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Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2012
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The authors document how four forces--exponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billion--are conspiring to solve our biggest problems. "Abundance" establishes hard targets for change and lays out a strategic roadmap for governments, industry and entrepreneurs, giving us plenty of reason for optimism.
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We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Everything is about to change. Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organise your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will live in a world of DNA printers and quantum computers, engineered pathogens and autonomous weapons, robot assistants and abundant energy. None of us are prepared. As co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind,...
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Pub. Date
2017.
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What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? And why do we not have a lunar colony already? Cartoonist Zach Weinersmith (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) and researcher Dr. Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of what's coming next, from robot swarms to nuclear-fusion-powered toasters. By weaving their own research, interviews with the scientists who are making these advances happen, and Zach's trademark comics, the Weinersmiths...
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Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Takes the reader on a journey into what Gerstein identifies as the central organizing construct for the future of civilization: the continued proliferation of technology. He proposes a method for gaining a better understanding of how technology is likely to evolve in the future, and considers three technologies that are now converging and will shape the future: biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and the "internet of things".
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Pub. Date
2021.
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"Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. Bill Gates explains why he cares so deeply about climate change and what makes him optimistic that the world can avoid the most dire effects of the climate crisis. Gates says, "We can work on a local,...
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Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Can you believe that the first tennis balls didn't bounce? Or that the world's first basketball hoop was a peach crate? Get ready to learn the amazing stories behind inventions you use every day. From the Minnesota teen who invented water skis to the Missouri mechanic who came up with the idea of driving over cars with his monster pickup truck, you'll find out how we got some of our favorite entertainment inventions.
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Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Did you know that people with rakes used to do the work of garbage trucks? Or that porta-potties were put on ships to keep workers from running to shore for bathroom breaks? Get ready to learn the odd stories behind inventions you use every day. From the T.P. of Chinese emperors to the landfills of ancient Greece, you'll find out how we got the sanitation inventions that keep us healthy and keep the world smelling fresh.
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Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c1992
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***Winner of The Prometheus Award***
Who is Richard Jarrow?
Is he the unassuming, mild-mannered teacher he thinks himself to be or something much more?
And how does the brilliant scientist named Ashling fit into the picture?
The Multiplex Man (winner of The Prometheus Award) is an intriguing thriller set in a future where every aspect of life on Earth is micromanaged by authorities who consider any deviation from the proscribed path as dangerous.
Off-world...
14) Code 6: a novel
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Aspiring playwright Kate Gamble is struggling to launch a script she's been secretly researching her entire life. ... Her father is Christian Gamble, CEO of Buck Technologies, a private data integration company whose clients include the CIA and virtually every counter-terrorism organization in the Western world. Kate's father adores her, and a play about the dark side of Big Data would be the ultimate betrayal in his eyes. But Kate is compelled to...
15) Future
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Series
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Provides a speculative look ahead to the technological, environmental, and biological developments of the twenty-first century.
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Publisher
HarperCollins Leadership, an imprint of HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"The Money Hackers focuses on some of fintech's most powerful disruptors--a ragtag collection of financial outsiders and savants--and uses their incredible stories to explain not just how the technology works, but how the Silicon Valley thinking behind the technology, ideas like friction, hedonic adaptation, democratization, and disintermediation, is having a drastic effect on the entire banking and finance industry"--Goodreads.com.
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Series
Women of justice volume 1
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Samantha Cash has a skill Connor Wolfe needs - catching killers through computers. When she poses as a target, her virtual world becomes real - and deadly.
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Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Long-time innovation expert Scott D. Anthony draws on stories from his research and field work with companies like Procter & Gamble to demystify innovation. Anthony presents a simple definition of innovation, breaks down the essential differences between types of innovation, and illuminates innovation's vital role in organizational success and personal growth. This unique hybrid of professional memoir and guidebook also provides a powerful 28-day...
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Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Who could imagine an idea born on a space station would help sustain our planet? Astronauts, living on the International Space Station, have to protect their resources because their lives depend on it. They learn to conserve water, air, food, energy, and waste. These efforts have in turn lead to . . . innovative ideas for air quality, food production, and water purification here on Earth"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
In every area of our lives, technology has become a pervasive force. And yet, few understand how much of the technology we use on a daily basis works. This visual guide presents the most cutting-edge applications of technology, detailing who invented different types of technology, what they're made of, and the potential applications they have. Advanced topics such as nanotechnology, bionic implants, and pioneering medical advances are covered in a...
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