like the apprentice, young apes watch their group mates at close range, absorbing the methods and lessons of each of their elders' actions. Responses long thought to be instinctive are actually learned behavior, de Waal argues, and constitute ape culture. A delightful mix of intriguing anecdote, rigorous clinical study, adventurous field work, and fascinating speculation, The Ape and the Sushi Master shows that apes are not human caricatures but members of our extended family with their own resourcefulness and dignity.

Bright Eyes, Ape City

Author : Rich Handley
Publisher : Sequart Research & Literacy Organization
ISBN 13 : 9781940589152
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Bright Eyes, Ape City written by Rich Handley and published by Sequart Research & Literacy Organization. This book was released on 2017-03-12 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1968, PLANET OF THE APES (based on Pierre Boulle's French novel MONKEY PLANET) has spawned nine films, two television series, several novels, and one of the most respected franchises in pop-culture history. BRIGHT EYES, APE CITY, edited by the same team behind Sequart's SACRED SCROLLS: COMICS ON THE PLANET OF THE APES, examines every Apes film, TV show, and novel, from 1968 to the present. This anthology features insightful, analytical essays about the franchise's long history, from film historians, novelists, bloggers, and subject-matter experts. If you're eager to learn more about Apes lore, you'll need to get your stinkin' paws on this book. From Sequart Organization. More info at http: //sequart.org

The Internet Is Not the Answer

Author : Andrew Keen
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802192319
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book The Internet Is Not the Answer written by Andrew Keen and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned Internet commentator and author of How to Fix the Future“expos[es] the greed, egotism and narcissism that fuels the tech world” (Chicago Tribune). The digital revolution has contributed to the world in many positive ways, but we are less aware of the Internet’s deeply negative effects. The Internet Is Not the Answer, by longtime Internet skeptic Andrew Keen, offers a comprehensive look at what the Internet is doing to our lives. The book traces the technological and economic history of the Internet, from its founding in the 1960s through the rise of big data companies to the increasing attempts to monetize almost every human activity. In this sharp, witty narrative, informed by the work of other writers, reporters, and academics, as well as his own research and interviews, Keen shows us the tech world, warts and all. Startling and important, The Internet Is Not the Answer is a big-picture look at what the Internet is doing to our society and an investigation of what we can do to try to make sure the decisions we are making about the reconfiguring of our world do not lead to unpleasant, unforeseen aftershocks. “Andrew Keen has written a very powerful and daring manifesto questioning whether the Internet lives up to its own espoused values. He is not an opponent of Internet culture, he is its conscience, and must be heard.” —Po Bronson, #1 New York Times–bestselling author

The Talking Ape

Author : Robbins Burling
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191509183
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book The Talking Ape written by Robbins Burling and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-03-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this mind-opening book, Robbins Burling presents the most convincing - and the most readable - account of the origins of language yet published. He sheds new light on how language affects the way we think, behave, and relate to each other, and he gives us a deeper understanding of the nature of language itself. The author traces language back to its earliest origins among our distant ape-like forbears several million years ago. He offers a new account of the route by which we acquired our defining characteristic and explores the changing nature of language as it developed through the course of our evolution. He considers what the earliest forms of communication are likely to have been, how they worked, and why they were deployed. He examines the qualities of mind and brain needed to support the operations of language and the advantages they offered for survival and reproduction. He investigates the beginnings and prehistories of vocabulary and grammar; and connects work in fields extending from linguistics, sign languages, and psychology to palaeontology, evolutionary biology, and archaeology. And he does all this in a style that is crystal-clear, constantly enlivened by wit and humour.