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Knowledge and power : the information theory of capitalism and how it is revolutionizing our world / by Gilder, George F.,1939-author.(CARDINAL)155044;
Includes bibliographic references (pages 295-330) and index.One of the twentieth century's defining economic minds proposes a new theory on how capitalism produces wealth and how the American economy can regain its vitality and growth.
Subjects: Information theory in economics; Entrepreneurship.; Capitalism;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A test of the two-step information flow theory with disadvantaged farm families / by White, Estelle E.(CARDINAL)149178; Clay, Rex J.(CARDINAL)154896; North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station.(CARDINAL)164543;
Bibliography: pages 11-12.
Subjects: Communication in agriculture; Rural families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Quantum information for babies [board book] / by Ferrie, Chris,author.(CARDINAL)352374;
"It only takes a small spark to ignite a child's mind! Written by an expert, Quantum Information for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to the newest ideas in physics. Babies (and grownups!) will learn all about qubits (quantum bits) and why they are so different from, and more useful than, the regular bits of information stored on our computers today. With a tongue-in-cheek approach that adults will love, this installment in the Baby University board book series is the perfect way to introduce basic concepts to even the youngest scientists. After all, it's never too early to become a quantum physicist!."--Ages 0-3.
Subjects: Board books.; Instructional and educational works.; Picture books.; Information theory; Quantum theory; Théorie de l'information; Théorie quantique;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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On the value of information in multi-agent decision theory / by Bassan, Bruno.; Scarsini, M.(Marco)(CARDINAL)206330; University of North Carolina (System).Institute of Statistics.(CARDINAL)165205; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Department of Statistics.(CARDINAL)149563;
Includes bibliographical references (page 22).
Subjects: Decision making;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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A mind at play : how Claude Shannon invented the information age / by Soni, Jimmy,author.(CARDINAL)343295; Goodman, Rob,author.(CARDINAL)401266;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-346) and index.Gaylord -- Ann Arbor -- The room-sized brain -- MIT -- A decidedly unconventional type of youngster -- Cold Spring Harbor -- The labs -- Princeton -- Fire control -- A six-day workweek -- The unspeakable system -- Turing -- Manhattan -- The utter dark -- From intelligence to information -- The bomb -- Building a bandwagon -- Mathematical intentions, honorable and otherwise -- Wiener -- A transformative year -- TMI -- "We urgently need the assistance of Dr. Claude E. Shannon" -- The man-machines -- The game of kings -- Constructive dissatisfaction -- Professor Shannon -- Inside information -- A gadgeteer's paradise -- Peculiar motions -- Kyoto -- The illness -- Aftershocks."The life and times of one of the foremost intellects of the twentieth century: Claude Shannon--the architect of the Information Age, whose insights stand behind every computer built, email sent, video streamed, and webpage loaded. Claude Shannon was a groundbreaking polymath, a brilliant tinkerer, and a digital pioneer. He constructed a fleet of customized unicycles and a flamethrowing trumpet, outfoxed Vegas casinos, and built juggling robots. He also wrote the seminal text of the digital revolution, which has been called 'the Magna Carta of the Information Age.' His discoveries would lead contemporaries to compare him to Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton. His work anticipated by decades the world we'd be living in today--and gave mathematicians and engineers the tools to bring that world to pass. In this elegantly written, exhaustively researched biography, Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman reveal Claude Shannon's full story for the first time. It's the story of a small-town Michigan boy whose career stretched from the era of room-sized computers powered by gears and string to the age of Apple. It's the story of the origins of our digital world in the tunnels of MIT and the 'idea factory' of Bell Labs, in the 'scientists' war' with Nazi Germany, and in the work of Shannon's collaborators and rivals, thinkers like Alan Turing, John von Neumann, Vannevar Bush, and Norbert Wiener. And it's the story of Shannon's life as an often reclusive, always playful genius. With access to Shannon's family and friends, A Mind at Play brings this singular innovator and creative genius to life."--Jacket.Chronicles the life and times of the lesser-known Information Age intellect, revealing how his discoveries and innovations set the stage for the digital era, influencing the work of such collaborators and rivals as Alan Turing, John von Neumann and Vannevar Bush.
