Garry Kasparov's 1997 chess match against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue was a watershed moment in the history of technology. It was the dawn of a new era in artificial intelligence: a machine capable of beating the reigning human champion at this most cerebral game. That moment was more than a century in the making, and in this breakthrough book, Kasparov reveals his astonish...(展开全部)

In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in the world, was defeated for the first time by the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. It was a watershed moment in the history of technology: machine intelligence had arrived at the point where it could best human intellect.It wasn't a coincidence that Kasparov became the symbol of man's fight against the m...(展开全部)

In Wisdom, Intelligence, and Creativity Synthesized, first published in 2003, Sternberg reviews and summarizes the best research available on human intelligence. He argues that any serious understanding of intelligence must go beyond the standard paper and pencil tests currently in use. In addition to analytical and quantitative abilities, a theory of intelligence must take acc...(展开全部)

In Wisdom, Intelligence, and Creativity Synthesized, first published in 2003, Sternberg reviews and summarizes the best research available on human intelligence. He argues that any serious understanding of intelligence must go beyond the standard paper and pencil tests currently in use. In addition to analytical and quantitative abilities, a theory of intelligence must take acc...(展开全部)

A gorgeous collection of fantastic and dreamlike tales by one of the world's most innovative contemporary writers. "Where Europe Begins" presents a collection of startling new stories by Japanese writer Yoko Tawada. Moving through landscapes of fairy tales, family history, strange words and letters, dreams, and every-day reality, Tawada's work blurs divisions between fact and f...(展开全部)

A gorgeous collection of fantastic and dreamlike tales by one of the world's most innovative contemporary writers. "Where Europe Begins" presents a collection of startling new stories by Japanese writer Yoko Tawada. Moving through landscapes of fairy tales, family history, strange words and letters, dreams, and every-day reality, Tawada's work blurs divisions between fact and f...(展开全部)

In this mind-expanding book, scientific pioneer Marvin Minsky continues his groundbreaking research, offering a fascinating new model for how our minds work. He argues persuasively that emotions, intuitions, and feelings are not distinct things, but different ways of thinking. By examining these different forms of mind activity, Minsky says, we can explain why our thought some...(展开全部)

马文·明斯基（Marvin Minsky） 人工智能领域的先驱之一，是首批机械人手臂、世界上第一个神经网络模拟器 Snare、世界上最早能够模拟人类活动的机器人 Robot C 的创建者。同时，他还是世界上第一个人工智能实验室——MIT人工智能实验室的联合创始人，以及虚拟现实（VR）的最早倡导者。 作为一位伟大的人工智能科学家，明斯基获奖无数：他是人工智能领域首位图灵奖获得者、MIT 1989年 Killian 奖获得者，并于1990年获得日本政府所设立的“日本奖”。此外，明斯基还是日本东芝公司媒体艺术和科学领域的教授，美国科学院和美国工程院院士，曾出任美国人工智能学会主席。

"If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, A magic bean buyer ..." Come in ... for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out....(展开全部)

[美]埃里克·托普（Eric Topol） ● 美国知名心脏病学家、基因组学教授，曾连续14年担任克利夫兰诊所心血管科主任，并带领其科室成为美国排名首位的心脏中心。现在是斯克利普斯研究所执行副总裁，斯克利普斯转化科学研究所所长。 ● 托普医生创办了世界上第一家基因银行，被汤森路透评为的“世纪医生”，是美国10大被引用最多的医学研究者之一。除了30多本医用教科书以外，他还出版了两本有关未来医疗的畅销书：《颠覆医疗》与《未来医疗》。