The truth about robots: two experts look beyond the hype, offering a lively and accessible guide to what robots can (and can't) do. There's a lot of hype about robots; some of it is scary and some of it utopian. In this accessible book, two robotics experts reveal the truth about what robots can and can't do, how they work, and what we can reasonably expect their future capabil...(展开全部)

Techniques on how to gain greater fluidity of movement while playing to improve the quality of the experience are offered in this manual for serious piano players. This book encourages musicians to develop a broader understanding of the involvement of the entire body in playing -- and the strains playing places on the body -- by focusing on body mapping to increase awareness of...(展开全部)

- Clear, engaging, and scientifically-based guide to understanding the major issues surrounding overfishing - Considers all sides of overfishing issue and provides a balanced view - Includes case studies of major fisheries as a frame for understanding major issues Over the past twenty years considerable public attention has been focused on the decline of marine fisheries, the s...(展开全部)

Despite the spread of democratization following the Cold War's end, all signs indicate that we are living through an era of resurgent authoritarianism. Around 40 percent of the world's people live under some form of authoritarian rule, and authoritarian regimes govern about a third of the world's countries. In Authoritarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know®, Erica Frantz guides ...(展开全部)

Generate solid, long-term profits with a portfolio allocated for your investing needs Asset allocation is the key to investing performance. Unfortunately, no single approach works perfectly―developing the right balance requires a clear-eyed look at the many models available to you, various investing methodologies, and your or your client’s level of risk tolerance. And that’s wh...(展开全部)

丹尼尔·森博洛夫（Daniel Simberloff）， 美国田纳西大学诺克斯韦尔分校环境研究学教授。荣获2012年拉蒙·马加利夫奖生态学奖、2006年美国生态学会杰出生态学家奖。

Invasive species come in all sizes, from plant pathogens like the chestnut blight in eastern North America, to the red imported fire ant that has spread throughout the South, the predatory Indian mongoose now found in the Caribbean and Hawaii, and the huge Burmese python populating the Florida swamps. And while many invasive species are safe and even beneficial, the more harmfu...(展开全部)

[美]迈克尔·G.雷默（Michael G. Raymer），美国物理学会会士，美国光学学会会士，美国俄勒冈大学物理学教授。主要研究方向为量子力学、量子信息科学、非线性光学和激光物理。曾担任《物理评论快报》(Physical Review Letters）和《现代光学杂志》(Journal of Modern Optics）编委会成员。

EvanSkolnick在漫威、动视和卢卡斯电影等娱乐公司拥有超过25年的叙事和游戏开发经验，他为游戏的叙事体验带来了独特的视角。作为一名国际化的演说家和教育家，他为超过1000名游戏开发专业人士举办过关于叙事技巧的研讨会。Skolnick的作品包括《星球大战1313》《漫威终极联盟2》《篱笆墙外》《蜘蛛侠3》《间谍木偶》等。他与妻子和两个儿子住在旧金山湾区。 译者简介 李天颀 电子科技大学工学硕士，四川省游戏工委专家，毕业后凭借一腔热情投身游戏行业，做过游戏策划，也从事过游戏运营工作。曾负责的主要产品有《自由之战》《聚爆》《兰空VOEZ》等。现正与同伴创业中，建立了品牌“皮皮关”，为“培养真正热爱游戏开发的人”这一愿景而努力着。 李享 电子科技大学工学学士，从事游戏相关工作超过10年，曾在Gameloft成都工作室担任主策划一职，制作过竞速、跑酷、...(展开全部)

Advances in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) have created a new class of computer systems that exhibit astonishing proficiency on a wide variety of tasks with superhuman performance, producing novel text, images, music, and software by analyzing enormous collections of digitized information. Soon, these systems will provide expert medical care; offer legal advice; draft...(展开全部)