Subjects: Biographies.; Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916-2001.; Mathematicians; Electrical engineers; Information theory.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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The information : a history, a theory, a flood / by Gleick, James.(CARDINAL)188262;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-503) and index.From the invention of scripts and alphabets to the long misunderstood "talking drums" of Africa, James Gleick tells the story of information technologies that changed the very nature of human consciousness. He also provides portraits of the key figures contributing to the inexorable development of our modern understanding of information, including Charles Babbage, Ada Byron, Samuel Morse, Alan Turing, and Claude Shannon.
Subjects: Information science; Information society.;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 24
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Skin in the game : hidden asymmetries in daily life / by Taleb, Nassim Nicholas,1960-author.(CARDINAL)352439;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The phrase "skin in the game" is one we have often heard but have rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it's also an astonishingly complex worldview that, as Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows in this book, applies to literally all aspects of our lives. In his inimitable style, Taleb pulls on everything from Antaeus the Giant to Hammurabi to Donald Trump to Seneca to the ethics of disagreement to create a jaw-dropping tapestry for understanding our world in a brand new way.Introduction -- A first look at agency -- That greatest asymmetry -- Wolves among dogs -- Being alive means taking certain risks -- Deeper into agency -- Religion, belief, and skin in the game -- Risk and rationality -- Epilogue: What Lindy told me.
Subjects: Risk; Risk-taking (Psychology); Information asymmetry; Uncertainty (Information theory); Complexity (Philosophy); Risk behaviors.;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 21
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The master algorithm : how the quest for the ultimate learning machine will remake our world / by Domingos, Pedro.(CARDINAL)551458;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The machine learning revolution -- The master algorithm -- Hume's problem of induction -- How does your brain learn? -- Evolution : nature's learning algorithm -- In the church of the Reverend Bayes -- You are what you resemble -- Learning without a teacher -- The pieces of the puzzle fall into place -- This is the world on machine learning."Describes the quest to find the Master Algorithm, which will take machine learning to the next level, allowing computers to learn how to solve not just particular problems but any problem, "--Novelist.Algorithms increasingly run our lives. They work by learning from the trails of data we leave in our newly digital world; they observe us, imitate, and experiment. And in the world's top research labs and universities, the race is on to invent the ultimate learning algorithm: one capable of discovering any knowledge from data, and doing anything we want, before we even ask. Domingos gives us a peek inside the learning machines that power Google, Amazon, and your smartphone, and discusses what it means for you, and for the future of business, science, and society.
Subjects: Knowledge representation (Information theory); Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Cognitive science; Algorithms.; Computer algorithms.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 8
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Managing information resources in libraries : collection management in theory and practice / by Clayton, Peter(Peter Robert)(CARDINAL)267702; Gorman, G. E.(CARDINAL)134740;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-263) and index.
Subjects: Collection management (Libraries); Collection development (Libraries); Information resources management.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Brain rules : 12 principles for surviving and thriving at work, home, and school / by Medina, John,1956-author.(CARDINAL)363772;
In Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rule--what scientists know for sure about how our brains work--and then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives. You'll learn why Michael Jordan was no good at baseball. You'll peer over a surgeon's shoulder as he proves that most of us have a Jennifer Aniston neuron. You'll meet a boy who has an amazing memory for music but can't tie his own shoes. You will discover how: every brain is wired differently, exercise improves cognition, we are designed to never stop learning and exploring, memories are volatile, sleep is powerfully linked with the ability to learn, vision trumps all of the other senses, and stress changes the way we learn.
Subjects: Human information processing.; Perception.; Senses and sensation.; Knowledge, Theory of.; Brain.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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