In this narrative tour de force, five of the greatest minds of the twentieth century argue whether machines will ever have the ability to think like humans-and whether they should be allowed to do so.

In this narrative tour de force, five of the greatest minds of the twentieth century argue whether machines will ever have the ability to think like humans-and whether they should be allowed to do so.

菲利普·L·凯瑞特（1896～1998）美国著名投资家、基金管理人。身为记者与“一战”飞行员的菲利普，最初为朋友和家人打理钱财，1928年他创办了Pioneer基金，后发展为现今的富达（Fidelity）共同基金，该基金公司为美国最大基金公司之一，由菲利普·L·凯瑞特的儿子和孙女掌管。菲利普掌管该基金55年，期间公司募集的投资额由１万美元变成800万美元。沃伦·巴菲特称他具有“最长期的投资纪录”。凯瑞特投资的成功秘诀，很大程度在于当别人未能发现某些小公司之前，他对这些公司的价值十分认可，如供水与桥梁公司的股票。他并不在意长期持有那些一直呆滞不动的股票。他与巴菲特身为挚友，并时常交换投资理念与秘诀。 《投机的艺术》一书，主要是凯瑞特作为Barron记者期间所写的系列投资文章，后一直成为投资的经典之作。 菲利普·L·凯瑞特于1998年...(展开全部)

菲利普·L·凯瑞特（1896～1998）美国著名投资家、基金管理人。身为记者与“一战”飞行员的菲利普，最初为朋友和家人打理钱财，1928年他创办了Pioneer基金，后发展为现今的富达（Fidelity）共同基金，该基金公司为美国最大基金公司之一，由菲利普·L·凯瑞特的儿子和孙女掌管。菲利普掌管该基金55年，期间公司募集的投资额由１万美元变成800万美元。沃伦·巴菲特称他具有“最长期的投资纪录”。凯瑞特投资的成功秘诀，很大程度在于当别人未能发现某些小公司之前，他对这些公司的价值十分认可，如供水与桥梁公司的股票。他并不在意长期持有那些一直呆滞不动的股票。他与巴菲特身为挚友，并时常交换投资理念与秘诀。 《投机的艺术》一书，主要是凯瑞特作为Barron记者期间所写的系列投资文章，后一直成为投资的经典之作。 菲利普·L·凯瑞特于1998年...(展开全部)

In December 1667, maverick physician Jean Denis transfused calf's blood into one of Paris's most notorious madmen. Days later, the madman was dead and Denis was framed for murder. A riveting expos of the fierce debates, deadly politics, and cutthroat rivalries behind the first transfusion experiments, Blood Work takes us from dissection rooms in palaces to the streets of Paris,...(展开全部)

On a cold day in 1667, a renegade physician named Jean Denis transfused calf's blood into one of Paris's most notorious madmen. In doing so, Denis angered not only the elite scientists who had hoped to perform the first animal-to-human transfusions themselves, but also a host of powerful conservatives who believed that the doctor was toying with forces of nature that he did not...(展开全部)

A fascinating memoir from the man who revitalized visual geometry, and whose ideas about fractals have changed how we look at both the natural world and the financial world. Benoit Mandelbrot, the creator of fractal geometry, has significantly improved our understanding of, among other things, financial variability and erratic physical phenomena. In The Fractalist, Mandelbro...(展开全部)

A fascinating memoir from the man who revitalized visual geometry, and whose ideas about fractals have changed how we look at both the natural world and the financial world. Benoit Mandelbrot, the creator of fractal geometry, has significantly improved our understanding of, among other things, financial variability and erratic physical phenomena. In The Fractalist, Mandelbro...(展开全部)

Is your investment in that new Internet stock a sign of stock market savvy or an act of peculiarly American speculative folly? How has the psychology of investing changed--and not changed--over the last five hundred years? Edward Chancellor examines the nature of speculation--from medieval Europe to the Tulip mania of the 1630s to today's Internet stock craze. A contributing wr...(展开全部)

Is your investment in that new Internet stock a sign of stock market savvy or an act of peculiarly American speculative folly? How has the psychology of investing changed--and not changed--over the last five hundred years? Edward Chancellor examines the nature of speculation--from medieval Europe to the Tulip mania of the 1630s to today's Internet stock craze. A contributing wr...(展开全部)