In 1996, Alan Sokal published an essay in the hip intellectual magazine "Social Text" parodying the scientific but impenetrable lingo of contemporary theorists. Here, Sokal teams up with Jean Bricmont to expose the abuse of scientific concepts in the writings of today's most fashionable postmodern thinkers. From Jacques Lacan and Julia Kristeva to Luce Irigaray and Jean Baudril...(展开全部)

Visualizing the data is an essential part of any data analysis. Modern computing developments have led to big improvements in graphic capabilities and there are many new possibilities for data displays. This book gives an overview of modern data visualization methods, both in theory and practice. It details modern graphical tools such as mosaic plots, parallel coordinate plots,...(展开全部)

The growing interest in data mining is motivated by a common problem across disciplines: how does one store, access, model, and ultimately describe and understand very large data sets? Historically, different aspects of data mining have been addressed independently by different disciplines. This is the first truly interdisciplinary text on data mining, blending the contribution...(展开全部)

Transform your data into insights with must-know techniques and mathematical concepts to unravel the secrets hidden within your data Key Features Learn practical data science combined with data theory to gain maximum insights from data Discover methods for deploying actionable machine learning pipelines while mitigating biases in data and models Explore actionable case studies to put your new skills to use immediately Purchase of the print or

Within every community, toxic people can be found hiding in families, couples, companies, and places of worship. The cryptic nature of psychological abuse involves repetitious mind games played by one individual or a group of people. Psychological abuse leaves no bruises. There are no broken bones. There are no holes in the walls. The bruises, brokenness, and holes are held tig...(展开全部)

Americans create 57% of the world's advertising while representing only 6% of its population; half of our waking hours are spent immersed in the mass media. Persuasion has always been integral to the democratic process, but increasingly, thoughtful discussion is being replaced with simplistic soundbites and manipulative messages. Drawing on the history of propaganda as well as...(展开全部)

[美]埃利奥特·阿伦森（Elliot Aronson），当代著名的社会心理学家，被公认为全球杰出的、研究范围广泛的社会心理学家之一。他对劝导、社会吸引力、减少偏见和认知失调等主题的研究代表了社会心理学领域重要的、具有开创性的一些实验。他是美国心理学会110年历史上唯一囊括三个主要学术奖项的人：杰出教学奖、杰出研究奖和杰出写作奖。阿伦森博士著述甚丰，包括《社会性动物》（The Social Animal）、《绝非偶然》（Not by Chance Alone）、《社会心理学研究方法》（Methods of Research in Social Psychology）和《不让一个孩子受伤害》（Nobody Left to Hate）等。 [美]安东尼·普拉卡尼斯（Anthony Pratkanis），加州大学圣克鲁斯分校心理学教授，美国心理学会会员，研究...(展开全部)

In this pathbreaking book, Martha C. Nussbaum brings necessary clarity to the societal challenges of sexual abuse and harassment, illuminating the pride and greed that lead men to objectify and dominate others, and the thirst for revenge that can distort the aims of justice. In the context of a clear and bracing legal history of accountability for sexual assault and the legal r...(展开全部)

In this pathbreaking book, Martha C. Nussbaum brings necessary clarity to the societal challenges of sexual abuse and harassment, illuminating the pride and greed that lead men to objectify and dominate others, and the thirst for revenge that can distort the aims of justice. In the context of a clear and bracing legal history of accountability for sexual assault and the legal r...(展开全部)

Whether you are a computer programming student, hobbyist or professional, Lambert's FUNDAMENTALS OF PYTHON™: DATA STRUCTURES, 2E offers the perfect introduction to object-oriented design and data structures using the popular Python™ programming language. The level of instruction is ideal if you've had at least one semester of programming experience in an object-oriented languag...(展开全部)